2017 in the European Union explained

Events in the year 2017 in the European Union.

Incumbents

• President of the European Council
  • Donald Tusk
• Commission President
  • • • • Jean-Claude Juncker Council Presidency (Jan – Jun 2017) ^[1]
  • (July – Dec 2017) ^[2]
• Parliament President
  • Martin Schulz (until January 17)
  • Antonio Tajani (from January 17)
• High Representative
  • Federica Mogherini

Events

January

• 1 January
  • Malta takes over the six-month rotating presidency of the Council of EU.
  • Aarhus (Denmark) and Pafos (Cyprus) are the European Capitals of Culture for 2017. Both cities will host events to promote their local culture.

July

• 1 July – Estonia takes over the six-month rotating presidency of the Council of EU.
• 6 July – the European Parliament unanimously accepted the call for the suspension of full membership negotiations between the EU and Turkey.^[3]

September

• 16 September European Union official announced United States will not treaty Paris Climate, after withdrew Paris agreement.

November

• 17 November Social summit for fair jobs and growth in Gothenburg^[4]

European Capitals of Culture

• Aarhus, Denmark^[5]
• Pafos, Cyprus^[6]

See also

• History of the European Union
• Timeline of European Union history

Notes and References

1. http://www.eu2017.mt/ eu2017.mt
2. Web site: eesistumine.ee . 2017-01-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160816161857/https://www.eesistumine.ee/ . 2016-08-16 . dead .
3. Web site: AP: Türkiye ile müzakereler askıya alınsın . tr. July 6, 2017 . DW Türkçe .
4. Web site: Social Summit for Fair Jobs and Growth. Regeringskansliet. Regeringen och. 2017-01-17. Regeringskansliet. sv-se. 2017-09-25. https://web.archive.org/web/20170925230057/http://www.government.se/socialsummit. 2017-09-25. dead.
5. http://www.aarhus2017.dk/en/ Aarhus 2017
6. Web site: Pafos 2017 . 2017-01-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170105010111/http://www.pafos2017.eu/ . 2017-01-05 . dead .