2018 in Europe explained

This is a list of events that took place in Europe in 2018.

Incumbents

European Union

• President of the European Commission

Jean-Claude Juncker

• President of the Parliament

Antonio Tajani

• President of the European Council

Donald Tusk

• Presidency of the Council of the EU

• • Bulgaria (January–July)
  • Austria (July–December)

Events

January

• January 1  - Bulgaria assumed the Presidency of the Council of the European Union from Estonia.
• January 9  - The Church of St. Lambertus in Immerath, Germany is demolished.
• January 15  - Romanian Prime Minister Mihai Tudose resigns after his Social Democratic Party leaders lost their support.^[1]
• January 28  - Presidential elections were held in Finland.^[2]

February

• February 9 to 25  - Albania participated at the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, South Korea.
• February 12  - Niklasdorf train collision took place in Austria, resulting in 1 death and 22 injuries.^[3]
• February 21  - Ján Kuciak was murdered in Slovakia.^[4]

March

• March 8  - The 2018 Spanish women's strike occurred in Spain.^[5]
• March 13  - Russian exile Nikolai Glushkov is found dead at his home in London, United Kingdom.

April

• April 11  - Ilham Aliyev wins the 2018 presidential elections in Azerbaijan.^[6]
• April 21  - Sweden hosted the 2018 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship.
• April 28  - Switzerland won the 2018 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship.

May

• May 4  - Beginning of the 2018 Giro d'Italia.^[7]
• May 12  - 2018 Paris knife attack occurred in Paris, France.
• May 26  - The Icelandic municipal elections took place.^{[8] [9]}
• May 27  - End of the 2018 Giro d'Italia.
• May 28  - Kremlin warns that the United States put military pressure in the European Union security at risk.

June

• June 1  - The Met Office confirms that May 2018 was the warmest May since 1910 in the UK and was also likely to be the sunniest since 1929.^[10]
• June 10  - Human Chain for Basque Self-determination, 2018 took place in Spain.
• June 24  - Recep Tayyip Erdoğan wins the 2018 presidential elections in Turkey.
• June 27  - The British Medical Association (BMA) voted to oppose Brexit “as a whole”.^[11]

July

• July 1  - Austria assumed the Presidency of the Council of the European Union from Bulgaria.

September

• September 10 to 30  - The 2018 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship will be co-hosted in Bulgaria and Italy.^[12]

October

• October 7  - The 2018 Bosnian general election is scheduled to take place.

December

Deaths

Date of Death	Year of Birth	Location of Birth	Role(s),Action(s), or Achievement(s)	Person
10)January 1	1932	Austria	Classical guitarist	Konrad Ragossnig^[13]
11)January 15	1941	Bulgaria	Actress	Mariana Alamancheva^[14]
12)February 22	1991	Hungary	Footballer	Bence Lázár^[15]
13)February 27	1936	United Kingdom	Shoemaker	Lance Clark^[16]
14)February 28	1932	France	Historian	Pierre Milza^[17]
15)March 4	1926	Ireland	Actress	Carmel McSharry^[18]
16)March 18	1943	Slovakia	Politician	Michal Horský^[19]
17)April 23	1926	Albania	Politician and resistance member during World War II	Liri Belishova
18)May 11	1904	United Kingdom	Oldest verified person in the UK	Bessie Camm^[20]
19)May 16	1958	Luxembourg	Politician	Camille Gira
20)May 17	1914	Poland	Actor	Maciej Maciejewski^[21]
21)May 31	1972	Germany	Musician	Demba Nabé^[22]
22)June 8	1968	Germany	Footballer	Jutta Nardenbach^[23]
23)June 23	1991	Kosovo	Basketball player	Gazmend Sinani
24)June 26	1947	Slovakia	Rock and jazz bassist	Fedor Frešo^[24]
25)July 1	1929	Netherlands	Artist	Armando^[25]

See also

• 2018 in the European Union
• List of state leaders in Europe in 2018

Notes and References

1. Web site: Romanian PM Mihai Tudose resigns after losing party support. 15 January 2018.
2. Web site: Vaalit.fi - Vuosina 2016-2030 toimitettavat säännönmukaiset vaalit . 2018-06-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160314062444/http://www.vaalit.fi/fi/index/ajankohtaista/vuosina2013-2030jarjestettavatvaalit.html . 2016-03-14 . dead .
3. Web site: Austria train collision kills one, injures 22. 12 February 2018.
4. Web site: Prokurátor: Čas Kuciakovy vraždy známe s přesností na pět minut. Byla zřejmě na objednávku. 26 March 2018 .
5. Web site: More than 5m join Spain's 'feminist strike', unions say. Sam. Jones. 8 March 2018. the Guardian.
6. News: Azerbaijan brings forward date of presidential election to April.... Reuters. 5 February 2018.
7. Web site: Giro d'Italia set to start 2018 cycling race with three stages in Israel. Associated Press. 14 September 2017. the Guardian.
8. Web site: Sveitarstjórnarkosningar 2018 . 10 August 2017 .
9. Web site: Sveitarstjórnarkosningar 2018. 2018-06-29. 2018-06-29. https://web.archive.org/web/20180629074213/https://framsokn.is/event/sveitarstjornarkosningar-2018/. dead.
10. Web site: May was sunniest and warmest ever recorded in the UK. June 2018.
11. BMA votes to oppose Brexit "as a whole" and calls for public final say on deal. Zosia. Kmietowicz. 27 June 2018. BMJ. 361. k2821. www.bmj.com. 10.1136/bmj.k2821. 29950510. 49486231.
12. Web site: News - Italy and Bulgaria to co-host 2018 Men's World Championship. www.fivb.com.
13. Web site: Konrad Ragossnig verstorben - Gitarre-Archiv Österreich. www.gitarre-archiv.at.
14. Web site: Почина актрисата Мариана Аламанчева - Общество - DarikNews.bg. Dariknews. 15 January 2018 .
15. Web site: Gyász: Lázár Bence csütörtök hajnalban elhunyt - NSO. nemzetisport.hu. 22 February 2018.
16. Web site: Lance Clark, of Clarks footwear, dies aged 81. March 2018.
17. Web site: Morto Pierre Milza. SERGIO. ROMANO. 28 February 2018.
18. Web site: Obituary: Carmel McSharry – 'familiar face on stage and television'. 27 March 2018.
19. Web site: Zomrel politológ a spoluzakladateľ VPN Michal Horský. 18 March 2018 .
20. News: UK's oldest person dies aged 113. BBC News. 9 July 2016.
21. Web site: FilmPolski.pl.
22. News: Seeed-Frontmann Demba Nabé gestorben. Laura. Hofmann. Der Tagesspiegel Online. 1 June 2018. Tagesspiegel.
23. Web site: DFB trauert um Jutta Nardenbach.
24. Web site: Zomrel Fedor Frešo, ktorý hral so všetkými dôležitými postavami našej scény. Oliver. Rehák. 26 June 2018.
25. Web site: Grenzeloos veelzijdige kunstenaar Armando (88) overleden. July 2018 .