2020 in the European Union explained

Events from 2020 in the European Union.

Incumbents

• President of the European Council – Charles Michel
  • Commission President – Ursula von der Leyen Council Presidency – Croatia (Jan – Jun 2020), Germany (July – Dec 2020)
• Parliament President – David Sassoli
• High Representative – Josep Borrell

Events

January

• 31 January – The United Kingdom and Gibraltar left the European Union.^[1]

July

• July - The European Union refuses an offer of 500 million doses of Covid-19 vaccine from Pfizer-BioNTech.^[2]

November

• 17 November – Hungary and Poland veto the seven-year EU budget, over attempts to link funding to respect for rule of law. They both said that linking funding to rule of law will mean a loss to their nation's sovereignty.^{[3] [4]}

December

• 17 December – The European Court of Justice rules that EU states can ban kosher and halal ritual slaughter.^{[5] [6]}

See also

Country overviews

• European Union
• History of European Union
• Outline of European Union
• Politics of European Union
• Timeline of European Union history
• Years in European Union
• History of modern European Union
• Government of European Union

Related timelines for current period

• 2020
• 2020 in politics and government
• 2020s

Notes and References

1. News: Brexit: UK leaves the European Union . BBC News . BBC . 31 January 2020.
2. News: How the EU's Covid-19 vaccine rollout became an 'advert for Brexit' . France24 . 6 February 2021.
3. Web site: EU faces crisis as Hungary and Poland veto seven-year budget. TheGuardian.com. 16 November 2020.
4. Web site: Hungary, Poland veto EU budget deal.
5. Web site: EU states can ban kosher and halal ritual slaughter, court rules – POLITICO. 17 December 2020.
6. Web site: I24NEWS.