2023 in the European Union explained

Events from 2023 in the European Union.

Incumbents

• President of the European Council
  • Charles Michel
• Commission President
  • Ursula von der Leyen
• Council Presidency
  • Sweden (Jan – Jun)
  • Spain (July – Dec)
• Parliament President
  • Roberta Metsola
• High Representative
  • Josep Borrell

Events

January

• 1 January – Croatia adopted the euro and became the 20th member state of the eurozone.^[1] They entered the Schengen area and became the 23rd European union member to do so, and the 27th states to accede to the union overall^[2]
• 4 January – Internet privacy regulators in Ireland fine Meta Platforms €390 million for violations of the General Data Protection Regulation on Facebook and Instagram.^[3]

April

• 25 April – The Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism, a carbon tariff on carbon-intensive products imported to the European Union from countries lacking sufficient greenhouse gas reduction measures of their own, a key part of the Fit for 55 package, is approved.^{[4] [5]}

July

• 18 July – the EU decided not to restart full membership negotiations with Turkey.^[6]

October

• 12 October – After the 2023 Slovak parliamentary election, the Party of European Socialists (PES) suspended Smer-SD and Hlas-SD over their plans to enter into coalition with SNS, which the PES views as a "radical-right party."^[7]

November

• 28 November – The Court of Justice of the European Union rules that EU states can prohibit their employees from wearing signs of religious belief such as the Islamic headscarve.^{[8] [9] [10] [11] [12]}

See also

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

• 2023
• 2023 in Europe
• 2023 in politics and government
• 2020s

Notes and References

1. Web site: Croatia set to join the euro area on 1 January 2023: Council adopts final required legal acts . July 16, 2022 . European Council/Council of the European Union . July 12, 2022.
2. Web site: 8 December 2022 . Schengen area: Council decides to lift border controls with Croatia . 31 August 2024 . www.consilium.europa.eu.
3. News: Satariano . Adam . 2023-01-04 . Meta's Ad Practices Ruled Illegal Under E.U. Law . en-US . The New York Times . 2023-01-05 . 0362-4331.
4. News: 'Fit for 55': Council adopts key pieces of legislation delivering on 2030 climate targets . 30 July 2024 . Council of the EU . 25 April 2023.
5. Web site: Voting record . 30 July 2024 . 2023.
6. Web site: AP raporu: Türkiye'nin AB üyelik süreci mevcut koşullarda devam edemez. 2023-07-18. tr. Gazete Duvar.
7. News: Wax . Eddy . Barigazzi . Jacopo . Jochecová . Ketrin . European socialists suspend Robert Fico's Smer party and its ally Hlas . 12 October 2023 . 12 October 2023 . 12 October 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231012163715/https://www.politico.eu/article/european-socialists-suspent-robert-fico-smer-hlas-party/ . live .
8. News: Government offices in EU can ban wearing of religious symbols, court rules . The Guardian . 29 November 2023 . Kassam . Ashifa .
9. News: Government Offices in E.U. Can Ban Wearing of Religious Symbols . The New York Times . 29 November 2023 . Bubola . Emma .
10. Web site: It's OK to ban wearing religious symbols at work, EU top court rules . 28 November 2023 .
11. Web site: Blenkinsop . Philip . 28 November 2023 . Maclean . William . EU court says public employees may be barred from wearing head scarf . 31 August 2024 . Reuters.
12. News: EU states can ban religious symbols in public workplaces . 28 November 2023 .