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1993 in the European Union

1993 in the European Union

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Events in the year 1993 in the European Union.

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1993 was designated as:

  • European Year of the Elderly and of Solidarity between Generations

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Events

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

  • 89 October – The Community attends the Vienna Summit organised by the Council of Europe.[15]
  • 20 October – The Commission adopts a Green Paper on guarantees for consumer goods and after-sales services.
  • 25 October – An interinstitutional conference is held in Luxembourg, at the invitation of the President of the European Council, and attended by the Parliament, the Council, and the Commission. They adopted a declaration on democracy, transparency and subsidiarity. A draft agreement on the procedures for implementing the principle of subsidiarity. A draft decision of the European Parliament on the regulations and general conditions of the Ombudsman's duties, and a text of the Concillation Committee of co-decision procedure.[16]
  • 29 October – A European Council meeting of Heads of State is held in Brussels, Belgium. The council approves the procedures for the implementing of the Maastricht Treaty, confirms the aim of establishing an economic and monetary union as laid down in the Treaty, with the second phase of the EMU to begin on 1 January 1994. A common foreign and security policy was also identified as critical to tackle new challenges in Europe. Decisions regarding the location of seats of the institutions, and justice and home affairs was also made.[17]

November

December

European Capitals of Culture

The European Capital of Culture is a city designated by the European Union for a period of one calendar year, during which it organises a series of cultural events with a strong European dimension.

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References

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  2. European Union Negotiations:Processes, Networks and Institutions, Edited by Ole Elgstrom & Christer Jonsson, Published by Routledge;2 Aug 2004, pg.201
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  4. Norchi, Charles (2004). "Human Rights: A Global Common Interest". In Krasno, Jean E. (ed.). The United Nations: Confronting the Challenges of a Global Society. Lynne Rienner Publishers. p. 87. ISBN 1-58826-280-4.
  5. Japan, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA): Summit Meetings in the Past.. Accessed 2009-03-11. 2009-04-30.
  6. "Vienna Declaration". Council of Europe. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  7. "Press corner". European Commission – European Commission.
  8. "1993". The EU at a glance – The History of the European Union. Europa. Archived from the original on 14 December 2007. Retrieved 9 April 2010.
  9. "European Social Policy". European Commission. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  10. The EU-Russia Strategic Partnership:The Limits of post-sovereignty in international relations by Hiski Haukkala, published by Routledge, 2010, ISBN 1-13515-012-5

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