2016_in_the_European_Union

2016 in the European Union

2016 in the European Union

List of events

Events in the year 2016 in the European Union.

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Incumbents

Events

January

  • 1 January
    • Netherlands takes over the six-month rotating presidency of the Council of EU.
    • San Sebastián (Spain) and Wrocław (Poland) are the European Capitals of Culture for 2016. Both cities will host events to promote their local culture.

May

  • On 26 May 2016 the European Commission issued letters of formal notice to 21 member states who had failed to notify the Commission of their transposition of one or more of the three new public procurement directives into their national laws by the due date.[3]
  • Pact of Amsterdam, 30 May 2016: EU ministers responsible for urban policy agree to allow European cities to have more influence in EU policies across 12 priority policy areas critical to the development of urban areas.[4][5]

June

  • The United Kingdom held a referendum on European Union membership, and voted to leave the EU.[6]

July

  • 1 July
  • Slovakia takes over the six-month rotating presidency of the Council of EU.

European Capitals of Culture

See also

References

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    "eu2016.nl". Archived from the original on 2016-01-03. Retrieved 2016-01-11.
  2. [2]
    "eu2016.sk". Archived from the original on 2016-05-06. Retrieved 2016-01-11.
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    European Commission, May infringements' package: key decisions, Brussels, 26 May 2016, accessed 29 May 2016
  4. [4]
    Government of the Netherlands, Cities get more influence in EU policies Government.nl, News item, 30 May 2016, accessed 11 November 2021
  5. [5]
    Urban Agenda for the EU: Pact of Amsterdam, accessed 11 November 2021
  6. [6]
    "Britain takes unprecedented step to leave European Union: Cameron to resign; markets rocked". Chicago Tribune.
  7. [7]
    San Sebastián 2016
  8. [8]
    "Wrocław 2016". Archived from the original on 2017-07-29. Retrieved 2016-01-11.
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