2023_in_Europe
2023 in Europe
Overview of Europe-related events during the year of 2023
This is a list of events that have taken or will take place in Europe in 2023.
European Union
January
- 1 January: Croatia adopted the euro and became the 20th member state of the eurozone.[1] This was the first enlargement of the monetary union since Lithuania's entry in 2015. Croatia also joined the Schengen Area and became its 27th member. This was the first enlargement of the Schengen Area since Liechtenstein's entry in 2011.[2]
April
May
- 28 May: Recep Tayyip Erdoğan wins the 2023 presidential elections in Turkey.
Scheduled and predicted events
- 6 May: Coronation of Charles III and Camilla in Westminster Abbey, London.[3]
- 13 May: Eurovision Song Contest 2023 in Liverpool, United Kingdom.
- 14 May: 2023 Turkish general election
- 28 October: A partial lunar eclipse will be visible in the evening and the next morning over Europe and most of Africa and Asia and will be the 11th lunar eclipse of Lunar Saros 146.[4]
- On or before 11 November: 2023 Polish parliamentary election for the Parliament of Poland.
- No later than 10 December: 2023 Spanish general election for the Cortes Generales.
- "Croatia set to join the euro area on 1 January 2023: Council adopts final required legal acts". European Council/Council of the European Union. July 12, 2022. Retrieved July 16, 2022.
- "Schengen area: Council decides to lift border controls with Croatia". EU. Retrieved December 9, 2023.
- "Coronation on 6 May for King Charles and Camilla, Queen Consort". BBC News. Retrieved 2022-10-10.
