2003 in Europe

This is a list of events in 2003 that occurred in Europe.

Incumbents

Albania

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Andorra

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Armenia

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Austria

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Azerbaijan

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Belarus

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Belgium

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Bosnia and Herzegovina

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Bulgaria

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Croatia

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Cyprus

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Czech Republic

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Denmark

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Estonia

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European Union

• President of the European Commission: Romano Prodi
• President of the Parliament: Pat Cox
• President of the European Council:
  • Costas Simitis (January–June)
  • Silvio Berlusconi (July–December)
• Presidency of the Council of the EU:
  • Greece (January–July)
  • Italy (July–December)

Finland

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France

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Georgia

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Germany

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Greece

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Holy See

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Pope: John Paul II

Secretary of State: Angelo Cardinal Sodano

Secretary of the Section for Relations With States: Archbishop Giovanni Lajolo

Hungary

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Prime Minister: Péter Medgyessy

President: Ferenc Mádl

Iceland

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Ireland

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Italy

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Latvia

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Liechtenstein

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Lithuania

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Luxembourg

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Macedonia

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Malta

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Moldova

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Monaco

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Netherlands

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Norway

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Poland

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Portugal

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Romania

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Russia

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San Marino

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Serbia and Montenegro

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Slovakia

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Slovenia

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Spain

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Sweden

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Switzerland

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Turkey

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Ukraine

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United Kingdom

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Events

Date	Event	Location
April 16	The Białystok Institute of Cosmetology was founded.	Poland
June 13	The Czech European Union membership referendum was held.	Czech Republic
July 2	Coburg shooting took place.	Germany
August 11	A heat wave struck most of Europe.[1]	Europe
September 10	Anna Lindh was stabbed.[2]	Sweden
September 19	The Aegon Arena officially opened.	Slovakia
November 30	The Sammarinese local elections were held.	San Marino
December 20	Pasqual Maragall took office in the Maragall Government.	Spain
	The Dønnesfjord Church closed.	Norway

Births

Main article: births in 2003

Further information: Category:2003 births

Deaths

Main article: deaths in 2003

Further information: Category:2003 deaths

Date of Death	Person	Location of Birth
August 25	Hjalmar Pettersson (1906)[3]	Sweden
September 11	Anna Lindh (1957)[2]	Sweden

See also

• Europe portal
• 2000s portal

• 2003 in the European Union
• List of state leaders in Europe in 2003