2003 in Europe

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

Contents

Years in Europe: 2000   2001   2002   2003   2004   2005   2006
Centuries: 20th century  ·  21st century  ·  22nd century
Decades: 1970s   1980s   1990s   2000s   2010s   2020s   2030s
Years: 2000   2001   2002   2003   2004   2005   2006

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

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

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

Births

Deaths

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

See also

References

  1. "WMO: Unprecedented sequence of extreme weather events - PreventionWeb.net". www.preventionweb.net.
  2. 1 2 "2003: Anna Lindh dies of stab injuries". 11 September 2003 via news.bbc.co.uk.
  3. "Hjalmar Pettersson Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.