2004 in the European Union

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Events from the year 2004 in the European Union .

Incumbents

• Commission President
  • Romano Prodi (to 22 November)
  • José Manuel Barroso (since 22 November)
• Council Presidency
  • Ireland (January–June)
  • The Netherlands (July–December)
• Parliament President
  • Pat Cox (to 30 July)
  • Josep Borrell (since 30 July)
• High Representative
  • Javier Solana

Events

The hall in the Capitoline Museums of Rome, Italy, where the European Constitution was signed.

• 1 May: 2004 Enlargement (Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia).
• 10–13 June: 2004 European Parliament election expanding the Commission.
• 22 July: The European Parliament approves José Manuel Barroso as President. ^[1]
• 29 October: Delegates of the 25 member states sign the European Constitution in Rome. ^{[2] [3] [4]}
• 1 November: Original date for Barroso to enter office delayed due to parliamentary opposition to some of his Commissioners. A new college is later submitted.
• 18 November: The European Parliament approves the Barroso Commission.
• 22 November: Barroso Commission took office.
• 16 December: The European Council decides to start accession negotiations for Turkey to become a full member of the European Union. ^[5]

References

1. Black, Ian (22 July 2004). "EU parliament confirms reformer Barroso as commission president". The Guardian . Archived from the original on 28 August 2013. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
2. Kirk, Elisabeth (29 July 2004). "European Constitution to be signed in Rome today". EUobserver . Archived from the original on 12 March 2021. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
3. "6. Zahraničné aktivity". Výročná správa 2004 (PDF) (in Slovak). National Bank of Slovakia. 2005. p. 101. ISBN   80-8043-095-0. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 August 2014. Dňa 29. októbra 2004 bol v Ríme podpísaný text prvej európskej ústavy najvyššími predstaviteľmi 25 členských štátov EÚ.
4. Carter, Chris (29 October 2015). "29 October 2004: The ill-fated European Constitution is signed in Rome". MoneyWeek . Archived from the original on 1 November 2020. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
5. "EU agrees to Turkey entry talks". cnn.com. December 16, 2004.