2025 in Europe

This is a list of events that have taken or will take place in Europe in 2025 .

Incumbents

European Union

• Presidency of the Council of the EU:
  • Poland (January–June)
  • Denmark (July–December)

Events

• 1 January
  • Poland assumes the Presidency of the Council of the European Union from Hungary.
  • Bulgaria and Romania complete the process of joining the Schengen Area, lifting land border controls. ^[1]
  • Liechtenstein becomes the 39th country in the world to legalize same-sex marriage. ^[2]
  • Ukraine halts the transportation of Russian gas supplies through the country, following the expiration of a five-year transit deal. ^[3]
  • Ukraine becomes a state party in the International Criminal Court. ^[4]

• 3 January
  • United Kingdom is under multiple weather warnings, such as an amber warning for snow in northern England and a yellow ice warning in Scotland, followed with a yellow snow warning on Sunday, 5 January also for Scotland.
• 8 January–2 February – The 2025 World Men's Handball Championship is held in Croatia, Denmark and Norway. ^[5]
• 12 January – 2024–25 Croatian presidential election (second round): Incumbent president Zoran Milanović wins a second term in office with 74% of the vote. ^[6]
• 30 January – The 2025 Southeast Europe retail boycotts occur, over inflation.

• 9 February – 2025 Liechtenstein general election is held.
• 9 February – 2025 Kosovan parliamentary election is held.
• 23 February – 2025 German federal election is held.
• 26 February – In Bosnia and Herzegovina, a court in Sarajevo convicts Milorad Dodik, the President of Republika Srpska, for disobeying the High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina, and sentences him to one year's imprisonment and a ban on engaging in political activities for six years. ^[7]
• 1 March – In Romania, tens of thousands gather at an AUR protest in Bucharest in support of Călin Georgescu and against the annulment of the 2024 Romanian presidential election. ^[8]
• 8 March–17 March – 2025 Special Olympics World Winter Games in Turin. ^[9]
• 9 March – The Romanian Central Electoral Bureau rejects Călin Georgescu's candidacy for the 2025 Romanian presidential election, citing his failure to comply with electoral regulations that contributed to the annulment of the 2024 Romanian presidential election. ^{[10] [11]}
• 15 March – The Romanian Central Electoral Bureau rejects Diana Iovanovici Șoșoacă's candidacy for the 2025 Romanian presidential election. She becomes the second Far Right candidate to be excluded from running. ^{[12] [13]}
• 27 March – 2025 Amsterdam stabbing attack
• 31 March – In France, Marine Le Pen from the National Rally (RN) is banned from running for political office for five years, meaning she cannot stand in the 2027 French presidential election. ^{[14] [15] [16] [17]}
• April 9 –
  • In Germany, The CDU announces a coalition agreement with the SPD at the federal level. ^[18]
  • The Alternative for Germany AfD finishes as the leading party for the first time in opinion polling. ^[19]
• April 14 – The Hungarian Parliament passes constitutional amendments outlawing public events by the LGBTQ+ community. ^[20] The amendments will also protect the "right to use cash", and mandate the existence of only two genders (male or female). ^{[21] [22]}
• May 2 – The Gtrman Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution designates the German Alternative for Germany AfD party as a right-wing extremist organisation. ^[23]
• May 5 – The AfD sues the Federal Office for the Protection of Constitution, accusing it of violating the German constitution by trying to prosecute AfD for statements which are considered freedom of speech and legitimate criticism of German immigration policies. ^{[24] [25]}
• 6 to 12 May – 2025 papal conclave will be held.
• May 20 – the Hungarian National Assembly approves a bill to initiate the country's withdrawal from the International Criminal Court (ICC), making Hungary the first European Union member state to take such action. ^{[26] [27]}
• 11 May – 2025 Albanian parliamentary election was held.
• 4/18 May – 2025 Romanian presidential election was held.
• 18 May – 2025 Polish presidential election was held.

• July 17 – The Slovenia government designates Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich "persona non grata" over their role in human rights violations against Palestinians. ^[28] a first in the European Union.
• July 30 – The Slovenia government announces a complete ban on the import, export, and transit of arms and military equipment to and from Israel over its actions in the Gaza War. ^[29] a first in the European Union.
• 8 September – 2025 Norwegian parliamentary election was held.
• 26 September – The National Council of Slovakia passes the government's constitutional amendment. It will give national law precedence over EU law, recognize only two genders (Male and female), ban surrogacy and adoption by same-sex couples. It will also include a equal pay for men and women. ^{[30] [31] [32]}
• 3 October - Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg abdicates and his eldest son Guillaume accedes to the throne. ^[33]

Scheduled and confirmed events

• 28 September – 2025 Moldovan parliamentary election will be held
• 3/4 October – 2025 Czech parliamentary election will be held.
• 27 October – 2025 Irish presidential election will be held.
• 29 October – 2025 Dutch general election will be held.

Deaths

January

• January 2 - Ágnes Keleti, Hungarian artistic gymnast (b. 1921)

See also

• Europe portal
• 2020s portal

• 2025 in the European Union
• 2025 in politics and government

References

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7. Cohadzic, Amer (26 February 2025). "A court in Bosnia sentences separatist Bosnian Serb President Milorad Dodik to 1 year in prison". AP News. Retrieved 26 February 2025.
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15. "French Court bans far-right leader Marine Le Pen from running for office". France 24. 31 March 2025.
16. Samuel, Henry (31 March 2025). "Marine Le Pen banned from politics". The Telegraph .
17. Vandoorne, Saskya; Ataman, Joseph; Nourrisson, Serene (31 March 2025). "French far-right leader Le Pen banned from running in 2027 presidential election". CNN.
18. "Germany's Merz seals government deal bringing end to months of stalemate". BBC. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
20. "Hungary passes constitutional amendment to ban LGBTQ+ public events, seen as a major blow to rights". AP News. 14 April 2025. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
23. "AfD classified as extreme-right by German intelligence". BBC. Retrieved 2 May 2025.
24. "German AfD party sues after spy agency's 'right-wing extremist' label". France 24 . May 5, 2025.
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29. "Slovenia bans arms trade with Israel over its actions in Gaza". AP News. August 1, 2025. Retrieved August 1, 2025.
30. "Slovak PM Fico wins controversial vote on anti-LGBT constitutional changes". 26 September 2025.
31. "Slovakia enshrines 2 genders in constitution". 26 September 2025.
32. "Slovak Parliament voted to enshrine two genders - male and female - in the Constitution". 26 September 2025.
33. "EU-member Luxembourg enthrones monarch, drawing hundreds". France 24. 3 October 2025. Retrieved 3 October 2025.