2025 in the European Union

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Events from 2025 in the European Union.

Incumbents

• President of the European Council
  • António Costa
• Commission President
  • Ursula von der Leyen
• Council Presidency
  • Poland (Jan – Jun)
  • Denmark (July – Dec)
• Parliament President
  • Roberta Metsola
• High Representative
  • Kaja Kallas

Events

January

• 1 January
  • Poland takes over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union after Hungary. ^{[1] [2]}
  • Bulgaria and Romania complete the process of joining the Schengen Area, lifting land border controls. ^[3]
• 8 January–2 February – The 2025 World Men's Handball Championship in Croatia, Denmark and Norway. ^[4]
• 12 January – 2024–25 Croatian presidential election (second round): Incumbent president Zoran Milanović wins a second term in office with 74% of the vote. ^[5]

February

• 23 February – 2025 German federal election was held.

Scheduled events

• 8 March–17 March – 2025 Special Olympics World Winter Games in Turin. ^[6]
• 4/18 May – 2025 Romanian presidential election will be held.
• 18 May – 2025 Polish presidential election will be held.
• 1 July – Bulgaria is expected to adopt the euro and become the 21st member state of the eurozone. ^[7]
• October – 2025 Czech parliamentary election will be held.
• 27 October – 2025 Irish presidential election will be held.

See also

• European Union portal
• Current events portal
• Europe portal
• Modern history portal

Overviews

• European Union
• History of European Union
• Outline of European Union
• Politics of European Union
• Timeline of European Union history
• Years in European Union
• History of modern European Union
• Government of European Union

Related timelines for current period

• 2025
• 2025 in Europe
• 2020s

References

1. "Poland takes over the presidency. Prime Minister on "difficult six months"(Polska przejmuje prezydencję. Premier o "trudnych sześciu miesiącach".)". Polsat News. 3 January 2025. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
2. "PM Donald Tusk at the opening of the presidency: Europe is lucky(Donald Tusk na inauguracji prezydencji: Europa ma szczęście)". TVN24. 3 January 2025. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
3. "Borders open: Bulgaria and Romania celebrate joining Schengen Area". Euronews. 1 January 2025. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
4. "IHF Council awards events up to 2027". ihf.info. 28 February 2020.
5. "Croatia's President Milanović wins another term after defeating ruling party candidate in runoff". AP News . 13 January 2025. Retrieved 13 January 2025.
6. "Nomination open for Torino 2025 Special Olympics World Winter Games". Special Olympics Great Britain. 2023-12-12. Retrieved 2024-02-17.
7. "The National Assembly adopted at first reading a bill for the introduction of the euro in the Republic of Bulgaria". National Assembly of the Republic of Bulgaria. 26 July 2024.