2023 in the European Union
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Events from 2023 in the European Union.
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Events
January
- 1 January – Croatia adopted the euro and became the 20th member state of the eurozone.[1] They entered the Schengen area and became the 23rd European union member to do so, and the 27th states to accede to the union overall[2]
- 4 January – Internet privacy regulators in Ireland fine Meta Platforms €390 million for violations of the General Data Protection Regulation on Facebook and Instagram.[3]
April
- 25 April – The Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism, a carbon tariff on carbon-intensive products imported to the European Union from countries lacking sufficient greenhouse gas reduction measures of their own, a key part of the Fit for 55 package, is approved.[4][5]
June
- 15 June – In Poland, Jarosław Kaczyński, leader of the Law and Justice party, says that the government might hold a referendum on EU migration policy.[6][7][8][9] The referendum would be similar to the 2016 Hungarian migrant quota referendum.
July
- 18 July – the EU decided not to restart full membership negotiations with Turkey.[10]
October
- 12 October – After the 2023 Slovak parliamentary election, the Party of European Socialists (PES) suspended Smer-SD and Hlas-SD over their plans to enter into coalition with SNS, which the PES views as a "radical-right party."[11]
- 15 October –
- 2023 Polish referendum Results: 96.79% voted against the admission of thousands of illegal immigrants from the Middle East and Africa, 96.04% voted against the removal of the barrier on the border between Poland and Belarus.
November
- 28 November – The Court of Justice of the European Union rules that EU states can prohibit their employees from wearing signs of religious belief such as the Islamic headscarve.[12][13][14][15][16]
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References
- ^ "Croatia set to join the euro area on 1 January 2023: Council adopts final required legal acts". European Council/Council of the European Union. 12 July 2022. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
- ^ "Schengen area: Council decides to lift border controls with Croatia". www.consilium.europa.eu. 8 December 2022. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- ^ Satariano, Adam (4 January 2023). "Meta's Ad Practices Ruled Illegal Under E.U. Law". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
- ^ "'Fit for 55': Council adopts key pieces of legislation delivering on 2030 climate targets". Council of the EU. 25 April 2023. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
- ^ "Voting record". 2023. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
- ^ "Poland's Kaczynski says EU migrant deal must be put to referendum". Reuters. 15 June 2023. Archived from the original on 16 June 2023. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
- ^ "Head of Poland's ruling party calls for referendum on EU migration policies". Archived from the original on 16 June 2023. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
- ^ "Polish ruling party passes resolution condemning EU migrant relocation plan and announces referendum". 15 June 2023. Archived from the original on 16 June 2023. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
- ^ "Poland Seeks Referendum on EU Migrant Relocation Plans". Bloomberg. 15 June 2023. Archived from the original on 15 June 2023. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
- ^ "AP raporu: Türkiye'nin AB üyelik süreci mevcut koşullarda devam edemez" (in Turkish). Gazete Duvar. 18 July 2023.
- ^ Wax, Eddy; Barigazzi, Jacopo; Jochecová, Ketrin (12 October 2023). "European socialists suspend Robert Fico's Smer party and its ally Hlas". Archived from the original on 12 October 2023. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
- ^ Kassam, Ashifa (29 November 2023). "Government offices in EU can ban wearing of religious symbols, court rules". The Guardian.
- ^ Bubola, Emma (29 November 2023). "Government Offices in E.U. Can Ban Wearing of Religious Symbols". The New York Times.
- ^ "It's OK to ban wearing religious symbols at work, EU top court rules". 28 November 2023.
- ^ Blenkinsop, Philip (28 November 2023). Maclean, William (ed.). "EU court says public employees may be barred from wearing head scarf". Reuters. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- ^ "EU states can ban religious symbols in public workplaces". 28 November 2023.