2026 in Europe
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This is a list of events that have taken or will take place in Europe in 2026.
Incumbents
European Union
Events
January
- 1 January – Bulgaria adopts the euro and becomes the 21st member state of the eurozone.[1]
- 6 January – The 2025 Jubilee will end on this day.[2][3]
- 12 January – Hungary grants asylum to former Polish justice minister Zbigniew Ziobro.[4]
- 17 January – In Asunción, Paraguay, EU-commission-president Ursula von der Leyen signs EU–Mercosur Association Agreement with Mercosur.
- 18 January/8 February – 2026 Portuguese presidential election
- 21 January – EU–Mercosur Partnership Agreement, The European Parliament approves a measure by a vote of 334–324 to ask the European Court of Justice to rule on whether the free trade agreement between the EU and Mercosur can be applied before full ratification by all member states and whether its provisions restrict the EU's ability to set environmental and consumer health policies[5] – a move that could delay the deal by two years.
- 26 January - EU-commission-president Ursula von der Leyen signs free treaty agreement, India–European Union Free Trade Agreement, with India.
- 27 January – 23 April – 2026 Slovak–Ukraine oil dispute
- The Spanish government announces amendments to immigration laws granting unauthorized migrants (potentially 500,000 migrants) legal residency of up to one year along with work permits.[6]
- 29 January - EU sets more sanctions against government ministers of Iran, for example Iranian Interior minister and European Union sets Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps on list of terror.[7]
February
- 6–22 February – The Winter Olympics are held in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy.[8][9]
- 10 February - The European parliament voted for a new asylum policy and a EU-List of safe countries of origin.[10][11]
- 6–15 March – The Winter Paralympics are held in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy.[8][9]
March
- 6 March – The European Commission rebukes Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy over remarks that Hungary interpreted as a threat against Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán.[12][13][14]
- 22 March – 2026 Slovenian parliamentary election
- 24 March – 2026 Danish general election
- 24 March - The EU and Australia concluded negotiations on a comprehensive Free Trade Agreement (FTA) on March 24, 2026, aimed at removing over 99% of tariffs on EU exports and 98% of Australian goods exports to the EU.
April
- 12 April – 2026 Hungarian parliamentary election
- 19 April – 2026 Bulgarian parliamentary election
- 21 April – European Commission v Hungary
- 30 April – The Parliament of Europe adopted a resolution, calling for a ban on conversion therapies in all memberstates of EU.[15]
May
- 24 May - 2026 Cypriot legislative election
- 30 May - 2026 Maltese general election
June
- 7 June – 2026 Armenian parliamentary election
- 7 June – 2026 Kosovan parliamentary election
- 12 June – The EU Migration Pact takes effect.
- 19 June – Polish president Karol Nawrocki strips Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy of the Order of the White Eagle, Poland's highest state honour, after Zelenskyy honored a special operations forces unit with the name "Heroes of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army", a Nazi-collaborating organization that conducted a genocide against Poles in Volhynia and Eastern Galicia.[16][17]
July
- 2 July – Almost 1.2 million of Spain's undocumented migrants apply for legal status for the Spanish government amnesty plan. More than twice the expected number of 500,000.[18][19][20][21]
- 30 July – Tens of thousands of migrants enter the Spanish enclave city of Ceuta from its border with Morocco. At least 18 people die in the process.[22]
Scheduled and confirmed events
- 23 July – 2 August – 2026 Commonwealth Games[23][24]
- 30 August – 2026 Estonian presidential election
- 13 September – 2026 Swedish general election[25][26]
- 20 September – 2026 Russian legislative election
- 3 October – 2026 Latvian parliamentary election
- 4 October – 2026 Bosnian general election
- November – 2026 Bulgarian presidential election
See also
References
- ↑ "Bulgaria ready to use the euro from 1 January 2026: Council takes final steps" (Press release). Council of the European Union. July 8, 2025.
- ↑ Juan Pablo II (5 January 2001). "Discurso del santo padre Juan Pablo II al final de la fiesta-concierto que le ofrecieron los niños". Retrieved January 18, 2024.
[...] vosotros, que hoy sois niños y muchachos, formaréis mañana la primera generación de cristianos adultos del tercer milenio. ¡Qué grande es vuestra responsabilidad! Seréis los protagonistas del próximo jubileo, en el año 2025.
- ↑ "SPES NON CONFUNDIT - Bull of indiction of the Ordinary Jubilee of the year 2025 - FRANCIS Bishop of Rome". www.vatican.va. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
- ↑ "Hungary grants asylum to Polish ex-justice minister". BBC. 2026-01-12. Retrieved 2026-01-12.
- ↑ Blenkinsop, Philip (21 January 2026). "EU lawmakers deal blow to Mercosur trade deal by referring it to top court". Reuters. Retrieved 22 January 2026.
- ↑ "In surprise move, Spain will grant legal status to thousands of immigrants lacking permission". AP News. 2026-01-27. Retrieved 2026-01-27.
- ↑ BILD.de: Entscheidung in Brüssel, EU stuft Irans Revolutionsgarde als Terrororganisation ein (german), January 2026
- 1 2 "Milano Cortina 2026 si presenta al mondo. Malagò: candidatura all'insegna di tradizione e innovazione" (in Italian). Italian National Olympic Committee. 28 November 2018. Retrieved 1 December 2024.
- 1 2 Dunbar, Graham; Matar, Daniella (24 June 2019). "Italy's Milan-Cortina wins vote to host 2026 Winter Olympics". Associated Press. Archived from the original on 25 June 2019. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
- ↑ Die Zeit.de: EU-Parlament beschließt europaweite Liste sicherer Herkunftsstaaten, February 10, 2026
- ↑ News.de: Sichere Herkunftsländer Asyl: Mehrheit deutscher EU-Abgeordneter stimmen für Antrag, February 10, 2026
- ↑ "EU blasts Zelenskyy over veiled threat against Orbán". 2026.
- ↑ "EU says Zelenskyy's remark 'not acceptable' as Hungary–Ukraine tensions rise". 2026.
- ↑ "'Not acceptable': Brussels slams Zelenskyy as Kyiv-Budapest tensions spiral". 2026.
- ↑ WashingtonBlade: European parliament backs EU-wide conversion therapy ban, April 30, 2026
- ↑ Kamińska, Maria (19 June 2026). Jagódka, Patrick (ed.). "Poland's Nawrocki strips Zelenskyy of highest state honor". TVP World.
- ↑ "Poland's president strips Zelenskyy of top honor". dw.com. Retrieved 20 June 2026.
- ↑ "Spain immigration scheme sees 1.2 million apply for legal status". aljazeera. 2 July 2026.
- ↑ "Almost 1.2 million of Spain's undocumented migrants apply for regularisation". france24. 2 July 2026.
- ↑ "Spain immigration amnesty draws 1.2mn applicants". 2 July 2026.
- ↑ "One million migrants in Spain apply to regularise status in new scheme". 2 July 2026.
- ↑ Horowitz, Jason (30 July 2026). "Thousands of Migrants Enter Ceuta, a Spanish Enclave, From Morocco". The New York Times. Retrieved 30 July 2026.
- ↑ Brooks, Libby (2024-09-17). "Glasgow to host 2026 Commonwealth Games after rescue deal agreed". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Archived from the original on 2024-09-17. Retrieved 2024-09-17.
- ↑ "Scotland agrees to host Commonwealth Games in 2026, after Bangkok bid withdrawal". BBC News. 17 July 2023. Archived from the original on 2024-09-17. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
- ↑ "The fundamentals of the electoral system". val.se. Retrieved 2022-10-19.
- ↑ Riksdagsförvaltningen. "Elections to the Riksdag". riksdagen.se. Retrieved 2022-10-19.