Events in the year 2017 in the
European Union.
Incumbents
*
President of the European Council
The president of the European Council is the person presiding over and driving forward the work of the European Council on the world stage. This institution comprises the college of heads of state or government of EU member states as well as t ...
**
Donald Tusk
*
Commission President
The president of the European Commission is the head of the European Commission, the executive branch of the European Union (EU). The President of the Commission leads a Cabinet of Commissioners, referred to as the College, collectively account ...
**
Jean-Claude Juncker
*
Council Presidency
** (Jan – Jun 2017)
** (July – Dec 2017)
*
Parliament President
**
Martin Schulz (until January 17)
**
Antonio Tajani
Antonio Tajani (; born 4 August 1953) is an Italian politician, journalist and former Italian Air Force officer, who has served as Deputy Prime Minister of Italy and Minister of Foreign Affairs since 22 October 2022. He served as President of the ...
(from January 17)
*
High Representative
**
Federica Mogherini
Events
January
*1 January
**Malta takes over the six-month rotating presidency of the Council of EU.
**
Aarhus
Aarhus (, , ; officially spelled Århus from 1948 until 1 January 2011) is the second-largest city in Denmark and the seat of Aarhus Municipality. It is located on the eastern shore of Jutland in the Kattegat sea and approximately northwest ...
(Denmark) and
Pafos
Paphos ( el, Πάφος ; tr, Baf) is a coastal city in southwest Cyprus and the capital of Paphos District. In classical antiquity, two locations were called Paphos: Old Paphos, today known as Kouklia, and New Paphos.
The current city of Pap ...
(Cyprus) are the European Capitals of Culture for 2017. Both cities will host events to promote their local culture.
July
* 1 July – Estonia takes over the six-month rotating presidency of the Council of EU.
* 6 July – the
European Parliament unanimously accepted the call for the suspension of
full membership negotiations between the EU and Turkey.
September
* 16 September
European Union official announced United States will not treaty Paris Climate, after withdrew
Paris agreement
The Paris Agreement (french: Accord de Paris), often referred to as the Paris Accords or the Paris Climate Accords, is an international treaty on climate change. Adopted in 2015, the agreement covers climate change mitigation, Climate change a ...
.
November
* 17 November Social summit for fair jobs and growth in
Gothenburg
Gothenburg (; abbreviated Gbg; sv, Göteborg ) is the second-largest city in Sweden, fifth-largest in the Nordic countries, and capital of the Västra Götaland County. It is situated by the Kattegat, on the west coast of Sweden, and has ...
European Capitals of Culture
*
Aarhus
Aarhus (, , ; officially spelled Århus from 1948 until 1 January 2011) is the second-largest city in Denmark and the seat of Aarhus Municipality. It is located on the eastern shore of Jutland in the Kattegat sea and approximately northwest ...
,
Denmark
*
Pafos
Paphos ( el, Πάφος ; tr, Baf) is a coastal city in southwest Cyprus and the capital of Paphos District. In classical antiquity, two locations were called Paphos: Old Paphos, today known as Kouklia, and New Paphos.
The current city of Pap ...
,
Cyprus
See also
*
History of the European Union
*
Timeline of European Union history
References
{{Europe topic, 2017 in
Years of the 21st century in the European Union
2010s in the European Union