2008 in the European Union

Years in the European Union:	2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Centuries:	20th Century · 21st century · 22nd century
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Years:	2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

Events from the year 2008 in the European Union.

Incumbents

1 January - Cyprus and Malta join the eurozone.^[1]
1 January - Akrotiri and Dhekelia adopt the euro.^[2]
1 January - Slovenia starts the presidency of European Union as the first of new member states.^[3]
29 March - Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia implement the Schengen Agreement for airports.^[4]
1 July - France takes over the Presidency from Slovenia.