2012 in the European Union
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Events from the year 2012 in the European Union.
Incumbents
- President of the European Council – Herman Van Rompuy
- Commission President – José Manuel Barroso
- Council Presidency – Denmark (January–June) and Cyprus (July–December)
- Parliament President – Martin Schulz
- High Representative – Catherine Ashton
Events
January
- 1 January – Denmark takes over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union from Poland.
March
- 2 March – The Treaty on Stability, Coordination and Governance in the Economic and Monetary Union signed.
July
- 1 July – Cyprus takes over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union from Denmark.
October
- The Liikanen report, "Report of the European Commission's High-level Expert Group on Bank Structural Reform", published.
December
- 5 December – The antitrust regulators of European Commission fined Philips, LG Electronics, Samsung SDI, Panasonic, Toshiba and Technicolor for price fixing of TV cathode-ray tubes in two cartels.[1]
Predicted and scheduled events
References
- ↑ "Philips, LG Electronics, 4 others fined 1.47 billion Euros for EU cartel". The Economic Times. 5 December 2012. Retrieved 5 December 2012.
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