2003 in Europe

Overview of Europe-related events during the year of 2003

This is a list of events in 2003 that occurred in Europe.

Years in Europe: | 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006

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Centuries: | 20th century * 21st century * 22nd century
Decades: | 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s 2030s
Years: | 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006

## Incumbents

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### European Union

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* President of the European Commission: Romano Prodi
* President of the Parliament: Pat Cox
* President of the European Council:
* Costas Simitis (January–June)
* Silvio Berlusconi (July–December)
* Presidency of the Council of the EU:
* Greece (January–July)
* Italy (July–December)

## Events

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Date | Event | Location

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April 16 | The Białystok Institute of Cosmetology was founded. | Poland
June 13 | The Czech European Union membership referendum was held. | Czech Republic
July 2 | Coburg shooting took place. | Germany
August 11 | A heat wave struck most of Europe.[1] | Europe
September 10 | Anna Lindh was stabbed.[2] | Sweden
September 19 | The Aegon Arena officially opened. | Slovakia
November 30 | The Sammarinese local elections were held. | San Marino
December 20 | Pasqual Maragall took office in the Maragall Government. | Spain
| The Dønnesfjord Church closed. | Norway

## Births

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Main article: births in 2003

Further information: Category:2003 births

## Deaths

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Date of Death | Person | Location of Birth

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August 25 | Hjalmar Pettersson (1906)[3] | Sweden
September 11 | Anna Lindh (1957)[2] | Sweden

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## See also

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* Europe portal
* 2000s portal

* 2003 in the European Union
* List of state leaders in Europe in 2003

## References

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1. ^ "WMO: Unprecedented sequence of extreme weather events - PreventionWeb.net". www.preventionweb.net.
2. ^ a b "2003: Anna Lindh dies of stab injuries". 11 September 2003 - via news.bbc.co.uk.
3. ^ "Hjalmar Pettersson Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.

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Sovereign states|

* Albania
* Andorra
* Armenia
* Austria
* Azerbaijan
* Belarus
* Belgium
* Bosnia and Herzegovina
* Bulgaria
* Croatia
* Cyprus
* Czech Republic
* Denmark
* Estonia
* Finland
* France
* Georgia
* Germany
* Greece
* Hungary
* Iceland
* Ireland
*   * Italy
* Kazakhstan
* Latvia
* Liechtenstein
* Lithuania
* Luxembourg
* Malta
* Moldova
* Monaco
* Montenegro
* Netherlands
* North Macedonia
* Norway
* Poland
* Portugal
* Romania
* Russia
* San Marino
* Serbia
* Slovakia
* Slovenia
* Spain
* Sweden
* Switzerland
* Turkey
* Ukraine
* United Kingdom

States with limited
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* Abkhazia
* Kosovo
* Northern Cyprus
* South Ossetia
* Transnistria

Dependencies and
other entities|

* Åland
* Faroe Islands
* Gibraltar
* Guernsey
* Isle of Man
* Jersey
* Svalbard

Other entities|

* European Union

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