2004 in the European Union

List of events

* 2003
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Events from the year 2004 in the European Union.

## Incumbents

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* Commission President
* Romano Prodi (to 22 November)
* José Manuel Barroso (since 22 November)
* Council Presidency
* Ireland (January–June)
* The Netherlands (July–December)
* Parliament President
* Pat Cox (to 30 July)
* Josep Borrell (since 30 July)
* High Representative
* Javier Solana

## Events

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The hall in the Capitoline Museums of Rome, Italy, where the European Constitution was signed.

* 1 May: 2004 Enlargement (Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia).
* 10–13 June: 2004 European Parliament election expanding the Commission.
* 22 July: The European Parliament approves José Manuel Barroso as President.[1]
* 29 October: Delegates of the 25 member states sign the European Constitution in Rome.[2][3][4]
* 1 November: Original date for Barroso to enter office delayed due to parliamentary opposition to some of his Commissioners. A new college is later submitted.
* 18 November: The European Parliament approves the Barroso Commission.
* 22 November: Barroso Commission took office.

## References

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1. ^ Black, Ian (22 July 2004). "EU parliament confirms reformer Barroso as commission president". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 28 August 2013. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
2. ^ Kirk, Elisabeth (29 July 2004). "European Constitution to be signed in Rome today". EUobserver. Archived from the original on 12 March 2021. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
3. ^ "6. Zahraničné aktivity". Výročná správa 2004 (PDF) (in Slovak). National Bank of Slovakia. 2005. p. 101\. ISBN 80-8043-095-0. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 August 2014. "Dňa 29. októbra 2004 bol v Ríme podpísaný text prvej európskej ústavy najvyššími predstaviteľmi 25 členských štátov EÚ."
4. ^ Carter, Chris (29 October 2015). "29 October 2004: The ill-fated European Constitution is signed in Rome". MoneyWeek. Archived from the original on 1 November 2020. Retrieved 12 March 2021.

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