2007 in Europe

Events from the year 2007 in Europe.

Incumbents

President – Alfred Moisiu, President of Albania (2002–2007) Bamir Topi, President of Albania (2007–2012) Prime Minister – Sali Berisha, Prime Minister of Albania (2005–2013)

Monarchs – French Co-Prince – Jacques Chirac, French Co-prince of Andorra (1995–2007) Nicolas Sarkozy, French Co-prince of Andorra (2007–2012) Co-Prince's Representative – Philippe Massoni (2002–2007) Emmanuelle Mignon (2007–2008) Episcopal Co-Prince – Joan Enric Vives Sicília, Episcopal Co-prince of Andorra (2003–2025) Co-Prince's Representative – Nemesi Marqués Oste (1993–2012) Prime Minister – Albert Pintat, Head of Government of Andorra (2005–2009)

President – Robert Kocharyan, President of Armenia (1998–2008) Prime Minister – Andranik Margaryan, Prime Minister of Armenia (2000–2007) Serzh Sargsyan, Prime Minister of Armenia (2007–2008)

President – Heinz Fischer, Federal President of Austria (2004–2016) Chancellor – Wolfgang Schüssel, Federal Chancellor of Austria (2000–2007) Alfred Gusenbauer, Federal Chancellor of Austria (2007–2008)

President – Ilham Aliyev, President of Azerbaijan (2003–present) Prime Minister – Artur Rasizade, Prime Minister of Azerbaijan (2003–2018) (unrecognised, secessionist state) President – Arkadi Ghukasyan, President of Nagorno-Karabakh (1997–2007) Bako Sahakyan, President of Nagorno-Karabakh (2007–2020) Prime Minister – Anushavan Danielyan, Prime Minister of Nagorno-Karabakh (1999–2007) Arayik Harutyunyan, Prime Minister of Nagorno-Karabakh (2007–2017)

President – Alexander Lukashenko, President of Belarus (1994–present) Prime Minister – Sergei Sidorsky, Prime Minister of Belarus (2003–2010)

Monarch – Albert II, King of the Belgians (1993–2013) Prime Minister – Guy Verhofstadt, Prime Minister of Belgium (1999–2008)

Head of State – Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina Serb Member – Borislav Paravac (2003–2006; Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2004–2005) Bosniak Member – Nebojša Radmanović (2006–2014; Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2006–2007) Croat Member – Željko Komšić (2006–2014; Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2006–2014) Prime Minister – Adnan Terzić, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina (2002–2007) Nikola Špirić, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina (2007–2012) High Representative – Christian Schwarz-Schilling, High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina (2006–2007) Miroslav Lajčák, High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina (2007–2009)

President – Georgi Parvanov, President of Bulgaria (2002–2012) Prime Minister – Sergei Stanishev, Prime Minister of Bulgaria (2005–2009)

President – Stjepan Mesić, President of Croatia (2000–2010) Prime Minister – Ivo Sanader, Prime Minister of Croatia (2003–2009)

President – Tassos Papadopoulos, President of Cyprus (2003–2008) (unrecognised, secessionist state) President – Mehmet Ali Talat, President of Northern Cyprus (2005–2010) Prime Minister – Prime Minister of Northern Cyprus (2005–2009)

President – Václav Klaus, President of the Czech Republic (2003–2013) Prime Minister – Mirek Topolánek, Prime Minister of the Czech Republic (2005–2006)

Monarch – Margrethe II, Queen of Denmark (1972–2024) Prime Minister – Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Prime Minister of Denmark (2001–2009)

President – Toomas Hendrik Ilves, President of Estonia (2006–2016) Prime Minister – Andrus Ansip, Prime Minister of Estonia (2005–2014)

President of the European Commission – José Manuel Barroso President of the Parliament – Josep Borrell President of the European Council – Jean-Claude Juncker (January–June) Tony Blair (July–December) Presidency of the Council of the EU – Luxembourg (January–July) United Kingdom (July–December)

President – Tarja Halonen, President of Finland (2000–2012) Prime Minister – Matti Vanhanen, Prime Minister of Finland (2003–2010)

President – Jacques Chirac, President of France (1995–2007) Nicolas Sarkozy, President of France (2007–2012) Prime Minister – Dominique de Villepin, Prime Minister of France (2005–2007) François Fillon, Prime Minister of France (2007–2012)

President – Mikheil Saakashvili, President of Georgia (2004–2007) Nino Burjanadze, President of Georgia (2007–2008) Prime Minister – Zurab Noghaideli, Prime Minister of Georgia (2005–2007) Giorgi Baramidze, Prime Minister of Georgia (2007) Lado Gurgenidze, Prime Minister of Georgia (2007–2008) (unrecognised, secessionist state) President – Sergei Bagapsh, President of Abkhazia (2005–2011) Prime Minister –Alexander Ankvab, Prime Minister of Abkhazia (2005–2010) (unrecognised, secessionist state) President – Eduard Kokoity, President of South Ossetia (2001–2011) Prime Minister – Yury Morozov, Prime Minister of South Ossetia (2005–2008)

President – Horst Köhler, Federal President of Germany (2004–2010) Chancellor – Angela Merkel, Federal Chancellor of Germany (2005–2021)

President – Konstantinos Stephanopoulos, President of Greece (1995–2005) Karolos Papoulias, President of Greece (2005–2015) Prime Minister – Kostas Karamanlis, Prime Minister of Greece (2004–2009)

President – László Sólyom, President of Hungary (2005–2010) Prime Minister – Ferenc Gyurcsány, Prime Minister of Hungary (2004–2009)

President – Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson, President of Iceland (1996–2016) Prime Minister – Geir Haarde, Prime Minister of Iceland (2006–2009)

President – Mary McAleese, President of Ireland (1997–2011) Prime Minister – Bertie Ahern, Taoiseach of Ireland (1997–2008)

President – Giorgio Napolitano, President of Italy (2006–2015) Prime Minister – Romano Prodi, President of the Council of Ministers of Italy (2006–2008)

President – Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga, President of Latvia (1999–2007) Valdis Zatlers, President of Latvia (2007–2011) Prime Minister – Aigars Kalvītis, Prime Minister of Latvia (2004–2007) Ivars Godmanis, Prime Minister of Latvia (2007–2009)

Monarch – Hans-Adam II, Prince Regnant of Liechtenstein (1989–present) Regent – Hereditary Prince Alois, Regent of Liechtenstein (2004–present) Prime Minister – Otmar Hasler, Head of Government of Liechtenstein (2001–2009)

President – Valdas Adamkus, President of Lithuania (2004–2009) Prime Minister – Gediminas Kirkilas, Prime Minister of Lithuania (2006–2008)

Monarch – Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg (2000–2025) Prime Minister – Jean-Claude Juncker, Prime Minister of Luxembourg (1995–2013)

President – Branko Crvenkovski, President of the Republic of Macedonia (2004–2009) Prime Minister – Nikola Gruevski, President of the Government of the Republic of Macedonia (2006–2016)

President – Eddie Fenech Adami, President of Malta (2004–2009) Prime Minister – Lawrence Gonzi, Prime Minister of Malta (2004–2013)

President – Vladimir Voronin, President of Moldova (2001–2009) Prime Minister – Vasile Tarlev, Prime Minister of Moldova (2001–2008) (unrecognised, secessionist state) President – Igor Smirnov, President of Transnistria (1990–2011)

Monarch –Albert II, Sovereign Prince of Monaco (2005–present) Regent – Hereditary Prince Albert, Regent of Monaco (2005) Prime Minister –Jean-Paul Proust, Minister of State of Monaco (2005–2010)

President – Filip Vujanović, President of Montenegro (2006–2018) Prime Minister – Željko Šturanović, Prime Minister of Montenegro (2006–2008)

Monarch – Beatrix, Queen of the Netherlands (1980–2013) (constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands) Prime Minister – Jan Peter Balkenende, Prime Minister of the Netherlands (2002–2010) (constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands) see (constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands) see

Monarch – Harald V, King of Norway (1991–present) Prime Minister – Jens Stoltenberg, Prime Minister of Norway (2005–2013)

President – Lech Kaczyński, President of Poland (2005–2010) Prime Minister – Jarosław Kaczyński, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Poland (2006–2007) Donald Tusk, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Poland (2007–2014)

President – Aníbal Cavaco Silva, President of Portugal (2006–2016) Prime Minister –José Sócrates, Prime Minister of Portugal (2005–2011)

President – Traian Băsescu, President of Romania (2004–2014) Prime Minister – Călin Popescu-Tăriceanu, Prime Minister of Romania (2004–2008)

President – Vladimir Putin, President of Russia (1999–2008) Prime Minister – Mikhail Fradkov, Chairman of the Government of Russia (2004–2007) Viktor Zubkov, Chairman of the Government of Russia (2007–2008)

Captains-Regent – Antonio Carattoni and Roberto Giorgetti, Captains Regent of San Marino (2006–2007) Alessandro Mancini and Alessandro Rossi, Captains Regent of San Marino (2007) Mirko Tomassoni and Alberto Selva, Captains Regent of San Marino (2007–2008)

President – Boris Tadić, President of Serbia (2006–2012) Prime Minister – Vojislav Koštunica, Prime Minister of Serbia (2006–2008) Kosovo (Self-Governing Entity under UN administration) President – Fatmir Sejdiu, President of Kosovo (2006–2008) Prime Minister – Agim Çeku, President of Kosovo (2006–2008) UN Special Representative – Joachim Rücker, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Kosovo (2006–2008)

President – Ivan Gašparovič, President of Slovakia (2004–2014) Prime Minister – Robert Fico, Prime Minister of Slovakia (2006–2010)

President – Janez Drnovšek, President of Slovenia (2002–2007) Danilo Türk, President of Slovenia (2007–2012) Prime Minister – Janez Janša, Prime Minister of Slovenia (2004–2008)

Monarch – Juan Carlos I, King of Spain (1975–2014) Prime Minister – José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, President of the Government of Spain (2004–2011)

Monarch – Carl XVI Gustaf, King of Sweden (1973–present) Prime Minister – Fredrik Reinfeldt, Prime Minister of Sweden (2006–2014)

Council – Federal Council of Switzerland Members – Moritz Leuenberger (1995–2010), Pascal Couchepin (1998–2009), Samuel Schmid (2001–2008), Micheline Calmy-Rey (2000–2008; President of Switzerland, 2007), Micheline Calmy-Rey (2002–2011), Christoph Blocher (2003–2007), and Hans-Rudolf Merz (2003–2010)

President – Ahmet Necdet Sezer, President of Turkey (2000–2007) Abdullah Gül, President of Turkey (2007–2014) Prime Minister – Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Prime Minister of Turkey (2003–2014)

President – Viktor Yushchenko, President of Ukraine (2005–2010) Prime Minister – Viktor Yanukovych, Prime Minister of Ukraine (2006–2007) Yulia Tymoshenko, Prime Minister of Ukraine (2007–2010)

Monarch – Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom (1952–present) Prime Minister – Tony Blair, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1997–2007) Gordon Brown, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (2007–2010) (Crown dependency of the United Kingdom) Lieutenant-Governor – Sir Paul Haddacks, Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Man (2005–2011) Chief Minister – Tony Brown, Chief Minister of the Isle of Man (2006–2011) (Crown dependency of the United Kingdom) Lieutenant-Governor – Sir Fabian Malbon, Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey (2005–2011) Chief Minister – Laurie Morgan, Chief Minister of Guernsey (2004–2007) Lyndon Trott, Chief Minister of Guernsey (2007–2008) (Crown dependency of the United Kingdom) Lieutenant-Governor – Sir Andrew Ridgway, Lieutenant Governor of Jersey (2006–2011) Chief Minister – Frank Walker, Chief Minister of Jersey (2005–2008) (Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom) Governor – Sir Robert Fulton, Governor of Gibraltar (2006–2009) Chief Minister – Peter Caruana, Chief Minister of Gibraltar (1996–2011)

Monarch – Pope Benedict XVI, Sovereign of Vatican City (2005–2013) Head of Government – Cardinal Giovanni Lajolo, President of the Governorate of Vatican City (2006–2011) Holy See (sui generis subject of public international law) Secretary of State – Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, Cardinal Secretary of State (2006–2013)

Events

January 1: Bulgaria and Romania joins in the European Union. January 3