This is a list of events that took place in Europe in 2018.
Incumbents
Albania
Andorra
Azerbaijan
Belarus
Belgium
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bulgaria
Croatia
Czech Republic
Cyprus
Denmark
Estonia
European Union President of the European Commission: Jean-Claude Juncker President of the Parliament: Antonio Tajani President of the European Council: Donald Tusk Presidency of the Council of the EU: Bulgaria (January–July) Austria (July–December)
Finland
France
Germany
Georgia
Greece
Hungary
Iceland
Ireland
Italy
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
Vatican City
Events January January 1 – Bulgaria assumed the Presidency of the Council of the European Union from Estonia. January 9 – The Church of St. Lambertus in Immerath, Germany is demolished. January 15 – Romanian Prime Minister Mihai Tudose resigns after his Social Democratic Party leaders lost their support. January 28 – Presidential elections were held in Finland.
February February 9 to 25 – Albania participated at the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, South Korea. February 12 – Niklasdorf train collision took place in Austria, resulting in 1 death and 22 injuries. February 21 – Ján Kuciak was murdered in Slovakia.
March March 8 – The 2018 Spanish women's strike occurred in Spain. March 13 – Russian exile Nikolai Glushkov is found dead at his home in London, United Kingdom.
April April 11 – Ilham Aliyev wins the 2018 presidential elections in Azerbaijan. April 21 – Sweden hosted the 2018 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship. April 28 – Switzerland won the 2018 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship.
May May 4 – Beginning of the 2018 Giro d'Italia. May 12 – 2018 Paris knife attack occurred in Paris, France. May 26 – The Icelandic municipal elections took place. May 27 – End of the 2018 Giro d'Italia. May 28 – Kremlin warns that the United States put military pressure in the European Union security at risk. May 31 – Denmark bans the full Islamic face veil in public. Becoming the latest European country to ban it.
June June 1 – The Met Office confirms that May 2018 was the warmest May since 1910 in the UK and was also likely to be the sunniest since 1929. June 10 – Human Chain for Basque Self-determination, 2018 took place in Spain. June 24 – Recep Tayyip Erdoğan wins the 2018 presidential elections in Turkey. June 27 – The British Medical Association (BMA) voted to oppose Brexit "as a whole".
July July 1 – Austria assumed the Presidency of the Council of the European Union from Bulgaria.
September September 10 to 30 – The 2018 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship will be co-hosted in Bulgaria and Italy.
October October 7 – The 2018 Bosnian general election is scheduled to take place.
Deaths Date of Death Year of Birth Location of Birth Role(s), Action(s), or Achievement(s) Person10)January 11932AustriaClassical guitaristKonrad Ragossnig11)January 151941BulgariaActressMariana Alamancheva12)February 221991HungaryFootballerBence Lázár13)February 271936United KingdomShoemakerLance Clark14)February 281932FranceHistorianPierre Milza15)March 41926IrelandActressCarmel McSharry16)March 181943SlovakiaPoliticianMichal Horský17)April 231926AlbaniaPolitician and resistance member during World War IILiri Belishova18)May 111904United KingdomOldest verified person in the UKBessie Camm19)May 161958LuxembourgPoliticianCamille Gira20)May 171914PolandActorMaciej Maciejewski21)May 311972GermanyMusicianDemba Nabé22)June 81968GermanyFootballerJutta Nardenbach23)June 231991KosovoBasketball playerGazmend Sinani24)June 261947SlovakiaRock and jazz bassistFedor Frešo25)July 11929NetherlandsArtistArmando
See also
2018 in the European Union
References