2007 in the European Union

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See also:	Other events of 2007; Timeline of EU history;

Events from the year 2007 in the European Union.

Incumbents

1 January – Bulgaria and Romania join the European Union.[1]
1 January – Slovenia adopts the Euro as its official currency, replacing the tolar.[2]
1 January – Irish becomes the 23rd official language of the EU.[3]
1 January – Germany takes over the EU Presidency.[4]
9 January – far right MEPs form a political group called Identity, Tradition and Sovereignty.[5]
25 March – Berlin Declaration signed to mark the 50th anniversary of the Treaty of Rome.
1 June – The REACH directive, described as "most important piece of EU legislation for 20 years", comes into force.[6]
23 June – EU leaders agree to a Reform Treaty (later named Treaty of Lisbon) to replace the Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe rejected by Dutch and French voters in referendums.[7]
1 July – Portugal takes over the Presidency from Germany.[4]
23 July – Intergovernmental Conference on the Treaty of Lisbon starts.[8]
13 December 2007 – Signing of the Treaty of Lisbon
21 December – Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia implement the Schengen Agreement for overland borders and seaports.[9]

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