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2006 In The European Union
Events from the year 2006 in the European Union. Incumbents * President of the European Council ** Wolfgang Schüssel (Jan – Jun 2006) ** Matti Vanhanen (July – Dec 2006) * Commission President ** José Manuel Barroso * Council Presidency: ** Austria (January – June) ** Finland (July - December) * Parliament President ** Josep Borrell * High Representative ** Javier Solana Events * 1 January: Austria takes the Presidency. * 2 February: **The Commission launches a white paper on communication policy. **European Commission Vice-President Franco Frattini backs the freedom of speech of Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten during the Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy. * 16 February: The Commission's ' Bolkestein Directive' is approved at its first reading by the MEPs admit large protests outside the Parliament. * 7 April: .eu domain opens to the public. * 4 May: The Commission adopts a green paper on the ''European Transparency Initiative''. * 3 June: Montenegro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2006
2006 was designated as the International Year of Deserts and Desertification. Events January * January 1– 4 – Russia temporarily cuts shipment of natural gas to Ukraine during a price dispute. * January 12 – A stampede during the Stoning of the Devil ritual on the last day at the Hajj in Mina, Saudi Arabia, kills at least 362 pilgrims. * January 15 – NASA's '' Stardust'' mission successfully ends, the first to return dust from a comet. * January 19 – NASA launches the first interplanetary space probe to Pluto, the ''New Horizons''. * January 22 – Evo Morales is inaugurated as president of Bolivia. * January 25 – Hamas wins the 2006 Palestinian legislative election. * January 29 – The roof of one of the buildings at the Katowice International Fair collapsed in Katowice, Poland, killing 65 and injuring 170. * January 30 – Jennifer San Marco goes on a killing spree in Goleta, California, United States that leaves seven people dead before she takes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
