2004 in Europe

This is a list of 2004 events that occurred in Europe.

Incumbents

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**President – Alfred Moisiu, President of Albania (2002–2007)
**Prime Minister – Fatos Nano, Prime Minister of Albania (2002–2005)
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**Monarchs –
***French Co-Prince – Jacques Chirac, French Co-prince of Andorra (1995–2007)
****Co-Prince's Representative – Philippe Massoni (2002–2007)
***Episcopal Co-Prince – Joan Enric Vives Sicília, Episcopal Co-prince of Andorra (2003–present)
****Co-Prince's Representative – Nemesi Marqués Oste (1993–2012)
**Prime Minister – Marc Forné Molné, Head of Government of Andorra (1994–2005)
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**President – Robert Kocharyan, President of Armenia (1998–2008)
**Prime Minister – Andranik Margaryan, Prime Minister of Armenia (2000–2007)
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**President –
**#Thomas Klestil, Federal President of Austria (1992–2004)
**# Andreas Khol, Barbara Prammer, and Thomas Prinzhorn; Acting Heads of State of Austria (2004)
**#Heinz Fischer, Federal President of Austria (2004–2016)
**Chancellor – Wolfgang Schüssel, Federal Chancellor of Austria (2000–2007)
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**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)
***Prime Minister – Anushavan Danielyan, Prime Minister of Nagorno-Karabakh (1999–2007)
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**President – Alexander Lukashenko, President of Belarus (1994–present)
**Prime Minister – Sergei Sidorsky, Prime Minister of Belarus (2003–2010)
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**Monarch – Albert II, King of the Belgians (1993–2013)
**Prime Minister – Guy Verhofstadt, Prime Minister of Belgium (1999–2008)
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**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 – Sulejman Tihić (2002–2006; Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2004)
***Croat Member – Dragan Čović (2002–2005, Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2003–2004)
**Prime Minister – Adnan Terzić, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina (2002–2007)
**High Representative – Lord (Paddy) Ashdown, High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina (2002–2006)
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**President – Georgi Parvanov, President of Bulgaria (2002–2012)
**Prime Minister – Simeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, Prime Minister of Bulgaria (2001–2005)
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**President – Stjepan Mesić, President of Croatia (2000–2010)
**Prime Minister – Ivo Sanader, Prime Minister of Croatia (2003–2009)
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**President – Tassos Papadopoulos, President of Cyprus (2003–2008)
** ( unrecognised, secessionist state)
***President – Rauf Denktaş, President of Northern Cyprus (1976–2005)
***Prime Minister –
***# Derviş Eroğlu, Prime Minister of Northern Cyprus (1996–2004)
***#Mehmet Ali Talat, Prime Minister of Northern Cyprus (2004–2005)
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**President – Václav Klaus, President of the Czech Republic (2003–2013)
**Prime Minister –
**#Vladimír Špidla, Prime Minister of the Czech Republic (2002–2004)
**#Stanislav Gross, Prime Minister of the Czech Republic (2004–2005)
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**Monarch – Margrethe II, Queen of Denmark (1972–2024)
**Prime Minister – Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Prime Minister of Denmark (2001–2009)
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**President – Arnold Rüütel, President of Estonia (2001–2006)
**Prime Minister – Juhan Parts, Prime Minister of Estonia (2003–2005)
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**President of the European Commission –
**#Romano Prodi (until 29 November)
**#José Manuel Barroso (starting 29 November)
** President of the Parliament –
**#Pat Cox (until 20 July)
**#Josep Borrell (starting 20 July)
**President of the European Council –
**#Bertie Ahern (January–June)
**#Jan Peter Balkenende (July–December)
** Presidency of the Council of the EU –
**#Ireland (January–July)
**#Netherlands (July–December)
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**President – Tarja Halonen, President of Finland (2000–2012)
**Prime Minister – Matti Vanhanen, Prime Minister of Finland (2003–2010)
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**President – Jacques Chirac, President of France (1995–2007)
**Prime Minister – Jean-Pierre Raffarin, Prime Minister of France (2002–2005)
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**President –
**# Nino Burjanadze, Acting President of Georgia (2003–2004)
**#Mikheil Saakashvili, President of Georgia (2004–2007)
**Prime Minister – Zurab Zhvania, Prime Minister of Georgia (2003–2005)
** ( unrecognised, secessionist state)
***President – Vladislav Ardzinba, President of Abkhazia (1990–2005)
***Prime Minister –
***#Raul Khajimba, Prime Minister of Abkhazia (2003–2004)
***# Nodar Khashba, Prime Minister of Abkhazia (2004–2005)
** ( unrecognised, secessionist state)
***President – Eduard Kokoity, President of South Ossetia (2001–2011)
***Prime Minister – Igor Sanakoyev, Prime Minister of South Ossetia (2003–2005)
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**President –
**#Johannes Rau, Federal President of Germany (1999–2004)
**#Horst Köhler, Federal President of Germany (2004–2010)
**Chancellor – Gerhard Schröder, Federal Chancellor of Germany (1998–2005)
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**President – Konstantinos Stephanopoulos, President of Greece (1995–2005)
**Prime Minister –
**#Costas Simitis, Prime Minister of Greece (1996–2004)
**#Kostas Karamanlis, Prime Minister of Greece (2004–2009)
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**President – Ferenc Mádl, President of Hungary (2000–2005)
**Prime Minister
**#Péter Medgyessy, Prime Minister of Hungary (2002–2004)
**#Ferenc Gyurcsány, Prime Minister of Hungary (2004–2009)
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**President – Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson, President of Iceland (1996–2016)
**Prime Minister –
**#Davíð Oddsson, Prime Minister of Iceland (1991–2004)
**#Halldór Ásgrímsson, Prime Minister of Iceland (2004–2006)
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**President – Mary McAleese, President of Ireland (1997–2011)
**Prime Minister – Bertie Ahern, Taoiseach of Ireland (1997–2008)
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**President – Carlo Azeglio Ciampi, President of Italy (1999–2006)
**Prime Minister – Silvio Berlusconi, President of the Council of Ministers of Italy (2001–2006)
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**President – Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga, President of Latvia (1999–2007)
**Prime Minister –
**# Einars Repše, Prime Minister of Latvia (2002–2004)
**#Indulis Emsis, Prime Minister of Latvia (2004)
**#Aigars Kalvītis, Prime Minister of Latvia (2004–2007)
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**Monarch – Hans-Adam II, Prince of Liechtenstein, Prince Regnant of Liechtenstein (1989–present)
**Regent – Hereditary Prince Alois, Hereditary Prince of Liechtenstein, Alois, Regent of Liechtenstein (2004–present)
**Prime Minister – Otmar Hasler, Prime Minister of Liechtenstein, Head of Government of Liechtenstein (2001–2009)
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**President –
**#Rolandas Paksas, President of Lithuania (2003–2004)
**#Artūras Paulauskas, President of Lithuania, Acting President of Lithuania (2004)
**#Valdas Adamkus, President of Lithuania (2004–2009)
**Prime Minister – Algirdas Brazauskas, Prime Minister of Lithuania (2001–2006)
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**Monarch – Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg, Henri, monarchy of Luxembourg, Grand Duke of Luxembourg (2000–present)
**Prime Minister – Jean-Claude Juncker, Prime Minister of Luxembourg (1995–2013)
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**President –
**#Boris Trajkovski, President of Macedonia (1999–2004)
**#Ljupčo Jordanovski, President of Macedonia, Acting President of Macedonia (2004)
**#Branko Crvenkovski, President of Macedonia (2004–2009)
**Prime Minister –
**#Branko Crvenkovski, Prime Minister of Macedonia, President of the Government of Macedonia (2002–2004)
**#Radmila Šekerinska, Prime Minister of Macedonia, Acting President of the Government of Macedonia (2004)
**#Hari Kostov, Prime Minister of Macedonia, President of the Government of Macedonia (2004)
**#Radmila Šekerinska, Prime Minister of Macedonia, Acting President of the Government of Macedonia (2004)
**#Vlado Bučkovski, Prime Minister of Macedonia, President of the Government of Macedonia (2004–2006)
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**President –
**#Guido de Marco, President of Malta (1999–2004)
**#Eddie Fenech Adami, President of Malta (2004–2009)
**Prime Minister –
**#Eddie Fenech Adami, Prime Minister of Malta (1998–2004)
**#Lawrence Gonzi, Prime Minister of Malta (2004–2013)
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**President – Vladimir Voronin, President of Moldova (2001–2009)
**Prime Minister – Vasile Tarlev, Prime Minister of Moldova (2001–2008)
** (international recognition of Transnistria, unrecognised, secessionist state)
***President – Igor Smirnov (politician), Igor Smirnov, President of Transnistria (1990–2011)
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**Monarch – Rainier III, Prince of Monaco, Rainier III, monarchy of Monaco, Sovereign Prince of Monaco (1949–2005)
**Prime Minister – Patrick Leclercq, Minister of State (Monaco), Minister of State of Monaco (2000–2005)
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**Monarch – Beatrix of the Netherlands, Beatrix, monarchy of the Netherlands, Queen of the Netherlands (1980–2013)
** (Constituent countries of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands)
***Prime Minister – Jan Peter Balkenende, Prime Minister of the Netherlands (2002–2010)
** (Constituent countries of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands)
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**Monarch – Harald V of Norway, Harald V, monarchy of Norway, King of Norway (1991–present)
**Regent – Crown Prince Haakon, Crown Prince of Norway, Haakon, Regent of Norway (2003–2004)
**Prime Minister – Kjell Magne Bondevik, Prime Minister of Norway (2001–2005)
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**President – Aleksander Kwaśniewski, President of Poland (1995–2005)
**Prime Minister –
**#Leszek Miller, Prime Minister of Poland, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Poland (2001–2004)
**#Marek Belka, Prime Minister of Poland, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Poland (2004–2005)
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**President – Jorge Sampaio, President of Portugal (1996–2006)
**Prime Minister –
**#José Manuel Barroso, Prime Minister of Portugal (2002–2004)
**#Pedro Santana Lopes, Prime Minister of Portugal (2004–2005)
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**President –
**#Ion Iliescu, President of Romania (2000–2004)
**#Traian Băsescu, President of Romania (2004–2014)
**Prime Minister –
**#Adrian Năstase, Prime Minister of Romania (2000–2004)
**#Eugen Bejinariu, Prime Minister of Romania, Acting Prime Minister of Romania (2004)
**#Călin Popescu-Tăriceanu, Prime Minister of Romania (2004–2008)
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**President – Vladimir Putin, President of Russia (1999–2008)
**Prime Minister –
**#Mikhail Kasyanov, Prime Minister of Russia, Chairman of the Government of Russia (2000–2004)
**#Viktor Khristenko, Prime Minister of Russia, Acting Chairman of the Government of Russia (2004)
**#Mikhail Fradkov, Prime Minister of Russia, Chairman of the Government of Russia (2004–2007)
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**Captains-Regent –
**#Giovanni Lonfernini and Valeria Ciavatta, Captains Regent, Captains Regent of San Marino (2003–2004)
**#Paolo Bollini and Marino Riccardi, Captains Regent, Captains Regent of San Marino (2004)
**#Giuseppe Arzilli and Roberto Raschi, Captains Regent, Captains Regent of San Marino (2004–2005)
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**President – Svetozar Marović, President of Serbia and Montenegro (2003–2006)
**Prime Minister – Svetozar Marović, Prime Minister of Serbia and Montenegro (2003–2006)
**Kosovo (Kosovo#Post-war, Self-Governing Entity United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo, under UN administration)
***President – Ibrahim Rugova, President of Kosovo (2002–2006)
***Prime Minister –
***#Bajram Rexhepi, Prime Minister of Kosovo (2002–2004)
***#Ramush Haradinaj, Prime Minister of Kosovo (2004–2005)
***UN Special Representative –
***#Harri Holkeri, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Kosovo, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Kosovo (2003–2004)
***#Charles H. Brayshaw, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Kosovo, Acting Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Kosovo (2004)
***#Søren Jessen-Petersen, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Kosovo, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Kosovo (2004–2006)
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**President –
**#Rudolf Schuster, President of Slovakia (1999–2004)
**#Ivan Gašparovič, President of Slovakia (2004–2014)
**Prime Minister – Mikuláš Dzurinda, Prime Minister of Slovakia (1998–2006)
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**President – Janez Drnovšek, President of Slovenia (2002–2007)
**Prime Minister –
**#Anton Rop, Prime Minister of Slovenia (2002–2004)
**#Janez Janša, Prime Minister of Slovenia (2004–2008)
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**Monarch – Juan Carlos I of Spain, Juan Carlos I, monarchy of Spain, King of Spain (1975–2014)
**Prime Minister –
**#José María Aznar, Prime Minister of Spain, President of the Government of Spain (1996–2004)
**#José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, Prime Minister of Spain, President of the Government of Spain (2004–2011)
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**Monarch – Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden, Carl XVI Gustaf, monarchy of Sweden, King of Sweden (1973–present)
**Prime Minister – Göran Persson, Prime Minister of Sweden (1996–2006)
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**Council – Swiss Federal Council, Federal Council of Switzerland
***Members – Moritz Leuenberger (1995–2010), Pascal Couchepin (1998–2009), Joseph Deiss (1999–2006; President of the Swiss Confederation, President of Switzerland, 2004), Samuel Schmid (2000–2008), Micheline Calmy-Rey (2002–2011), Christoph Blocher (2003–2007), and Hans-Rudolf Merz (2003–2010)
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**President – Ahmet Necdet Sezer, President of Turkey (2000–2007)
**Prime Minister – Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Prime Minister of Turkey (2003–2014)
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**President – Leonid Kuchma, President of Ukraine (1994–2005)
**Prime Minister –
**#Viktor Yanukovych, Prime Minister of Ukraine (2002–2005)
**#Mykola Azarov, Prime Minister of Ukraine, Acting Prime Minister of Ukraine (2004)
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**Monarch – Elizabeth II, monarchy of the United Kingdom, Queen of the United Kingdom (1952–2022)
**Prime Minister – Tony Blair, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1997–2007)
** (Crown dependencies, Crown dependency of the United Kingdom)
***Lieutenant-Governor – Ian Macfadyen, Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Man (2000–2005)
***Chief Minister –
***#Richard Corkill, Chief Minister of the Isle of Man (2001–2004)
***#Donald Gelling, Chief Minister of the Isle of Man (2004–2006)
** (Crown dependencies, Crown dependency of the United Kingdom)
***Lieutenant-Governor – Sir John Foley (British Army general, born 1939), John Foley, Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey (2000–2005)
***Bailiff – Sir de Vic Carey, Bailiff of Guernsey (1999–2005)
***Chief Minister – Laurie Morgan, Chief Minister of Guernsey (2004–2007)
** (Crown dependencies, Crown dependency of the United Kingdom)
***Lieutenant-Governor – Sir John Cheshire, Lieutenant Governor of Jersey (2001–2006)
***Bailiff – Sir Philip Bailhache, Bailiff of Jersey (1995–2009)
** (British Overseas Territories, Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom)
***Governor – Sir Francis Richards (diplomat), Francis Richards, Governor of Gibraltar (2003–2006)
***Chief Minister – Peter Caruana, Chief Minister of Gibraltar (1996–2011)
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**Monarch – Pope John Paul II, list of sovereigns of Vatican City State, Sovereign of Vatican City (1978–2005)
**Head of Government – Cardinal Edmund Szoka, President of the Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State, President of the Governorate of Vatican City (1997–2006)
**Holy See (legal status of the Holy See, ''sui generis'' subject of public international law)
***Secretary of State – Cardinal Angelo Sodano, Cardinal Secretary of State (1990–2006)

Events

January

February

March

April

May

*May 1: The 2004 enlargement of Europe occurs.

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

Deaths

January

February

March

April

May

See also

*2004 in the European Union
*List of state leaders in Europe in 2004

Notes

References

{{Year in Europe, 2004

2004 in Europe,
2000s in Europe
Years of the 21st century in Europe