2007_in_the_European_Union Knowpia

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Events from the year 2007 in the European Union.

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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]

^ Bulgaria and Romania latest to join the EU
^ "Bank of Slovenia". Archived from the original on 6 January 2007. Retrieved 2 July 2007.
^ The EU says "dia dhuit"' to Irish
^ ^a ^b "German Presidency website". Archived from the original on 1 July 2007. Retrieved 10 January 2007.
^ Far-right group formed in European Parliament
^ REACH EU chemical law comes into force
^ "EU leaders break treaty deadlock", EU Commission
^ "Portuguese Presidency". Archived from the original on 11 April 2011. Retrieved 2 July 2007.
^ ""Europe's border-free zone expands", BBC News". 21 December 2007. Archived from the original on 21 December 2007. Retrieved 21 December 2007.