2022 in Europe

This is a list of events that took place in Europe in 2022.

Incumbents

European Union

• President of the European Commission: Ursula von der Leyen
• President of the Parliament:
  • David Sassoli (until 11 January)
  • Roberta Metsola (from 18 January)
• President of the European Council: Charles Michel
• Presidency of the Council of the EU:
  • France (January–June)
  • Czech Republic (July–December)

Events

January

• 10 January: Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte forms his fourth cabinet, almost a year after the collapse of his previous one.
• 16 January:
  • Dimitar Kovačevski was sworn in as Prime Minister of North Macedonia.<ref name=":0">Template:Cite web</ref>
  • 2022 Serbian constitutional referendum, marked by a low turnout, leads to a revision of the provisions of the constitution concerning judicial power.
• 30 January: The 2022 Portuguese legislative election took place.

February

• 11 February: The Biden administration claimed that Russia now has enough troops and military equipment in place to launch an invasion of Ukraine.<ref>Template:Cite web.</ref>
• 21 February: Russia recognizes the independence of the Donetsk and Luhansk People's Republic.
• 24 February: Russia launches its invasion of Ukraine.
• 27 February: 2022 Belarusian constitutional referendum
• 28 February: Ukraine applied for membership of the European Union (EU)

March

• 2 March: The United Nations General Assembly voted on a United Nations resolution condemning Russia for its invasion of Ukraine.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• 3 March: 2022 Armenian presidential election
• 10 March: 2022 Hungarian presidential election
• 13 March: 75th British Academy Film Awards
• 16 March: The inauguration of the 1915 Çanakkale Bridge.
• 26 March: 2022 Maltese general election

April

• 3 April: 2022 Hungarian parliamentary election<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> and 2022 Hungarian LGBTQ in education referendum<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

July

• 19 July: – At least 3,600 people are killed due to extreme heatwaves hitting much of Europe, additionally causing major wildfires, travel disruption, and record high temperatures in many countries.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

See also

• 2022
• 2022 in the European Union
• 2022 in politics and government
• 2020s
• List of state leaders in Europe in 2022