1994 in the European Union

Events in the year 1994 in the European Union.

1994
in
the European Union

Decades:
  • 1970s
  • 1980s
  • 1990s
  • 2000s
  • 2010s
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Incumbents

Events

January

February

  • 19 February – The court of Auditors publishes the special report concerning controls of irregularities and fraud in the agricultural area.

March

April

  • 5 AprilPoland formally applies to join the European Union.
  • 6 April – The Commission adopts a Green Paper on the Union's audiovisual policy.
  • 15 April – The final act of the Uruguay round (GATT) negotiations is signed in Marrakech, Morocco.
  • 19 April – The Council decides on joint action under common foreign and security policy in support of the Middle East peace process.
  • 26 April – The Parliament and the Council adopt the fourth framework programme on research, development and demonstration (1994-1998).

May

June

July

October

November

December

  • 6 December – The Council adopts the Leonardo da Vinci programme in vocational training and passes its first resolution under the Social Policy Protocol.
  • 910 December – The European Council in Essen, Germany lays down lines of action for growth, competitiveness and employment with special reference to measures to combat unemployment and to bring trans-European networks into operation; it agrees on an overall strategy to bring the associated countries of Central and Eastern Europe closer to the Community and reiterates its determination to establish a Euro-Mediterranean partnership. It approves the principle of a multi-annual aid programme for Northern Ireland.
  • 1516 December – The Council adopts a conclusion on the Community strategy for reducing CO2 emissions and on environment and transport. It also adopts a regulation on the substances which deplete the ozone layer and a directive on the incineration of hazardous waste.
  • 17 December – The European Energy Charter is signed in Lisbon.

European Capitals of Culture

The European Capital of Culture is a city designated by the European Union for a period of one calendar year, during which it organises a series of cultural events with a strong European dimension.

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