2016 in Europe

This is a list of events that took place in Europe in 2016.

Events

January

February

Rescue teams on the site of Bad Aibling rail accident

March

Entrance of Maalbeek metro station, two days after Brussels bombings

April

May

Violence during Paris anti-labor reform protests, 1 May

June

UEFA Euro 2016 opening ceremony
David Cameron announces his resignation as Prime Minister in the wake of the UK vote on EU membership.

July

The scene of Nice attack on 15 July

August

September

October

November

Sports

Deaths

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

References

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  2. "Wrocław - Europejska Stolica Kultury 2016".
  3. Jasmine Coleman (8 January 2016). "Cologne sex attacks: Search for answers". BBC News.
  4. Noah Barkin; Paul Carrel (8 January 2016). "Asylum seekers among suspects in Cologne's New Year violence". Reuters.
  5. "Polish media laws: Nationwide protests are staged". BBC News. 9 January 2016.
  6. "Thousands protest against Polish government control of state media". AFP. 9 January 2016.
  7. "Kosovo Police Disperse Violent Protesters". The Wall Street Journal. 9 January 2016.
  8. "Kosovo opposition protests turn violent in Pristina". BBC News. 9 January 2016.
  9. Matthew Weaver (12 January 2016). "Istanbul blast: 10 dead in suspected suicide bombing are mostly foreigners – live updates". The Guardian.
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  12. "Centre-right candidate wins Portugal's presidential election". The Guardian. 24 January 2016.
  13. Sewell Chan (28 January 2016). "24 Die After Iraqi Kurdish Refugees' Boat Sinks Off Greek Island". The New York Times.
  14. "Slovenia 50-car pile-up leaves four dead". BBC News. 30 January 2016.
  15. "Fog pileup of 70 vehicles kills 4, injures 30 in Slovenia". Daily Mail. 30 January 2016.
  16. Kate Connolly (9 February 2016). "Bavaria train crash: at least eight dead in southern Germany". The Guardian.
  17. Adam Withnall (9 February 2016). "Germany train crash: Eight dead and 150 injured as two trains collide near Bad Aibling in Bavaria". The Independent.
  18. Joern Poeltz (9 February 2016). "Eight dead, 150 hurt in train crash in Bavaria -police".
  19. "Bosnia-Herzegovina applies to join European Union". BBC News. 15 February 2016.
  20. Tim Hume; Tina Burnside; Radina Gigova (28 February 2016). "Russian mine disaster death toll hits 36 after explosion during failed rescue effort". CNN.
  21. "Russian mine accident leaves 36 dead". BBC News. 28 February 2016.
  22. Olga Razumovskaya (28 February 2016). "Total of 36 Feared Dead After Russian Mine Explosions". The Wall Street Journal.
  23. "Slovakia election: anti-immigration PM wins, but loses majority". The Guardian. 6 March 2016.
  24. Samuel Osborne; Adam Withnall (13 March 2016). "Ankara explosion: At least 34 killed and over 100 wounded by 'car bomb' in Turkish capital". The Independent.
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  26. Angelique Chrisafis (18 March 2016). "Paris attacks suspect Salah Abdeslam shot and arrested in Brussels". The Guardian.
  27. Lidia Kelly; William Maclean (19 March 2016). "Plane crashes in Russia, all 62 people on board killed". Reuters.
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  29. Adam Withnall (20 March 2016). "Spain bus crash: At least 14 dead as coach carrying Erasmus exchange students crashes near Barcelona". The Independent.
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  31. "Brussels attacks: Zaventem and Maelbeek bombs kill many". BBC News. 22 March 2016.
  32. Matthew Weaver; Haroon Siddique; Raya Jalabi; Claire Phipps (23 March 2016). "Brussels: Islamic State launches attacks on airport and station – as it happened". The Guardian.
  33. Natalia Drozdiak; Gabriele Steinhauser; Matthias Verbergt (22 March 2016). "ISIS Claims Responsibility for Brussels Attacks; More Than 30 Dead". The Wall Street Journal.
  34. "Radovan Karadzic jailed for Bosnia war Srebrenica genocide". BBC News. 24 March 2016.
  35. "'Ceasefire' After Dozens Killed In Caucasus". Sky News. 3 April 2016.
  36. Mariam Harutyunyan; Emil Guliyev (3 April 2016). "Dozens dead in Nagorny Karabakh clashes". Yahoo! News.
  37. "Panama Papers leak leads to 'largest protest' in Iceland's history". RT. 4 April 2016.
  38. Nick Squires (18 April 2016). "400 migrants feared dead after boat capsizes in Mediterranean". The Telegraph.
  39. Slav Okov (21 April 2016). "Bulgaria Imposes Compulsory Voting to Increase Turnout". Bloomberg.
  40. "Bulgarian Parliament Approves Introduction of Compulsory Voting". novinite.com. 21 April 2016.
  41. "Norway helicopter crash: 13 killed near Bergen". BBC News. 29 April 2016.
  42. James Rothwell; Peter Foster (29 April 2016). "13 dead including one Briton after helicopter crashes in Norway". The Telegraph.
  43. Elisabetta Povoledo (11 May 2016). "Italy Approves Same-Sex Civil Unions". The New York Times.
  44. Nick Squires (11 May 2016). "Italian parliament gives gay unions the green light". The Telegraph.
  45. Claire Phipps, Matthew Weaver (19 May 2016). "EgyptAir flight MS804: 'We cannot exclude anything,' says Egypt PM – live updates". The Guardian.
  46. James Rothwell, Chiara Palazzo (19 May 2016). "EgyptAir flight MS804 Paris-Cairo 'crashes' with one Briton on board - aviation experts say terror attack 'most likely scenario'". The Telegraph.
  47. "Austria shooting: Gunman kills two at concert before turning weapon on himself, police say". The Independent. 22 May 2016.
  48. "Ukraine fire kills 17 in care home near Kiev". BBC News. 29 May 2016.
  49. Tim Hume (1 June 2016). "World's longest tunnel opens deep beneath Swiss Alps". CNN.
  50. Angelique Chrisafis (3 June 2016). "Europe floods: Seine could peak at six metres as Louvre closes doors". The Guardian.
  51. "Train crash in Belgium leaves three dead and nine injured". The Guardian. 6 June 2016.
  52. "Three dead in Belgian train crash". The Telegraph. 6 June 2016.
  53. "14 dead after Turkish school bus veers into canal". The Guardian. 6 June 2016.
  54. Gul Tuysuz; Euan McKirdy; Tim Hume (7 June 2016). "4 detained after car bomb kills 11 in Istanbul". CNN.
  55. "Istanbul bomb attack on police bus kills 11". BBC News. 7 June 2016.
  56. "Euro 2016: Russia given suspended disqualification". BBC News. 14 June 2016.
  57. Owen Gibson (14 June 2016). "Russia handed suspended Euro 2016 disqualification and lash out at England". The Guardian.
  58. Jack de Menezes (15 June 2016). "Euro 2016: Russia handed suspended disqualification and will be thrown out if similar incidents happen in stadium". The Independent.
  59. "At least 40 injured, 58 arrested in Paris anti-labor reform protests – police". RT. 14 June 2016.
  60. Jessica Durando (14 June 2016). "Violence erupts during Paris protests over labor reform". USA TODAY.
  61. Brian Wheeler, Alex Hunt (24 June 2016). "The UK's EU referendum: All you need to know". BBC News.
  62. Azadeh Ansari, Tim Hume (26 June 2016). "Iceland elects first new president in 20 years". CNN.
  63. "Guðni Jóhannesson wins Iceland's presidential election". The Guardian. 26 June 2016.
  64. "Spanish election: PP wins most seats but deadlock remains". BBC News. 27 June 2016.
  65. "Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy's conservative People's Party wins Spanish general election". Euronews. 26 June 2016.
  66. Chiara Palazzo, Jessica Winch (29 June 2016). "Istanbul Ataturk airport attack: 41 dead and 239 injured in 'hideous' suicide bombings in Turkey". The Telegraph.
  67. "Latvia's accession to the OECD". OECD. 1 July 2016.
  68. Ben Russell (2 July 2016). "Serbia shooting: Five dead and 20 wounded after gunman opens fire in crowded cafe". Daily Mirror.
  69. Lizzie Dearden (2 July 2016). "Serbia cafe shooting: Five killed and 22 injured after 'jealous' gunman kills wife and goes on rampage". The Independent.
  70. "Italy train crash: 'Twelve killed' near Bari". BBC News. 12 July 2016.
  71. Samuel Osborne (12 July 2016). "Italy train crash: At least 12 dead and dozens injured after two trains collide". The Independent.
  72. Josephine McKenna (12 July 2016). "Italy train crash: At least 12 dead, dozens injured as PM Renzi says 'this is a moment for tears'". The Telegraph.
  73. "Theresa May to become PM: What's on her to-do list?". BBC News. 13 July 2016.
  74. Alastair Jamieson, Kelly Cobiella (13 July 2016). "Theresa May: 'Bloody Difficult Woman' to Be U.K. Prime Minister". NBC News.
  75. "Nice attack: At least 84 killed during Bastille Day celebrations". BBC News. 15 July 2016.
  76. Danny Boyle, Peter Allen, Barney Henderson (15 July 2016). "Nice terror attack: Lorry driver who killed 84 during rampage at Bastille Day celebrations was criminal well known to police". The Telegraph.
  77. Matthew Weaver, Bonnie Malkin, Kevin Rawlinson (15 July 2016). "Nice truck attack: France mourns again after 84 killed in Bastille day atrocity – live". The Guardian.
  78. "At least 84 killed in 'monstrous' terror attack on holiday crowd in Nice, France". CNBC. 15 July 2016.
  79. Nick Tattersall, Ece Toksabay (16 July 2016). "Turkish coup bid crumbles as crowds answer call to streets, Erdogan returns". Reuters.
  80. Euan McKirdy, Steve Almasy (16 July 2016). "Turkish President declares coup attempt over; 754 people arrested". CNN.
  81. Anthony Bond (16 July 2016). "Turkey coup attempt leaves 194 dead and 1,110 wounded after military try to take control". Daily Mirror.
  82. "Armenia protesters, police clash over hostage crisis". Al Jazeera. 21 July 2016.
  83. Roland Oliphant (21 July 2016). "Rioting in Armenian capital Yerevan as hostage crisis enters fifth day". The Telegraph.
  84. Catherine E. Shoichet, Ralph Ellis, Jason Hanna (23 July 2016). "Munich shooting: 9 victims, gunman dead, police say". CNN.
  85. Rukmini Callimachi, Melissa Eddy, Andrew Jacobs (22 July 2016). "Gunman in Munich Kills 9, Then Himself, the Police Say". The New York Times.
  86. "France Rouen: Fire kills 13 at birthday party in bar". BBC News. 6 August 2016.
  87. Kim Willsher, Warren Murray (6 August 2016). "Rouen fire: at least 13 dead in birthday disaster at bar in French city". The Guardian.
  88. "Macedonia storm: Deadly freak floods hit Skopje". BBC News. 7 August 2016.
  89. Ada Carr (7 August 2016). "Torrential Rains Leave At Least 21 Dead, 6 Missing in Macedonia; State of Emergency Declared". Weather.com.
  90. "Wildfires kill three people on Portugal's Madeira, 1,000 evacuated". Reuters. 10 August 2016.
  91. Gabriel Samuels (10 August 2016). "Three people die as major forest fires sweep across Madeira and mainland Portugal". The Independent.
  92. "At least 12 killed in bombing attacks in Turkey". The Irish Times. 10 August 2016.
  93. "More than 50 dead in attack on wedding party in Turkey". Al Jazeera. 21 August 2016.
  94. Osman Orsal (21 August 2016). "Turkey's Erdogan blames child suicide bomber for wedding attack that killed 51". Reuters.
  95. "At least 11 police officers dead, 78 injured in Turkey car bomb attack". Fox News. 26 August 2016.
  96. "At least 17 dead in Moscow warehouse fire: Russian ministry". Euronews. 27 August 2016.
  97. "Putin's United Russia Party Wins Big In Election; Some Ballot-Stuffing Seen". NPR. 19 September 2016.
  98. "President Vladimir Putin's United Russia party wins parliamentary election". Deutsche Welle. 19 September 2016.
  99. Cinar Kiper (9 October 2016). "Turkey explosion: At least 17 killed in PKK car bomb attack in southeastern Hakkari province". The Independent.
  100. "At least 18 reported dead, including 10 soldiers, after Turkey car bombing". Fox News. 9 October 2016.
  101. "Estonia's parliament elects country's first female president". Reuters. 3 October 2016.
  102. "Strong earthquakes hit central Italy; no deaths reported". Reuters. 27 October 2016.
  103. Nick Squires (26 October 2016). "'Apocalyptic': Italy rocked by two earthquakes leaving town of Ussita 'finished' and strong tremors in Rome". The Telegraph.
  104. "Italy earthquakes: Strong tremors shake central region". BBC News. 27 October 2016.
  105. Laura Smith-Spark (9 November 2016). "London tram crash: 7 dead, dozens injured in Croydon". CNN.
  106. Filip Warwick (14 November 2016). "Igor Dodon wins Moldova presidential election". RFI.
  107. "Pro-Moscow figure Igor Dodon claims Moldova presidency". BBC News. 14 November 2016.
  108. Angel Krasimirov, Tsvetelia Tsolova (14 November 2016). "Bulgarian PM Borisov resigns, snap parliamentary poll likely". Reuters.
  109. "Bulgarian PM resigns after presidential candidate's defeat to Rumen Radev". Deutsche Welle. 14 November 2016.
  110. "Russia to Withdraw From the International Criminal Court". The Moscow Times. 16 November 2016.
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