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France in 2000

Historical records for France in 2000, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

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5Named people
5Places
4Categories

Historical records

March

24 March 2000Lisbon StrategyJacques Chirac

Lisbon · Government / European Economic Community (EEC)

Chirac backed the European strategy for employment, economic reform and a more competitive knowledge-based economy.

October

14 October 2000Biarritz Charter AgreementJacques Chirac

Biarritz · Government / European Economic Community (EEC)

Chirac hosted European leaders as they endorsed the draft Charter of Fundamental Rights.

December

11 December 2000Nice European CouncilJacques Chirac

Nice · Government / European Economic Community (EEC)

Chirac chaired the Nice European Council, which reached agreement on institutional reforms for future enlargement.

11 December 2000Nice Institutional ReformLionel Jospin

Nice · Government / European Economic Community (EEC)

Jospin represented the French government during negotiations that produced the Nice institutional settlement.

26 December 2000First Arsenal Hat-TrickThierry Henry

London · Sport / Football

Scores his first Arsenal hat-trick as the club defeat Leicester City 6-1 at Highbury.

Other Events

2000Nobel PrizeGao Xingjian

Stockholm · Arts / Literature

Receives the Nobel Prize in Literature for an oeuvre of universal validity, bitter insights and linguistic ingenuity opening new paths in Chinese literature.

2000The Gleaners and IAgnes Varda

Arts / Cinema

Directs The Gleaners and I, a documentary exploring gleaning and reuse in contemporary France.

Names involved

Agnes VardaGao XingjianJacques ChiracLionel JospinThierry Henry

Places involved

BiarritzLisbonLondonNiceStockholm

Provenance

This page is generated from stored World History Database records matching the exact country and year shown above. Exact duplicate display records are collapsed. Records without a month are listed after the monthly sections. Source provenance varies by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.