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Greece in 2003

Historical records for Greece in 2003, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

7Records
6Events
2Named people
2Places
2Categories

Historical records

January

1 January 2003Fourth Greek EU PresidencyGeorge Papandreou

Athens · Government / European Economic Community (EEC)

Papandreou steers foreign-policy work during the 2003 Greek Presidency, including enlargement and Western Balkan priorities.

1 January 2003Fourth Greek EU PresidencyCostas Simitis

Athens · Government / European Economic Community (EEC)

Begins Greece's fourth rotating Council Presidency with enlargement and Balkan integration among its priorities.

April

16 April 2003Athens Enlargement Treaty CeremonyGeorge Papandreou

Athens · Government / European Economic Community (EEC)

Participates as ten accession countries sign their treaties during the Greek Presidency.

16 April 2003Athens Informal European CouncilCostas Simitis

Athens · Government / European Economic Community (EEC)

Hosts an informal European Council during the Greek Presidency as leaders discuss the future of Europe.

16 April 2003Treaty of AccessionCostas Simitis

Athens · Government / Government of Greece

Simitis hosts the Athens ceremony as Greece holds the Council Presidency during the historic enlargement agreement.

June

19 June 2003Thessaloniki European CouncilCostas Simitis

Thessaloniki · Government / European Economic Community (EEC)

Hosts the European Council that strengthens the Union's commitment to the Western Balkans.

20 June 2003Thessaloniki Agenda for Western BalkansGeorge Papandreou

Thessaloniki · Government / European Economic Community (EEC)

Supports a framework bringing Western Balkan countries closer to eventual European integration.

Names involved

Costas SimitisGeorge Papandreou

Places involved

AthensThessaloniki

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varies by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.