2023 in Europe

This is a list of events that have taken or will take place in Europe in 2023.

European Union

 * President of the European Commission: Ursula von der Leyen
 * President of the Parliament: Roberta Metsola
 * President of the European Council: Charles Michel
 * Presidency of the Council of the EU:
 * Sweden (January–June)
 * Spain (July–December)

January

 * 1 January: Croatia adopted the euro and became the 20th member state of the eurozone. This was the first enlargement of the monetary union since Lithuania's entry in 2015. Croatia also joined the Schengen Area and became its 27th member. This was the first enlargement of the Schengen Area since Liechtenstein's entry in 2011.

April

 * 4 April: Finland joins NATO.

May

 * 6 May: Coronation of Charles III and Camilla in Westminster Abbey, London.
 * 13 May: Eurovision Song Contest 2023 in Liverpool, United Kingdom.
 * 14 May: 2023 Turkish general election
 * 28 May: Recep Tayyip Erdoğan wins the 2023 presidential elections in Turkey.

July

 * 23 July: 2023 Spanish general election for the Cortes Generales.

October

 * 28 October: A partial lunar eclipse will be visible in the evening and the next morning over Europe and most of Africa and Asia and will be the 11th lunar eclipse of Lunar Saros 146.

November

 * 11 November: 2023 Polish parliamentary election for the Parliament of Poland.