2006 in the European Union

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Years:	2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

Events from the year 2006 in the European Union.

Incumbents

1 January: Austria takes the Presidency.
2 February: The Commission launches a white paper on communication policy.
16 February: The Commission's 'Bolkestein Directive' is approved at its first reading by the MEPs admit large protests outside the Parliament.
7 April: .eu domain opens to the public.
4 May: The Commission adopts a green paper on the European Transparency Initiative.
3 June: Montenegro declares independence, leads to separate relations and accession negotiations.
21 June: Barroso attends EU-US summit in Vienna.
1 July: Finland takes the Presidency.
12 July: Kroes gives Microsoft a 280.5 million euro fine for its anti-competitive behaviour.
24 July: The Council adopts a common position on the Bolkestein Directive
15 November: European Parliament adopts the Bolkestein Directive at its second reading.
12 December: Parliament approves the Bulgarian and Romanian Commissioners despite concerns over the weakness of the Multilingualism portfolio.