2026 in Europe
This is a list of events that have taken or will take place in Europe in 2026.
Incumbents
European Union
Events
January
- 1 January – Bulgaria adopts the euro and becomes the 21st member state of the eurozone.
- 6 January - The 2025 Jubilee will end on this day.
- 12 January – Hungary grants asylum to former Polish justice minister Zbigniew Ziobro.
- 17 January – In Asuncion, Paraguay, EU-commission-president Ursula von der Leyen signs EU–Mercosur Association Agreement with Mercosur.
- 18 January/8 February – 2026 Portuguese presidential election
- 26 January - EU-commission-president Ursula von der Leyen signs free treaty agreement, India–European Union Free Trade Agreement, with India
- 29 January - EU sets more sanctions against government ministers of Iran, for example Iranian Interior minister and European Union sets Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps on list of terror.
Scheduled and confirmed events
- 6-22 February - The Winter Olympics are scheduled to be held in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy.
- 6-15 March - The Winter Paralympics are scheduled to be held in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy.
- 22 March – 2026 Slovenian parliamentary election
- 29 March – 2026 Bulgarian parliamentary election
- April – 2026 Hungarian parliamentary election
- 7 June – 2026 Armenian parliamentary election
- 23 July – 2 August – 2026 Commonwealth Games
- 30 August – 2026 Estonian presidential election
- 13 September 2026 Swedish general election
- 20 September – 2026 Russian legislative election
- 3 October – 2026 Latvian parliamentary election
- 4 October – 2026 Bosnian general election
- before 31 October – 2026 Danish general election
- November – 2026 Bulgarian presidential election