2010 by country in Europe

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Chronology of Europe: events by country of the year 2010 in Europe. Thematic events are dealt with in 2010 in Europe
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European continent

Albania

Germany

Andorra

England

Armenia

Austria

Belgium

Belarus

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bulgaria

Caucasus

Cyprus

Republic of Cyprus

Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus

Croatia
Sunday: second round of the presidential election. Social Democrat Ivo Josipovic is elected with 60.29% against the mayor of Zagreb, the independentist Milan Bandic.

Denmark

Faroe Islands

Greenland

Scotland

Spain

Friday: Spain takes the rotating presidency of the European Union for the fourth time and succeeds Sweden.

Wednesday: the government announces further austerity measures to reduce public spending by about EUR 15 billion.

Estonia
Tuesday : the Commission considers that Estonia meets all the criteria for joining the euro area at .

Finland

France

Georgia

Greece

Wednesday , Greek crisis: Prime Minister Georges Papandreou announces new austerity measures under pressure from the European Commission. On 5th and 11th, violent clashes took place between police forces and demonstrators in Athens.

Thursday , Greek crisis: German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Nicolas Sarkozy find a compromise, validated by other members of the euro area, providing bilateral loans associated with the possibility of IMF assistance.

On Sunday , the Greek crisis : the euro area states end up agreeing on the principle of three-year bilateral loans, at a rate of 5% of an initial amount of EUR 30 billion., supplemented by 10 to 15 billion advanced by the International Monetary Fund.

Friday , Greek crisis: Greece officially requests the activation of the bilateral loan plan. France and Germany set conditions.

Tuesday , Greek crisis : Greece announces that it can no longer borrow at the prevailing rates.

Sunday: the support plan for Greece is increased to €110 billion in exchange for new austerity measures.

Wednesday: 24-hour general strike and violent clashes in Athens killing 3 people. New events on .

Hungary
Sunday: the second round of the general elections gives victory to the national and social right-wing movement, Fidesz de Viktor Orban, with 263 seats out of 386.

Ireland
On Sunday, Ireland calls for the activation of the European Financial Stability Fund (EFSF) and the European Financial Stabilization Mechanism (which allows the Commission to borrow up to EUR 60 billion).

Iceland
Tuesday: Icelandic President rejects EU agreement to rembo