1997 in the European Union

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See also:	Other events of 1997 Timeline of EU history

Events from the year 1997 in the European Union.

• President of the European Council
  • Wim Kok (Jan – Jun 1997)
  • Jean-Claude Juncker (July – Dec 1997)
• Commission President - Jacques Santer
• Council Presidency - Netherlands (Jan – Jun 1997) and Luxembourg (July – Dec 1997)

• 1 January: Netherlands takes over the Presidency of the European Union.
• 30 March - The Euronat, a Nationalist European political party is founded. It was led by the French National Front (FN). It will be dissolved by 2009.
• 1 July: Luxembourg takes over the Presidency of the European Union.