# 2001 in Europe

This is a list of 2001 events that occurred in Europe.

## Incumbents

* Albania
** President – Rexhep Meidani, President of Albania (1997–2002)
** Prime Minister – Ilir Meta, Prime Minister of Albania (1999–2002)
* Andorra
** Monarchs –
*** French Co-Prince – Jacques Chirac, French Co-prince of Andorra (1995–2007)
**** Co-Prince's Representative – Frédéric de Saint-Sernin (1999–2002)
*** Episcopal Co-Prince – Archbishop Joan Martí i Alanis, Episcopal Co-prince of Andorra (1971–2003)
**** Co-Prince's Representative – Nemesi Marquès i Oste (1993–2012)
** Prime Minister – Marc Forné Molné, Head of Government of Andorra (1994–2005)
* Armenia
** President – Robert Kocharyan, President of Armenia (1998–2008)
** Prime Minister – Andranik Margaryan, Prime Minister of Armenia (2000–2007)
* Austria
** President – Thomas Klestil, Federal President of Austria (1992–2004)
** Chancellor – Wolfgang Schüssel, Federal Chancellor of Austria (2000–2007)
* Azerbaijan
** President – Heydar Aliyev, President of Azerbaijan (1993–2003)
** Prime Minister – Artur Rasizade, Prime Minister of Azerbaijan (1996–2003)
** Nagorno-Karabakh (unrecognised, secessionist state)
*** President – Arkadi Ghukasyan, President of Nagorno-Karabakh (1997–2007)
*** Prime Minister – Anushavan Danielyan, Prime Minister of Nagorno-Karabakh (1999–2007)
* Belarus
** President – Alexander Lukashenko, President of Belarus (1994–present)
** Prime Minister –
*** Vladimir Yermoshin, Prime Minister of Belarus (2000–2001)
*** Gennady Novitsky, Prime Minister of Belarus (2001–2003)
* Belgium
** Monarch – Albert II, King of the Belgians (1993–2013)
** Prime Minister – Guy Verhofstadt, Prime Minister of Belgium (1999–2008)
* Bosnia and Herzegovina
** Head of State – Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina
*** Serb Member – Živko Radišić (1998–2002; Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2000–2001)
*** Bosniak Member –
**** Halid Genjac (2000–2001)
**** Beriz Belkić (2001–2002)
*** Croat Member –
**** Ante Jelavić (1998–2001)
**** Jozo Križanović (2001–2002; Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2001–2002)
** Prime Minister –
*** Martin Raguž, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina (2000–2001)
*** Božidar Matić, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina (2001)
*** Zlatko Lagumdžija, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina (2001–2002)
** High Representative – Wolfgang Petritsch, High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina (1999–2002)
* Bulgaria
** President – Petar Stoyanov, President of Bulgaria (1997–2002)
** Prime Minister –
*** Ivan Kostov, Prime Minister of Bulgaria (1997–2001)
*** Simeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, Prime Minister of Bulgaria (2001–2005)
* Croatia
** President – Stjepan Mesić, President of Croatia (2000–2010)
** Prime Minister – Ivica Račan, Prime Minister of Croatia (2000–2003)
* Cyprus
** President – Glafcos Clerides, President of Cyprus (1993–2003)
** Northern Cyprus (unrecognised, secessionist state)
*** President – Rauf Denktaş, President of Northern Cyprus (1976–2005)
*** Prime Minister – Derviş Eroğlu, Prime Minister of Northern Cyprus (1996–2004)
* Czech Republic
** President – Václav Havel, President of the Czech Republic (1993–2003)
** Prime Minister – Miloš Zeman, Prime Minister of the Czech Republic (1998–2002)
* Denmark
** Monarch – Margrethe II, Queen of Denmark (1972–2024)
** Prime Minister –
*** Poul Nyrup Rasmussen, Prime Minister of Denmark (1993–2001)
*** Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Prime Minister of Denmark (2001–2009)
* Estonia
** President –
*** Lennart Meri, President of Estonia (1992–2001)
*** Arnold Rüütel, President of Estonia (2001–2006)
** Prime Minister – Mart Laar, Prime Minister of Estonia (1999–2002)
* European Union
** President of the European Commission – Romano Prodi
** President of the Parliament – Nicole Fontaine
** President of the European Council –
*** Göran Persson (January–June)
*** Guy Verhofstadt (July–December)
** Presidency of the Council of the EU –
*** Sweden (January–July)
*** Belgium (July–December)
* Finland
** President – Tarja Halonen, President of Finland (2000–2012)
** Prime Minister – Paavo Lipponen, Prime Minister of Finland (1995–2003)
* France
** President – Jacques Chirac, President of France (1995–2007)
** Prime Minister – Lionel Jospin, Prime Minister of France (1997–2002)
* Georgia
** President – Eduard Shevardnadze, President of Georgia (1995–2003)
** Prime Minister –
*** Giorgi Arsenishvili, Minister of State of Georgia (2000–2001)
*** Avtandil Jorbenadze, Minister of State of Georgia (2001–2003)
** Abkhazia (unrecognised, secessionist state)
*** President – Vladislav Ardzinba, President of Abkhazia (1990–2005)
*** Prime Minister –
**** Viacheslav Tsugba, Prime Minister of Abkhazia (1999–2001)
**** Anri Jergenia, Prime Minister of Abkhazia (2001–2002)
** South Ossetia (unrecognised, secessionist state)
*** President –
**** Lyudvig Chibirov, President of South Ossetia (1993–2001)
**** Eduard Kokoity, President of South Ossetia (2001–2011)
*** Prime Minister –
**** Merab Chigoev, Prime Minister of South Ossetia (1998–2001)
**** Dmitry Sanakoyev, Prime Minister of South Ossetia (2001)
**** Gerasim Khugayev, Prime Minister of South Ossetia (2001–2003)
* Germany
** President – Johannes Rau, Federal President of Germany (1999–2004)
** Chancellor – Gerhard Schröder, Federal Chancellor of Germany (1998–2005)
* Greece
** President – Konstantinos Stephanopoulos, President of Greece (1995–2005)
** Prime Minister – Costas Simitis, Prime Minister of Greece (1996–2004)
* Hungary
** President – Ferenc Mádl, President of Hungary (2000–2005)
** Prime Minister – Viktor Orbán, Prime Minister of Hungary (1998–2002)
* Iceland
** President – Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson, President of Iceland (1996–2016)
** Prime Minister – Davíð Oddsson, Prime Minister of Iceland (1991–2004)
* Ireland
** President – Mary McAleese, President of Ireland (1997–2011)
** Prime Minister – Bertie Ahern, Taoiseach of Ireland (1997–2008)
* Italy
** President – Carlo Azeglio Ciampi, President of Italy (1999–2006)
** Prime Minister –
*** Giuliano Amato, President of the Council of Ministers of Italy (2000–2001)
*** Silvio Berlusconi, President of the Council of Ministers of Italy (2001–2006)
* Latvia
** President – Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga, President of Latvia (1999–2007)
** Prime Minister – Andris Bērziņš, Prime Minister of Latvia (2000–2002)
* Liechtenstein
** Monarch – Hans-Adam II, Prince Regnant of Liechtenstein (1989–present)
** Prime Minister –
*** Mario Frick, Head of Government of Liechtenstein (1993–2001)
*** Otmar Hasler, Head of Government of Liechtenstein (2001–2009)
* Lithuania
** President – Valdas Adamkus, President of Lithuania (1998–2003)
** Prime Minister –
*** Rolandas Paksas, Prime Minister of Lithuania (2000–2001)
*** Eugenijus Gentvilas, Acting Prime Minister of Lithuania (2001)
*** Algirdas Brazauskas, Prime Minister of Lithuania (2001–2006)
* Luxembourg
** Monarch – Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg (2000–present)
** Prime Minister – Jean-Claude Juncker, Prime Minister of Luxembourg (1995–2013)
* Macedonia
** President – Boris Trajkovski, President of Macedonia (1999–2004)
** Prime Minister – Ljubčo Georgievski, President of the Government of Macedonia (1998–2002)
* Malta
** President – Guido de Marco, President of Malta (1999–2004)
** Prime Minister – Eddie Fenech Adami, Prime Minister of Malta (1998–2004)
* Moldova
** President –
*** Petru Lucinschi, President of Moldova (1997–2001)
*** Vladimir Voronin, President of Moldova (2001–2009)
** Prime Minister –
*** Dumitru Braghiș, Prime Minister of Moldova (1999–2001)
*** Vasile Tarlev, Prime Minister of Moldova (2001–2008)
** Transnistria (unrecognised, secessionist state)
*** President – Igor Smirnov, President of Transnistria (1990–2011)
* Monaco
** Monarch – Rainier III, Sovereign Prince of Monaco (1949–2005)
** Prime Minister – Patrick Leclercq, Minister of State of Monaco (2000–2005)
* Kingdom of the Netherlands
** Monarch – Beatrix, Queen of the Netherlands (1980–2013)
** Netherlands (constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands)
*** Prime Minister – Wim Kok, Prime Minister of the Netherlands (1994–2002)
** Netherlands Antilles (constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands)
*** see § North America
** Aruba (constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands)
*** see § North America
* Norway
** Monarch – Harald V, King of Norway (1991–present)
** Prime Minister –
*** Jens Stoltenberg, Prime Minister of Norway (2000–2001)
*** Kjell Magne Bondevik, Prime Minister of Norway (2001–2005)
* Poland
** President – Aleksander Kwaśniewski, President of Poland (1995–2005)
** Prime Minister –
*** Jerzy Buzek, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Poland (1997–2001)
*** Leszek Miller, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Poland (2001–2004)
* Portugal
** President – Jorge Sampaio, President of Portugal (1996–2006)
** Prime Minister – António Guterres, Prime Minister of Portugal (1995–2002)
* Romania
** President – Ion Iliescu, President of Romania (2000–2004)
** Prime Minister – Adrian Năstase, Prime Minister of Romania (2000–2004)
* Russia
** President – Vladimir Putin, President of Russia (1999–2008)
** Prime Minister – Mikhail Kasyanov, Chairman of the Government of Russia (2000–2004)
* San Marino
** Captains-Regent –
*** Gianfranco Terenzi and Enzo Colombini, Captains Regent of San Marino (2000–2001)
*** Luigi Lonfernini and Fabio Berardi, Captains Regent of San Marino (2001)
*** Alberto Cecchetti and Gino Giovagnoli, Captains Regent of San Marino (2001–2002)
* Slovakia
** President – Rudolf Schuster, President of Slovakia (1999–2004)
** Prime Minister – Mikuláš Dzurinda, Prime Minister of Slovakia (1998–2006)
* Slovenia
** President – Milan Kučan, President of Slovenia (1990–2002)
** Prime Minister – Janez Drnovšek, Prime Minister of Slovenia (2000–2002)
* Spain
** Monarch – Juan Carlos I, King of Spain (1975–2014)
** Prime Minister – José María Aznar, President of the Government of Spain (1996–2004)
* Sweden
** Monarch – Carl XVI Gustaf, King of Sweden (1973–present)
** Prime Minister – Göran Persson, Prime Minister of Sweden (1996–2006)
* Switzerland
** Council – Federal Council of Switzerland
*** Members – Kaspar Villiger (1989–2003), Ruth Dreifuss (1993–2002), Moritz Leuenberger (1995–2010; President of Switzerland, 2001), Pascal Couchepin (1998–2009), Ruth Metzler (1999–2003), Joseph Deiss (1999–2006), and Samuel Schmid (2000–2008)
* Turkey
** President – Ahmet Necdet Sezer, President of Turkey (2000–2007)
** Prime Minister – Bülent Ecevit, Prime Minister of Turkey (1999–2002)
* Ukraine
** President – Leonid Kuchma, President of Ukraine (1994–2005)
** Prime Minister –
*** Viktor Yushchenko, Prime Minister of Ukraine (1999–2001)
*** Anatoliy Kinakh, Prime Minister of Ukraine (2001–2002)
* United Kingdom
** Monarch – Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom (1952–2022)
** Prime Minister – Tony Blair, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1997–2007)
** Isle of Man (Crown dependency of the United Kingdom)
*** Lieutenant-Governor – Ian Macfadyen, Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Man (2000–2005)
*** Chief Minister –
**** Donald Gelling, Chief Minister of the Isle of Man (1996–2001)
**** Richard Corkill, Chief Minister of the Isle of Man (2001–2004)
** Guernsey (Crown dependency of the United Kingdom)
*** Lieutenant-Governor – Sir John Foley, Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey (2000–2005)
*** Bailiff – de Vic Carey, Bailiff of Guernsey (1999–2005)
** Jersey (Crown dependency of the United Kingdom)
*** Lieutenant-Governor –
**** Sir Michael Wilkes, Lieutenant Governor of Jersey (1995–2001)
**** Sir John Cheshire, Lieutenant Governor of Jersey (2001–2006)
*** Bailiff – Sir Philip Bailhache, Bailiff of Jersey (1995–2009)
** Gibraltar (Dependent Territory of the United Kingdom)
*** Governor – David Durie, Governor of Gibraltar (2000–2003)
*** Chief Minister – Peter Caruana, Chief Minister of Gibraltar (1996–2011)
* Vatican City
** Monarch – Pope John Paul II, Sovereign of Vatican City (1978–2005)
** Head of Government – Cardinal Edmund Szoka, President of the Governorate of Vatican City (1997–2006)
** Holy See (sui generis subject of public international law)
*** Secretary of State – Cardinal Angelo Sodano, Cardinal Secretary of State (1990–2006)
* Yugoslavia
** President – Vojislav Koštunica, President of Yugoslavia (2000–2003)
** Prime Minister –
*** Zoran Žižić, Prime Minister of Yugoslavia (2000–2001)
*** Dragiša Pešić, Prime Minister of Yugoslavia (2001–2003)
** Kosovo (Self-Governing Entity under UN administration)
*** UN Special Representative –
**** Bernard Kouchner, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Kosovo (1999–2001)
**** Hans Hækkerup, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Kosovo (2001)

## Events
### February

* February 19 – The 2001 UK foot-and-mouth crisis begins.
* February 28 – The Great Heck rail crash occurs.

### March

* March 4 – A bomb explodes at BBC Television Centre in London, UK.

### April

* April 1 - Former Federal Republic of Yugoslavia President Slobodan Milošević surrenders to police special forces, to be tried on charges of war crimes.

### May

* May 13 – Silvio Berlusconi wins the general election and becomes Prime Minister of Italy for the second time.

### July

* July 7 – 2001 Bradford riots: Race riots erupt in Bradford in the north of England
* July 19 – UK politician and novelist Jeffrey Archer is sentenced to 4 years in prison for perjury and perverting the course of justice.
* July 20–22 – The 27th G8 summit takes place in Genoa, Italy. Massive demonstrations are held against the meeting by members of the anti-globalization movement. One demonstrator, Carlo Giuliani, is killed by a policeman.
* July 24 – Simeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, deposed as the last Tsar of Bulgaria when a child, is sworn in as the democratically elected 48th Prime Minister of Bulgaria.

### September

* September 21
** Teenager Ross Parker murdered in racially motivated attack by Muslim Asian gang in Peterborough.
** In Toulouse, France, the AZote Fertilisant chemical factory explodes, killing 29 and seriously wounding over 2,500.
* September 27 – Zug massacre: In Zug, Switzerland, a gunman shoots 32 members of parliament, killing 14 of them and then himself.

### December
## Deaths
### January

* Madeleine Barbulée, French actress (b. 1910)
* Michael Hanley, British intelligence officer, Director-General of MI5 (b. 1918)
* Fabijan Šovagović, Croatian actor and writer (b. 1932)