page_title: 2012 in Europe
section_title: June
hierarchical_section_title: 2012 in Europe / Events / June
caption_attribution_description: Diamond Jubilee Pageant of Queen Elizabeth II on the River Thames
context_page_description: This is a list of 2012 events that occurred in Europe.
context_section_description: June 1: Four Serbs and two K-For soldiers have been injured in a clash in northern Kosovo during an attempt by peacekeepers to clear roadblocks.
  June 2: Over 700 people were detained after a group of anti-Nazi demonstrators have clashed with far-right activists in Hamburg, Germany.
  June 3: More than 1.5 million people celebrated the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II with a series of street parties and pageants in British capital.
  June 6: Severe windstorms, thunderstorms and hailstorms hit Romania. Several localities were flooded due to heavy rains in late-May and early-June. Roads were blocked due to landslides and rockfalls. At least five people were killed from the break out of violent storms.
  June 10
  Local elections in Romania. Social Liberal Union won at least 49.71% of votes, dethroning the Democratic Liberal Party, that won only 14.8% of votes. Following the local elections, members of PDL resigned. Elections have resulted in conflicts between citizens and law enforcement.
  A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck the Dodecanese Islands (Greece), at a depth of 30 km. A big rock avalanche hit the city of Fethiye (Turkey). Several houses and minarets of mosques were damaged. At least 64 people were injured during the seism.
  June 20: Former Prime Minister of Romania, Adrian Năstase, tried to commit suicide after High Court of Cassation and Justice convicted him to a two-year imprisonment term for corruption charges.
  June 29: Turkey has begun deploying rocket launchers and anti-aircraft guns along its border with Syria after last week's downing of a Turkish military plane.
caption: Queen Elizabeth II Thames Royal Pageant
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