View source for 2004 in Europe

{{Short description|Europe-related events during the year of 2004}}
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| in?= in Europe
| cp= 20th century
| c= 21st century
| cf= 22nd century
| yp1=2001
| yp2=2002
| yp3=2003
| year=2004
| ya1=2005
| ya2=2006
| ya3=2007
 
| dp3= 1970s
| dp2= 1980s
| dp1= 1990s
| d= 2000s (decade){{!}}2000s 
| dn1= 2010s
| dn2= 2020s
| dn3= 2030s
}}
This is a list of [[2004]] events that occurred in [[Europe]].

==Incumbents==
*'''{{flag|Albania}}'''
**President&nbsp;– [[Alfred Moisiu]], [[President of Albania]] (2002–2007)
**Prime Minister&nbsp;– [[Fatos Nano]], [[Prime Minister of Albania]] (2002–2005)
*'''{{flag|Andorra}}'''
**Monarchs&nbsp;–
***French Co-Prince&nbsp;– [[Jacques Chirac]], [[Co-Princes of Andorra|French Co-prince of Andorra]] (1995–2007)
****Co-Prince's Representative&nbsp;– [[Philippe Massoni]] (2002–2007)
***Episcopal Co-Prince&nbsp;– [[Joan Enric Vives Sicília]], [[Co-Princes of Andorra|Episcopal Co-prince of Andorra]] (2003–present)
****Co-Prince's Representative&nbsp;– [[Nemesi Marqués Oste]] (1993–2012)
**Prime Minister&nbsp;– [[Marc Forné Molné]], [[Prime Minister of Andorra|Head of Government of Andorra]] (1994–2005)
*'''{{flag|Armenia}}'''
**President&nbsp;– [[Robert Kocharyan]], [[President of Armenia]] (1998–2008)
**Prime Minister&nbsp;– [[Andranik Margaryan]], [[Prime Minister of Armenia]] (2000–2007)
*'''{{flag|Austria}}'''
**President&nbsp;–
**#[[Thomas Klestil]], [[President of Austria|Federal President of Austria]] (1992–2004)
**#[[Andreas Khol]], [[Barbara Prammer]], and [[Thomas Prinzhorn]]; [[President of Austria|Acting Heads of State of Austria]] (2004){{Thinsp}}{{efn|The three-member [[presidency of the National Council of Austria|presidency]] of the [[National Council (Austria)|National Council]] acted collegially as [[head of state]] on 6{{ndash}}8 July—such circumstances ensuing only during a vacancy in the position of Federal President.}}
**#[[Heinz Fischer]], [[President of Austria|Federal President of Austria]] (2004–2016)
**Chancellor&nbsp;– [[Wolfgang Schüssel]], [[Chancellor of Austria|Federal Chancellor of Austria]] (2000–2007)
*'''{{flag|Azerbaijan}}'''
**President&nbsp;– [[Ilham Aliyev]], [[President of Azerbaijan]] (2003–present)
**Prime Minister&nbsp;– [[Artur Rasizade]], [[Prime Minister of Azerbaijan]] (2003–2018)
**{{flag|Nagorno-Karabakh}} ([[international recognition of Nagorno-Karabakh|unrecognised, secessionist state]])
***President&nbsp;– [[Arkadi Ghukasyan]], [[President of Nagorno-Karabakh]] (1997–2007)
***Prime Minister&nbsp;– [[Anushavan Danielyan]], [[Prime Minister of Nagorno-Karabakh]] (1999–2007)
*'''{{flag|Belarus|1995}}'''
**President&nbsp;– [[Alexander Lukashenko]], [[President of Belarus]] (1994–present)
**Prime Minister&nbsp;– [[Sergei Sidorsky]], [[Prime Minister of Belarus]] (2003–2010)
*'''{{flag|Belgium|state}}'''
**Monarch&nbsp;– [[Albert II of Belgium|Albert II]], [[monarchy of Belgium|King of the Belgians]] (1993–2013)
**Prime Minister&nbsp;– [[Guy Verhofstadt]], [[Prime Minister of Belgium]] (1999–2008)
*'''{{flag|Bosnia and Herzegovina}}'''
**Head of State&nbsp;– [[Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina]]
***Serb Member&nbsp;– [[Borislav Paravac]] (2003–2006; [[Chairmen of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina|Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina]], 2004–2005)
***Bosniak Member&nbsp;– [[Sulejman Tihić]] (2002–2006; [[Chairmen of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina|Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina]], 2004)
***Croat Member&nbsp;– [[Dragan Čović]] (2002–2005, [[Chairmen of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina|Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina]], 2003–2004)
**Prime Minister&nbsp;– [[Adnan Terzić]], [[Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina]] (2002–2007)
**High Representative&nbsp;– Lord [[Paddy Ashdown|(Paddy) Ashdown]], [[High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina]] (2002–2006)
*'''{{flag|Bulgaria}}'''
**President&nbsp;– [[Georgi Parvanov]], [[President of Bulgaria]] (2002–2012)
**Prime Minister&nbsp;– [[Simeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha]], [[Prime Minister of Bulgaria]] (2001–2005)
*'''{{flag|Croatia}}'''
**President&nbsp;– [[Stjepan Mesić]], [[President of Croatia]] (2000–2010)
**Prime Minister&nbsp;– [[Ivo Sanader]], [[Prime Minister of Croatia]] (2003–2009)
*'''{{flag|Cyprus|1960}}'''
**President&nbsp;– [[Tassos Papadopoulos]], [[President of Cyprus]] (2003–2008)
**{{flag|Northern Cyprus}} ([[international recognition of Northern Cyprus|unrecognised, secessionist state]])
***President&nbsp;– [[Rauf Denktaş]], [[President of Northern Cyprus]] (1976–2005)
***Prime Minister&nbsp;–
***#[[Derviş Eroğlu]], [[Prime Minister of Northern Cyprus]] (1996–2004)
***#[[Mehmet Ali Talat]], [[Prime Minister of Northern Cyprus]] (2004–2005)
*'''{{flag|Czech Republic}}'''
**President&nbsp;– [[Václav Klaus]], [[President of the Czech Republic]] (2003–2013)
**Prime Minister&nbsp;–
**#[[Vladimír Špidla]], [[Prime Minister of the Czech Republic]] (2002–2004)
**#[[Stanislav Gross]], [[Prime Minister of the Czech Republic]] (2004–2005)
*'''{{flag|Denmark}}'''
**Monarch&nbsp;– [[Margrethe II of Denmark|Margrethe II]], [[monarchy of Denmark|Queen of Denmark]] (1972–2024)
**Prime Minister&nbsp;– [[Anders Fogh Rasmussen]], [[Prime Minister of Denmark]] (2001–2009)
*'''{{flag|Estonia}}'''
**President&nbsp;– [[Arnold Rüütel]], [[President of Estonia]] (2001–2006)
**Prime Minister&nbsp;– [[Juhan Parts]], [[Prime Minister of Estonia]] (2003–2005)
*'''{{flag|European Union}}'''
**[[President of the European Commission]]&nbsp;–
**#[[Romano Prodi]] (until 29 November)
**#[[José Manuel Barroso]] (starting 29 November)
**[[President of the European Parliament|President of the Parliament]]&nbsp;– 
**#[[Pat Cox]] (until 20 July)
**#[[Josep Borrell]] (starting 20 July)
**[[President of the European Council]]&nbsp;– 
**#[[Bertie Ahern]] (January–June)
**#[[Jan Peter Balkenende]] (July–December)
**[[Presidency of the Council of the European Union|Presidency of the Council of the EU]]&nbsp;– 
**#[[Ireland]] (January–July)
**#[[Netherlands]] (July–December)
*'''{{flag|Finland}}'''
**President&nbsp;– [[Tarja Halonen]], [[President of Finland]] (2000–2012)
**Prime Minister&nbsp;– [[Matti Vanhanen]], [[Prime Minister of Finland]] (2003–2010)
*'''{{flag|France}}'''
**President&nbsp;– [[Jacques Chirac]], [[President of France]] (1995–2007)
**Prime Minister&nbsp;– [[Jean-Pierre Raffarin]], [[Prime Minister of France]] (2002–2005)
*{{flagdeco|Georgia (country)|1990}} '''{{flag|Georgia}}'''
**President&nbsp;–
**#[[Nino Burjanadze]], [[President of Georgia|Acting President of Georgia]] (2003–2004)
**#[[Mikheil Saakashvili]], [[President of Georgia]] (2004–2007)
**Prime Minister&nbsp;– [[Zurab Zhvania]], [[Prime Minister of Georgia]]{{Thinsp}}{{efn|His title changed from [[Minister of State of Georgia|Minister of State]] to Prime Minister on 17 February.}} (2003–2005)
**{{flag|Abkhazia}} ([[international recognition of Abkhazia|unrecognised, secessionist state]])
***President&nbsp;– [[Vladislav Ardzinba]], [[President of Abkhazia]] (1990–2005){{Thinsp}}{{efn|Abkhazia only declared independence in 1992.}}
***Prime Minister&nbsp;–
***#[[Raul Khajimba]], [[Prime Minister of Abkhazia]] (2003–2004)
***#[[Nodar Khashba]], [[Prime Minister of Abkhazia]] (2004–2005)
**{{flag|South Ossetia}} ([[international recognition of South Ossetia|unrecognised, secessionist state]])
***President&nbsp;– [[Eduard Kokoity]], [[President of South Ossetia]] (2001–2011)
***Prime Minister&nbsp;– [[Igor Sanakoyev]], [[Prime Minister of South Ossetia]] (2003–2005)
*'''{{flag|Germany}}'''
**President&nbsp;–
**#[[Johannes Rau]], [[President of Germany|Federal President of Germany]] (1999–2004)
**#[[Horst Köhler]], [[President of Germany|Federal President of Germany]] (2004–2010)
**Chancellor&nbsp;– [[Gerhard Schröder]], [[Chancellor of Germany (1949–)|Federal Chancellor of Germany]] (1998–2005)
*'''{{flag|Greece}}'''
**President&nbsp;– [[Konstantinos Stephanopoulos]], [[President of Greece]] (1995–2005)
**Prime Minister&nbsp;–
**#[[Costas Simitis]], [[Prime Minister of Greece]] (1996–2004)
**#[[Kostas Karamanlis]], [[Prime Minister of Greece]] (2004–2009)
*'''{{flag|Hungary}}'''
**President&nbsp;– [[Ferenc Mádl]], [[President of Hungary]] (2000–2005)
**Prime Minister
**#[[Péter Medgyessy]], [[Prime Minister of Hungary]] (2002–2004)
**#[[Ferenc Gyurcsány]], [[Prime Minister of Hungary]] (2004–2009)
*'''{{flag|Iceland}}'''
**President&nbsp;– [[Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson]], [[President of Iceland]] (1996–2016)
**Prime Minister&nbsp;–
**#[[Davíð Oddsson]], [[Prime Minister of Iceland]] (1991–2004)
**#[[Halldór Ásgrímsson]], [[Prime Minister of Iceland]] (2004–2006)
*'''{{flag|Ireland}}'''
**President&nbsp;– [[Mary McAleese]], [[President of Ireland]] (1997–2011)
**Prime Minister&nbsp;– [[Bertie Ahern]], [[Taoiseach|Taoiseach of Ireland]] (1997–2008)
*'''{{flag|Italy|2003}}'''
**President&nbsp;– [[Carlo Azeglio Ciampi]], [[President of Italy]] (1999–2006)
**Prime Minister&nbsp;– [[Silvio Berlusconi]], [[Prime Minister of Italy|President of the Council of Ministers of Italy]] (2001–2006)
*'''{{flag|Latvia}}'''
**President&nbsp;– [[Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga]], [[President of Latvia]] (1999–2007)
**Prime Minister&nbsp;–
**#[[Einars Repše]], [[Prime Minister of Latvia]] (2002–2004)
**#[[Indulis Emsis]], [[Prime Minister of Latvia]] (2004)
**#[[Aigars Kalvītis]], [[Prime Minister of Latvia]] (2004–2007)
*'''{{flag|Liechtenstein}}'''
**Monarch&nbsp;– [[Hans-Adam II, Prince of Liechtenstein|Hans-Adam II]], [[Prince of Liechtenstein|Prince Regnant of Liechtenstein]] (1989–present)
**Regent&nbsp;– Hereditary Prince [[Alois, Hereditary Prince of Liechtenstein|Alois]], [[Regent of Liechtenstein]] (2004–present)
**Prime Minister&nbsp;– [[Otmar Hasler]], [[Prime Minister of Liechtenstein|Head of Government of Liechtenstein]] (2001–2009)
*{{flagdeco|Lithuania|1988}} '''{{flag|Lithuania}}'''
**President&nbsp;–
**#[[Rolandas Paksas]], [[President of Lithuania]] (2003–2004)
**#[[Artūras Paulauskas]], [[President of Lithuania|Acting President of Lithuania]] (2004)
**#[[Valdas Adamkus]], [[President of Lithuania]] (2004–2009)
**Prime Minister&nbsp;– [[Algirdas Brazauskas]], [[Prime Minister of Lithuania]] (2001–2006)
*'''{{flag|Luxembourg}}'''
**Monarch&nbsp;– [[Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg|Henri]], [[monarchy of Luxembourg|Grand Duke of Luxembourg]] (2000–present)
**Prime Minister&nbsp;– [[Jean-Claude Juncker]], [[Prime Minister of Luxembourg]] (1995–2013)
*'''{{flag|Macedonia}}'''
**President&nbsp;–
**#[[Boris Trajkovski]], [[President of Macedonia]] (1999–2004)
**#[[Ljupčo Jordanovski]], [[President of Macedonia|Acting President of Macedonia]] (2004)
**#[[Branko Crvenkovski]], [[President of Macedonia]] (2004–2009)
**Prime Minister&nbsp;–
**#[[Branko Crvenkovski]], [[Prime Minister of Macedonia|President of the Government of Macedonia]] (2002–2004)
**#[[Radmila Šekerinska]], [[Prime Minister of Macedonia|Acting President of the Government of Macedonia]] (2004)
**#[[Hari Kostov]], [[Prime Minister of Macedonia|President of the Government of Macedonia]] (2004)
**#[[Radmila Šekerinska]], [[Prime Minister of Macedonia|Acting President of the Government of Macedonia]] (2004)
**#[[Vlado Bučkovski]], [[Prime Minister of Macedonia|President of the Government of Macedonia]] (2004–2006)
*'''{{flag|Malta}}'''
**President&nbsp;–
**#[[Guido de Marco]], [[President of Malta]] (1999–2004)
**#[[Eddie Fenech Adami]], [[President of Malta]] (2004–2009)
**Prime Minister&nbsp;–
**#[[Eddie Fenech Adami]], [[Prime Minister of Malta]] (1998–2004)
**#[[Lawrence Gonzi]], [[Prime Minister of Malta]] (2004–2013)
*'''{{flag|Moldova}}'''
**President&nbsp;– [[Vladimir Voronin]], [[President of Moldova]] (2001–2009)
**Prime Minister&nbsp;– [[Vasile Tarlev]], [[Prime Minister of Moldova]] (2001–2008)
**{{flag|Transnistria|state}} ([[international recognition of Transnistria|unrecognised, secessionist state]])
***President&nbsp;– [[Igor Smirnov (politician)|Igor Smirnov]], [[President of Transnistria]] (1990–2011){{Thinsp}}{{efn|Transnistria only [[1991 Transnistrian independence referendum|declared]] independence in 1991.}}
*'''{{flag|Monaco}}'''
**Monarch&nbsp;– [[Rainier III, Prince of Monaco|Rainier III]], [[monarchy of Monaco|Sovereign Prince of Monaco]] (1949–2005)
**Prime Minister&nbsp;– [[Patrick Leclercq]], [[Minister of State (Monaco)|Minister of State of Monaco]] (2000–2005)
*'''{{flag|Kingdom of the Netherlands}}'''
**Monarch&nbsp;– [[Beatrix of the Netherlands|Beatrix]], [[monarchy of the Netherlands|Queen of the Netherlands]] (1980–2013)
**{{flag|Netherlands}} ([[Constituent countries of the Kingdom of the Netherlands|constituent country]] of the [[Kingdom of the Netherlands]])
***Prime Minister&nbsp;– [[Jan Peter Balkenende]], [[Prime Minister of the Netherlands]] (2002–2010)
**{{flag|Netherlands Antilles}} ([[Constituent countries of the Kingdom of the Netherlands|constituent country]] of the [[Kingdom of the Netherlands]])
***''see {{Slink||North America}}''
**{{flag|Aruba}} ([[Constituent countries of the Kingdom of the Netherlands|constituent country]] of the [[Kingdom of the Netherlands]])
***''see {{Slink||North America}}''
*'''{{flag|Norway}}'''
**Monarch&nbsp;– [[Harald V of Norway|Harald V]], [[monarchy of Norway|King of Norway]] (1991–present)
**Regent&nbsp;– Crown Prince [[Haakon, Crown Prince of Norway|Haakon]], [[Regent of Norway]] (2003–2004)
**Prime Minister&nbsp;– [[Kjell Magne Bondevik]], [[Prime Minister of Norway]] (2001–2005)
*'''{{flag|Poland}}'''
**President&nbsp;– [[Aleksander Kwaśniewski]], [[President of Poland]] (1995–2005)
**Prime Minister&nbsp;–
**#[[Leszek Miller]], [[Prime Minister of Poland|Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Poland]] (2001–2004)
**#[[Marek Belka]], [[Prime Minister of Poland|Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Poland]] (2004–2005)
*'''{{flag|Portugal}}'''
**President&nbsp;– [[Jorge Sampaio]], [[President of Portugal]] (1996–2006)
**Prime Minister&nbsp;–
**#[[José Manuel Barroso]], [[Prime Minister of Portugal]] (2002–2004)
**#[[Pedro Santana Lopes]], [[Prime Minister of Portugal]] (2004–2005)
*'''{{flag|Romania}}'''
**President&nbsp;–
**#[[Ion Iliescu]], [[President of Romania]] (2000–2004)
**#[[Traian Băsescu]], [[President of Romania]] (2004–2014)
**Prime Minister&nbsp;–
**#[[Adrian Năstase]], [[Prime Minister of Romania]] (2000–2004)
**#[[Eugen Bejinariu]], [[Prime Minister of Romania|Acting Prime Minister of Romania]] (2004)
**#[[Călin Popescu-Tăriceanu]], [[Prime Minister of Romania]] (2004–2008)
*'''{{flag|Russia}}'''
**President&nbsp;– [[Vladimir Putin]], [[President of Russia]] (1999–2008)
**Prime Minister&nbsp;–
**#[[Mikhail Kasyanov]], [[Prime Minister of Russia|Chairman of the Government of Russia]] (2000–2004)
**#[[Viktor Khristenko]], [[Prime Minister of Russia|Acting Chairman of the Government of Russia]] (2004)
**#[[Mikhail Fradkov]], [[Prime Minister of Russia|Chairman of the Government of Russia]] (2004–2007)
*'''{{flag|San Marino|1862}}'''
**Captains-Regent&nbsp;–
**#[[Giovanni Lonfernini]] and [[Valeria Ciavatta]], [[Captains Regent|Captains Regent of San Marino]] (2003–2004)
**#[[Paolo Bollini]] and [[Marino Riccardi]], [[Captains Regent|Captains Regent of San Marino]] (2004)
**#[[Giuseppe Arzilli]] and [[Roberto Raschi]], [[Captains Regent|Captains Regent of San Marino]] (2004–2005)
*'''{{flag|Serbia and Montenegro}}'''
**President&nbsp;– [[Svetozar Marović]], [[President of Serbia and Montenegro]] (2003–2006)
**Prime Minister&nbsp;– [[Svetozar Marović]], [[Prime Minister of Serbia and Montenegro]] (2003–2006)
**[[Kosovo]] ([[Kosovo#Post-war|Self-Governing Entity]] [[United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo|under UN administration]])
***President&nbsp;– [[Ibrahim Rugova]], [[President of Kosovo]] (2002–2006)
***Prime Minister&nbsp;–
***#[[Bajram Rexhepi]], [[Prime Minister of Kosovo]] (2002–2004)
***#[[Ramush Haradinaj]], [[Prime Minister of Kosovo]] (2004–2005)
***UN Special Representative&nbsp;–
***#[[Harri Holkeri]], [[Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Kosovo|Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Kosovo]] (2003–2004)
***#[[Charles H. Brayshaw]], [[Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Kosovo|Acting Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Kosovo]] (2004)
***#[[Søren Jessen-Petersen]], [[Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Kosovo|Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Kosovo]] (2004–2006)
*'''{{flag|Slovakia}}'''
**President&nbsp;–
**#[[Rudolf Schuster]], [[President of Slovakia]] (1999–2004)
**#[[Ivan Gašparovič]], [[President of Slovakia]] (2004–2014)
**Prime Minister&nbsp;– [[Mikuláš Dzurinda]], [[Prime Minister of Slovakia]] (1998–2006)
*'''{{flag|Slovenia}}'''
**President&nbsp;– [[Janez Drnovšek]], [[President of Slovenia]] (2002–2007)
**Prime Minister&nbsp;–
**#[[Anton Rop]], [[Prime Minister of Slovenia]] (2002–2004)
**#[[Janez Janša]], [[Prime Minister of Slovenia]] (2004–2008)
*'''{{flag|Spain}}'''
**Monarch&nbsp;– [[Juan Carlos I of Spain|Juan Carlos I]], [[monarchy of Spain|King of Spain]] (1975–2014)
**Prime Minister&nbsp;–
**#[[José María Aznar]], [[Prime Minister of Spain|President of the Government of Spain]] (1996–2004)
**#[[José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero]], [[Prime Minister of Spain|President of the Government of Spain]] (2004–2011)
*'''{{flag|Sweden}}'''
**Monarch&nbsp;– [[Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden|Carl XVI Gustaf]], [[monarchy of Sweden|King of Sweden]] (1973–present)
**Prime Minister&nbsp;– [[Göran Persson]], [[Prime Minister of Sweden]] (1996–2006)
*'''{{flag|Switzerland}}'''
**Council&nbsp;– [[Swiss Federal Council|Federal Council of Switzerland]]{{Thinsp}}{{efn|The seven-member Swiss Federal Council is head of state and [[head of government|government]] collectively. As a party to the Council, the president serves solely in a [[primus inter pares#Switzerland|''primus inter pares'']] capacity for one year.}}
***Members&nbsp;– <!--Ordered by seniority-->[[Moritz Leuenberger]] (1995–2010), [[Pascal Couchepin]] (1998–2009), [[Joseph Deiss]] (1999–2006; [[President of the Swiss Confederation|President of Switzerland]], 2004), [[Samuel Schmid]] (2000–2008), [[Micheline Calmy-Rey]] (2002–2011), [[Christoph Blocher]] (2003–2007), and [[Hans-Rudolf Merz]] (2003–2010) 
*'''{{flag|Turkey}}'''
**President&nbsp;– [[Ahmet Necdet Sezer]], [[President of Turkey]] (2000–2007)
**Prime Minister&nbsp;– [[Recep Tayyip Erdoğan]], [[Prime Minister of Turkey]] (2003–2014)
*'''{{flag|Ukraine}}'''
**President&nbsp;– [[Leonid Kuchma]], [[President of Ukraine]] (1994–2005)
**Prime Minister&nbsp;–
**#[[Viktor Yanukovych]], [[Prime Minister of Ukraine]] (2002–2005)
**#[[Mykola Azarov]], [[Prime Minister of Ukraine|Acting Prime Minister of Ukraine]] (2004)
*'''{{flag|United Kingdom}}'''
**Monarch&nbsp;– [[Elizabeth II]], [[monarchy of the United Kingdom|Queen of the United Kingdom]] (1952–2022)
**Prime Minister&nbsp;– [[Tony Blair]], [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom]] (1997–2007)
**{{flag|Isle of Man}} ([[Crown dependencies|Crown dependency]] of the [[United Kingdom]])
***Lieutenant-Governor&nbsp;– [[Ian Macfadyen]], [[Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Man]] (2000–2005)
***Chief Minister&nbsp;–
***#[[Richard Corkill]], [[Chief Minister of the Isle of Man]] (2001–2004)
***#[[Donald Gelling]], [[Chief Minister of the Isle of Man]] (2004–2006)
**{{flag|Guernsey}} ([[Crown dependencies|Crown dependency]] of the [[United Kingdom]])
***Lieutenant-Governor&nbsp;– Sir [[John Foley (British Army general, born 1939)|John Foley]], [[Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey]] (2000–2005)
***Bailiff&nbsp;– Sir [[de Vic Carey]], [[Bailiff of Guernsey]] (1999–2005)
***Chief Minister&nbsp;– [[Laurie Morgan]], [[Chief Minister of Guernsey]] (2004–2007)
**{{flag|Jersey}} ([[Crown dependencies|Crown dependency]] of the [[United Kingdom]])
***Lieutenant-Governor&nbsp;– Sir [[John Cheshire]], [[Lieutenant Governor of Jersey]] (2001–2006)
***Bailiff&nbsp;– Sir [[Philip Bailhache]], [[Bailiff of Jersey]] (1995–2009)
**{{flag|Gibraltar}} ([[British Overseas Territories|Overseas Territory]] of the [[United Kingdom]])
***Governor&nbsp;– Sir [[Francis Richards (diplomat)|Francis Richards]], [[Governor of Gibraltar]] (2003–2006)
***Chief Minister&nbsp;– [[Peter Caruana]], [[Chief Minister of Gibraltar]] (1996–2011)
*'''{{flag|Vatican City}}'''
**Monarch&nbsp;– [[Pope John Paul II]], [[list of sovereigns of Vatican City State|Sovereign of Vatican City]] (1978–2005)
**Head of Government&nbsp;– Cardinal [[Edmund Szoka]], [[President of the Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State|President of the Governorate of Vatican City]] (1997–2006)
**[[Holy See]] ([[legal status of the Holy See|''sui generis'' subject]] of [[public international law]])
***Secretary of State&nbsp;– Cardinal [[Angelo Sodano]], [[Cardinal Secretary of State]] (1990–2006)

== Events ==

=== January ===

=== February ===

=== March ===

=== April ===

=== May ===

*May 1: The 2004 enlargement of Europe occurs.

=== June ===

=== July ===

=== August ===

=== September ===

=== October ===

=== November ===

=== December ===

== Deaths ==
=== January ===

=== February ===

=== March ===

=== April ===

=== May ===

==See also==
{{Portal|Europe|2000s}}
*[[2004 in the European Union]]
*[[List of state leaders in Europe in 2004]]

== Notes ==
{{notelist}}

== References ==
{{Reflist|2}}
{{Year in Europe|2004}}

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[[Category:2000s in Europe]]
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