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Events in Europe 2001-2020 #2

What are the answers to these questions about Europe between 2001 and 2020?
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Last updated: November 17, 2019
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2001
This building is reopened after 11 years of work to stabilise it
Leaning Tower of Pisa
2002
The war crimes trial of this former Yugoslav president starts in the Netherlands
Slobodan Milošević
2003
This Swedish climate activist is born
Greta Thunberg
2004
Edvard Munch's The Scream is stolen from a museum in this city
Oslo
2005
In Germany, Angela Merkel becomes the first woman to assume this position
chancellor
2006
This city near the Swiss Alps hosts the Winter Olympics
Turin
2007
This high-speed train reaches a top speed of 574 km/h (357 mph)
TGV
2008
Malta joins the euro, featuring this on its €1 and €2 coins
Maltese Cross
2009
This country gains self-rule after a 75% referendum vote in favour
Greenland
2010
Eyjafjallajökull erupts in this country, closing European airspace for several days
Iceland
2011
This London-born, seven-times married, actress dies
Elizabeth Taylor
2012
The cruise ship Costa Concordia sinks off this country's coast
Italy
2013
High-speed Spanish train derails on a curve near this city, killing 79
Santiago de Compostela
2014
Viktor Yanukovych, this country's president, is overthrown
Ukraine
2015
Gay marriage is legalised when 62% vote in favour in this country's referendum
Ireland
2016
The world-record 57km-long Gotthard Base railway tunnel opens in the country
Switzerland
2017
Montenegro becomes the 29th member of this organisation
NATO
2018
This Spanish separatist group dissolves after 40 years of operation
ETA
2019
This becomes the first EU country to be declared "not free" by Freedom House, an NGO
Hungary
2020
This city hosts the semi-finals and final of UEFA Euro 2020
London
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