This is a list of 2002 events that occurred in Europe.

Incumbents

European Union

• President of the European Commission: Romano Prodi
• President of the Parliament:
  • Nicole Fontaine (until 16 January)
  • Pat Cox (starting 16 January)
• President of the European Council:
  • Jose Maria Aznar (January–June)
  • Anders Fogh Rasmussen (July–December)
• Presidency of the Council of the EU:
  • Spain (January–July)
  • Denmark (July–December)

Events

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

Deaths

January

February

March

April

May