The electron affinity (EA) of europium has been measured using laser photodetachment electron spectroscopy. The EA of Eu(⁸S_7/2) was determined to be 1.053 ± 0.025 eV. The data also show that Eu⁻ has at least one bound excited state with binding energy of 0.864 ± 0.024 eV relative to the ground state of the europium atom. The experimental results are consistent with recent EA measurements of lanthanide atoms whose anions are predicted to have [Xe](4fⁿ 6p) (where n is odd) configurations.