2023 in Belgium
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Events in the year 2023 in Belgium.
Incumbents
- Monarch: Philippe[1]
- Prime Minister: Alexander De Croo[2]
Events
- 10 March – Belgium banned TikTok from all federal government work devices over cybersecurity, privacy, and misinformation concerns.[3]
- 5 May – Belgian authorities arrest an war crimes, and crimes against humanity, for his role in the deaths of at least 376 people and the wounding of over 2,300 others more than a decade ago in Iraq.[4]
- 9 May — Flemish Canon published.
- 13 May – Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest 2023[5]
- 3 September — Archbishop of Mechelen-Brussels.[6]
- 4 September — Belgian state makes unprecedented retail bond issue for €22 billion.[7]
- 16 October — 2023 Brussels terrorist attack: Two Swedish nationals are killed during a shooting near the central railway station in Brussels, Belgium. The perpetrator escaped from the scene.[8]
- 17 October —
- 15 December — A joint bribes from the Chinese Ministry of State Security for three years to influence discussions within the European Union. He was subsequently expelled from the party.[10]
- 18 December — Largest criminal trial in Belgian history begins in Brussels, with 125 defendants accused of drug trafficking, arms trafficking, kidnapping, extortion, forgery, and money laundering.[11][12]
Sports
- 4 February – 19 March: 2023 Rugby Europe Championship
- 11 – 15 July 2023: 2023 European Amateur Team Championship[13]
Deaths
- 3 January – Jean-Marie André, 78, scientist
- 5 January – Pierre Joassin, 74, film director and screenwriter (Maigret, Josephine, Guardian Angel)[14]
- 25 August – Tijl De Decker, 22, cyclist[15]
- 31 October – Jaak Broekx, 109, centenarian and oldest man in Belgium[16]
References
- ^ "Philippe, king of Belgium". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
- The Bulletin. 30 September 2020. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
- ^ "Belgium bans TikTok from government phones after US, EU". Associated Press. 10 March 2023.
- ^ "Belgium arrests Iraqi suspected of terror attack involvement". AP NEWS. 2023-05-05. Retrieved 2023-05-05.
- ^ "Preselectie 'Eurosong' keert terug om in 2023 Belgische inzending te kiezen". Songfestival.be (in Dutch). 20 August 2022. Retrieved 2022-11-17.
- La Libre.
- ^ Lyubov Pronina (4 September 2023). "Belgium Sells Record €22 Billion of Bonds to Retail Investors". Bloomberg News.
- ^ Blenkinsop, Philip (2023-10-16). "Two Swedes shot dead in Brussels, Belgium raises terror alert to top level". Reuters. Retrieved 2023-10-16.
- ^ "Brussels shooting: Police shoot dead attacker who killed Swedes". BBC News. 2023-10-17. Retrieved 2023-10-17.
- ^ "Chinese spies recruited European politician in operation to divide west". www.ft.com. Retrieved 2023-12-15.
- ^ Lauren Walker (18 December 2023). "Sky ECC probe: Belgium's largest-ever correctional trial starts into vast drug network". The Brussels Times. Retrieved 2023-12-22.
- ^ Thomas Saintourens; Jean-Pierre Stroobants (18 December 2023). "Drug mega-trial set to lift curtain on European trafficking". Le Monde. Retrieved 2023-12-22.
- ^ "Royal Waterloo Golf Club - Home". www.rwgc.be. Retrieved 2022-11-17.
- ^ Uytterhaeghe, Marc. "Décès du réalisateur belge Pierre Joassin". lavenir.net (in French). Retrieved 2023-01-05.
- ^ "Belgian cyclist Tijl De Decker, 22, dies after training crash". The Independent. 2023-08-25. Retrieved 2023-08-25.
- ^ Chini, Maïthé (31 October 2023). "Belgium's oldest man dies at the age of 109". Brussels Times. Retrieved 2023-11-01.