2014 in Belgium
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The following lists events that happened during 2014 in the Kingdom of Belgium.
Incumbents
- Monarch: Philippe
- Prime Minister: Elio di Rupo (until 11 October), Charles Michel (starting 11 October)
Events
February
- 13 February – Belgium becomes the first country to legalise euthanasia without any age limits.[1][2]
April
- 4 April – 20 people are injured as protesters from across Europe clash with police in Brussels at a demonstration against high unemployment.[3]
May
- 24 May - Jewish Museum of Belgium shooting kills three and seriously injures one in Brussels.[4][5]
- 25 May - Elections are held for the regional parliaments, the federal parliament and the European Parliament.
December
- 3 December - Foreign ministers from members of NATO attend a summit in Belgium to discuss the 2014 pro-Russian unrest in Ukraine and the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant insurgency.
Sports
- April 6: Ellen van Dijk wins the Tour of Flanders, a women's road cycling World Cup race.
Deaths
- 15 May – Jean-Luc Dehaene, 73, 63rd Prime Minister of Belgium (b. 1940)
- 5 December – Fabiola, 86, Queen-consort of Belgium from 1960 to 1993 (b. 1928)
- 29 November - Luc De Vos, 52, Singer of rockband Gorki (b. 1962)
References
- ↑ "Belgium's parliament votes through child euthanasia". BBC News. 13 February 2014.
- ↑ Daniel Martin; Simon Caldwell (13 February 2014). "Belgium votes to legalise euthanasia for children despite protest from 160 doctors". Daily Mail.
- ↑ "Union protest against unemployment turns violent in Brussels". Reuters. 4 April 2014.
- ↑ "Brussels fatal gun attack at Jewish museum". BBC News. 24 May 2014.
- ↑ Laura Smith-Spark; Elwyn Lopez; Pierre Meilhan (24 May 2014). "3 dead in shooting at Jewish Museum of Belgium". CNN.
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