2018 in Belgium
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Events in the year 2018 in Belgium.
Incumbents
[edit]- Monarch: Philippe[1]
- Prime Minister: Charles Michel
Events
[edit]- January
- 1 January
- border change along the Meuse between Belgium and the Netherlands takes effect
- The entire Brussels-Capital Region becomes a low-emission zone
- 13 January — Angeline Flor Pua wins Miss Belgium 2018
- February
- 3 February — Insyriated wins in six categories at the 8th Magritte Awards, including Best Film and Best Director
- March
- 17 March — Standard Liège wins 2018 Belgian Cup Final
- April
- 1 April — 102nd Tour of Flanders
- 18 April — 82nd Flèche Wallonne
- May
- 17 May — 2-year-old Mawda Shawri killed by a police bullet[2][3][4][5]
- 29 May — Two police officers and a civilian bystander killed in 2018 Liège attack
- July
- 2 July — A Belgian man and his Iranian wife were arrested after plotting a bomb attack against a Mujahedeen Khalq rally in France.[6]
- August
- 31 August — Summer of 2018 is the hottest in almost 200 years[7]
- October
- 14 October – Local elections
- December
- 5 December – Belgium's first recorded death by hazing: the 20-year-old KU Leuven student Sanda Dia dies after taking part in the initiation ceremony for the subsequently disbanded Reuzegom fraternity.[8]
- 9 December – a political crisis emerged over whether to sign the Global Compact for Migration; in an N-VA u-turn the party opposed signing whereas the other three parties in government continued to support it. On 4 December the Prime Minister of Belgium, Charles Michel, announced that the issue would be taken to parliament for a vote.[9] On 5 December, parliament voted 106 to 36 in favor of backing the agreement.[10] Michel stated that he would endorse the pact on behalf of the parliament, not on behalf of the divided government.[11] Consequently, N-VA left the government; the other three parties continue as a minority government (Michel II).
- 16 December – More than 5,500 people marched in a protest against the Global Compact for Migration, organized by Flemish right-wing parties. A smaller counter-demonstration of around 1,000 people was organised by left-wing groups.[12]
- 18 December – Prime Minister Charles Michel presented his government's resignation to the King, who accepted it a few days later.[13]
Deaths
[edit]January
[edit]- 30 January: Terry Van Ginderen, aka Tante Terry, 86, TV presenter (Kom Toch Eens Kijken).[14]
May
[edit]- 6 May: Eric Geboers, 55, motocross and racing driver.[15]
- 7 May: Maurane, 57, pop singer and actress[16]
- 14 May: William Vance, 82, comics artist (Bruno Brazil, XIII) [17]
June
[edit]- 21 June: Édouard-Jean Empain, 80, industrialist.[18][19]
October
[edit]- 3 October: Hugo Raspoet, 77, singer and guitarist (Helena, Evviva Il Papa).[20][21][22]
- 5 October: Walter Capiau, 80, TV presenter.[23]
- 8 October: Eliane Liekendael, 90, magistrate.[24][25]
December
[edit]- 3 December: Albert Frère, 92, businessman.[26]
- 14 December: Jean-Pierre Van Rossem, 73, economist, politician and criminal.[27]
- '20 December: Raymond van Uytven, 85, academic historian
References
[edit]- ^ "Philippe, king of Belgium". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
- ^ Rod Austin (18 May 2018). "Two-year-old girl dies after incident involving armed police in Belgium". The Guardian.
- ^ Rod Austin; Jennifer Rankin (18 May 2018). "Belgian authorities admit two-year-old girl was shot after police chase". The Guardian.
- ^ Rod Austin (25 May 2018). "Belgian police who shot dead two-year-old 'want to justify' tragedy, says lawyer". The Guardian.
- ^ Daniel Boffey (29 May 2018). "Belgians' anger grows over status of parents of girl killed by police". The Guardian.
- ^ Breeden, Aurelien (2018-07-02). "Couple Is Charged in Plot to Bomb Iranian Opposition Rally in France (Published 2018)". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-10-28.
- ^ "Summer of 2018 is the hottest in almost 200 years". VRT. 31 August 2018.
- ^ Cedric Lagast; Pieter Huyberechts (30 July 2020). "Parket wil 18 Reuzegommers voor rechter na dood Sanda Dia: "Onterende behandeling van student"". Het Nieuwsblad.
- ^ Casert, Raf (4 December 2018). "Dispute over UN migration pact fractures Belgian government". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on 4 December 2018.
- ^ "Belgian PM wins backing for UN migration pact". France 24. 5 December 2018. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
- ^ "Belgian PM Charles Michel wins backing for UN migration pact". www.timesnownews.com. 6 December 2018. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
- ^ "Tear gas, water cannons fired at anti-immigration protesters in Brussels". www.abc.net.au. 2018-12-16. Retrieved 2020-10-28.
- ^ "Crise gouvernementale: que va-t-il se passer maintenant?". Le Soir (in French). 18 December 2018. Retrieved 2018-12-18.
- ^ NWS, VRT (30 January 2018). "Televisiepionier "Tante" Terry Van Ginderen is overleden".
- ^ "Eric Geboers career profile". bestsports.com. Retrieved 18 November 2018.
- ^ "Singer Maurane dies days after comeback in Belgium". BBC News. BBC. 8 May 2018.
- ^ Quoidbach, Serge (15 May 2018). "PORTRAIT: William Vance, le dessinateur de XIII, s'est éteint". L'Echo (in French).
- ^ "Baron Edouard-Jean Empain (76) is overleden". www.demorgen.be (in Flemish). Retrieved 21 June 2018.
- ^ "Décès du baron Édouard-Jean Empain à qui les ravisseurs coupèrent une phalange dans les années 70" (in French). 21 June 2018. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
- ^ "Kleinkunstzanger Hugo Raspoet, bekend van 'Helena', overleden". 3 October 2018.
- ^ "Kleinkunstzanger Hugo Raspoet overleden". 3 October 2018.
- ^ "Kleinkunstzanger Hugo Raspoet (77) is overleden". 3 October 2018.
- ^ "Voormalig televisiepresentator Walter Capiau (80) overleden". 5 October 2018.
- ^ "Topmagistrate Liekendael overleden". 25 October 2018.
- ^ "Eliane Liekendael - de procureur-generaal van het spaghetti-arrest en Agusta - overleden". 25 October 2018.
- ^ Reuters
- ^ km. "Jean-Pierre Van Rossem is overleden op 73-jarige en leeft terug in onze zielen tussen pot en sigaret leeftijd". De Standaard. Archived from the original on 14 December 2018. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
