2024 in Belgium

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List of years in Belgium

Events in the year 2024 in Belgium.

## Incumbents

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* Monarch – Philippe[1]
* Prime Minister – Alexander De Croo

## Events

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### January

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* 1 January – 2024 Belgian Presidency of the Council of the European Union begins.

### February

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* 1 February – The Monument to John Cockerill is vandalised during farmers' protests in Brussels.[2]

### March

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* 12 March – Far-right political activist and former Vlaams Belang politician Dries Van Langenhove is jailed for one year for Holocaust denial and incitement to violence.[3][4][5]
* 18 March – A police officer is killed and two others are injured in a shooting during a house search in Charleroi investigating illegal trade in arms, drugs, and stolen vehicles; the suspect is shot and critically injured by police.[6]
* 21 March – Pope Francis laicizes the Bishop of Bruges, Roger Vangheluwe due to abuse.[7]
* 25 March – Humo magazine and Apache website, both based in Belgium, reveal that politician Filip Dewinter worked as a "senior political advisor" for China for years.[8]

### April

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* 12 April – Belgian prosecutors open an investigation into Russian interference in the 2024 European Parliament election.[9]
* 16 April – Brussels police shut down the right-wing National Conservatism Conference attended by Nigel Farage and expected to host Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán.[10]

### June

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* 9 June –
* 2024 Belgian federal election: Prime Minister Alexander De Croo's governing coalition loses its majority, leading to his resignation.[11] The New Flemish Alliance win the highest percentage of votes, followed by Vlaams Belang and the Reformist Movement.[12]
* 2024 Belgian regional elections
* 19 June –
* The European Commission reprimands Belgium, France, Hungary, Italy, Malta, Poland, and Slovakia for breaking budget rules.[13]
* Brussels declines to host a UEFA Nations League match between Belgium and Israel over security concerns.[14]

### July

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* 23 July – The European Union deprives Hungary of its ability to host the next set of foreign and defense ministry meetings as a "symbolic signal" against Viktor Orbán's uncoordinated meetings in Russia and China, moving the ministry meetings from Budapest to Brussels.[15]
* 26 July – Seven people are arrested on suspicion of terrorist activity in raids on 14 locations nationwide.[16]

### Scheduled

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* 13 October: 2024 Belgian local elections

## Holidays

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Further information: Public holidays in Belgium

Source:[17][18]

* 1 January - New Year's Day
* 1 April - Easter Monday
* 1 May - International Workers' Day
* 9 May - Ascension Day
* 20 May - Whit Monday
* 21 July – Belgian National Day
* 15 August - Assumption Day
* 1 November - All Saints' Day
* 11 November - Armistice Day
* 25 December - Christmas Day

## Art and entertainment

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* List of Belgian European Film Award winners and nominees
* List of Belgian submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film

## Deaths

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* 1 January – Camila Batmanghelidjh, 61, Iranian-Belgian charity executive, founder of Kids Company.[19]
* 20 January – Herbert Glejser, 86, economist.[20]
* 16 February – Jan Sørensen, 68, footballer
* 24 February – Benoît van Innis, 63, artist
* 28 March – Guy Goffette, 76, poet
* 15 May – Patrick Moenaert, 75, politician.

## See also

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* 2024 in the European Union
* 2024 in Europe

## References

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1. ^ "Philippe, king of Belgium". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
2. ^ "Farmers topple statue from John Cockerill monument in Place du Luxembourg". The Brussels Times. Belga. 1 February 2024.
3. ^ "Belgium's far-right prodigy gets prison term for inciting violence". 12 March 2024.
4. ^ "A Belgian court sentences a prominent far-right activist to 1 year in prison for spreading hate". Associated Press News. 12 March 2024.
5. ^ Lauren Walker (12 March 2024). "Racism and negationism: Van Langenhove sentenced to prison and fined". The Brussels Times.
6. ^ Lauren Walker (18 March 2024). "One special forces agent and suspect die during house search shooting". The Brussels Times.
7. ^ Tom Heneghan (27 March 2024). "Belgian bishop laicised 14 years after abuse exposed". The Tablet.
8. ^ "Vlaamse media: politicus Filip Dewinter jarenlang werkzaam voor China". nos.nl (in Dutch). 2024-03-25. Retrieved 2024-03-25.
9. ^ "Belgium probing alleged Russian interference in EU election campaign". Reuters. 12 April 2024.
10. ^ "Farage and Orbán's Brussels jamboree descends into mayhem amid police siege". POLITICO. 16 April 2024. Retrieved 2024-04-16.
11. ^ "Belgium headed for new government as PM set to resign after general election". The Guardian. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
12. ^ VRT News. "Verkiezingsuitslagen 2024". VRTNWS (in Dutch). Retrieved 2024-06-10.
13. ^ "European Commission reprimands France and six countries for breaking budget rules". Le Monde.fr. 2024-06-19. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
14. ^ "Brussels refuses to host Belgium-Israel match over security concerns". euronews. 2024-06-19. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
15. ^ "Hungary stripped of EU meeting over Ukraine stance". BBC. Retrieved 2024-07-24.
16. ^ "French minister thanks Belgium for detaining 7 terror suspects on eve of Olympics opening ceremony". Associated Press. Retrieved 2024-07-26.
17. ^ "Belgium Public Holidays 2024". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
18. ^ "Jours fériés nationaux" [National public holidays in Belgium]. Belgian Federal Public Service (in French). Retrieved 7 November 2023.
19. ^ Butler, Patrick (2024-01-02). "Kids Company charity founder Camila Batmanghelidjh dies aged 61". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-01-03.
20. ^ "L'économiste belge Herbert Glesjer est décédé à l'âge de 86 ans". La Libre. 19 Feb 2024.

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