2023 in Belgium
Events in the year 2023 in Belgium.
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See also: | Other events of 2023 List of years 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 Iraqi Al-Qaeda member and charge him with murder, terrorism, 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.
Scheduled
- 14 January – Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest 2023[5]
Sports
- 4 February – 19 March: 2023 Rugby Europe Championship
- 11 – 15 July 2023: 2023 European Amateur Team Championship[6]
Deaths
- 5 January – Pierre Joassin, 74, film director and screenwriter (Maigret, Josephine, Guardian Angel)[7]
References
- "Philippe, king of Belgium". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
- "Alexander De Croo named prime minister of new federal government". 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). 2022-08-20. Retrieved 2022-11-17.
- "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.
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