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

1. "Belgium's parliament votes through child euthanasia". BBC News. 13 February 2014.
2. Daniel Martin, Simon Caldwell (13 February 2014). "Belgium votes to legalise euthanasia for children despite protest from 160 doctors". Daily Mail.
3. "Union protest against unemployment turns violent in Brussels". Reuters. 4 April 2014.
4. "Brussels fatal gun attack at Jewish museum". BBC News. 24 May 2014.
5. Laura Smith-Spark, Elwyn Lopez, Pierre Meilhan (24 May 2014). "3 dead in shooting at Jewish Museum of Belgium". CNN.