2015 in Belgium
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The following lists events that happened in 2015 in the Kingdom of Belgium.
Incumbents
- Monarch: Philippe
- Prime Minister: Charles Michel
Events
January
- January 3 - Belgian media reports that serial rapist and murderer Frank Van Den Bleeken will be euthanised in prison in Bruges on 11 January.[1]
- January 15 - Belgian police kill two suspected terrorists in an anti-terrorism raid near Verviers.[2]
June
November
- November 6 - Resignation of André-Joseph Léonard as archbishop of Mechelen-Brussels comes into effect; Jozef De Kesel, bishop of Bruges, named as his successor.[4]
- November 21 to 25 - Brussels lockdown
December
- December 12 - Jozef De Kesel installed as archbishop of Mechelen-Brussels
See also
References
- ↑ "Belgian serial rapist and murderer Fran Van Den Bleeken 'to be euthanised' in January". 3 January 2015. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
- ↑ "Belgian anti-terror raid in Verviers leaves two dead". BBC News. 16 January 2015. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
- ↑ "NI driver killed in Belgium school trip bus crash". BBC News. 28 June 2015. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
- ↑ "De Kesel becomes head of Roman Catholic Church in Belgium". Flanders News. VRT. 6 November 2015. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
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