2000 in Belgium

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See also:	Other events of 2000 List of years in Belgium

Events from the year 2000 in Belgium

Incumbents

• Monarch: Albert II^[1]
• Prime Minister: Guy Verhofstadt

Events

• 10 June to 2 July – Belgium and the Netherlands jointly host the UEFA Euro 2000 football tournament, which is won by France.
• 17 June – 174 fans from England are arrested in Brussels, following an affray with German fans ahead of an England v Germany match.^[2]
• 6 August – 54th Spa 24 Hours held at Spa-Francorchamps
• 9 September – 44th Gordon Bennett Cup held in Saint-Hubert.
• 8 October – Provincial and municipal elections

Publications

• Francis Delpérée, Le droit constitutionnel de la Belgique (Brussels, Bruylant; Paris, L.G.D.J.).

Births

• 25 January – Remco Evenepoel, cyclist^{[citation needed]}
• 26 March – Nina Derwael, gymnast^[3]
• 29 December – Eliot Vassamillet, Eurovision singer
• 15 June – Jérémie Makiese, Eurovision singer

Deaths

• 23 May – Eddy Blondeel, 94, commander of the SAS during WWII
• 9 November – Michel Demaret, 60, politician^[4]

See also

• 2000 in Belgian television

References

1. "Albert II | king of Belgium". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
2. "Fans battle with Belgian police". BBC News. 17 June 2000. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
3. "Olympedia – Nina Derwael". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
4. François Janne d'Othée (28 April 2017). Brussels: Not Your Ordinary City. Nevicata. p. 26. ISBN 978-2-512-00744-9.