2000 in Belgium

Events from the year 2000 in Belgium

Incumbents

 * Monarch: Albert II
 * 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.
 * 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
 * 26 March – Nina Derwael, gymnast
 * 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