• Events from the year 2001 in Belgium Monarch: Albert II Prime Minister: Guy Verhofstadt March 27 - A train collision in Pécrot, Walloon Brabant causes...
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    The 2001 Belgian Grand Prix (officially the 2001 Foster's Belgian Grand Prix) was a Formula One motor race held before 85,000 spectators at the Circuit...
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    Belgium, officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. The country is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the...
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  • This is a list of Belgian television related events from 2001. 14 April - Singer Sam Gooris wins the first season of Big Brother VIPs. 16 December - Ellen...
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    Christianity is the largest religion in Belgium, with the Catholic Church representing the largest community, though it has experienced a significant decline...
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    businesses that ended operations in 2001 included the American energy company Enron and the national airlines of Belgium and Switzerland (Sabena and Swissair...
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    diversified industrial and commercial base. Belgium was the first European country to join the Industrial Revolution in the early 19th century. It has since...
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  • The 2001–02 season was the 99th competitive season in Belgian football. Belgium ended their qualifying campaign for the Football World Cup 2002 at the...
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    indicated. As of January 1, 2024, Belgium had a population of 11,763,650 and is the 81st most populous country in the world. The population of Flanders...
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  • 2001–02 Belgian Cup was the 47th season of the main knockout competition in Belgian association football, the Belgian Cup. The final phase started in...
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  • The 2001 Belgian Cup final, took place on 27 May 2001 between Westerlo and second division champions Lommel. It was the 46th Belgian Cup final and was...
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    authorities, but linked in regard to reciprocal support, recruitment, manpower mobility and common training. In 2001, the Belgian police underwent a fundamental...
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    Philippe (born 15 April 1960) is King of the Belgians. He is the eldest child of King Albert II and Queen Paola. He succeeded his father upon the former’s...
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  • The 2001–02 Belgian Hockey League season was the 82nd season of the Belgian Hockey League, the top level of ice hockey in Belgium. Six teams participated...
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  • [citation needed] Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win. 2001–02 in Belgian football (in French) Sport.be website - Archive v t e...
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  • In 2001, a network of interconnected terrorist cells in France, Belgium, and the Netherlands was uncovered by law enforcement. The network had connections...
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    After 18 days of fighting in which Belgian forces were pushed back into a small pocket in the north-west of the country, the Belgian military surrendered to...
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    the United Kingdom (66). Belgium have been absent only three times in total, in 1994, 1997, and 2001, due to low scores in the previous contests that...
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    The Belgium national football team has officially represented Belgium in men's international football since their maiden match in 1904. The squad is under...
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    Princess Elisabeth, Duchess of Brabant (born 25 October 2001), is the heir apparent to the Belgian throne. The eldest child of King Philippe and Queen Mathilde...
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    Belgium is a constitutional, hereditary and popular monarchy. The monarch is titled King (or Queen) of the Belgians (Dutch: Koning(in) der Belgen, French:...
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    Charles De Ketelaere (category Belgian expatriate sportspeople in Italy)
    10 March 2001) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or forward for Serie A club Atalanta and the Belgium national...
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  • The Dutch language used in Belgium can also be referred to as Flemish Dutch or Belgian Dutch (Dutch: Vlaams Nederlands, Belgisch Nederlands). Dutch is...
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    For most of its history, what is now Belgium was either a part of a larger territory, such as the Carolingian Empire, or divided into a number of smaller...
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  • Miss Belgium is a national beauty pageant in Belgium. The winner of Miss Belgium automatically represents her country at the Miss World and Miss Universe...
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    and consumption within the country of Belgium. Following global trends, cannabis consumption rates in Belgium have been steadily increasing across the...
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    Transport in Belgium is facilitated with well-developed road, air, rail and water networks. The rail network has 2,950 km (1,830 mi) of electrified tracks...
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    The War in Afghanistan was an armed conflict that took place from 2001 to 2021. Launched as a direct response to the September 11 attacks, the war began...
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    force of the Kingdom of Belgium. It became a civilian police organisation in 1992, a status it retained until 1 January 2001, when it was, together with...
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  • Same-sex marriage has been legal in Belgium since 1 June 2003. A bill for the legalization of same-sex marriages was passed by the Senate on 28 November...
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