Events in the year 2025 in Belgium.
Incumbents
- Monarch – Philippe
- Prime Minister – Alexander De Croo (until 3 February); Bart De Wever (since 3 February)
Events
January
- 27 January – Former Belgium national football team player Radja Nainggolan is arrested on suspicion of involvement in cocaine trafficking.[1]
- 31 January – The N-VA, Vooruit, CD&V, MR and LE agree to form a federal coalition government with the N-VA's Bart De Wever as prime minister.[2]
February
- 3 February – Bart De Wever is sworn in as prime minister.[3]
- 7 February – Following four shootings in the span of a few days in Brussels, the six separate police zones in the city temporarily start working under one command.[4]
- 13 February – Massive protests and a strike are held in Brussels against plans by the De Wever government to reduce public services, resulting in stoppages of bus and tram systems and partial disruptions at Brussels Airport.[5]
- 28 February – Two people are killed in a knife attack at a nursing home in Dentergem. The suspect, a 90-year-old man who was institutionalised at the facility on suspicion of killing his wife, is arrested..[6]
Scheduled
- 7 – 17 August – Belgium at the 2025 World Games[7]
Holidays
- 1 January – New Year's Day
- 21 April – Easter Monday
- 1 May – Labour Day
- 29 May – Ascension Day
- 9 June – Whit Monday
- 21 July – Belgian National Day
- 15 August – Assumption Day
- 1 November – All Saints' Day
- 11 November – Armistice Day
- 25 December – Christmas Day
Art and entertainment
- List of Belgian European Film Award winners and nominees
- List of Belgian submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film
Deaths
January
- 3 January – Gilbert Van Binst, 73, footballer (Anderlecht, Club Brugge, national team).[10]
- 10 January – Bram Van Paesschen, 45, filmmaker[11]
- 30 January – Andrée Dumon, 102, resister[12]
See also
References
- ^ Loftus, Alex (27 January 2025). "Belgian footballer Nainggolan arrested in cocaine trafficking sting". BBC. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
- ^ "Belgium gets new government with Flemish separatist Bart De Wever as PM". Politico.eu. 31 January 2025. Retrieved 3 February 2025.
- ^ Casert, Raf (3 February 2025). "Belgium has a new prime minister, one who long tried to gut the nation and seek regional autonomy". AP News. Retrieved 3 February 2025.
- ^ "Opnieuw schietpartij in Brusselse gemeente Anderlecht, één dode". nos.nl (in Dutch). 2025-02-07. Retrieved 2025-02-08.
- ^ "Close to 100,000 protest Belgian plans to cut social services in strategy to reduce debt". AP News. 14 February 2025. Retrieved 14 February 2025.
- ^ "Man, 90, suspected of killing two in Belgium nursing home". France 24. 28 February 2025. Retrieved 28 February 2025.
- ^ "The World Games qualifications for 2025, Chengdu (CHN)". IWGA. Retrieved 2024-06-06.
- ^ "Belgium Public Holidays 2025". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
- ^ "Holidays and Observances in Belgium in 2025". Time and Date. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
- ^ "Ex-Rode Duivel Gille Van Binst op 73-jarige leeftijd overleden na slepende ziekte". HLN. 3 January 2025. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
- ^ "Documentairemaker Bram Van Paesschen (45) onverwacht overleden in Laken". Het Laatste Nieuws. 13 January 2025.
- ^ "La résistante Andrée Dumon est décédée à l'âge de 102 ans". La Libre Belgique. Belga. 1 February 2025.
