1997 in Belgium

none 1997 Events from the year 1997 in Belgium Incumbents Monarch: Albert II Prime Minister: Jean-Luc Dehaene Events 27 February – Closure of Vilvoorde Renault Factory announced, with a loss of 3,100 jobs,25 jaar RINGtv: sluiting Renault Vilvoorde ringtv.be https://www.ringtv.be/nieuws/25-jaar-ringtv-sluiting-renault-vilvoorde inspiring the following year's Procédure Renault, a new consultation procedure for mass redundancies. Publications Els De Bens, De pers in België. Het verhaal van de Belgische dagbladpers: Gisteren, vandaag en morgen Bianca Booms and Jean-Paul Wydoodt, Alcohol, illegale drugs en medicatie: Recente ontwikkelingen in Vlaanderen, 1996.https://archive.org/details/AlcoholIllegaleDrugsEnMedicatie1996 Alcohol, illegale drugs en medicatie : Recente ontwikkelingen in Vlaanderen 1996 1997 Births 1 July – Eléonor Sana, skier 15 October – Romanie Schotte, Miss Belgium 2017 30 September – Max Verstappen, racing driver and the 2021 Formula One World Champion Deaths 5 January – André Franquin (born 1924), comics artist 19 January – Robert-Joseph Mathen (born 1916), bishop 15 June – Edmond Leburton (born 1915), prime minister References 1997 Belgium Category:Years of the 20th century in Belgium Category:1990s in Belgium Belgium