1997 in Belgium
Events from the year '''1997 in Belgium'''
Incumbents
Events
- 27 February – Closure of Vilvoorde Renault Factory announced, with a loss of 3,100 jobs, inspiring the following year's Procédure Renault, a new consultation procedure for mass redundancies.
Publications
- Bianca Booms and Jean-Paul Wydoodt, Alcohol, illegale drugs en medicatie: Recente ontwikkelingen in Vlaanderen, 1996.
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