2012 in Belgium

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Incumbents

February 3-4 - The traffic record is broken in Belgium due to excessive snowfall, 1275 kilometers of traffic.
March 13 - A bus with Belgian and Dutch schoolchildren crashes in a tunnel near Sierre, Switzerland. 28 people didn't survive the accident, 24 others were wounded.
March 24 - The team K.S.C. Lokeren Oost-Vlaanderen wins the 2011–12 Belgian Cup.
May 6 - Anderlecht win the Belgian Pro League after a home draw against Club Brugge.
June 7 - King Albert II of Belgium opens the 25N railway line.
September 2 - Jenson Button wins the 2012 Belgian Grand Prix
September 17 - Flemish commercial TV channel VIER airs for the first time.
October 7 - Joseph Mutai wins the Marathon of Brussels in 2:16.41.
October 14 - The Belgian provincial and municipal elections take place.
October 24 - It's announced that Ford Genk will close at the end of 2013 or the beginning of 2014. Leaving 4300 employees without a job.
October 27 - 5 Belgians die in a bus accident in Kerak, Jordan.
December 9 - The Benelux train serving Amsterdam and Brussels is replaced by the Fyra high speed train.

2012 in Europe

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States with limited recognition	Abkhazia Kosovo Nagorno-Karabakh Republic Northern Cyprus South Ossetia Transnistria

Dependencies, colonies and other territories	Åland Faroe Islands Gibraltar Guernsey Isle of Man Jersey

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