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2005 In Belgium
This article details events from the year 2005 in Belgium. Major events include the holding of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest in Belgium, and the appointment of Belgium's first female rabbi. Incumbents *Monarch: Albert II *Prime Minister: Guy Verhofstadt Events * 15 May – Club Brugge win the Belgian Pro League. * 1 June – Marcel Smets becomes the 2nd Vlaams Bouwmeester succeeding Bob van Reeth. * 6 July – The Flemish parliament approves a municipality decree, redefining the role and powers of local governments. * 11 September – Belgium gets its first female rabbi: Floriane Chinsky accepts her appointment in the new synagogue of Forest. * 28 September – Kenyan Samson Kosgei wins the Brussels Marathon in a time of 2:12.01. * 11 October – The Verhofstadt II Government proposes the Generatiepact to parliament. * 26 November – The third Junior Eurovision Song Contest is held in Hasselt * Undated ** Financial Intelligence & Processing firm is established. Public ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2005
The Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2005 was the third edition of the annual Junior Eurovision Song Contest for young singers aged 8 to 15. On 26 November 2005, the contest was broadcast live from the Ethias Arena in Hasselt, Belgium, in a joint effort by the national broadcasters Vlaamse Radio- en Televisieomroep (VRT) and Radio télévision belge de la communauté française (RTBF), in co-operation with the European Broadcasting Union. Marcel Vanthilt and Maureen Louys hosted the event. The show was not only broadcast live in the competing countries, it was also available on satellite worldwide and the Australian television channel SBS who acquired the rights to broadcast the show one month later. The theme of the show was ''Let's Get Loud'', standing for the new generation on the stage. The show was watched by 8,500 people in the arena, including the Belgian Prince Laurent and 20–25 million people around Europe. was the winner of this edition, with 10-year-old Ksenia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Verhofstadt II Government
The Verhofstadt II Government was the federal government of Belgium from 12 July 2003 to 21 December 2007. It was the second government headed by Prime Minister Guy Verhofstadt ( VLD). It was formed after the 2003 general election. It consisted of the Flemish Liberals and Democrats (VLD), the French-speaking Liberal Reformist Party (MR), the Flemish Socialist Party (SP.a) and the French-speaking Socialist Party (PS). Because it comprised liberals and socialists it was also known as a "purple" coalition. It was a continuation of the Verhofstadt I Government but without the Green parties. Original Composition 2003-2004 Reshuffles *On September 25, 2003, Temsamani had to resign because she had lied about a diploma she received *On February 12, 2004, Jacques Simonet resigned to become Minister-President of Brussels, he was replaced by Didier Donfut (PS). Composition after the 2004 Regional elections The 2004 Regional elections saw a fundamental reshuffle to the federal go ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2005 In Belgian Television
This is a list of Belgian television related events from 2005. Events *20 March - Nuno Resende is selected to represent Belgium at the 2005 Eurovision Song Contest with his song " Le grand soir". He is selected to be the forty-seventh Belgian Eurovision entry during Eurosong held at the RTBF Studios in Brussels. *19 June - Katerine Avgoustakis wins the first season of the Flemish version of ''Star Academy''. *Unknown - Launch of the Belgian version of '' The X Factor''. *11 December - Udo Mechels wins the first season of '' X Factor''. Debuts *Unknown - '' X Factor'' (2005-2008) Television shows 1990s *''Samson en Gert'' (1990–present) *'' Familie'' (1991–present) *'' Wittekerke'' (1993-2008) *''Thuis'' (1995–present) *''Wizzy & Woppy'' (1999-2007) 2000s *''Big Brother'' (2000-2007) *'' Idool'' (2003-2011) Ending this year Births Deaths See also *2005 in Belgium This article details events from the year 2005 in Belgium. Major events include the holding of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adriaan Pattin
Adriaan Pattin (1914–2005) was a Belgian historian of medieval philosophy. His 1966 edition of the Pseudo-Aristotelian ''Liber de Causis'', although intended to be "provisional", was for decades the best version available to scholars. Life Pattin was born in Hasselt, Belgium, on 17 June 1914 and joined the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate at the age of 19. He made his vows in 1935 and was ordained to the priesthood in 1941. In 1947 he graduated Licentiate from the Higher Institute of Philosophy in the Catholic University of Leuven. In 1952 he obtained his doctorate with a thesis on being and essence in the philosophy of Thomas Aquinas. He also graduated Master of Arts from the University of Ottawa, where he later returned as a visiting professor. From 1962 until his retirement he was a researcher attached to the De Wulf-Mansion Centre for Ancient and Medieval Philosophy in Leuven. He died in Veurne on 15 August 2005. Works * ''De verhouding tussen zijn en wezenheid en de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
René Derolez
René Lodewijk Maurits Derolez (7 September 1921 – 24 March 2005) was a Belgian philologist who was Professor of English and Germanic Philology at Ghent University. He specialized in runology and the study of Old English literature and Germanic religion. Biography René Lodewijk Maurits Derolez was born in Aalst, Belgium on 7 September 1921. During the German occupation of Belgium during World War II, Derolez studies Germanic philology at the Ghent University. He served in the Allied forces during the liberation of Belgium. Derolez subsequently received a scholarship from the Belgian American Educational Foundation, and studied at Harvard University from 1946 to 1948. He received an MA at Harvard and his PhD summa cum laude at Ghent in 1947. He gained his habilitation at Ghent in 1954 with the thesis ''Runica Manuscripta''. ''Runica Manuscripta'' has remained a standard work on runology up to the present day. After gaining his habilitation, Derolez became a lecturer at Ghent, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prince Nicolas Of Belgium
nl, Laurens Benedikt Boudewijn Maria ger, Laurentius Benedikt Balduin Maria , image = Prince Laurent of Belgium (2015 F).jpg , caption = Prince Laurent in 2015 , birth_date = , birth_place = Belvédère Castle, Laeken, Brussels, Kingdom of Belgium , house = Belgium , father = Albert II of Belgium , mother = Paola Ruffo di Calabria , spouse = , issue = * Princess Louise * Prince Nicolas * Prince Aymeric Prince Laurent of Belgium (french: Laurent Benoît Baudouin Marie, nl, Laurens Benedikt Boudewijn Maria; born 19 October 1963) is the second son and youngest child of King Albert II and Queen Paola, and younger brother of King Philippe. Laurent's involvement with animal welfare and the environment, together with a relative lack of interest in protocol, has caused him to be dubbed by elements of the popular Belgian press as (the ''eco-blunderer''). Currently, he is 13th in the Belgian line of succession. He had been ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prince Aymeric Of Belgium
nl, Laurens Benedikt Boudewijn Maria ger, Laurentius Benedikt Balduin Maria , image = Prince Laurent of Belgium (2015 F).jpg , caption = Prince Laurent in 2015 , birth_date = , birth_place = Belvédère Castle, Laeken, Brussels, Kingdom of Belgium , house = Belgium , father = Albert II of Belgium , mother = Paola Ruffo di Calabria , spouse = , issue = * Princess Louise * Prince Nicolas * Prince Aymeric Prince Laurent of Belgium (french: Laurent Benoît Baudouin Marie, nl, Laurens Benedikt Boudewijn Maria; born 19 October 1963) is the second son and youngest child of King Albert II and Queen Paola, and younger brother of King Philippe. Laurent's involvement with animal welfare and the environment, together with a relative lack of interest in protocol, has caused him to be dubbed by elements of the popular Belgian press as (the ''eco-blunderer''). Currently, he is 13th in the Belgian line of succession. He had be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prince Emmanuel Of Belgium
Prince Emmanuel of Belgium (''Emmanuel Léopold Guillaume François Marie''; born 4 October 2005) is the younger son and third child of King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of Belgium. He is currently third in line to the throne of Belgium after his elder sister, Princess Elisabeth, and brother, Prince Gabriel. Life Emmanuel was born on 4 October 2005 at the Erasmus Hospital the teaching hospital of Université libre de Bruxelles. He was christened at the chapel of Ciergnon Castle in the Belgian Ardennes on 10 December 2005. His godparents were: his maternal aunt Countess Elisabeth d'Udekem d'Acoz (Margravine Pallavicini) and Guillaume, Hereditary Grand Duke of Luxembourg. In September 2012, it was announced that Emmanuel left St John Berchmans College, Brussels, the school his siblings also attended, to enroll at the Eureka special school in Kessel-Lo. The school caters to children of normal intelligence and gifted children who have dyslexia, which he has. In August 2020, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sabine Dardenne
Sabine Anne Renée Ghislaine Dardenne (born 28 October 1983) is a Belgian author. She was kidnapped at the age of twelve by the child molester and serial killer Marc Dutroux in 1996. Dardenne was one of Dutroux's last two victims. She and fellow captive Laetitia Delhez survived, though the bodies of four other kidnap victims and Dutroux's accomplice were found on the property. Kidnapping Dardenne was kidnapped by Dutroux on 28 May 1996, while riding her bicycle to school. Although just twelve years old, Dardenne fought back, pelting Dutroux with questions and demands. He convinced Dardenne that he was her only ally and that her parents had failed to produce the ransom that would save her from fictitious men who wanted to kill her. During her imprisonment in the basement of Dutroux's house, Dutroux allowed Dardenne to write emotional letters to her friends and family, which he never sent despite promises that he would do so. When, after many weeks, she said she wanted one of her ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Financial Intelligence & Processing
Financial Intelligence & Processing (FIP) is an international firm based in Paris offering financial and business intelligence. In 2011 and 2012, FIP was listed among the top experts of financial fraud investigation in France, just after KPMG, as assessed by Décideurs Stratégie Finance Droit in the “Risk Management, Insurance and Litigation” yearly guide. Structure FIP was formed in 2005 by combining the skills of experts in the areas of financial engineering, fraud examination and investigation. FIP relies on the skills and experiences of its consultant teams spread across its three European locations (Brussels, Paris and Geneva). It has built an international network of correspondents leading them to work in jurisdictions such as China, DR Congo, Dubai, the USA, Guinea, Iraq, Morocco, Russia, Turkey or Vietnam. Among others, their experience led them to work for the heiress of the Agnelli empire and to look for the “secretive treasures” of her father, Gianni Agnell ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hasselt
Hasselt (, , ; la, Hasseletum, Hasselatum) is a Belgian city and municipality, and capital and largest city of the province of Limburg in the Flemish Region of Belgium. It is known for its former branding as "the city of taste", as well as its local distelleries of Hasselt jenever (gin), the Hasselt Jenever Festivities, Limburgish pie and the Hasselt speculaas. The municipality includes the original city of Hasselt, plus the boroughs of Sint-Lambrechts-Herk, Wimmertingen, Kermt, Spalbeek, Kuringen, Stokrooie, Stevoort and Runkst, as well as the hamlets and parishes of Kiewit, Godsheide and Rapertingen. On 01 July 2022 Hasselt had a total population of 80,260 (39,288 men and 40,972 women). Both the Demer river and the Albert Canal run through the municipality. Hasselt is located in between the Campine region, north of the Demer river, and the Hesbaye region, to the south. On a larger scale, it is also situated in the Meuse-Rhine Euroregion. History Hasselt was founded in a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Junior Eurovision Song Contest
The Junior Eurovision Song Contest (often shortened to JESC, Junior Eurovision or Junior EuroSong) is an international song competition which has been organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) annually since 2003. It is held in a different European city each year, however the same city can host the contest more than once. The competition has many similarities to the Eurovision Song Contest from which its name is taken. Each participating broadcaster sends an act, the members of which are aged 9 to 14 on the day of the contest, and an original song lasting three minutes at most to compete against the other participating entries. Each entry represents the country served by the participating broadcaster. Viewers from all around the world are invited to vote for their favourite performances by online voting, and a national jury from each participating country also vote. The overall winner of the contest is the entry that receives the most points after the scores from every ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
