1948 in Belgium
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The following events happened during 1948 in the Kingdom of Belgium.
- Monarch – Leopold III
- Regent: Prince Charles
- Prime Minister – Paul-Henri Spaak
Events
- 1 January – Benelux Customs Convention comes into force.[1]: 978
- 17 March – Belgium, France, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom sign the Treaty of Brussels, establishing the Brussels Pact for economic, social and cultural collaboration and collective self-defence.[1]: 905
- 27 March – Law fully enfranchising women as voters promulgated[2]
- 29 May – Alfred De Taeye's bill to incentivise the building of new homes passes.[3]
- 23 July – Association belge des familles des disparus founded
- 22 August – Order in Council for the implementation of the De Taeye Act.[4]
- 25 August – Treaty of Brussels, establishing the Brussels Pact for economic, social and cultural collaboration and collective self-defence, comes into effect.[1]: 905
- 8 October – Agreement of Belgium and Luxembourg with the United States for exchanges under the Fulbright Program.[5]
Publications
- Belgisch Staatsblad/Moniteur belge[6]
- Jean Lejeune, Principauté de Liège
