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2001
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| Jan.23 |
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EU may tighten BSE controls EU Food Safety Commissioner considers compulsory testing for mad cow disease among young cattle
| Jan.29 |
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EU considers tighter BSE controls Compulsory testing for mad cow disease to include younger cattle
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BSE scare threatens EU budget Beef consumption dropping by an average of 27%. The EU agriculture budget could be stretched to limit
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| Feb.3 |
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Congo leader visits Belgium President Kabila made his first international trip with a visit to former colonial ruler. He hopes to have support to restore peace | |
| Feb.16 |
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EU cautious at surplus beef plan Some suggested that surplus beef could be sent to poor nations as aid
| Feb.21 |
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UK meat exports banned Bans have been imposed by European Commission on the export of British meat and milk after an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease
| Feb.26 |
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Greenpeace to fight missile plan Environmental group has vowed to stop the U.S. plans to build a system to shoot down incoming ballistic missiles
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| Mar.2 |
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Belgium fears foot-and-mouth Agriculture Minister ordered a nationwide ban on the transport of farm animals
| Mar.3 |
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Foot-and-mouth suspected France, Belgium suspect their first cases of foot-and-mouth disease. Initial tests have proved negative
| Mar.5 |
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New soccer transfer system
| Mar.7 |
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Crisis talks on Kosovo NATO leaders have met to address tension on the Kosovo border
| Mar.27 |
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Two trains collided, 8 killed Trains were travelling on the same track and collided head-on
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| Apr.18 |
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Rwandans charged over massacre The case is against two Benedictine nun, professor and businessman relating to the 1994 massacre of 5,000 people
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| May.9 |
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Minister quits in SS row Sauwens, interior minister in Flanders region had attended a meeting of Belgian former members of SS
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| Jun.7 |
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Rwandan nuns guilty of war crimes Belgian jury finds 2 Catholic nuns guilty of helping Hutu militia butcher thousands of refugees during 1994 genocide
| Jun.12 |
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Bush arrives in Belgium He will meet 19 world leaders at NATO summit and next day European Union leaders
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| Jul.5 |
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Henin rallies to stun Capriati 19-year-old Belgian won 2-6, 6-4, 6-2 to reach final at Wimbledon. | |
| Jul.16 |
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Rogge wins top Olympics job Belgian has been elected as the president of the International Olympic Committee. He succeeds Samaranch | |
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| Sep.2 |
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Schumacher is winningest F1 driver Michael taking a Belgian Grand Prix with ease for his 52nd victory | |
| Sep.26 |
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Real beats Anderlecht 4-1
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| Oct.1 |
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Putin talks tough on terrorism The Russian President is in Belgium for meetings with Nato leaders and European Union
| Oct.16 |
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Madrid, Anderlecht 2-0
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| Nov.5 |
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Arafat, Peres meet in Brussels Palestinian President and Israeli Foreign Minister met for dinner
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Mideast dominates summit European leaders in Brussels have aided progress towards reviving the peace process
| Nov.6 |
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Sabena grounded as staff walk out Flights of airline were suspended as staff fears of impending bankruptcy
| Nov.7 |
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Sabena successor set up New airline will be formed from Sabena's subsidiary Delta Air Transport | |
| Nov.14 |
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Belgium won over Czechs, 1-0
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