Belgian political scandals
- Belgian political scandals
This is a list of political scandals in Belgium:
* Guy Jespers affair (end 1970s)
* KS affair (end 1980s)
* Marc Dutroux affair (1980s-1990s)
* Albert Canal pipeline affair (1990s)
* Superclub affair (1990s)
* Cools assassination (1991)
* Agusta scandal (scandal broke early 1990s)
* Aralco affair (early 1990s)
* OMOB affair (early 1990s)
* UNIOP-INUSOP affair (early 1990s)
* Hormone affair (1990s)
* Dioxine crisis (1999)
* Carolorégienne affair (2005)
* ICDI affair (2006)
See also
* Parliamentary inquiries by the Belgian Federal Parliament
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