22 February – Belgium unilaterally devalues the Belgian franc by 8.5%, without consulting Luxembourg, whose franc is pegged to it. Luxembourg is forced to follow unwillingly.[2]
27 March – 40,000 people protest in the streets at the government's response to the crisis in the steel industry.
April – June
8 April – A law is passed to restrict the indexing of wage settlements in an attempt to stem inflation,[3] which peaks at 9.4% over 1982.
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