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Brussels Daily Press Review — 2026-05-26

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Brussels Daily Press Review — 2026-05-26

TL;DR

Main Brussels stories today:

  • Brussels football after the Cup final
  • The government extends the use of bodycams to firefighters and public transport staff
  • Weather: sun and heat peak this Tuesday, 31°C expected in Brussels
  • Alcohol-free but not without success: mocktails are a hit on terraces

đŸŒ€ïž Weather

brussels: ☀ +17°C

Politics

The government extends the use of bodycams to firefighters and public transport staff.

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Society

Weather: sun and heat peak this Tuesday, 31°C expected in Brussels.

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Alcohol-free but not without success: mocktails are a hit on terraces.

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Poetry in the sun in the Jean-FĂ©lix Hap garden for the 20th edition of the fiEstival maels


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The Brussels Jazz Weekend attracts more than 200,000 visitors in three days.

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The federal government seems to see Brussels as the ‘dumping ground’ for its policies. “Aircraft noise, the time limit on unemployment benefits, the halving of funded reception places for asylum seekers: time and again, the impression arises that the current federal government forgets, ignores, or sees Brussels as a dumping ground. This is what BRUZZ editor Kris Hendrickx writes in this week’s editorial.”

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Brussels’ Halles de Saint-GĂ©ry to become covered food market.

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Culture

Brussels: The Salvation Army Shelter on Bodeghem Street is expected to close at the end of June.

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Sport

Brussels football after the Cup final. The Belgian Cup final becomes one Brussels story: Union celebrates, Anderlecht digests the defeat, analysts pick through the match, and security/fan-zone logistics around the Atomium frame the day for supporters.

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