# Brussels Daily Brief — 19 May 2026

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# Brussels Daily Press Review — 2026-05-19
## TL;DR
Main Brussels stories today:
- Supporters: what solutions to prevent excesses?
- Death of Étienne Davignon: "The fight for justice continues"
- Death of Étienne Davignon: Lumumba's assassination will remain unpunished, laments Kalvin Soiresse
- Hantavirus: one additional low-risk contact case in Brussels

## 🌤️ Weather
brussels: ☁️  +9°C

## Security & Justice
Etterbeek residents urge their municipality to oppose home visits by police Brussels Times

Police seize counterfeit goods across five sites in Brussels North Brussels Times

Merger of police zones: important Flemish demand granted BRUZZ

## Politics
End of the Broustin saga? The government announces an agreement, a building permit has been issued BX1

Several Brussels communes recover groundwater pumped from the Realex construction site for street cleaning BX1

## EU/International
'Love instead of liking': Europe's radical anti-smartphone movement arrives in Brussels Brussels Times

## Environment
Climate change adaptation at the heart of the Climate Chance summit in Brussels BX1

## Society
Supporters: what solutions to prevent excesses? BX1

Death of Étienne Davignon:
- "The fight for justice continues" - BX1
- Lumumba's assassination will remain unpunished, laments Kalvin Soiresse - BX1

Hantavirus: one additional low-risk contact case in Brussels BX1

Start of ten days of actions in education: "There is an urgent need to mobilize enough people to be heard" BX1

Angry Brussels residents protest against social housing project on green land Brussels Times

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*Read the full briefing (EN/FR/NL) online: https://manneken.brussels/news/en/2026-05-19-press-review/*
*Compiled from BX1, RTBF, Brussels Times. Brussels, 2026-05-19.*