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title: "Brussels Press Review — Tuesday 3 March 2026"
date: 2026-03-03
tags: [news, press-review, politics, transport, culture]
lang: en
summary: "SamuSocial scandal heads to court, Audi Brussels enterprise zone plans, and a truck shuts down half the petite ceinture."
---

☀️ **BRUSSELS PRESS REVIEW** — Tuesday 3 March 2026

Good morning Brussels! Time for your daily sprinkle of news. ⛲

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## 🔴 TOP STORIES

**1. ⚖️ SamuSocial scandal: Yvan Mayeur headed to criminal court**
Former Brussels mayor Yvan Mayeur and four others — including ex-SamuSocial chief Pascale Peraïta — have been formally sent to criminal court. The case has been dragging on for years, but justice finally has its day in court. Brussels politics: the gift that keeps on giving.
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**2. 🏭 Audi Brussels site: "Enterprise Zone" to create 2,500 jobs**
Brussels ministers visited the former Audi factory and announced plans for a *zone franche*. Sounds great on paper, but conditions remain foggy. Meanwhile, half of ex-Audi workers are still unemployed a year later.
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**3. 🚛 Truck gets stuck, shuts down half the petite ceinture**
A lorry wedged itself into one of the inner ring tunnels, forcing the closure of Louise, Stéphanie AND Porte de Hal tunnels. Brussels tunnels: they weren't built for today's trucks. Or today's anything, really.
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**4. ⚖️ LEZ fines blocked by Council of State**
The Conseil d'État blocked the Dilliès government's plan to lower LEZ fines for Euro5 diesel and Euro2 petrol cars, citing health protection obligations and EU rules. The €80/month cap is dead on arrival.
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