---
title: "Week 16"
summary: "Highlights from Brussels press this week, plus what's on this weekend."
date: 2026-04-18
lang: en
tags: ["news", "brussels", "press-review", "weekly"]
---

# Week 16

<h2 style="color:#0406A8;">📰 This Week in Brussels</h2><h3 style="margin-bottom:4px;">Monday 13 Apr</h3><ul style="margin:4px 0 12px;"><li>13 April 2026 · 🌟 Manneken Pis</li><li>24-Hour Prison Strike Begins Across Belgium</li><li>Hundreds March in Silence for Woman, 24, Killed in Her Brussels Home</li><li>Brussels' Dirty Streets: Who's Really Responsible?</li><li>Brussels' Concrete Blocks: The 'Temporary' Solution That Became Permanent</li></ul><p style="font-size:13px;"><a href="https://manneken.brussels/news/en/2026-04-13-press-review/" style="color:#0406A8;">Read full review →</a></p><h3 style="margin-bottom:4px;">Tuesday 14 Apr</h3><ul style="margin:4px 0 12px;"><li>Police Unions Fury as Federal Airport Mediator Is Fired</li><li>Family of Sourour Abouda Files Suit Against Eight Police Officers</li><li>Shooting and Explosion in Saint-Gilles</li><li>New Suspect Claims Responsibility for Bruno Miler Killing</li><li>Two Injured in Suspected Knifing in Central Brussels</li></ul><p style="font-size:13px;"><a href="https://manneken.brussels/news/en/2026-04-14-press-review/" style="color:#0406A8;">Read full review →</a></p><h3 style="margin-bottom:4px;">Wednesday 15 Apr</h3><ul style="margin:4px 0 12px;"><li>Violent carjacking in central Brussels — victim out of danger</li><li>Mass arrests: 45 anti-drug raids across Belgium</li><li>Body recovered from Brussels Canal</li><li>Eight officers charged over death of woman in Ixelles police custody</li><li>Justice Minister accused of being a 'puppet' over police reforms</li></ul><p style="font-size:13px;"><a href="https://manneken.brussels/news/en/2026-04-15-press-review/" style="color:#0406A8;">Read full review →</a></p><h3 style="margin-bottom:4px;">Thursday 16 Apr</h3><ul style="margin:4px 0 12px;"><li>Record 750 prisoners sleep on floor in Belgian prisons</li><li>Hostage-taking in Eupen</li><li>Safe injection rooms spark fierce debate</li><li>Saint-Josse councillor quits Les Engagés for MR</li><li>Watermael-Boitsfort blocks Florian Philippot dinner</li></ul><p style="font-size:13px;"><a href="https://manneken.brussels/news/en/2026-04-16-press-review/" style="color:#0406A8;">Read full review →</a></p><h3 style="margin-bottom:4px;">Friday 17 Apr</h3><ul style="margin:4px 0 12px;"><li>Turf Wars Rock Brussels in Violent Week</li><li>Bpost Strike Talks Move Forward</li><li>Belgian Competition Authority Eyes Live Nation / Pukkelpop Deal</li><li>Francken's Anti-Drone Plan Slammed as Costly and Ineffective</li><li>Brussels Government Unlocks Half a Billion for Local Services</li></ul><p style="font-size:13px;"><a href="https://manneken.brussels/news/en/2026-04-17-press-review/" style="color:#0406A8;">Read full review →</a></p>

## 🎉 What's On This Weekend

<p>Check <a href="https://visit.brussels" style="color:#0406A8;">visit.brussels</a> for this weekend's events!</p>