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