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title: "Brussels Daily Press Review — 2026-05-19" date: 2026-05-19 lang: en summary: "Top Brussels news for 2026-05-19: local politics, security, and daily life across the 19 communes." tags: ["news","brussels","press-review"] image: "/news/covers/2026/05/2026-05-19-cover.png"

Brussels Daily Press Review — 2026-05-19

TL;DR

Main Brussels stories today:

🌤️ 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:

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