Brussels Press Review — Tuesday 3 March 2026

☀️ 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. 📰 RTBF

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. 📰 BX1 · BRUZZ · RTBF

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. 📰 BX1 · RTBF

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. 📰 BX1