---
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:
- Supporters: what solutions to prevent excesses?
- Death of Étienne Davignon: "The fight for justice continues"
- Death of Étienne Davignon: Lumumba's assassination will remain unpunished, laments Kalvin Soiresse
- Hantavirus: one additional low-risk contact case in Brussels

## 🌤️ Weather
brussels: ☁️  +9°C

## Security & Justice
Etterbeek residents urge their municipality to oppose home visits by police [Brussels Times](https://www.brusselstimes.com/brussels-2/2138934/etterbeek-residents-urge-their-municipality-to-oppose-home-visits-by-police/)

Police seize counterfeit goods across five sites in Brussels North [Brussels Times](https://www.brusselstimes.com/belgium/2137768/police-seize-counterfeit-goods-across-five-sites-in-brussels-north/)

Merger of police zones: important Flemish demand granted [BRUZZ](https://www.bruzz.be/actua/politiek/fusie-politiezones-belangrijke-vlaamse-eis-ingewilligd-2026-05-19)

## Politics
End of the Broustin saga? The government announces an agreement, a building permit has been issued [BX1](https://bx1.be/categories/news/fin-de-la-saga-broustin-le-gouvernement-annonce-un-accord-un-permis-durbanisme-a-ete-delivre/)

Several Brussels communes recover groundwater pumped from the Realex construction site for street cleaning [BX1](https://bx1.be/categories/news/plusieurs-communes-bruxelloises-recuperent-leau-souterraine-pompee-sur-le-chantier-realex-pour-le-nettoyage-des-rues/)

## EU/International
'Love instead of liking': Europe's radical anti-smartphone movement arrives in Brussels [Brussels Times](https://www.brusselstimes.com/brussels-2/2106422/love-instead-of-liking-europes-radical-anti-smartphone-movement-lands-in-brussels/)

## Environment
Climate change adaptation at the heart of the Climate Chance summit in Brussels [BX1](https://bx1.be/categories/news/ladaptation-au-changement-climatique-au-coeur-du-sommet-climate-chance-de-bruxelles/)

## Society
Supporters: what solutions to prevent excesses? [BX1](https://bx1.be/dossiers/bonsoir-bruxelles/supporters-quelles-solutions-pour-eviter-les-debordements/)

Death of Étienne Davignon:
- ["The fight for justice continues" - BX1](https://bx1.be/categories/news/deces-detienne-davignon-le-combat-pour-la-justice-se-poursuit/)
- [Lumumba's assassination will remain unpunished, laments Kalvin Soiresse - BX1](https://bx1.be/categories/news/deces-detienne-davignon-lassassinat-de-lumumba-restera-impuni-deplore-kalvin-soiresse/)

Hantavirus: one additional low-risk contact case in Brussels [BX1](https://bx1.be/categories/news/hantavirus-un-cas-contact-a-faible-risque-supplementaire-a-bruxelles/)

Start of ten days of actions in education: "There is an urgent need to mobilize enough people to be heard" [BX1](https://bx1.be/categories/news/debut-de-dix-jours-dactions-dans-lenseignement-il-y-a-urgence-de-mobiliser-suffisamment-de-personnes-pour-pouvoir-se-faire-entendre/)

Angry Brussels residents protest against social housing project on green land [Brussels Times](https://www.brusselstimes.com/belgium/2138000/angry-brussels-residents-mobilise-against-real-estate-project-on-green-land/)