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

brussels: ☁️ +9°C

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

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

‘Love instead of liking’: Europe’s radical anti-smartphone movement arrives in Brussels Brussels Times

Climate change adaptation at the heart of the Climate Chance summit in Brussels BX1

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