---
title: "Brussels Daily Press Review — 2026-05-21"
date: 2026-05-21
lang: en
summary: "Top Brussels news for 2026-05-21: local politics, security, and daily life across the 19 communes."
tags: ["news","brussels","press-review"]
image: "/news/covers/2026/05/2026-05-21-cover.png"
---
# Brussels Daily Press Review — 2026-05-21
## TL;DR
Main Brussels stories today:
- Metro 3: Premetro+ option would be cheaper and reduce transfers, according to a study
- STIB gives a second life to lost items thanks to Les Petits Riens
- Youth detention centers (IPPJ) saturation: 'If we intervene now with minors at risk, we can reduce the number of places needed'

## 🌤️ Weather
brussels: ☀️  +11°C

## Security & Justice
- [Several statues in Schaerbeek vandalized or stolen: 'These acts are unacceptable' - BX1](https://bx1.be/categories/news/plusieurs-statues-schaerbeekoises-vandalisees-et-volees-une-enquete-judiciaire-est-en-cours-ces-actes-sont-inacceptables/)
- [Brussels airspace overflights: Eight companies dispute Brussels Environment violation reports - BX1](https://bx1.be/categories/news/survol-de-bruxelles-huit-compagnies-contestent-des-proces-verbaux-de-bruxelles-environnement/)

## Transport
- **Metro 3 Project Debate:**
    - Metro 3: Premetro+ option would be cheaper and reduce transfers, according to a study [BX1](https://bx1.be/categories/mobilite/metro-3-loption-premetro-serait-moins-couteuse-et-reduirait-les-correspondances-selon-une-etude/)
    - Study advocates for premetro expansion: 'North Brussels and Uccle lose out with Metro 3'. A limited expansion of the premetro network could offer a cheaper and less risky alternative than Metro 3, which offers few advantages, especially in a shortened version. [BRUZZ](https://www.bruzz.be/actua/mobiliteit/studie-pleit-voor-uitbreiding-premetro-noord-brussel-en-ukkel-verliezen-bij-metro-3-2026-05-21)
- [STIB gives a second life to lost items thanks to Les Petits Riens - BX1](https://bx1.be/categories/news/la-stib-donne-une-seconde-vie-aux-objets-perdus-grace-aux-petits-riens/)

## Society
- [Youth detention centers (IPPJ) saturation: 'If we intervene now with minors at risk, we can reduce the number of places needed' - BX1](https://bx1.be/dossiers/bonsoir-bruxelles/saturation-des-ippj-si-lon-intervient-maintenant-sur-laugmentation-des-mineurs-en-danger-on-pourra-diminuer-les-places-en-ippj/)
- [A new complex for the Rainettes and Étangs schools - BX1](https://bx1.be/categories/news/un-nouveau-complexe-pour-les-ecoles-des-rainettes-et-des-etangs/)
- [Sven Gatz will no longer be a municipal councillor in Jette: he cedes his mandate to Jonas Hatem - BX1](https://bx1.be/categories/news/sven-gatz-ne-sera-plus-conseiller-communal-a-jette-il-cede-son-mandat-a-jonas-hatem/)
- [Number of nail salons tripled: 'Beauty and low-threshold businesses are on the rise'. The number of nail salons in the Brussels region tripled over the past ten years, from 40 to 122, according to hub.brussels figures. - BRUZZ](https://www.bruzz.be/actua/economie/aantal-nagelsalons-verdrievoudigd-beauty-en-lage-instapzaken-zitten-de-lift-2026-05-21)
- [Belgian woman returns from Syria but gets heavy sentence for ties to IS - Brussels Times](https://www.brusselstimes.com/belgium/2141773/brussels-court-hands-tougher-than-expected-sentence-to-female-syria-fighter-returnee/)
- ['I paid €49 for speed dating in Brussels, and it was disastrous' - Brussels Times](https://www.brusselstimes.com/brussels-2/2139457/i-paid-e49-for-speed-dating-in-brussels-and-it-was-disastrous/)
- [VRT's Pano magazine accuses the president of Foyer anderlechtois of clientelism and favoritism - RTBF](https://www.rtbf.be/article/le-magazine-pano-de-la-vrt-accuse-le-president-du-foyer-anderlechtois-de-clientelisme-et-de-favoritisme-11727037)

## Culture
- [A Laeken kindergarten celebrates cultural diversity with a day for children and parents - BX1](https://bx1.be/categories/news/une-ecole-maternelle-de-laeken-celebre-la-diversite-culturelle-avec-une-journee-pour-les-enfants-et-les-parents/)

## Sport
- [Anderlecht – Saint-Trond: The Mauves want to keep 4th place - RTBF](https://www.rtbf.be/article/anderlecht-saint-trond-les-mauves-veulent-conserver-la-4e-place-direct-audio-et-commente-18h30-11726724)