Week 16

📰 This Week in Brussels

Monday 13 Apr

• 13 April 2026 · 🌟 Manneken Pis
• 24-Hour Prison Strike Begins Across Belgium
• Hundreds March in Silence for Woman, 24, Killed in Her Brussels Home
• Brussels' Dirty Streets: Who's Really Responsible?
• Brussels' Concrete Blocks: The 'Temporary' Solution That Became Permanent

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Tuesday 14 Apr

• Police Unions Fury as Federal Airport Mediator Is Fired
• Family of Sourour Abouda Files Suit Against Eight Police Officers
• Shooting and Explosion in Saint-Gilles
• New Suspect Claims Responsibility for Bruno Miler Killing
• Two Injured in Suspected Knifing in Central Brussels

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Wednesday 15 Apr

• Violent carjacking in central Brussels — victim out of danger
• Mass arrests: 45 anti-drug raids across Belgium
• Body recovered from Brussels Canal
• Eight officers charged over death of woman in Ixelles police custody
• Justice Minister accused of being a 'puppet' over police reforms

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Thursday 16 Apr

• Record 750 prisoners sleep on floor in Belgian prisons
• Hostage-taking in Eupen
• Safe injection rooms spark fierce debate
• Saint-Josse councillor quits Les Engagés for MR
• Watermael-Boitsfort blocks Florian Philippot dinner

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Friday 17 Apr

• Turf Wars Rock Brussels in Violent Week
• Bpost Strike Talks Move Forward
• Belgian Competition Authority Eyes Live Nation / Pukkelpop Deal
• Francken's Anti-Drone Plan Slammed as Costly and Ineffective
• Brussels Government Unlocks Half a Billion for Local Services

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🎉 What’s On This Weekend

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