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| Updated | Domains | On 28 May the regional government activated coercive supervision over Saint-Josse — the first concrete application of the RPD's « reinforced supervision of municipal finances » (municipal deficit exceeding EUR 30 million according to the Region, contested by the municipality). The same day, the prosecutor carried out searches in the Foyer anderlechtois case (social housing): the regional majority is split ahead of the Monday 1 June vote on creating a parliamentary commission of inquiry. | |
| Updated | Municipalities | Saint-Josse-ten-Noode placed under coercive supervision by the regional cabinet (28 May), on the initiative of the minister for local authorities: cumulative deficit exceeding EUR 30 million according to the Region, contested by the municipality (~EUR 17 million); three FRBRTC interventions totalling EUR 21 million; a request to defer a EUR 7 million loan; possible appointment of a special commissioner. First municipal coercive supervision in Brussels since the Schaerbeek counters affair (1976). | |
| Updated | Domains | Per-kilometre lorry charge: indexation from 1 July 2026 announced by Viapass (26 May). Brussels tariffs 0.017–0.267 €/km on motorways and 0.024–0.390 €/km on local/regional roads. Wallonia +5.7% on average; Flanders adds a CO2 parameter for the first time (5 emission classes). Separately, STIB suspends trams 8 and 93 between Bailli and Legrand from 1 June to 28 August for track renewal — bus 96 extended to Legrand. | |
| Updated | Domains | SIAMU shift reorganisation plan: management proposes to the concertation committee of 28 May a reduction from 161 to 153 staff per shift (after 173 → 161 in 2025), with removal of one fire engine at Anderlecht station and one ladder at Cité station — equivalent to 8 fewer staff. Joint union front: « we are putting Brusselers' lives in danger ». A trajectory at odds with the RPD commitment on SIAMU reinforcement, moved to delayed. | |
| Updated | Domains | Social front in French-speaking education: the vote on the Wallonia-Brussels Federation programme decree, initially scheduled for 27 May, has been postponed to 10 June; the inter-union strike notice has been extended until 10 July. Demonstration on 26 May in Brussels: ~400 principals (PS) from the WBE, Catholic free and FELSI networks outside the Les Engagés headquarters, delegation received by the party president. The first-secondary reform was approved in Wallonia-Brussels Federation commission the same day after 8 hours of debate. Direct impact on French-speaking schools in Brussels. | |
| Updated | Domains | Water dotation abolished: €15.7M/year withdrawn from Brussels municipalities (zero paid in 2026, ordinance to be repealed), reallocated to a Vivaqua recapitalisation of €180M. Brussels-City −€2.7M, Schaerbeek −€1.5M, Anderlecht / Ixelles / Molenbeek / Uccle > €1M each. PTB: « cold shower ». Iriscare publishes encouraging bilingualism review. Deputy Minister-President claims Groen's isolation as internal counter-power (100 days of government). | |
| Updated | Domains | Police zone merger: a major Flemish demand met at the Chamber (19 May), Evere mayor announces challenge (18 May). Woman found dead in metro tunnel Heysel — Roi Baudouin (15 May). Explosion rue de la Borne in Molenbeek (19 May 02:10, EOD on site, no casualties). Brussels Pride: 216,000 attendees, 29 arrests over N-VA protest, 3 queer artists violently assaulted (complaint filed). 6,000 nitrous oxide canisters stolen in Hal after Brussels-Ixelles police seizure. | |
| Updated | Domains | Actiris and VDAB triple their joint placement scheme for Brussels-to-Rand jobs: 2,000 → 6,000 people (19 May). Mass redundancy threat in Brussels service vouchers sector, two ministers pass the buck (18-19 May). 7,631 newcomers currently in integration pathway in Brussels. | |
| Updated | Domains | Brussels Pride 2026 (30th edition): 216,000 attendees in the centre, 29 arrests linked to protests against the N-VA, 3 queer artists violently assaulted (complaint filed). The Wallonia-Brussels Federation Health minister announces an unprecedented action plan against LGBTQIA+ violence. 1 additional hantavirus contact case in Brussels (cruise ship cluster). | |
| Updated | Domains | Teachers' strike called by CSC from Monday 18 to Tuesday 27 May 2026 in the Wallonia-Brussels Federation network: first day confirmed on 18 May. The Wallonia-Brussels Federation government also validated the organisation of the new 1st year of secondary school (15 May, Common Trunk / Excellence Pact). | |
| Updated | Domains | Woman died in metro tunnel between Heysel and Roi Baudouin (night of 15-16 May). Rue du Bailli (Ixelles) closed to cars from avenue Louise: €58 fine via ANPR cameras (already deployed on rue Royale and chaussée d'Ixelles). Vivaqua + STIB works block an Evere neighbourhood, traders in trouble (19 May). | |
| Updated | Domains | City of Brussels expels Fiesta Latina from the Bois de la Cambre: « must remain green lung » (17 May). King Baudouin Stadium: the City deplores the damage after the Belgian Cup final (14 May). A quarter of facades inspected in Cureghem (Anderlecht) are not compliant (illegal advertising boards and oversized letterboxes). | |
| Updated | Domains | New stage announced in the metamorphosis of the Brussels-North station surroundings (14 May 2026) — « Nor » 533-housing project under parallel public inquiry. | |
| Updated | Dossiers | New political shift post-13-May vote: a major Flemish demand met at the Chamber (BRUZZ, 19 May), Evere mayor's challenge (18 May), federal Interior minister's admission that the file has « unfortunately taken on a community-affairs flavour » (16 May). | |
| Updated | Dossiers | Brussels mayors will meet the federal Mobility minister in early June on the nuisances of the new approach route (BRUZZ, 19 May). The regional Security minister publicly calls on the Flemish Region to take responsibility for Brussels Airport (18 May). | |
| Updated | Dossiers | Iriscare publishes: nearly 9,000 recipients of the Elderly Assistance Allowance (APA) in Brussels (11 May 2026) — direct institutional data. New « It takes a village » features: Montessori approach (13 May) and Tubbe approach (18 May). | |
| Updated | Dossiers | Vivaqua recapitalisation announced at €180M (cabinet of Local Powers minister, 18 May 2026), funded by the structural abolition of the « water » dotation to Brussels municipalities (€15.7M/year withdrawn). Vivaqua + STIB works block an Evere neighbourhood (19 May). | |
| Updated | Domains | Dilliès (MR) declares on 13 May that the date of the 2nd Car-Free Sunday 'is not decided' — uncertainty over Stoops' 9 May 2027 announcement. MR-Groen coalition tension on mobility. | |
| Updated | Domains | Shopera, federation of Rue Neuve/Brussels city centre traders, dissolved in May 2026 (Comeos ends funding). Signal of city-centre commercial fabric weakening. | |
| Corrected | Dossiers | Factual correction: plenary Chamber vote confirmed on 13 May 2026 (not 11 May). Table of petitioning mayors corrected (Ganshoren = Jean-Paul Van Laethem, WSL = Olivier Maingain). Brulocalis (19 municipalities) joins Constitutional Court challenge. | |
| Corrected | Dossiers | Factual correction: list of municipalities having taken judicial action corrected (Koekelberg, Molenbeek, Schaerbeek, Evere, Anderlecht — replaces erroneous NL version with Jette). Ans Persoons (Brussels Region) action added. | |
| Updated | Dossiers | Besix consortium (hearing 13 May 2026): northern section (Gare du Nord–Evere) requires at least 10 years of works — 6-year government timeline deemed 'unrealistic'. Ground freezing to 82m depth, unprecedented at this scale. Earliest potential delivery: 2046. | |
| Updated | Domains | National day of action 12 May: 40,000–70,000 protesters in Brussels against federal social reforms. Brussels sheltered workshops (ETA) in financial difficulty — strike notice filed. | |
| Updated | Domains | BGHM 2025: 766 smoke detector deficiencies in 1,494 inspections (51% of rental units inspected), up from 44% in 2024. Legal obligation since 1 January 2025. Statement by State Secretary Lalieux in Brussels Parliament Housing committee (12 May 2026). | |
| Updated | Domains | GGC 2026 budget approved in United Assembly committee (12 May 2026, majority vs opposition). Hublet (Les Engagés): 'no savings on homelessness services'. Budget still to pass plenary. | |
| Updated | Dossiers | Law merging the 6 Brussels police zones adopted in plenary Chamber on 11 May 2026. Implementation required before 1 January 2028. Constitutional Court challenge filed simultaneously by mayors of Berchem-Sainte-Agathe, Forest, Ganshoren and Woluwe-Saint-Lambert. | |
| Updated | Dossiers | Iriscare publishes 2025 APA data: 8,797 beneficiaries in December 2025 (+35% since 2021), €33.5M distributed, average €335.61/month. | |
| Updated | Domains | GGC budget (Iriscare, Vivalis, Famiris, Samusocial): €99.7M deficit (net €35M after underutilisation), target balance by 2029, cumulative savings min. €11M/year. No staff cuts at Iriscare or Vivalis. Court of Accounts flags absence of concrete policy measures. | |
| Updated | Domains | Brussels-City CPAS: 3,056 students supported 2024-2025 (+11%), Mado Nord requests +54%. Iriscare: 8,797 APA beneficiaries December 2025 (+35% since 2021). | |
| Updated | Domains | Public inquiry for Union Saint-Gilloise stadium at Bempt (Forest) officially opened 11 May 2026. Brussels Environment granted a nature derogation. Council of State appeal still possible for environmental associations. | |
| Updated | Domains | Infrabel-SNCB works announced at Bockstael station (Laeken, August 2026 → end 2027, STIB-SNCB link temporarily affected); traffic flow reversed on Rue du Grand Cerf from 4 May 2026 (one-year trial); 7 fatal STIB-vehicle accidents since early 2024 (official parliamentary answer). | |
| Updated | Domains | The Brussels government confirms the nature derogation for Union Saint-Gilloise's stadium at the Bempt site in Forest (appeal rejected 23 April, 240 trees, We Are Nature considering Council of State) and refuses protected classification for the Biestebroeck marsh in Anderlecht — clearing the regulatory path for Vervoordt Real Estate's housing project. | |
| Updated | Domains | National strike of 12 May 2026 confirmed: all three trade union confederations (ACV-CSC, ABVV-FGTB, ACLVB-CGSLB) paralyse transport. Brussels Airport asks airlines to cancel ~50% of departing flights — ~60,000 passengers affected. Ninth social disruption at Brussels Airport since early 2025. Brussels Airlines also reports an adjusted EBIT loss of €55 million in Q1 2026 despite +11% more flights, due to rising fuel costs from the Middle East crisis. | |
| Updated | Dossiers | SLRB social plan confirmed on 30 April 2026: 9 layoffs (3 statutory + 6 contractual) plus 6 contractual employees on economic unemployment, official rationale 'halt to investments in social housing'. Gandhi 2 tower in Molenbeek (57 social housing units, 46 occupied) at risk of prolonged vacancy — €12 million missing from the €31 million needed for both towers, estimated rental loss €500,000/year. Factual tension with the 2026-2029 DPR providing for a moratorium with no compulsory layoffs. | |
| Updated | Dossiers | Three Iriscare measures operational in 2026: eAgreement mandatory in all MR/MRS/CSJ since 1 March (Iriscarenet platform, partnership with Brussels insurance organisations); continuing training for head nurses in MR (24 h/year on team management, work efficiency, well-being) since 1 January; Dutch courses scheme extended to six social/health sectors since September 2025 (67 professionals trained). | |
| Updated | Domains | Rehousing Support Allowance (ADAR) in force since 1 January 2026, replacing the previous rehousing allowance: annual income cap €28,100.75, lump-sum moving grant €952.30 (+€95.23/child), monthly rent top-up €190.46 (or €142.85 depending on income) for up to 3 years, single-parent supplement up to €47.62/child. Three target groups: exit from homelessness, victims of violence, previous unsanitary dwelling. In parallel, the Council of State confirmed in a ruling of 30 March 2026 (Brussels dispute, DIRL) that a landlord may require an income of at least three times the rent as a solvency criterion. | |
| Added | Dossiers | New cross-cutting dossier: BIM in Brussels. The Increased Reimbursement Beneficiary status is a federal scheme (INAMI) that triggers a cascade of regional derived rights (Vivaqua, STIB, ONE). In Brussels ~30 % of the population is on BIM (vs 15 % in Flanders), 33 % of minors in January 2021, with a 1-to-5 municipal gradient (Molenbeek-Saint-Jean 48 %, Woluwe-Saint-Pierre 9 %). Federal double squeeze 2025-2026: long-term unemployment reform pushes claimants towards integration income / automatic BIM (919 Brussels lawsuits as of 29 April 2026), while an MR bill (Chamber, 31 March 2026) seeks to tighten eligibility criteria. | |
| Updated | Dossiers | PRM accessibility: the federal Council of Ministers on 24 April 2026 releases EUR 57.8M to make 7 Brussels stations more accessible (Brussels-South, Etterbeek, Schaerbeek, Haren-South, Uccle-Stalle, Forest-East, Bordet). Planned works: raise platforms (level boarding) and improve access. Amendment to Infrabel's 2023-2032 multi-year investment plan, on Minister Crucke's proposal. Funding comes from postponing two major projects (Rail Ghent-Terneuzen, accessibility of other stations). | |
| Updated | Dossiers | Metro 3: special commission hearing of the Brussels Parliament on 23 April 2026. Henri Ernst (Galere / SM Progres) announces the section under the North Station is compromised: 'little chance the project will proceed'. Beliris has asked the consortium to finalise only the surface urban layout around the station. New V.E.R.T. technique estimated at EUR 75.119M on top of the EUR 22.56M already spent, with no feasibility guarantee. The site has been idle for several years. | |
| Updated | Domains | Housing: State Secretary Karine Lalieux (PS) confirms on 23 April in a Brussels Parliament committee that the Housing Fund's mortgage credits — suspended since summer 2025 — will resume on 1 July 2026, subject to the regional guarantee on the financial markets ('a formality', according to her cabinet). Ecoreno loans already resumed on 1 January 2026. 25 staff had been placed on temporary unemployment. | |
| Updated | Dossiers | Police zones merger: the Chamber Interior committee adopts, on Tuesday 21 April 2026, in second reading, the bills on the merger of the six Brussels police zones. Vote: 9 for (Arizona majority), 3 against (PS + PVDA), 3 abstentions (Vlaams Belang + Groen-Ecolo). The text moves to the plenary Chamber. Within 18 months of the law's publication, Brussels will have a single police zone. | |
| Updated | Municipalities | Evere municipality: during the week of 21-24 April 2026, the Municipal Council unanimously adopts a motion against aircraft noise from Brussels Airport as well as a unanimous amendment to join the legal actions already filed by Schaerbeek, Koekelberg and Molenbeek against certain air routes (notably RNP 07L, ~200 daily movements). Text filed by Ridouane Chahid, co-signed by Alexandre Larmoyer, coordination by mayor Alessandro Zappala. | |
| Updated | Dossiers | Education: the LOP Brussel Basisonderwijs platform publishes on 24 April 2026 the 2026 registration results for Dutch-language primary education in Brussels. 2,180 priority children in January, 5,414 standard-procedure applications; about 60% got a spot at a chosen school, 42% (~2,274 children) are on a waiting list. Documented capacity pressure on the VGC / Flemish Community side. | |
| Added | Domains | Brussels Digital dossier documented: joint decree and ordinance Region + COCOM + COCOF adopted on 25 January 2024, published in the Belgian Official Journal on 21 February 2024 (No. 2024000830). Formal citizen rights: online procedures, mandatory offline channels (counters, telephone, mail), eBox, disability accessibility, adapted opening hours. European framework eIDAS / Single Digital Gateway / Web Accessibility Directive. Deadlines: 6 months for new procedures, 60 months for existing ones. Civil-society mobilisation since September 2022 (Lire et Ecrire, MOC, Gang des Vieux en Colere, fedabxl, 24+ actors). Annulment appeal before the Constitutional Court (2024), interpretation ruling since delivered. 2022 Barometer figures: 4 Brussels residents in 10, 75 % of low-qualified persons with digital difficulties. Rally 'L'humain d'abord !' on 23 April 2026 at Place Fernand Cocq in Ixelles, organised by Lire et Ecrire. | |
| Added | Municipalities | The municipality of Koekelberg launched in April 2026 a feasibility study for the redevelopment of Eugene Simonis Square, a multimodal hub of ~30 000 users/day (metros 2 and 6, two tram lines, NMBS/SNCB Simonis station, De Lijn and MIVB/STIB buses). Client: Beliris. A citizen consultation is open to residents. Stated objective from the mayor: transform the site from a transit square into a meeting space with commercial potential. No budget envelope or construction timeline communicated. | |
| Added | Municipalities | The City of Brussels publishes its Stadslandbouw (urban agriculture) strategy. Quantitative targets: +10 hectares of farmland mobilised by 2030 (roughly 20 football pitches), from a current area estimated at 13-15 ha; 50 % of fruit and vegetables purchased locally (municipal procurement); focus on legume cultivation. To be distinguished from the regional Good Food strategy (Region, 2015). URL of the primary publication to be verified on bruxelles.be. | |
| Added | Municipalities | Joint Region + City visit to the King Baudouin Stadium on 22 April 2026 (regional Minister-President + Sports alderwoman). Joint position: renovation rather than new stadium. Request for federal co-financing - 'The City cannot shoulder it alone. Nor can the Region.' No amount or timeline communicated. Follows the collapse of the Eurostadium project on Parking C. | |
| Added | Municipalities | On 21 April 2026, the City of Brussels, in consultation with Bruss'help, evacuated the tents around the Humanitarian Hub (Avenue du Port). Reasons: deterioration of the situation (hygiene, rats, incidents, tensions). Occupants informed in advance and directed towards emergency shelter; several refused the options proposed. Doctors Without Borders criticises the absence of a long-term solution. The evacuation concerns the outdoor encampment, not the Hub itself (which remains operational). | |
| Added | Domains | On 21 April 2026, the City of Brussels, in consultation with Bruss'help, evacuated the tents installed around the Humanitarian Hub (Avenue du Port). Reasons given: deterioration of the situation (hygiene, rats, incidents). Occupants had been informed in advance and directed towards emergency shelter options; several refused the proposed options. Doctors Without Borders criticises an intervention with no long-term solution. The evacuation is distinct from the Hub itself, which remains open. | |
| Updated | Municipalities | On 23 April 2026, Schaerbeek's acting mayor announced that the municipality will launch an environmental cease-and-desist action against intensive use of the RNP-07L approach route at Brussels Airport. College green-lit, formal decision pending at the municipal council. Figures cited for the previous day: more than 200 flights over Schaerbeek, including 99 % of landings over the municipality. Schaerbeek joins Molenbeek-Saint-Jean and Koekelberg, already engaged in the same procedure. To be distinguished from Woluwe-Saint-Lambert's action (left-turn route, separate case). | |
| Added | Dossiers | GH Group / Gérald Hibert case: on 20 April 2026, the Brussels enterprise court granted an additional one-month grace period (hearing 18 May 2026). 22 companies under provisional administration since end of March. Estimated portfolio €1-1.5 billion (Apple, Delvaux, Armani buildings on Avenue de la Toison d'Or / Louise). Debts: ~€300M Belgian banks, ~€30M tax + social security. Announced offer from US Revetas fund: €500M (capital + credits), to be confirmed by primary source. | |
| Updated | Dossiers | On 22 April 2026, Bolt began deploying 1,200 'Bolt7' e-scooters in Brussels (out of 4,000 Bolt units in total). New features: integrated GPS with handlebar screen and turn-by-turn navigation, visual indication of drop zones and slow-down areas, onboard AI to detect sidewalk riding (warning followed by automatic deceleration). Technical update from the operator, not a regional act. Progressive upgrade of the remaining 2,800 scooters. | |
| Added | Domains | Region / City of Brussels / federal dialogue on King Baudouin Stadium renovation: joint visit on 22 April 2026, shared public position (no new national stadium, but renovation of the existing site). Request for federal co-financing — 'The City cannot shoulder it alone. Nor can the Region.' No amount or timeline communicated at this stage. Follows the collapse of the Eurostadium project on Parking C. | |
| Corrected | Domains | Correction to the section 'First government crisis: LEZ and subsidies': the 4 April 2026 agreement concerned only the LEZ (texts referred to the Council of State), not the IEB/BRAL subsidies. As of 23 April, subsidies remain blocked — amounts at stake: €23,877 (IEB) and €44,851 (BRAL) for mobility. Not to be confused with the 16 April agreement on ACS contracts (€40M → €28M), a separate case. | |
| Added | Domains | Ordinance proposal A-55/1 – 2024/2025 'agent of change' unanimously adopted in the Brussels Parliament's territorial development committee (10 for, 5 abstentions). Principle: the burden of mitigating noise pollution falls on the latest arrival. Goal: protect Brussels nightlife venues from neighbourhood disputes (after the threatened closure of Fuse in 2023 and a petition of ~70,000 signatures). Plenary passage to be confirmed. | |
| Updated | Domains | IBSA releases Brussels Studies Fact Sheet No. 216 (Symi Nyns, 22 April 2026): analysis of rents by urban residential complex (URC) — functional urban catchment extending beyond the 19 municipalities. Median apartment rents in the Brussels URC: +3% in 2024, +12% more expensive than Flemish URCs (Antwerp/Ghent), +27% vs Walloon URCs (Liège/Charleroi). On the purchase market, the Brussels URC is +53% above Flanders and +153% above Wallonia for houses. First academic comparison by urban catchment. | |
| Updated | Municipalities | Municipal council of 20 April 2026 — two major decisions adopted: (1) Begging regulation carried by mayor Philippe Close (PS) — ban on begging with children under 16 in the Pentagon, Place Louise and Avenue Louise (fines up to €500); ban on 'aggressive, insistent, intimidating' begging across the City for 2 years (reviewable). Against: Ecolo, PTB, Team Fouad Ahidar. Benoît Hellings (Ecolo): 'cruel to criminalise begging'. (2) Horeca terrace tax confirmed: pedestrian zone >50 m² €45/m² (+50%), Grand-Place/Sablon €50/m² (+28%), enclosed terrace multiplier ×10. Against: PTB, Team Fouad Ahidar. Abstention: Ecolo. | |
| Updated | Domains | Samusocial — launch of the 'Nozat' pilot project on 20 April 2026 at the women's shelter: beer and wine allowed in the ground-floor common areas (locked fridge, forbidden in the rooms). An additional support worker is present for three months to assess the scheme. Rationale (Sarah de Liamchine, general director): strict prohibition could be 'experienced as infantilising'. Goals: harm reduction (rushed consumption before the night curfew) and a more human welcome. No change in capacity or funding. | |
| Updated | Domains | visit.brussels — silent closure of the tourist information office on Place Royale (Koningsplein/BIP) since 3 April 2026, confirmed on 20 April by BRUZZ Economie. First concrete manifestation of the budget cuts: regional subsidies reduced by €5.7 M from 2026, trajectory from €22 M to €8 M by 2029 (−64% over the legislature). The Grand-Place office remains open and will move this autumn to a new shop inside the Town Hall. visit.brussels declined to comment ('wenst niet te reageren'). No official information on affected positions. | |
| Corrected | Dossiers | Full audit of the Citizens' Assemblies card: major factual corrections. (1) Per-commission recommendations verified via primary source: 5G = 43, homelessness = 97, citizens in crisis = 22 (October 2021 — previously mis-dated May 2022), biodiversity = 21, dual training = not published (13 July 2022 — previously mis-dated 2023), noise = 21 (April-June 2023 — previously mis-dated 2024). RTBF total: 220+ recommendations. (2) Composition: standard 45 + 15, documented exception for dual training 36 + 12. (3) Fabricated CBCS quote ('performative without real political change') removed; real Alain Willaert quote preserved with full attribution. (4) 2024 ordinance reclassified: REGIONAL popular consultation (not municipal) — AGORA submitted amendments, is not the proposal's author. (5) Added ~€90,000 / commission cost (RTBF). (6) 148 processes: attribution to perspective.brussels inventory 2023-2024. (7) Added RTBF quotes. 6 new WebFetch-verified sources. 4 locales updated. | |
| Updated | Dossiers | Citizens' Assemblies dossier enriched with: (1) climate cycle 3 (sharing economy) closed with published opinion — 8 priority proposals (visibility plan, incubator, subsidy adaptation, federation of actors, library extension, shared cars for young drivers, energy hubs, solar panels). (2) 3-year review published by Bruxelles Environnement on 4 March 2026: ~100+ cumulative proposals on housing, food, sharing. (3) Ministerial decree for permanent status still not adopted as of 19 April 2026 (end-2025 deadline missed). (4) Ixelles participatory budget 4th edition (€170,000): juries on 8-9 April 2026, final results pending. Title updated, 2 new metrics, 3 new sources. NL/EN/DE also brought up to speed for the 7th commission (cleanliness) launch on 26 March 2026 (drift vs FR fixed). | |
| Updated | Dossiers | BIFFF dossier enriched: 44th edition final tally (close 18 April 2026) — 60,000 spectators, +30% and +12,000 vs previous edition (~48,000), record since the post-COVID return to Heysel. Economic re-engineering under constraint (one hall, 16 days, 3 weekends) worked both as survival strategy and audience growth engine. Added a new section '44th edition final tally — the re-engineering validated by attendance' with awards (Golden Raven to Never After Dark, Dave Boyle, Japan) and BGM reading. New attendance metric, 2 new sources (RTBF + La Libre, 18 April). Update across the 4 locales. | |
| Updated | Domains | Urban planning card enriched: added a section on the ambition plan of chief architect Lisa De Visscher, approved by the Brussels government on 16 April 2026. Five axes: streamlining procedures (BMA opinion in half the time for projects >=5,000 m²), affordable housing via cooperatives and public-private partnerships, public space resilience (heat, greenery, de-paving), repurposing of vacant buildings, transversal quality. Update: summary, changeSummary, new BRUZZ source, dedicated section in each locale. | |
| Updated | Domains | Institutional card enriched: (1) new section 'Ministerial allowances: cumulation by half the government (17 April 2026)' — 4 out of 8 ministers cumulate the household allowance (EUR 1,250/month): Dillies (MR), Henry (MR), Hublet (Les Engages), De Smedt (Anders); Hublet and De Smedt also cumulate the housing allowance (EUR 400); Hublet donates his housing allowance to 5 homeless support organisations. Declining: Persoons (Vooruit), Laaouej (PS), Lalieux (PS), Van den Brandt (Groen). Dillies: 'abolition not on the agenda'. Detailed table per minister. (2) Addition in the COCOF section: 'New PS group leadership' — Leila Agic (born 1995, PS MP since 2019, formerly youngest Molenbeek councillor 2018 and PS group leader Jette) replaces Jamal Ikazban, who has become PS group leader at the regional Parliament. Priorities: proximity, solidarity, anti-discrimination, women's rights, family support. Sources: BRUZZ (17 April), La Libre (15 April). | |
| Updated | Municipalities | City of Brussels municipality enriched: (1) added section 'Horeca terrace tax hike (municipal council 20 April 2026)' — pedestrian zone EUR 45/m² > 50 m² (+50%) and EUR 35/m² ≤ 50 m² (+46%); Grand-Place/Sablon EUR 50/m² (+28%); outside pedestrian zone < 50 m² unchanged (EUR 19/m²). Equipment multipliers (closed ×10). Displayed menu: +EUR 200. Zuidfoor funfair rents +5%. Justification: organisation costs + Region's transfer of charges (concrete blocks). Horeca 'regrets', 'bad signal' after federal hotel VAT. (2) Added 'Annie Cordy mural destroyed in Laeken (night of 14-15 April)' — fire in the park's barracks building, 2018 mural (Annie Cordy's 90th birthday) destroyed. Redesign already planned: bust + new mural by Amandine Lesay (citizen validation 2021). Culture alderman Nawal Ben Hamou (PS) regrets the loss. Sources: BRUZZ/L'Avenir/DH (17 April), La Libre (15 April). | |
| Updated | Dossiers | LEZ dossier enriched: fine delay announced on 17 April by Minister De Smedt (Anders). Fines will not enter into force on 7 June but 'at best' on 1 July 2026. Rationale: administrative work 'still underway' and adaptation of Brussels Fiscality systems. The political agreement of 4 April remains the reference (annual pass EUR 350, social EUR 200, monthly fine EUR 80, exemptions taskforce before 15 June); only the timeline shifts. Update: summary, changeSummary, alerts, '4 April LEZ agreement: fines pushed to 1 July' section, timeline extended with 17 April. Source: BX1 (17 April 2026). | |
| Updated | Domains | Economy card enriched: the Brussels government formalised on 16 April the closure of 14 of Hub.brussels' 33 foreign offices. Closed: Milan, Barcelona, Copenhagen, Belgrade, Geneva (Europe); Abu Dhabi, Hanoi, Montevideo, San Francisco, Shanghai, Vancouver (rest of world); Havana (previously announced). Decentralised management: The Hague, Lille, Luxembourg. Retained (~19). Savings: EUR 3-6M/year. ~30 employees affected. Dilliès: 'Maintaining 33 foreign offices is a luxury Brussels cannot afford'. Update: summary, changeSummary, metric, new section 'Hub.brussels: 14 closures confirmed'. Source: BRUZZ (16 April 2026). | |
| Updated | Municipalities | Saint-Gilles municipality enriched: escalation of drug-related violence (15-18 April 2026). Three serious incidents in four nights — night 15→16: explosion on rue de Bosnie (~10 vehicles damaged); night 16→17: gunfire on rue Gisbert Combaz (3 window impacts, no casualties); night 17→18: explosion at OKLM Chicha bar on rue Théodore Verhaegen (façade destroyed, 15 windows of Institut des Filles de Marie shattered, no casualties). Mayor Jean Spinette (PS): 'hallucinatory' scene, 'gangrene' for the municipality, call to reinforce investigative capacity ('Brussels does not need soldiers, but investigators'). Reinforced police deployment, additional federal resources. Sources: RTBF, BX1, La DH, L'Avenir (15-18 April 2026). | |
| Updated | Domains | Security card enriched: new section 'Escalation of violence in Saint-Gilles (15-18 April 2026)' — 3 incidents in 4 nights (explosions on rue de Bosnie and rue Théodore Verhaegen, gunfire on rue Gisbert Combaz), Institut des Filles de Marie school hit. Mayor Spinette's (PS) stance breaks with the federal line: 'Brussels does not need soldiers, but investigators and patrols'. Link established with the Saint-Gilles municipality. Reinforced police deployment, additional federal resources. Update: summary, changeSummary, sources, dedicated section. | |
| Updated | Dossiers | ACS dossier enriched: adjusted Actiris 2026 budget adopted by the Brussels government on 16 April 2026. The initial €40M savings effort is reduced to ~€28M (−€12M). Major concessions for the non-profit sector: ACS article 20 preserved, 95% harmonisation of positions dropped, Actiris partnerships policy maintained in full (€67M), maintenance of a significant share of CPE in Brussels administrations. Consolidated ACS budget: €276M in 2026. Activa.brussels premium confirmed abolished, replaced by a new scheme in 2027 (study showing beneficiaries were mostly non-Brussels residents). Timeline: first version rejected by the Management Committee on 26 March (tense meeting Beci/UCM vs unions), DG Cristina Amboldi resigned on 30 March, Deputy DG Caroline Mancel's term ended 31 March, interim management by the Management Committee. Sources: RTBF, Guide Social, La Libre, BX1. | |
| Updated | Domains | Employment card enriched: added a section on the adjusted Actiris 2026 budget (16 April 2026). Effort €40M→~€28M, ACS article 20 preserved, 95% harmonisation dropped, Actiris partnerships €67M maintained, CPE maintained in Brussels administrations. Activa.brussels confirmed abolished (replacement in 2027). Quotes: Florence Lepoivre (FGTB Brussels) calls the Activa reform 'perhaps the least problematic measure'; Julie Lambotte (UCM Brussels) stresses the need for a careful transition. The adjusted budget still needs to be presented to the Actiris Management Committee and translated into a regional budget adjustment voted by the Parliament. New metrics: ACS budget €276M, partnerships €67M, savings €28M. | |
| Updated | Sectors | Non-profit card updated: the ACS section is enriched with the adjusted Actiris 2026 budget (16 April 2026). Consolidated ACS budget: €276M (vs ~€250M/year previously cited). For the associative sector, the concessions obtained are significant — article 20 preserved, 95% harmonisation dropped, Actiris partnerships budget maintained at €67M, CPE maintained. Activa.brussels confirmed abolished, new scheme planned for 2027. Consistency with the ACS dossier. | |
| Updated | Domains | Security card enriched with two sourced facts from 14-15 April. (1) Delta advanced post (SIAMU, Ixelles): move from 14 to 17 April to a new station of 2,700 m² across 5 floors (vs 800 m² for the old post), 5 fire trucks + 4 ambulances, operational coverage maintained without interruption. Innovation: post-fire decontamination system unique in Belgium, with two separate circuits (dirty zone / clean zone) to reduce firefighter exposure to carcinogenic residues. Puts into practice the 'improved working conditions' strand of chapter 7 of the RPD. (2) Night-closure ordinance 1am-6am North Quarter (Saint-Josse / Schaerbeek): operational since early April. On the night of 14 April, police escorted 120 people out of the Royale Layalina nightclub (Rue Royale, Saint-Josse) — first public incident. The manager speaks of 'short-term bankruptcy' and is preparing an emergency court order (référé) against the ordinance. Mayor Emir Kir's cabinet refuses any exception. | |
| Updated | Domains | Social card supplemented: 14,246 Brussels students continue their studies on integration income (RIS), more than all of Flanders (10,064) despite a 5× smaller population; Wallonia 18,421. Source: BRUZZ / PPS Social Integration, data published on 15 April 2026. RIS amount: €1,340/month for a single person. Evolution in Flanders: +14% over 5 years (Ghent 1,203, Mechelen 584, Antwerp 546). Supplementary data to the Vivalis Social Barometer 2025: confirms the concentration of student poverty in Brussels. | |
| Updated | Domains | Social card enriched: publication of the Vivalis Social Barometer 2025 (15 April 2026). Monetary poverty 23% in Brussels (vs 7% Flanders, 13% Wallonia). Integration income: 47 304 recipients on 1 January 2025, more than Flanders (45 616) despite 5× smaller population; 7% of 18-64s, >1 adult/10 in Molenbeek and Saint-Josse. 6 of the 10 Belgian municipalities with the lowest incomes are in Brussels (Saint-Josse, Molenbeek, Anderlecht, Koekelberg, Schaerbeek, City of Brussels). 1 in 3 children in poverty. Housing: 55 572 households on social housing waiting list (+78% in 15 years), 24% in substandard housing, 30% overcrowded; the poorest 2% devote > 50% of income to rent (~€10/person/day left). ~50 000 undocumented (4% pop.). Homeless +25% in 2 years (9 777). Life expectancy gap ~5 years between wealthy/poor municipalities, diabetes 3× more prevalent among poorest 20%, 1 in 5 residents with anxiety/depression symptoms. | |
| Updated | Dossiers | Good-move dossier enriched: on 14 and 15 April 2026, Mobility Minister Elke Van den Brandt (Groen) sets out to BRUZZ and La Libre the timeline for Good Move's succession. Note to the government before summer 2026 (based on the report of the Regional Mobility Plan Observatory), evaluation finalised end 2026, window for possible corrections 2027-2030 on the current plan, new mobility plan in force from 2030 (official name not yet communicated). Good Move covers some fifty measures beyond circulation plans. The STOP principle is maintained. Self-criticism on participation: resistance in Cureghem and Schaerbeek attributed to a lack of buy-in and insufficient consultation — the new plan must « reduce the scope of actions » and strengthen dialogue with the municipalities. | |
| Updated | Domains | Mobility card enriched: the section on Good Move's succession is rewritten based on the clarifications provided by Minister Van den Brandt to BRUZZ (14 April) and La Libre (15 April). Consolidated timeline (note before summer 2026, evaluation end 2026, corrections 2027-2030, new plan from 2030), refocus on school zones, self-criticism on participation (Cureghem, Schaerbeek). STOP principle maintained. Quote on parking: « If I have to remove parking spaces to make a space safer, I will do so. » | |
| Updated | Domains | Social card enriched: on 8 April 2026, Iriscare published the first results of a survey covering all 118 Brussels nursing homes (the entire COCOM estate). Residents increasingly combine psychological disorders, cognitive disorders, dependencies and social vulnerabilities. Iriscare's management describes needs as « highly divergent and often complex » and calls for integrating a psychosocial and social dimension into assessment, beyond mere medical intensity. Objective baseline for future policies — no budgetary decision is attached at this stage. | |
| Updated | Domains | Institutional card enriched: the multi-faith cemetery managed by Schaerbeek (physically located in Evere, via the Intercommunal Burial Company bringing together 12 Brussels municipalities) will reach its maximum capacity during June 2026. Origin: changing burial practices since the COVID-19 pandemic. Regional response: in early April, the Regional Minister of Local Authorities sent a letter to the 19 burgomasters to launch a taskforce — meeting scheduled for May. Legal framework recalled: the Brussels ordinance of 29 November 2018 (art. 3 and 39) requires each municipality to have a multi-faith plot by 2029, an obligation that may be fulfilled by joining the Intercommunal Burial Company — which explains the current concentration of demand on Schaerbeek. | |
| Updated | Domains | Mobility card enriched: three local improvements in early April 2026. (1) Place Sainctelette — since 14 April, the northern bridge is under restoration, all motor traffic is redirected to the southern bridge (one lane per direction), tram 51 remains suspended; repair of the northern bridge until mid-June, full delivery of the square targeted for 28 November 2026 (opening of the Kanal museum). (2) Rue Colonel Bourg in Schaerbeek — about a dozen parking spaces removed by Brussels Mobility to widen cycling infrastructure, following the death of a cyclist on 11 July 2024; public tension between the Regional Minister of Mobility (Groen) and the PS alderman for Mobility of Schaerbeek. (3) « Spanish lights » in Auderghem — 8 devices in total (camera turning red in case of excess speed, not radars: no fines), Auderghem satisfied, Brussels Mobility sceptical about effectiveness. | |
| Added | Dossiers | New cross-cutting BIFFF dossier — where Brussels culture lodges. Textbook case of the institutional lasagne: 4 levels of government, 5 successive venues (Passage 44, Tour & Taxis, Bozar, Brussels Expo Heysel), one confirmed FWB line (€120,000/year), zero Dutch-speaking funding, direct exposure to visit.brussels cuts (−64 % by 2029). 44th edition from 3 to 18 April 2026 in slimmed-down format. New `cultural` dossierType. | |
| Updated | Dossiers | Education dossier enriched with official figures from the 9 April demonstration: 10,000-15,000 people (10,000 police / 15,000 unions), doubling of mobilisation vs December 2025. Mars Attacks procession, stops at MR headquarters and place Surlet de Chokier. | |
| Updated | Domains | 870 appeals to the Brussels labour auditor against unemployment exclusions (Sept. 2025-March 2026). Volume tripled vs historical. 3,650 appeals across 4 francophone auditorates. No staff reinforcement. Incompatible IT systems. | |
| Added | Dossiers | New transversal dossier 'Compulsory education in Brussels': impact of the FWB savings plan (€86.7M 2026, 9 April strike, Mars Attacks collective) and Flemish cuts on OKAN coaches (−2/3, 394 Brussels students impacted). The Region has no direct competence but bears the consequences. | |
| Added | Dossiers | New transversal dossier 'Early childhood in Brussels': coverage gap from 16% (Anderlecht) to 67% (Etterbeek), 11,200 missing places in FWB, triple institutional lasagna (ONE, Opgroeien, Iriscare). FWB cuts −€74M partially offset by ONE emergency fund €43M. | |
| Updated | Domains | City of Brussels designated 'European Capital of Democracy 2027' (vote by 5,500+ EU citizens, announced 7 April). Candidacy under the slogan 'Brussels must be DemoCrazy'. Predecessors: Barcelona, Vienna, Cascais. | |
| Updated | Domains | Employment card: update with Actiris March 2026 figures (96,113 jobseekers, 15.0% rate, −1,746 vs Feb.) and Statbel annual 2025 LFS (ILO 12.7%, employment 63.9%). Strong yearly increase for under-25s (+9.1%). Actiris statistical break to monitor. | |
| Updated | Domains | Iriscare launches call for 130 convalescence places in BCR (1 April 2026). INAMI + Iriscare co-financing, EUR 250,000 budget. | |
| Updated | Domains | LEZ agreement (4 April): fines from 7 June. Annual pass EUR 350, social EUR 200, monthly EUR 80. Exemption taskforce before 15 June. | |
| Updated | Domains | 1st government crisis (D+50, 2-4 April): LEZ divides PS-Groen-Anders. BRAL/IEB subsidies refused. Resolved 4 April. | |
| Updated | Domains | Heysel congress centre: Region approves EUR 150M (3 April). Total cost EUR 400M. Capacity 20,000 seats. | |
| Updated | Domains | Lake Side (Tour & Taxis): permit issued 2 April. 670 apartments + 166 social, 127m tower, EUR 555M over 8 years. | |
| Updated | Domains | Brussels-North zone: crime −12% in 2025. Drug offences +53% (1,333 reports). Arrests +11%, prosecution +147%. | |
| Updated | Domains | We Are Nature circular (3 April): projects >0.5 ha continue with climate/GHG info. No effective moratorium. | |
| Updated | Domains | ING grants EUR 500M credit line (2 years renewable). Total short-term treasury: EUR 800M (ING + Deutsche Bank + Belfius). | |
| Updated | Domains | 45 additional soldiers in stations and metro from 3 April. Total ~245 on streets. Legal grey area: Defence codex not voted. Fraud investigation ex-director police academy. | |
| Updated | Domains | Airbnb: 90% of 2,788 properties illegal (BRUZZ). 515 recovered (Maes). Foyer Anderlechtois audit: governance gaps, illegal derogation committee. | |
| Updated | Domains | 3rd wave unemployment reform (1 April): 11,215 Brussels residents excluded, 41.5% to CPAS. Cumulative Jan-Apr: ~33,085 exclusions. | |
| Updated | Domains | Cristina Amboldi resigns as Actiris CEO (28 March). Transition underway: management committee, DG/DDG recruitment to launch. EUR 40M austerity contested. | |
| Updated | Sectors | BD Comic Strip Festival 2026 cancelled. Visit.Brussels: budget 22M→16.3M EUR, trajectory to 8M by 2029. Iris Festival reduced. 90 jobs at risk. | |
| Updated | Domains | Bois de la Cambre: Urban.brussels violation notice against City for unpermitted concrete blocks. MR Brussels presidency: Weytsman and Coomans de Brachène running, vote 21-24 April. | |
| Updated | Domains | AIS Saint-Josse audit enriched: suspected housing allocation fraud, file referred to prosecutor, Bruxelles Logement civil party. | |
| Updated | Domains | Metro 3 inquiry committee: Philippe Close hearing (24 March). Court of Auditors report: incoherent process, opaque management, uncertain viability. | |
| Updated | Domains | 2026 budget voted in plenary (53 yes / 32 no, 27 March). Definitive end of provisional twelfths. S&P confirms A rating / negative outlook. | |
| Updated | Domains | LEZ bombshell: De Smedt (Anders) suspends fines from April 1, contradicting Persoons (Vooruit) 24h earlier. Van den Brandt (Groen) denounces. Internal crisis day 43. | |
| Updated | Domains | Innoviris freezes all new R&D projects in 2026 (budget -20%). Quadruple austerity shock: Hub.brussels + Visit.brussels + Innoviris + hotel VAT. | |
| Updated | Dossiers | LEZ dossier enriched: fines suspended April 1 (De Smedt, 27 March), Persoons/De Smedt/Van den Brandt fracture, reformed framework January 2027. | |
| Updated | Domains | Deutsche Bank grants €250M credit line to the Region (3 years) — first international bank, confidence signal. Total new lines: €300M (+ Belfius €50M). | |
| Corrected | Domains | Correction: 200 soldiers deployed (not 100). ~600 personnel in rotation. Quintin (MR) + Francken (N-VA) agreement. Missions: Jewish sites, FIPA, railway police. | |
| Updated | Domains | Hub.brussels: cuts confirmed by Minister Hublet (BX1). International budget €10.2M, savings €6M by 2029 (⅔), 33 offices threatened. Visit Brussels: trajectory €22→8M by 2029, ~90 of 160 jobs at risk. | |
| Updated | Domains | LEZ April 1: €350/year fines Euro 5/2 confirmed. Groen blocks BIM exceptions (30% of Brussels residents). PS/Vooruit demanded them. 'Minefield'. Reformed framework targeted for January 2027. | |
| Updated | Domains | 2nd coalition fracture (day 43): LEZ social BIM exceptions. Groen blocks, PS/Vooruit demand. Deeper than Bois de la Cambre (day 37). | |
| Updated | Domains | Waste reform enriched: orange bags biweekly (dense neighborhoods). HR impact: 65 workers reassignable, 250+ vacancies, risk of losing ⅓ routes. Implementation not before 2027. | |
| Updated | Dossiers | Overflight dossier enriched: runway 01 (+252% night), wind thresholds (Wathelet instruction only legal), Flemish municipalities (EUR 50K/week), ultrafine particles (7 km), Brussels gov position (insulation fund, 10PM-7AM), alternatives (Liege, CDO), citizen tools. | |
| Updated | Domains | 2026 budget approved in Finance Committee (23 March). Deficit €957M, revenue €6.622B, expenditure €7.613B. Plenary vote Friday 27 March. | |
| Updated | Domains | Brussels Waste reform: yellow bags biweekly, 2nd white bag collection cancelled (10 municipalities), 100 sorting spaces, budget €315M + €28M Midi station. | |
| Updated | Domains | 100 soldiers deployed since 23 March (3 months). CPAS Anderlecht assault (25 March) amid federal unemployment reform. | |
| Updated | Domains | Visit.brussels: budget cut by €5.7M, Iris Festival reduced to 1 day. Hub.brussels: closure of 2/3 foreign offices (unconfirmed). | |
| Updated | Domains | Bois de la Cambre: urbanistic violation notice for concrete blocks without permit (23 March). LEZ: uncertainty persists at D-5, transitional system still informal. | |
| Updated | Domains | 2026 budget approved in committee. MR-Vooruit tensions (Bois de la Cambre, day 37). Groen: new president Aimen Horch. | |
| Updated | Domains | CPAS tensions: federal unemployment reform drives influx to Brussels CPAS. Assault at Anderlecht CPAS (25 March). | |
| Updated | Domains | Government appeals ruling on construction freeze in green zones (20 March). | |
| Updated | Domains | Saint-Josse Social Rental Agency audit: irregularities reported by Secretary of State for Housing (22 March). | |
| Updated | Dossiers | Metro 3 inquiry commission: Brussels-City mayor heard (24 March). Stalingrad trams continue, missing link 2027+. | |
| Added | Timeline | Timeline event: 2026 regional budget approved in Finance Committee (23 March). First full budget after 613 days of crisis. | |
| Updated | Domains | LEZ: legal uncertainty before 1 April, transitional system confirmed in principle but decree not voted. | |
| Corrected | Domains | Military deployment correction: 100-200 soldiers (not a fixed 200). Source: BRUZZ 24 March. | |
| Updated | Dossiers | Palais du Midi: partial reopening announced for basketball matches from June 2026. | |
| Updated | Domains | Finance Committee approves 2026 budget (23/03). Deficit 957M EUR relies on 'code 8' (1 Bln EUR excluded). Plenary Friday 27 March. | |
| Updated | Dossiers | Philippe Close (mayor of Brussels-City) hearing at special Metro 3 commission (24/03). | |
| Updated | Domains | Bois de la Cambre: urbanistic PV Region vs City (23/03). First MR/Vooruit crack in 7-party government. | |
| Updated | Domains | Military deployment concrete: 200 soldiers from 23 March (Brussels + Antwerp), Jewish site surveillance, railway police support, FIPA operations. Reduced to 90 after 3 months. | |
| Added | Dossiers | New dossier: Brussels Overflight — 204,147 flights/year, Route Crucke (96% violations), 5 state convictions, municipalities suing, mediator suspended. | |
| Updated | Domains | Urban planning card: government appeals brownfield freeze. We Are Nature (fines €250K-500K). Palais du Midi at risk. | |
| Updated | Domains | Institutional card: MR Brussels presidency election (Weytsman favourite, vote 21-24 April). | |
| Updated | Domains | Mobility card: TaxiBus 202,091 trips 2025 (minibus phase-out 2028). AI road scan + €10M maintenance. | |
| Updated | Domains | Social card: emergency package — 325 shelter places secured, Cover team relaunched, RMP healthcare access. | |
| Updated | Domains | Cleanliness card: waste collection reform (yellow bags biweekly, white 1×/week, €315M). Strike day 2: 38% trucks. | |
| Updated | Domains | Economy card: Visit Brussels −€6M, Iris Festival 1 day. RABKO (120+ institutions) warns of cultural threats. | |
| Updated | Domains | Institutional card: CD&V in majority without post — STIB commissioner, 4 Actiris board members, VGC/N-VA tensions. | |
| Updated | Domains | Urban planning card: CoBAT reform — single permit, timelines ÷2 (6 months), Urban+Perspective merger, €1.6M savings. | |
| Updated | Domains | Mobility card: cyclist safety perception drops (24% vs 39% in 2023), 40% women, e-bikes 50%. | |
| Updated | Domains | Housing card: 32% energy-guzzling homes (F/G), Renolution scrapped, 2033 deadline at risk. Residential attractiveness (Brussels Studies). | |
| Updated | Domains | Security card: North Quarter hotspot measures enriched — night closure, integrity investigations, Station Plan €10M. | |
| Updated | Domains | Cleanliness card: day 1 strike update — 80% staff active, limited disruption. | |
| Updated | Domains | Budget card: Dilliès in Finance committee — 'catastrophic situation', 'gift-giving policy over'. Vote 26-27 March. | |
| Updated | Domains | Mobility card: Taxibus PRM (fleet non-renewal end 2027), cycling +15.3% in 2025 (33% accidents), Good Move 2 confirmed. | |
| Updated | Domains | Employment card: Bruxelles Formation 2025 — 15,909 trained (+1.5%), 72% employment outcome. | |
| Updated | Domains | Economy card: Hub.brussels must save €3M/year, Brussels Houses Milan/Barcelona threatened with closure. | |
| Updated | Domains | Urban planning card: classification of Tour & Taxis water tower and electrical substation as heritage. | |
| Updated | Domains | Institutional card: police zone merger — distribution key, alarm bell mechanism, 1st reading Interior committee. | |
| Updated | Domains | Cleanliness card: Bruxelles-Propreté strike 18-20 March, collection limited to white/orange/green bags. | |
| Updated | Domains | Climate card: Asian hornet trapping campaign, 4,000 traps distributed to municipalities (16 March-1 May). | |
| Updated | Domains | Mobility card: Bois de la Cambre — boulders replaced by concrete blocks (13 March), temporary measure by alderman Maes. | |
| Updated | Domains | Security card: military deployment at Jewish schools and synagogues (Quintin/Francken, 16 March). Post-Liege attack context. | |
| Updated | Domains | Security card: Gare du Nord hotspot task force activated (shop closure 1am-6am, cameras, e-scooters 8 km/h). Explosion on avenue Albert Giraud in Schaerbeek (13 March, pyrotechnic device, no injuries). | |
| Updated | Domains | Economy card: Visit Brussels loses €5.7M in the 2026 budget (regional austerity). Double impact with hotel VAT at 12%. | |
| Updated | Domains | Institutional card: Brulocalis enriched (charge breakdown: police ~500M, pensions 775M, unemployment 558M, tax 32M/year). Palais de Justice: total renovation >€600M (facade 2030, interior 2040). | |
| Updated | Domains | Housing card: asbestos and mould in Machtens towers in Molenbeek (~200 social housing units). Demolition planned, no rehousing plan. | |
| Updated | Municipalities | Municipality of Schaerbeek: explosion on avenue Albert Giraud (13 March 2026, pyrotechnic device, no injuries). Investigation ongoing. | |
| Updated | Municipalities | Municipality of Molenbeek: asbestos in Machtens towers (~200 social housing units). Demolition planned, no rehousing plan. | |
| Updated | Domains | Cleanliness card: EPR single-use plastic ordinance passed by Brussels Parliament (13 March). €51.4M/year funded by producers, 54% to municipalities. | |
| Updated | Dossiers | Police merger dossier: conflict of interest motion by DéFI/Ecolo taken into consideration by Brussels Parliament (13 March). 60-day consultation, federal procedure suspended. | |
| Updated | Domains | Employment card: median gross salary in Brussels €4,200/month (+29% over 5 years). Gap of €600+ with Flanders (SD Worx, 400,000 payslips). | |
| Updated | Municipalities | City of Brussels: college reshuffle (11 March). Khalid Zian (PS) returns — Public Works + International Solidarity. Ben Hamou takes over Culture. | |
| Updated | Site | Claim Tracker v2: status history with timeline, ministerial attribution, sparklines for 5 evolving indicators. 16 DPR commitments enriched with documented facts since February. | |
| Updated | Domains | Economy card: defence technology cluster announced at Bedex exhibition. finance&invest.brussels opens to defence and dual-use technologies. | |
| Updated | Dossiers | Metro 3 dossier + mobility card: SM Toots consortium hearing at Parliament (12 March). Palais du Midi evacuated too late, clay layer deeper than expected (24 m piles). Cost metric corrected from 4.6 to 4.76bn EUR. | |
| Corrected | Domains | Mobility card + transport sector: Metro 3 total cost corrected from 4.6 to 4.76 billion EUR (Court of Audit source). SM Toots hearing added (Palais du Midi). | |
| Updated | Domains | Institutional card: Brulocalis denounces €1.718bn in deferred charges on municipalities (2025-2029, 26.7% compensated). Brussels-City college reshuffle (Zian alderman, Ben Hamou takes over Culture). | |
| Updated | Domains | Mobility card + Metro 3 dossier: structural works at Toots Thielemans station completed, Stalingrad Avenue redevelopment autumn 2026, missing link 4 years of civil works (start possible 2027). | |
| Updated | Domains | Social card: Sciensano wastewater analysis — Brussels not the crack epicentre (Antwerp-South #1). 27% of addiction treatments in Brussels mention crack. | |
| Updated | Municipalities | Brussels-City municipality: college reshuffle. Khalid Zian (PS) returns as alderman (Public Works), Nawal Ben Hamou takes over Culture. | |
| Corrected | Domains | Correction Social card + digest w10 (×10 languages): the 8,000 unemployment exclusions figure referred to Brussels-City municipality only, not the Region. Corrected to ~42,000 (Actiris estimate, Brussels-Capital Region). | |
| Updated | Domains | Employment card: Itinera structural diagnostic (2006-2022). Employment rate ~55% (admin. data, vs 64.9% LFS). Women stagnation (0%), men decline (−5.8%). 0/19 communes above EU average. Youth: 25% employed, unemployment → inactivity. 18 childcare places/100 children. | |
| Updated | Domains | Budget card: parliamentary calendar detailed — Finance committee 16 March (chair Ghyssels PS), sector committees 17-21 March, vote 26-27 March, 1 April deadline (source BRUZZ/Brussels Parliament). | |
| Updated | Domains | Mobility card: road safety — 20 killed in 2025 in Brussels (doubled vs 2022-2024, Vias Institute). Contrast with DPR Vision Zero target. E-scooters: 13 national deaths (×3 vs 2024). | |
| Updated | Dossiers | Well-being dossier: added UGent/NN National Happiness Barometer 2026. Brussels leads (6.62/10), ahead of Flanders (6.61) and Wallonia (6.36). 1,572 respondents. National decline (6.53 vs 6.78 in 2024). | |
| Updated | Dossiers | Administration reform dossier: decree approved in first reading on 5 March 2026 (pillar 1 — transversal administration). Minister De Smedt (CD&V): merger perspective.brussels + urban.brussels + citydev, talent.brussels + HR regrouping, single budgetary platform. | |
| Updated | Site | Methodology and editorial charter pages updated: editorial model (8 content types), daily monitoring protocol (300+ sources), translations and multilingual digest section. | |
| Updated | Municipalities | Commune Schaerbeek: Ecolo demands Henry's definitive resignation as titular mayor (6 March 2026). Three-tier structure (hindered titular, acting, designated successor) criticised. | |
| Updated | Municipalities | Commune Molenbeek: Park West permanently maintained (5 March 2026). The former 3-ha railway site, managed by Toestand vzw since 2022, is permanently retained. Future multifunctional urban park with cycling path and footbridge to Beekkant. | |
| Added | Domains | New section: unemployment reform and impact on Brussels CPAS. Cross-referenced data: 185,700 national exclusions, ~8,000 in Brussels, 42% without identifiable income (Vivalis/CBSS), Court of Auditors criticises 1/3-1/3-1/3 assumption, federal compensation underestimated. | |
| Updated | Dossiers | Well-being dossier enriched: new section on precarity from unemployment reform (42% without income, link to mental health and isolation). | |
| Updated | Dossiers | Well-being dossier enriched: mental health (Sciensano HIS 2023-2024, 58% psychological well-being in Brussels vs 64.9% in Flanders, 23.9% severe distress) and digital divide (40% vulnerable, Constitutional Court ruling Sept. 2025). | |
| Updated | Domains | VGC: majority agreement "Brussel, dat is zoveel meer" approved on 6 March (6 pillars: childcare, education, culture, youth, sport, welfare). Dalle elected VGC Council chair. | |
| Added | Dossiers | New dossier: Well-being and quality of life in Brussels. Life satisfaction 7.5/10 (IBSA), poverty 25-33% (EU-SILC), life expectancy 82.15 years, 25 m²/inh. green space, Mercer 40th globally. | |
| Updated | Domains | Unemployment February 2026: 97,859 jobseekers (15.3%), 20,792 CPAS registrants (+17.5% year-on-year). Actiris anticipates a 'major statistical break' from July 2026. | |
| Updated | Domains | Rents 2025 (Federia/RTBF): +3.7% year-on-year. House >EUR 2,000/month. All 19 communes above EUR 1,000, Jette cheapest (EUR 1,036). | |
| Updated | Municipalities | Auderghem, first Brussels commune to launch the 'Safe Places' project: 10 shops, 3 institutions and STIB Hankar station identified as refuges against street harassment. Staff trained by PsyBru. Launch 8 March 2026. | |
| Updated | Domains | 2026 budget approved on 5 March in council of ministers. Deficit reduced to EUR 957M (from ~1.2B in 2025). End of provisional twelfths. Filed to Parliament 6 March, vote 26-27 March. | |
| Updated | Domains | Council of ministers 5 March: administration reform decree (1st reading, cross-cutting super-administration under De Smedt). Federal SIAMU dotation tripled from 5.7 to 15.4M€ (voted Chamber, Const. Court 2022 ruling). | |
| Updated | Dossiers | ACS dossier enriched: 6 new sources (BX1, RTBF, FGTB, CSC, BCR decree). ACS insertion elimination (550 positions, Dec. 2023). Compensation subsidy for communes (EUR 43.8M, 2024). National demonstration 12 March 2026 (joint union front, SNCB/STIB strike notice). | |
| Updated | Domains | Security card enriched: Regional Security Council (CORES) convened 4 March 2026 following strikes on Iran. 19 mayors, 6 police zone chiefs, OCAM. Threat level 3/4, police reinforcements deployed. First activation under Dilliès government. BX1 + DH sources added. | |
| Updated | Domains | Mobility card enriched with 2 sections: (1) Bara slab works — trams 4/10/51/81 cut for 1 year from 27 April 2026 (40-year-old infrastructure, collapse risk, bus replacement plan). (2) Tunnel renovation — EUR 101.3M (50M Beliris + 51.3M Region) for Louise, Belliard tunnels. BX1 sources added. | |
| Updated | Dossiers | Vivaqua dossier enriched from IEB opinion (Nov. 2025) on WMP 2028-2033: new section 'Sewerage network and overflows' (10 Mm³/year overflows, 62 Mm³ in WWTP of which ~50% parasitic, 15% Flemish wastewater, 20% of price = general interest, unclear Vivaqua-Hydria relationship). New section 'Social tariff and water vulnerability' (BIM EUR 55+50, Social Fund EUR 2.5M/year, non-take-up, Flemish model, 31% below poverty line, water disconnections). IEB source + stakeholder added. | |
| Updated | Domains | Climate card enriched from IEB opinion (Nov. 2025): new section 'Water management and climate adaptation' — GIEP underfunded (key lever), overflows 10 Mm³/year, quaternary treatment mandatory by 2039 (emerging pollutants), extended polluter-pays (producers cover min. 80% by 31/12/2028, EU Directive). IEB source added. | |
| Updated | Dossiers | PFAS dossier enriched: added Regulation (EU) 2025/1988 (REACH Entry 82, adopted 2 Oct. 2025, in force 23 Oct. 2025) banning PFAS in firefighting foams (≥1 mg/L). Direct link to Sicli case (extinguisher manufacturer). Full timeline: labelling Oct. 2026, portable extinguishers end Oct. 2026/Dec. 2030, general ban Oct. 2030, Seveso/offshore/military derogations Oct. 2035. SIAMU obligations (site management plan from Oct. 2026). Date correction (October 2025, not April). EUR-Lex source added. | |
| Added | Dossiers | New CSR / Economic Transition dossier: Shifting Economy (2030 target: 100% subsidies to exemplary businesses), exemplarity mechanism (+2.5% to +45%), label ecosystem (Ecodynamic 188 sites, B Corp 100+, Good Food, BeCircular), financing (EUR 30M/year BEE + EUR 210M impact funds), European framework in retreat (Omnibus I −80% CSRD, Stop the Clock, CSDDD). 11 verified sources, 7 metrics, 3 alerts. | |
| Updated | Dossiers | Security Plan dossier enriched: merger of 6 Brussels police zones into one (6,500 agents, EUR 55M over 5 years, effective 2027). Federal project by Minister Quintin, adopted in 2nd reading (Dec. 2025). Les Engagés contest funding. New BX1 and RTBF sources. Decision level reclassified to mixed (regional + federal). | |
| Updated | Municipalities | Deep review of 17 Brussels communes: 2026 budgets, taxation (PRI increases Saint-Josse +37%, Ganshoren +20%, Koekelberg first in 10 years; Woluwe-Saint-Lambert only decrease), financial supervision (Saint-Josse EUR 30M deficit, Evere 10+ years), Moureaux return in Molenbeek, Audi Forest reconversion (54 ha, urban free zone), PFAS Sicli Uccle, Saint-Gilles prison extended to 2035, Naïades school closing (birth rate -40%), fast-food tax Anderlecht/Auderghem. | |
| Updated | Dossiers | PFAS dossier enriched: EU 'total PFAS' standard (500 ng/L) in force since January 2026, European Commission report (PFAS costs estimated at EUR 440bn by 2050), landmark 3M trial in Antwerp (1,400 residents, EUR 28M), ECHA timeline updated (consultation spring 2026). New 'European and legal context' section. 'Future standard' corrections across 16 files. | |
| Added | Site | New radar signal: Ministers Dilliès, Hublet and Henry visit Audi Forest site (2 March 2026). Olivier Van Steirtegem appointed as special advisor. Target: recreate 2,500 jobs. 'Urban free zone' ordinance from the government accord not yet published. | |
| Updated | Domains | Freshness audit of all 13 domain cards. Budget: conditional language replaced with confidence vote (27 Feb) and budget calendar (6 March). Social: COCOM and homelessness metrics updated post-formation. Climate: status inconsistency fixed, PACE being updated. Mobility: Metro 3 and Good Move metrics aligned with agreement. Digital: KevlinX location corrected (Neder-Over-Heembeek). Education: COCOF DPC commitments added. | |
| Updated | Dossiers | Cross-content coherence audit: 16 dossiers × 13 domains × 11 sectors. 11 factual inconsistencies (P0) corrected: SLRB 39K→42K housing units, homeless 7134→9777, NOx −39→−55%, VAT date 2025→2026, moratorium 2024→end 2023, PFAS 1000→1058×, 10M/year→10M, LEZ params, 25→4 structures. P1 enrichments: PFAS across 4 domains, ACS in 3 cards, shared mobility, data centres, citizens' assemblies, LEZ results, safe.brussels, SLRB reform calendar. | |
| Updated | Sectors | Kanal: opening confirmed 28 November 2026, total cost EUR 230M, programming revealed. La Centrale permanently closed 23/02 (6 redundancies). FAME cancelled (City budget −19.6%). Zinneke Parade (30 May 2026): funding still uncertain, zinnodes reduced from 20 to 13. FWB: indexation freeze = EUR 3.8M. | |
| Updated | Dossiers | Critical Council of State opinion on lowering LEZ fines: standstill principle violation (health protection regression), fines too low, legal risk for Dilliès government accord. | |
| Updated | Domains | Jubelpark: federal Council of Ministers approves Beliris tender for park renovation (green zones, paths, track, stairs, lighting, PMR). Target: 2030 bicentenary. | |
| Updated | Domains | Vote of confidence of 27 February corrected and documented: 51 in favour (MR, PS, Engagés, Groen, Anders, Vooruit; CD&V external support), 27 against (N-VA, DéFI, PTB, Ecolo, TFA). Equal Opportunities Commission retained (abolition proposal dropped). | |
| Updated | Dossiers | LEZ tolerance confirmed in Parliament (27 Feb): 0 fines issued for diesel Euro 5 / petrol Euro 2 since 1 January 2026. 4,386 warnings sent by Brussels Fiscality. 350 EUR fines from 1 April 2026. | |
| Updated | Domains | Brownfields vote in Parliament (27 Feb): 68 to 4 (2 abstentions), rejection of Ecolo draft ordinance for moratorium on 9 green zones. Majority applies its compromise: 3 sites preserved (Wiels, Avijl, Donderberg) + 18-month moratorium on others. | |
| Updated | Municipalities | Two municipal decisions added: (1) OTVP tax removal for solar panels (voted Dec 2025, first Brussels municipality), (2) terrace plan — terraces banned on Stoofstraat (Jan 2026), comprehensive plan for 900 terraces in preparation. | |
| Updated | Domains | Section 'Municipal initiatives' added: City of Brussels removes OTVP tax for solar panels (first Brussels municipality). Other municipalities have not followed suit. | |
| Updated | Domains | Section 'VGC: college and competences' added to the Institutional card. VGC College composition (Van den Brandt — Groen, De Smedt — Anders, Persoons — Vooruit), Council chair (Dalle — CD&V), Van Achter (N-VA) advisory role. Structural difference documented: unlike COCOF (decretal power), VGC operates through regulations delegated by the Flemish Community. 2 sources added. | |
| Updated | Sectors | Section 'Dutch-language cultural policy (VGC)' added to the Culture card. 22 community centres (N22 network), 19 libraries, Muntpunt, 18 municipal cultural services, arts subsidies (operational/project/trajectory/debut), Paspartoe (leisure pass). Ans Persoons (Vooruit) responsible. | |
| Updated | Domains | Education card enriched on the VGC side: ~100,000 daily pupils in Dutch-language education, >20% of Brussels children. Atheneum Brussel campus expansion (360→510 places, €450,000). VDAB Brussel training centre in Sint-Joost-ten-Node. BOA transition to VGC in September 2026. 2 sources added. | |
| Updated | Sectors | VGC added as stakeholder on the Nonprofit card. Section 'COCOF confirmed' renamed 'COCOF and VGC confirmed'. VGC college installation documented: unblocking on the Dutch-speaking side (22 community centres, welfare/culture/youth subsidies). | |
| Updated | Dossiers | Competences table in the Seniors dossier enriched for VGC: 19 Lokale Dienstencentra, klusjesdiensten, Sociaal Vervoer Brussel, gezinszorg, Zorgzame buurten. Supported associations: Okra, S-Plus, FedOS. | |
| Updated | Dossiers | PFAS dossier enriched: Sicli figures refined (708× soil, 1,058× groundwater, 31/20 PFAS compounds) + 3 Dutch-language BRUZZ sources added covering the full timeline (bankruptcy, drinking water, exceedances). | |
| Updated | Domains | Housing card updated: Renolution zero-interest loan raises concerns. Embuild fears massive renovation postponement. VUB tax professor warns lower middle class will be excluded. Modalities not yet defined (clarification expected January 2027). EPC label E mandatory by 2033. Source: BRUZZ. | |
| Updated | Domains | Bilingualism Masterplan documented on Institutional card: mandatory hospital language policy plans, admin training funding, municipality/CPAS guidance, Actiris language test. Context: parallel Van Achter totaalplan (Flemish Community). 2 new sources added (VRT NWS, BRUZZ). | |
| Added | Dossiers | New dossier: ACS (Subsidised Contract Workers). ~10,000 subsidised positions (~6,700 active), budget ~250M EUR, the main non-profit employment lever in Brussels. No new positions since 2007. Reform since 2015 (activation vs structural support). Non-profit sector demonstration on 3 February 2026. 7 verified sources, 8 metrics. | |
| Updated | Domains | ACS section added to Employment card: ~10,000 non-profit positions under pressure, 3 February 2026 demonstration, cross-reference to dedicated dossier. 'Institutional lasagne' section added to Institutional card (9 health ministers, 6 governance levels). | |
| Added | Dossiers | New dossier: PFAS in Brussels. 82 contaminated parcels (soil + groundwater), Sicli site in Uccle (up to 1,000× the standard), TFA in drinking water (97% of analyses > future EU standard), evolving regulatory framework. 9 verified sources, 6 metrics. | |
| Updated | Domains | COCOM: provisional twelfths extended until 1 June 2026 (decision 26/02). Regional budget to Parliament 6 March, COCOM budget 20 April. 98% already committed, non-profits in uncertainty. Equal Opportunities Commission: reclassification as advisory committee postponed after PS, MR and Ecolo reactions in Parliament bureau. | |
| Added | Dossiers | New dossier: Brussels citizens' assemblies. Parliamentary deliberative commissions (6 completed, 205+ recommendations, 7th on cleanliness validated), permanent climate citizens' assembly (3 cycles), AGORA (inactive), municipal participatory budgets. 12 verified sources, 8 metrics. | |
| Added | Dossiers | New dossier: Brussels regional administration reform. Announced 'Big Bang' — restructuring ~25 entities into 4 pillars, extended hiring freeze, perspective + urban.brussels merger confirmed for 2026, target EUR 250-300M savings (2029). 8 metrics, 8 verified sources. | |
| Updated | Domains | Mobility card: STIB-MIVB buses will not return to Schumanplein after works. 5 lines permanently rerouted via Maalbeek. Retractable bollard system abandoned. Source: STIB-MIVB (official). | |
| Updated | Sectors | Culture sector card enriched: new bookstores and book trade section — CCI data (70,000 jobs, EUR 13bn), ~30 independent bookstores (1% margin), Filigranes (near-bankruptcy/revival), Club reorganisation, record Book Fair (85,000 visitors), VAT 9% threat. 3 indicators added. | |
| Updated | Domains | Employment card: added dedicated Actiris unit for Urban Free Zones (Port of Brussels + Audi Forest), DPR commitment already documented in economy card. | |
| Updated | Domains | Urban planning card: added Fast-Track single window for Urban Free Zones, RPD commitment already documented in economy card. | |
| Updated | Municipalities | Woluwe-Saint-Pierre commune card: parking management transferred to Parking Brussels from 1 March 2026 (free period 30→15 min, scancar, revenue +30%). 1 source added. | |
| Updated | Domains | Institutional card: Cocof DPC presented (23/02), Cocof presidency resolved (Vervoort PS → Kazadi Engagés in Nov. 2027), competences split (Hublet Employment, Dilliès Training), 3 sources added. | |
| Added | Dossiers | New dossier: Shared Mobility in Brussels — ~9,200 e-scooters, ~6,500 shared bicycles, Villo! concession (Sept. 2026), Council of State litigation, Uber reclassification, zero-emission taxi transition, Vias accident data. 27 verified sources, 8 metrics. | |
| Added | Dossiers | New dossier: Bankruptcies in Brussels — 2,208 bankruptcies in 2025 (+13.2%), affected sectors (construction, hospitality, retail), regional mechanisms (CEd, hub.brussels, PRJ), DPR coverage. 6 official sources, 6 metrics. | |
| Updated | Site | FAQ restructured: 7 questions about the current situation (government formed, BGM missions) + 6 historical questions about the 613-day crisis, moved to past tense. | |
| Added | Dossiers | New cross-cutting dossier: Data centres and AI — impact on the Brussels energy system. 3.2 TWh DC consumption in Belgium (4% of national total), KevlinX BRU01 operational in Neder-Over-Heembeek, BCG projections 7-15.5 TWh by 2035, Elia grid impact, energy consumption per AI query. | |
| Updated | Sectors | Major update: 10 sector cards enriched with February 2026 data. Construction (−1,402 companies), culture (FWB −12.9M), transport (Metro 3 EUR 4.76B), environment (LEZ −55% NOx), housing (SLRB EUR 197M debt), digital (300K vulnerable), nonprofit (5,000+ ASBL), education (10,000 childcare places missing), commerce (13.5% vacancy), health (INAMI EUR 41.3B). | |
| Updated | Domains | Economy: construction context (−1,402 companies, permits at lowest since 2012), first Council of Ministers (19/02), budget priority #1. | |
| Updated | Domains | Security: safe.brussels annual report (2024 data) — crime stable (~157,000/year), drugs +33%, firearms 92 incidents (8 deaths), per capita rate declining. | |
| Updated | Dossiers | Police merger: bill presented to Interior Commission (10/02), national reform 176→60 zones, vote expected before summer 2026. | |
| Updated | Sectors | Horeca: hotel VAT 6→12% (1 March) — implementation complications (dual rate, transitional measures). Record 2025 bankruptcies: 2,184 in Brussels, 5,631 horeca jobs lost nationally. | |
| Added | Timeline | New event: presentation of the DPR to Brussels Parliament, Monday 23 February 2026 at 4:30 pm. Vote of confidence expected on 25 February. | |
| Updated | Dossiers | Vivaqua dossier enriched: +12.5% tariff increase from 1 January 2026, BRUGEL denounces mismanagement (EUR 73M unpaid, EUR 35M costs rejected), debt ~EUR 1 billion. | |
| Updated | Domains | Employment: 5th ONEM wave (36,000 letters, 168,063 national exclusions of which 22.1% in Brussels). Court of Audit deems CPAS compensation underestimated (EUR 709.3M by 2029). | |
| Updated | Domains | Cleanliness: 7,731 fines for illegal dumping in 2025 (+61%), of which 36.7% non-residents ('waste tourism'). ~EUR 12M in fines. Underground containers and smart cameras planned. | |
| Added | Site | New tags system: 13 tags (8 public + 5 cross-cutting) displayed on domain pages. Seniors, PRM, Youth, Families, Newcomers, Homeless, Self-employed, Tenants + Gender, Cost of living, Precarity, Bilingualism, Citizen participation. | |
| Added | Site | Domain filter on source registry: 262 sources assigned to 1+ domain(s), filter dropdown on data page. | |
| Added | Domains | New domain: Urban Planning — faster permits, planning amnesty, CRMS binding opinion removed, Neo revival. 4 locales. | |
| Added | Domains | New domain: Digital — digital divide, administrative simplification, smart city, Brussels as AI capital. 4 locales. | |
| Added | Domains | New domain: Education — childcare places, school dropout, Cocof/VGC coordination. 4 locales. Education sector remapped to this domain. | |
| Added | Dossiers | New dossier: Accessibility and disability in Brussels — 23,100 allocation beneficiaries, 14,490 European Disability Cards, 55/69 metro stations accessible, 12 sheltered workshops. Data from FPS, Iriscare, STIB, UNIA. DPR coverage and EU framework documented. | |
| Added | Dossiers | New dossier: Seniors in Brussels — 163,000 people aged 65+, 11,592 nursing home residents, 8,596 APA cases. Data from Iriscare, IBSA, ONSS. DPR coverage documented. | |
| Updated | Domains | Housing: Renolution backlog cleared — EUR 56M (50M Urban.Brussels + 6M Leefmilieu), 2,692 applications validated, 600+ pending, payments before end of 2026. Zero-interest loans from 2027 (EUR 66M/year). | |
| Updated | Dossiers | Good Move: Jette issues formal notice to the Region to reopen Avenue Broustin (closed since 2021-2022). 70% of residents opposed, threat of legal action. | |
| Updated | Domains | Mobility: Trois Fontaines viaduct — permit filed (60 parking spaces removed, Rouge-Cloître drainage). Auderghem opposes, demands integration into Hermann-Debroux PAD. Public inquiry 2-31 March 2026. | |
| Updated | Domains | Institutional: PFB agenda — COCOF DPC on 23/02 at 4:30pm, debate + vote on 25/02. PS / Les Engagés tensions over PFB presidency unresolved. | |
| Updated | Domains | Institutional: COCOF confirmed — Ahmed Laaouej (PS) minister-president, DCP validated on 20/02. MR-PS-Engagés majority. | |
| Updated | Domains | Budget: hiring freeze clarified (extension since 2024), 2024 linear savings added (−3 to −10%, €200M), revenue/debt problem documented (IBSA/NBB). | |
| Updated | Domains | Employment: View.Brussels (Brussels Employment and Training Observatory, Actiris) added as official source. | |
| Updated | Domains | Security: safe.brussels (Brussels Security Observatory) added as official source. | |
| Updated | Domains | Social: joint KRC/DGDE alert — 1,678 homeless minors in Brussels (+72% since 2020), 127 shelter refusals/week, 285 winter places at risk on 31 March 2026. New radar signal. | |
| Updated | Domains | Mobility: STP school mobility data (Brussels Mobility, 19/02) — car 35.5% → 32.4% in primary (−3.1 pp), cycling ×1.8 since 2018, 336 schools / 100,000+ students covered. | |
| Added | Site | Radar: 2 new signals (ONEM 5th wave — 168,063 exclusions, 22.1% in Brussels; property tax increase in 9 of 19 municipalities). Strategic participations signal enriched (€3B, Voka controversy). | |
| Updated | Domains | DPR published — 6 domains updated to definitive language (conditional → factual), blockedSince removed, waiting notes removed. Employment: confidence level → official. | |
| Updated | Sectors | Post-crisis tense correction — 11 sector cards (4 languages): crisis period moved to past tense (June 2024 – February 2026), DPR notes removed, humanImpact cleaned. | |
| Updated | Site | i18n messages (4 languages) moved to past tense for crisis/counter keys. Understand page: metadata refreshed. | |
| Updated | Domains | Security: minister-president visits Gare du Midi (17/02) — first field action, security coordination to be strengthened | |
| Updated | Dossiers | Security plan and police merger: Gare du Midi visit highlights coordination fragmentation between police zones, SNCB and Stib | |
| Updated | Domains | Economy: hotel VAT 6% → 12% from 1 March 2026 (federal measure, impact on Brussels hotel sector) | |
| Updated | Sectors | Horeca: hotel VAT increase (6% → 12%) and soft drinks VAT decrease (21% → 12%) from 1 March — impact on Brussels hotel sector | |
| Updated | Domains | Cleanliness: 2025 nitrous oxide operational data — 75 tonnes collected, €12M cost, explosions down 37% (source: Bruxelles-Propreté) | |
| Updated | Domains | Institutional: plenary agenda 23 February confirmed. Bilingualism enriched (RPD Dutch version delay, historical context Constitution 1831/1967/1991). Cocof presidency unassigned. | |
| Added | Timeline | New event: plenary agenda for 23 February officially published — RPD as item 1, general debate as item 2. Language debate over Dutch version of RPD continues. | |
| Added | Timeline | New event: government gets to work — immediate meetings, first council of ministers Thursday 19, RPD on 23, confidence vote on 25. Budget measures, language controversy, PTB reactions | |
| Updated | Domains | Budget: first budget measures — hiring freeze, consultant reduction, discretionary subsidy cuts, deficit target <EUR 1B 2026 | |
| Updated | Domains | Institutional: next steps (RPD 23 Feb, confidence vote 25 Feb) + bilingualism — RPD commitment and language controversy | |
| Updated | Dossiers | Good Move monitoring: La Libre analysis (14 Feb.) + Citizens' Committee reaction — divergent readings within the coalition, committee denounces a mere name change | |
| Updated | Dossiers | Metro 3 monitoring: Palais du Midi controversy — ARAU denounces an 'urban planning aberration', stability report (90% below standards), Council of State had suspended demolition permit | |
| Updated | Dossiers | SLRB monitoring: forced sale of 2 sites (Ariane, Palais) and ~200 social housing units to reduce regional debt. Deconsolidation fund announced | |
| Updated | Dossiers | Vivaqua monitoring: €180M recapitalisation (Region 49.99%), Hydria integration, series of sewer collapses (220 km urgent renovation needed, €70M/year required) | |
| Added | Timeline | Validation congresses: MR (unanimous), Engagés (near-unanimous), Anders (unanimous) and CD&V (unanimous) approve the agreement. PS, Vooruit and Groen scheduled for Friday February 13 | |
| Updated | Sectors | Government agreement — updated 6 sector cards: DPR impact on construction, culture, environment, digital, social housing, transport and 5 other sectors | |
| Updated | Domains | Government agreement — updated 6 domains: budget (balance by 2029), mobility (Good Move successor, Metro 3 halted), employment (stricter activation), housing (€400M SLRB), climate (Renolution → zero-interest loans), social (drug commissioner) | |
| Added | Timeline | Brussels government agreement: 7 parties seal a coalition after 613 days of crisis | |
| Added | Municipalities | New section: monitoring Brussels' 19 municipalities. 3 pilot municipalities: City of Brussels, Anderlecht, Schaerbeek (4 languages each) | |
| Updated | Domains | Monitoring #5: Good Move 'successor announced' at conclave, LEZ €350 fines contested, Villo concession expires Sept. 2026 | |
| Updated | Domains | Monitoring #3: S&P rating A/negative, Belfius+ING credit lines withdrawn (€1B), 19 municipalities in financial difficulty | |
| Updated | Domains | Monitoring: Actiris Jan. 2026 (98,458 jobseekers, +7.3%), Brussels bankruptcies +13.6% | |
| Updated | Domains | Monitoring: in-work poverty 9.6%, health outreach patrols threatened, Athéna medical centre closed | |
| Updated | Domains | Monitoring #4: added TomTom 2025 congestion data (146h lost/year, 32 min 47s for 10 km, methodology change) | |
| Updated | Domains | Monitoring: Federia Barometer 2025 (median rent €1,213, leases −10%, investor disengagement) | |
| Updated | Sectors | Update: waiting list 62,234, private investor disengagement (Federia 2025) | |
| Added | Timeline | Monitoring: conclave tensions — Groen isolated on budget and mobility (Good Move) | |
| Added | Comparisons | New comparison: HICP (inflation) across 6 European capitals | |
| Added | Comparisons | New comparison: public transport modal split across 6 European countries | |
| Added | Comparisons | New comparison: GHG emissions per capita across 6 European countries | |
| Added | Comparisons | New comparison: housing cost burden across 6 European countries | |
| Updated | Domains | Monitoring #2: balanced budget target by 2029 set at conclave (~€1B in savings) | |
| Updated | Domains | Monitoring #3: Metro 3 total cost estimated at €4.6B, EIB loan €475M | |
| Updated | Domains | Rental market: new leases down 20% in 2024, rents up 2.8% in H1 2024 | |
| Updated | Domains | Added StatBel Q3 2025 data: ILO unemployment rate 13.1% | |
| Updated | Domains | Added StatBel EU-SILC 2025 data: AROPE 37.3% | |
| Updated | Domains | Added StatBel Q3 2025 real estate prices | |
| Added | Comparisons | Poverty comparison across European capitals (Eurostat) | |
| Added | Comparisons | Population density comparison across European capitals (Eurostat) | |
| Updated | Timeline | Opening of the Egmont conclave with 7 parties | |
| Added | Timeline | New round 7: Bouchez initiative | |
| Updated | Domains | Monitoring #1: 5th provisional twelfths, debt €15.65B, Court of Auditors | |
| Updated | Domains | Added IRCELINE 2024 data: PM2.5 record low | |
| Updated | Domains | Metro 3 permit suspended, STIB fare increase | |
| Updated | Solutions | Formateur resignation, citizen roundtable, defusers | |
| Added | Site | Launch of active monitoring | |
| Updated | Domains | 2nd Car-Free Sunday from 2027 (9 May, Iris Festival); 12 May strike confirmed by STIB; Bikes Fund EUR 1.5M; Louise roundabout conflict within government | |
| Updated | Domains | Auderghem funds lawyers to block large regional real estate projects (blacklist drawn up); Heysel ambitions for an international congress centre | |
| Updated | Domains | Actiris: DG recruitment procedure launched (Hublet); Kanal: EUR 60M government loan; Brussels Airport: first dividend in 7 years | |
| Updated | Domains | Brabantwijk: positive results after 1 month of night closure (sharp drop in offences); judicial investigation after antisemitic chants at Anderlecht-Bruges | |
| Updated | Domains | Iris Festival 2026 (37th ed., 9 May): Mampaka calls for reform of Brussels institutions (three administrations, speaking times, Senate relocation); incident at the parliamentary reception of 8 May (access denied to PS and Les Engagés aides, denounced by Verougstraete as an abuse of power); Dilliès adopts conciliatory tone after Louise roundabout tensions; format cut to 1 day (Visit Brussels cuts −€5.7M); DéFI denounces parliamentary paralysis (dozens of texts blocked for over a year). | |
| Updated | Domains | Foyer anderlechtois scandal (social housing company under SLRB oversight) after the Pano investigation (VRT, 20 May): hearing requested at the Brussels Parliament (22 May), regional majority divided on creating an inquiry commission. | |
| Updated | Domains | Metro 3: diverging accounts between the regional Mobility minister (halt defended, 23 May) and the Beliris CEO (never considered, parliamentary commission 21 May). MR/Groen agreement on the Louise roundabout: night-time works from 25 May. STIB and the City of Brussels agree on Stalingrad avenue redesign starting autumn 2026. | |
| Updated | Domains | The Brussels Parliament adopts the 2026 Cocom budget (22 May), restoring normal funding for the bi-community body (family allowances, social action) after seventeen months without an approved budget. | |
| Updated | Domains | Adoption of the 2026 Cocom budget by the Brussels Parliament (22 May). Intra-majority tensions over the Foyer anderlechtois scandal (plenary session suspended, possible inquiry commission). First 100-day reviews of the regional government in the French- and Dutch-language press. | |
| Updated | Domains | Anti-drug operation by the Midi police zone: 40 officers deployed in the Aumale and Cureghem neighbourhoods (Anderlecht) in coordination with the King's Prosecutor (23 May). | |
| Updated | Domains | Action plan to revive the Square conference centre (Mont des Arts) through an alliance with the Royal Library (KBR) and neighbouring museums (22 May). | |
| Updated | Domains | STIB / City of Brussels agreement to start the Stalingrad avenue redesign in autumn 2026 (20 May). Vuurkruisenlaan in Neder-over-Heembeek transformed into a green urban boulevard, works nearing completion (22 May). Public inquiry opened for a building project on the former Atlas Brewery site in Anderlecht (21 May). | |
| Updated | Domains | FWB decision: merger of three French-speaking Brussels art colleges (including La Cambre) and formal affiliation with ULB as Atlas Brussels School of Arts, with international ambition (23 May). Spotlight on the disappearance of systematic FWB school inspections since 2019 (Le Vif, 22 May). | |
| Updated | Domains | New Actiris study: parenthood affects men and women differently on the Brussels labour market; motherhood makes Brussels women particularly vulnerable (21 May). Deliveroo case: hearing postponed to March 2027 before the Brussels labour tribunal, four years after first filing (21 May). | |
| Updated | Dossiers | Diverging accounts within 48 hours: the regional Mobility minister publicly defends halting Metro 3 (interview, 23 May), while the Beliris CEO (federal contracting authority) tells the Brussels parliamentary commission that halting was never contemplated (21 May). A parallel study argues for premetro extension as a less risky alternative. | |
| Updated | Dossiers | Scandal at the Foyer anderlechtois, one of the social housing companies under SLRB oversight, after the Pano investigation (VRT, 20 May) on social housing allocations. The SISP president requests to be heard by the Brussels Parliament (22 May); regional majority divided on creating an inquiry commission (plenary session suspended). | |
| Updated | Dossiers | Anderlecht CPAS: the federal minister for Social Integration (N-VA) formally files as a civil party and requests additional investigative acts into the potential fraud, after the prosecutor requested dismissal (22 May). | |
| Updated | Sectors | French-speaking Brussels higher art education reorganised: three colleges merge into Atlas Brussels School of Arts, formally affiliated with ULB (FWB decision, 23 May). | |
| Updated | Municipalities | Threefold institutional pressure on Anderlecht: Foyer anderlechtois scandal (SISP) after the Pano investigation, hearing requested at the Brussels Parliament (22 May); potential CPAS fraud, federal minister (N-VA) filed as a civil party (22 May); anti-drug operation by the Midi police zone, 40 officers in Aumale and Cureghem (23 May). |