Services 29 September 2026
Public road transport services
Uitbaten Centrumbus Blankenberge
€ 609,180
- Who pays?
- Stad Blankenberge
- Who carries it out?
- Van Coillie nv
Who makes decisions about Blankenberge?
Three levels of government each decide on their own topics.
Your municipality
The municipal council and the mayor and aldermen decide on matters such as streets, waste collection, sports halls, libraries and the public social welfare centre.
We do not show municipal council decisions yet: there is no open data for all municipalities yet.
Flemish Parliament
The Flemish Parliament decides on matters such as education, housing, mobility, the environment, child benefit and care.
Recently discussed
- Proposal for a resolution by Gwendolyn Rutten, Stephanie D'Hose and Jasper Pillen on the need for transparency regarding the discussions and agreements within the framework of the addendum to the management contract with the VRT
- Proposal for a resolution by Jasper Pillen, Gwendolyn Rutten, Stephanie D'Hose, Lydia Peeters and Marianne Verhaert on an accelerated approach to unsafe bicycle paths
- Proposal to postpone and review cultural budget cuts in Flanders
Federal Chamber
The Chamber decides on matters such as pensions, taxes, justice, the police, defence and health insurance.
Recently discussed
- Motion for a resolution on the introduction and implementation of an interfederal pact on health prevention.
- Motion for a resolution on the Tibet issue.
- Bill on the recognition of pesticide-related diseases as occupational diseases and the establishment of a Compensation Fund for victims of pesticides.
What did the municipal council decide?
The items the municipal council dealt with in recent months. Items about individuals (staff, permits, councillors’ questions…) are shown without details.
Meeting of 15 September 2026
- Politie. Verkeer. Aanvullende verkeersverordening betreffende het invoeren van een snelheidsbeperking in de Lissewegestraat, Bosstraat, Groendijk, Doornhaagstraat, Breeweg, Blankenbergse Dijk, Scharebrugstraat, Kuiperscheeweg en Hooistraat. Goedkeuring. Stemming.
- SAMW. Aanpassingen Academiereglement. Goedkeuring. Stemming.
- Politie. Verkeer. Aanvullende verkeersverordening betreffende het invoeren van een inrijverbod met uitzondering van plaatselijk verkeer in de Schaapstraat - Hervaststelling. Goedkeuring. Stemming.
- Politie. Verkeer. Aanvullende verkeersverordening betreffende het invoeren van een stilstaan- en parkeerverbod in de wijk 'De Cottages'. Goedkeuring. Stemming.
- Cultuurcentrum. Huishoudelijk en tariefreglement van het cultuurcentrum. Goedkeuring. Stemming.
- Financiën. Retributiereglement op het parkeren van motorvoertuigen en op prestaties uitgevoerd door derden. Goedkeuring. Stemming.
- Other item (see the details at the municipality)
Source: Lokaal Beslist (Flemish government), published by the municipality.
How does Blankenberge handle money?
From the 2024 annual accounts of the municipality and the public social welfare centre combined. Amounts per inhabitant, so you can compare municipalities.
Revenue
€ 4,370 per inhabitant
taxes, money from higher authorities, charges…
54% more than the Flemish average
Spending
€ 4,288 per inhabitant
day-to-day running and investments
48% more than the Flemish average
Debt
€ 3,826 per inhabitant
what the municipality still has to repay on its loans
about 3 times as much as the Flemish average
Does the municipality have money left over? Yes: after day-to-day running costs and repaying loans, € 305 per inhabitant was left to invest.
What did Blankenberge spend the most on?
Breakdown of spending on day-to-day running (excluding investments).
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Care and social assistance Public social welfare centre, childcare, care for older people and help for people in poverty 30%
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Governance and administration the town hall, staff, service desks and buildings 20%
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Police and fire service the contribution to the police zone and the emergency services zone 16%
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Culture, sport and leisure library, sports hall, cultural centre and youth work 14%
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Business and employment markets, local economy and employment 4%
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Roads and mobility streets, pavements, cycle paths and parking 4%
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Housing and building building permits, social housing and neighbourhoods 4%
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Waste, nature and environment waste collection, sewers, parks and green spaces 4%
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Loans and finances interest on loans and collecting taxes 4%
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Schools and education municipal schools, school buildings and academies 1%
In 2014 the municipality spent € 3,045 per inhabitant; in 2024, € 4,288 (in euros of that year, not adjusted for inflation).
Source: Flemish Agency for Home Affairs, Gemeente- en Stadsmonitor (BBC-DR). Your municipality's budget and multi-year plan can be found in the BBC-beleidstool.
Subsidies for organisations from Blankenberge
In 2025, 71 organisations from Blankenberge received a total of € 28.2 million in subsidies.
The municipal administration itself often also receives subsidies from higher levels of government. Self-employed people and other individuals are not counted here.
Who received the most?
- OPENBAAR CENTRUM VOOR MAATSCHAPPELIJK WELZIJN VAN BLANKENBERGE € 10,804,110
- STAD BLANKENBERGE € 9,246,397
- CENTRUM GEESTELIJKE GEZONDHEIDSZORG PRISMA € 3,840,185
- ZETUS € 2,912,315
- PERFORMANT € 685,600
Work contracted out by public bodies in Blankenberge
These are the larger public contracts of public bodies with their address in this municipality: the municipality itself, but also, for example, a hospital, a school or a ministry.
In 2026, they awarded 8 contracts, worth € 2.7 million in total.
Which public bodies awarded the most contracts?
- Stad Blankenberge 6 contracts
- Blankenberge 2 contracts
The latest contracts
Services 15 September 2026
Health and social work services
Overheidsopdracht voor de uitvoering van buitenschoolse opvang
- Who pays?
- Blankenberge
- Who carry it out?
- Not stated
Services 24 June 2026
Public road transport services
Uitbaten Centrumbus
- Who pays?
- Stad Blankenberge
- Who carry it out?
- Not stated
Companies from Blankenberge that won government work
In 2026, companies and organisations from Blankenberge won 1 public contracts across Belgium.
- DANIEL'S VISBEDRIJF 1 contract
What is not here yet?
- The decisions of your municipal council.
- Smaller public contracts, below the European thresholds.