Services 13 July 2026
Accommodation, building and window cleaning services
Raamovereenkomst - schoonmaak van gebouwen - start 2026 - 4 jaar
- Who pays?
- Gemeente Lanaken
- Who carry it out?
- Not stated
Who makes decisions about Lanaken?
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
- Call for transparency on budget cuts and advertising plans at VRT
- Proposal to shift funds towards fixing dangerous Flemish cycle 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
- Proposal for a national pact to improve disease prevention
- Proposal to recognize the Tibetan government-in-exile and impose sanctions
- Bill to recognise and compensate pesticide-related occupational illnesses
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 31 August 2026
- Make-up of the municipal council or the board of aldermen (oath, resignation, replacement)
- Voorstel tot onderzoek naar de aanleg van een afgesloten vrachtwagenparkeerterrein ter bevordering van de verkeersveiligheid en het vermijden van overlast
- Voorstel tot optimalisatie van de lokale politiewerking binnen de politiezone Lanaken-Maasmechelen door implementatie van het hybride werkingsmodel in politiekantoor L
- Notulen gemeenteraad dd. 29 juni 2026
- Voorstel tot een aanvullend reglement op het wegverkeer - Instellen van een parkeerverbod (parkeervrije straat) in de Kortestraat
- Other item (see the details at the municipality)
- Voorstel tot opstellen meerjarig actieplan voor toegankelijke en klimaatrobuuste kerkhofpaden in alle deelgemeenten
- Other item (see the details at the municipality)
- Voorstel tot evaluatie en bijsturing van het Verkeerscirculatieplan Lanaken Centrum door een gemeentelijke werkgroep
- Other item (see the details at the municipality)
- Voorstel tot optimalisatie van de lokale politiewerking binnen de politiezone Lanaken-Maasmechelen door oprichting van een jeugdcel
- Other item (see the details at the municipality)
- Other item (see the details at the municipality)
- Voorstel tot optimalisatie van de lokale politiewerking binnen de politiezone Lanaken-Maasmechelen door decentralisering van de operationele nachtploegen
Source: Lokaal Beslist (Flemish government), published by the municipality.
How does Lanaken 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
€ 2,113 per inhabitant
taxes, money from higher authorities, charges…
26% less than the Flemish average
Spending
€ 2,084 per inhabitant
day-to-day running and investments
28% less than the Flemish average
Debt
€ 851 per inhabitant
what the municipality still has to repay on its loans
33% less than the Flemish average
Does the municipality have money left over? Yes: after day-to-day running costs and repaying loans, € 330 per inhabitant was left to invest.
What did Lanaken spend the most on?
Breakdown of spending on day-to-day running (excluding investments).
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Governance and administration the town hall, staff, service desks and buildings 31%
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Care and social assistance Public social welfare centre, childcare, care for older people and help for people in poverty 13%
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Culture, sport and leisure library, sports hall, cultural centre and youth work 13%
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Schools and education municipal schools, school buildings and academies 13%
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Police and fire service the contribution to the police zone and the emergency services zone 12%
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Waste, nature and environment waste collection, sewers, parks and green spaces 8%
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Housing and building building permits, social housing and neighbourhoods 5%
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Business and employment markets, local economy and employment 3%
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Loans and finances interest on loans and collecting taxes 2%
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Roads and mobility streets, pavements, cycle paths and parking 1%
In 2014 the municipality spent € 1,549 per inhabitant; in 2024, € 2,084 (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 Lanaken
In 2025, 96 organisations from Lanaken received a total of € 41.3 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 PSYCHIATRISCH ZORGCENTRUM REKEM € 25,415,852
- GEMEENTE LANAKEN € 11,557,367
- OPENBAAR CENTRUM VOOR MAATSCHAPPELIJK WELZIJN VAN LANAKEN € 2,122,774
- VZW Ambi-Care-Lanaken € 659,861
- KATHANN € 390,120
Work contracted out by public bodies in Lanaken
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 2 contracts, worth € 0 in total.
Which public bodies awarded the most contracts?
- Openbaar Psychiatrisch Zorgcentrum Rekem 1 contract
- Gemeente Lanaken 1 contract
The latest contracts
Buying supplies 23 February 2026
Time accounting or human resources software package
Aankoop en implementatie van een HR Informatiesysteem
- Who pays?
- Openbaar Psychiatrisch Zorgcentrum Rekem
- Who carry it out?
- Not stated
Companies from Lanaken that won government work
In 2026, companies and organisations from Lanaken won 4 public contracts across Belgium.
- BOUWBEDRIJF KEULEN HENRI 4 contracts
What is not here yet?
- The decisions of your municipal council.
- Smaller public contracts, below the European thresholds.