The Municipality of Etterbeek (Brussels-Capital Region – Belgium) carries out a wide range of missions in the service of its residents, including civil registration, urban planning, public cleanliness, mobility, housing and infrastructure management. It also implements security and prevention actions in cooperation with the local police and other stakeholders. The municipality is responsible for education through its municipal schools, supports associative and cultural life, and offers leisure activities. Its population presents a diverse socio-economic profile, combining households from working-class, middle-class and upper-income backgrounds. In cooperation with the Public Centre for Social Welfare (CPAS), the municipality supports residents facing difficulties and promotes social and professional integration.
With 50% foreign nationals, Etterbeek is one of the most cosmopolitan municipalities in the world. Due to the proximity of the European institutions, a significant share of the population comes from other EU countries (36%, a rapidly growing figure). In total, more than 150 nationalities live side by side, with highly diverse profiles ranging from international civil servants to asylum seekers. This reality results in a plurality of cultures, languages, backgrounds and aspirations, representing both a major challenge and a significant opportunity for the municipality.
The municipality is particularly innovative and active in areas aligned with the New European Bauhaus priorities, such as quality of life and public spaces, affordable housing, social inclusion, regenerative approaches for the built environments, green transformation, democratic engagement and social cohesion, as well as innovative funding.
Connecting the green transformation, social inclusion and local democracy
Circular and regenerative approaches for the built environment
Innovative funding and new business models for the transformation of neighbourhoods
Head of Service
Municipality of Etterbeek
Project cooperation
PARTICIPATION-01: NEB for homelessness in Etterbeek
Reception and support for drug users in situations of extreme vulnerability in Etterbeek (Brussels - Belgium).
Head of Service at Municipality of Etterbeek
Belgium
Project cooperation
REGEN-01: Renovation strategy for the rental housing stock of the Etterbeek Housing Agency
Renovation strategy for the rental housing stock of the Etterbeek Housing Agency (Brussels-Belgium)
Head of Service at Municipality of Etterbeek
Belgium
Project cooperation
"Dragonfly": The social reuse centre of the CPAS (Public Centre for Social Action) of Etterbeek
"Dragonfly": The social reuse centre of the CPAS (Public Centre for Social Action) of Etterbeek (Brussels, Belgium)
Head of Service at Municipality of Etterbeek
Belgium
Project cooperation
BUSINEES-01: NEB for homelessness in Etterbeek
Reception and support for drug users in situations of extreme vulnerability in Etterbeek (Brussels - Belgium).
Head of Service at Municipality of Etterbeek
Belgium
Project cooperation
BUSINESS-03: A listed site in Etterbeek turned into a space for multicultural exchanges and cohesion
A listed site in Etterbeek (Brussels-Belgium) turned into a space for multicultural exchanges and cohesion
Head of Service at Municipality of Etterbeek
Belgium
Project cooperation
PARTICIPATION-03: Construction of a Youth Pavilion in Etterbeek
Construction of a Youth Pavilion in Etterbeek (Brussels-Belgium)
Head of Service at Municipality of Etterbeek
Belgium
Project cooperation
La Chasse Ground Floor Revival – A New European Bauhaus Urban Prototype
La Chasse Ground Floor Revival – A New European Bauhaus Urban Prototype (Etterbeek / Brussels / Belgium)
Head of Service at Municipality of Etterbeek
Belgium