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Brussels Governance Monitor

The 19 municipalities

Monitoring transparency and municipal governance in Brussels

Anderlecht: improving transparency, livestream debate

Fabrice Cumps (PS)·PS, Vooruit, Les Engagés
123 217 population·47 council seats
4/6 criteria2

Auderghem: very good transparency, mandate transparency pioneer

Sophie de Vos (DéFI)·DéFI, MR-Les Engagés-Open VLD-CD&V
35 350 population·31 council seats
5/6 criteria

Berchem-Sainte-Agathe: good transparency, coalition renewed

Christian Lamouline (Les Engagés)·Les Engagés, PS-Vooruit, Ecolo-Groen
25 787 population·29 council seats
5/6 criteria

City of Brussels: pioneer of municipal transparency

Philippe Close (PS)·PS, MR+, Les Engagés
198 314 population·47 council seats
6/6 criteria

Etterbeek: very good transparency, European quarter

Vincent De Wolf (MR)·MR, PS-Vooruit, Les Engagés
49 547 population·35 council seats
5/6 criteria

Evere: documentary transparency, no participation

Alessandro Zappala (PS)·PS, MR
46 242 population·35 council seats
3/6 criteria

Forest: good transparency, unprecedented PS-PTB-Ecolo coalition

Charles Spapens (PS)·PS, PTB, Ecolo
56 000 population·37 council seats
5/6 criteria

Ganshoren: good transparency for a small municipality

Jean-Paul Van Laethem (Les Engagés)·Les Engagés, PS
25 564 population·29 council seats
5/6 criteria

Ixelles: good transparency, minutes partially online

Romain De Reusme (PS)·PS-Vooruit, MR-Open VLD, Les Engagés
89 278 population·43 council seats
4/6 criteria

Jette: transparency to improve, livestream under development

Claire Vandevivere (Les Engagés)·Les Engagés, MR-VLD, Ecolo-Groen
54 107 population·37 council seats
2/6 criteria1

Koekelberg: PS absolute majority, no livestream

Olivia P'Tito (PS)·PS-Vooruit
22 648 population·27 council seats
4/6 criteria

Molenbeek-Saint-Jean: PS-PTB coalition, partial transparency

Catherine Moureaux (PS)·PS-Vooruit, PTB
98 365 population·45 council seats
3/6 criteria1

Saint-Gilles: active participation, no livestream

Jean Spinette (PS)·PS, Ecolo
49 293 population·35 council seats
3/6 criteria

Saint-Josse-ten-Noode: densest municipality, re-elections

Emir Kir (Indépendant)·Liste du Bourgmestre
26 895 population·29 council seats
3/6 criteria1

Schaerbeek: good transparency, no dedicated Open Data

Martin de Brabant (MR)·MR-Engagés, PS, Ecolo-Groen, LB
129 775 population·47 council seats
4/6 criteria1

Uccle: very good transparency, largest municipality by area

Valentine Delwart (MR)·MR-DéFI, Ecolo-Groen
86 806 population·43 council seats
5/6 criteria

Watermael-Boitsfort: good transparency, political transition

David Leisterh (MR)·MR-Les Engagés, Ecolo-Groen
25 295 population·29 council seats
5/6 criteria

Woluwe-Saint-Lambert: citizen participation pioneer

Olivier Maingain (DéFI)·DéFI, Les Engagés
60 888 population·39 council seats
5/6 criteria

Woluwe-Saint-Pierre: good documentation, no participatory budget

Benoît Cerexhe (Les Engagés)·Les Engagés, MR-Open VLD
42 216 population·35 council seats
4/6 criteria