The Brussels inter-communal associations
The communes are responsible for a range of services in diverse areas from water, gas and electricity supplies to cable TV and even care for the deceased. To improve efficiency, they form inter-communal associations.
An inter-communal association is made up of two or more communes and possibly other public authorities or private partners, working on the territory of a few communes or the whole Region and beyond.
Inter-communal associations in the Brussels-Capital Region are active in the following sectors:
- Water
- Energy
- Education and training
- Académie intercommunale de Musique, des Arts de la parole, et de la Danse de Saint-Josse-ten-Noode/Schaerbeek (FR/NL)External link
- Ecole Intercommunale et Régionale de Police (ERIP) (FR/NL)External link
- Intercommunale d'Enseignement supérieur d'Architecture (IEAI)
- Hygiene
- Brulabo (FR/NL)External link (formerly Laboratoire Intercommunal Bruxellois de Chimie et de Bactériologie - LICB)
- Services for the deceased
- Telecoms and cable TV
The Brussels-Capital Region oversees the inter-communal associations (FR/NL)External link through Brussels Local Authorities, an administration of the Brussels Régional Public Service.
Brussels Local Authorities
On the website over local authorities in Brussels you can find detailed information on the Brussels inter-communal associations (FR/NL)External link.