The Krokettenmotie (English: "croquettes motion") is a motion proposed in the municipal council of Amstelveen on 25 November 1993 by future Prime Minister of the Netherlands Jan Peter Balkenende, who had served as a municipal councillor of Amstelveen for the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) since 1982.[1] The motion called for the right of members of the municipal council to a croquette if a council meeting lasts until after 23:00. It was meant as a joke, but because the other parties agreed, the motion was adopted and is still in force.[1]
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| Enacted | 25 November 1993 |
|---|---|
| Introduced by | Jan Peter Balkenende |
| Summary | |
| Members of the Amstelveen municipal council have the right to a croquette if the meeting lasts until after 23:00 | |
| Status: In force | |
Balkenende started as a municipal councillor after he finished his studies. The Nederlandse Omroep Stichting (NOS) noted that he had "student-like humour".[2] In 2019, the Labour Party (PvdA) in Amstelveen amended the motion by adding a vegan alternative.[3]
Similar proposals
editIn 2002, a similar motion came into force in Zwolle. It was decided that if a council meeting lasts until after 22:00, a croquette or similar snack should be served to the councillors. Vegetarian snacks were also mentioned in this new motion.[4]
There was a disagreement about this in the municipal council of Tynaarlo, Drenthe.[5][6][7][8][9][10]
Ermelo and Almere's respectieve municipal councils have also discussed similar motions.[11][12]
References
edit- ^ a b Kagie, Rudie (14 October 2006). "Profiel J.P. Balkenende Deel 2: de Amstelveense jaren (Profile J.P. Balkenende Part 2: The Amstelveen years)". Vrij Nederland (in Dutch).
- ^ "Jan Peter Balkenende, een tijdlijn". NOS (in Dutch). Retrieved 2022-04-19.
- ^ "Amstelveen gaat vega op beroemde krokettenmotie Balkenende". Amstelveenz (in Dutch). 7 November 2019. Retrieved 2022-04-19.
- ^ Krokettenmotie. Kroketten tegen knorrende magen raadsleden, De Telegraaf, vrijdag 29 november 2002
- ^ "De raadskroket ligt onder vuur - Binnenlands Bestuur". binnenlandsbestuur.nl.
- ^ Marita Slip. "Krokettenruzie Tynaarlo krijgt internationale aandacht". RTV Drenthe. Archived from the original on 2015-07-01. Retrieved 2015-06-26.
- ^ "Tynaarlo verscheurd door raadskroket". Metronieuws.
- ^ Eric Belsack. "Ruzie over recht op kroket in Nederlandse gemeenteraad". HLN.
- ^ "Raad ruziet over recht op kroket". RTL Nieuws. Archived from the original on 2016-10-13. Retrieved 2015-06-26.
- ^ "Bitterballen veroorzaken ruzie in gemeenteraad". Hart van Nederland. Archived from the original on 2016-02-09. Retrieved 2015-06-26.
- ^ Jeanne Dijkstra. "'Eerste krokettenmotie raad Ermelo'". ermelonext.nl. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2015-06-26.
- ^ "Raadslid Almere dient krokettenmotie in". Spitsnieuws.