Coat of arms of Amstelveen
Enacted25 November 1993
Introduced byJan 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

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]

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

In 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

  1. ^ 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).
  2. ^ "Jan Peter Balkenende, een tijdlijn". NOS (in Dutch). Retrieved 2022-04-19.
  3. ^ "Amstelveen gaat vega op beroemde krokettenmotie Balkenende". Amstelveenz (in Dutch). 7 November 2019. Retrieved 2022-04-19.
  4. ^ Krokettenmotie. Kroketten tegen knorrende magen raadsleden, De Telegraaf, vrijdag 29 november 2002
  5. ^ "De raadskroket ligt onder vuur - Binnenlands Bestuur". binnenlandsbestuur.nl.
  6. ^ Marita Slip. "Krokettenruzie Tynaarlo krijgt internationale aandacht". RTV Drenthe. Archived from the original on 2015-07-01. Retrieved 2015-06-26.
  7. ^ "Tynaarlo verscheurd door raadskroket". Metronieuws.
  8. ^ Eric Belsack. "Ruzie over recht op kroket in Nederlandse gemeenteraad". HLN.
  9. ^ "Raad ruziet over recht op kroket". RTL Nieuws. Archived from the original on 2016-10-13. Retrieved 2015-06-26.
  10. ^ "Bitterballen veroorzaken ruzie in gemeenteraad". Hart van Nederland. Archived from the original on 2016-02-09. Retrieved 2015-06-26.
  11. ^ Jeanne Dijkstra. "'Eerste krokettenmotie raad Ermelo'". ermelonext.nl. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2015-06-26.
  12. ^ "Raadslid Almere dient krokettenmotie in". Spitsnieuws.
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