Krokettenmotie

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]

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

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. 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.
  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.
  10. "Bitterballen veroorzaken ruzie in gemeenteraad". Hart van Nederland.
  11. Jeanne Dijkstra. "'Eerste krokettenmotie raad Ermelo'". ermelonext.nl.
  12. "Raadslid Almere dient krokettenmotie in". Spitsnieuws.
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