Krokettenmotie
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|summary = Members of the Amstelveen municipal council have the right to a croquette if the meeting lasts until after 23:00
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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.{{cite web
|url = http://www.vn.nl/Archief/Politiek/Artikel-Politiek/Profiel-J.P.-Balkenende-Deel-2-de-Amstelveense-jaren.htm
|title = Profiel J.P. Balkenende Deel 2: de Amstelveense jaren (Profile J.P. Balkenende Part 2: The Amstelveen years)
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}} 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.
Balkenende started as a municipal councillor after he finished his studies. The Nederlandse Omroep Stichting (NOS) noted that he had "student-like humour".{{Cite web |title=Jan Peter Balkenende, een tijdlijn |url=https://nos.nl/l/163274 |access-date=2022-04-19 |website=NOS |language=nl}} In 2019, the Labour Party (PvdA) in Amstelveen amended the motion by adding a vegan alternative.{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=7 November 2019 |title=Amstelveen gaat vega op beroemde krokettenmotie Balkenende |url=https://www.amstelveenz.nl/nieuws/amstelveen-gaat-vega-op-beroemde-krokettenmotie-balkenende.html |access-date=2022-04-19 |website=Amstelveenz |language=nl}}
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.[http://krant.telegraaf.nl/nieuwslink/teksten/nws.zwolle.raad.magen.kroketten.html Krokettenmotie. Kroketten tegen knorrende magen raadsleden], De Telegraaf, vrijdag 29 november 2002
There was a disagreement about this in the municipal council of Tynaarlo, Drenthe.{{cite web|url=http://www.binnenlandsbestuur.nl/bestuur-en-organisatie/nieuws/onenigheid-over-raadskroket.9463538.lynkx?pageStart8=21|title=De raadskroket ligt onder vuur - Binnenlands Bestuur|work=binnenlandsbestuur.nl}}{{cite web|url=http://www.rtvdrenthe.nl/nieuws/krokettenruzie-tynaarlo-krijgt-internationale-aandacht|title=Krokettenruzie Tynaarlo krijgt internationale aandacht|author=Marita Slip|work=RTV Drenthe|access-date=2015-06-26|archive-date=2015-07-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150701230929/http://www.rtvdrenthe.nl/nieuws/krokettenruzie-tynaarlo-krijgt-internationale-aandacht|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=http://www.metronieuws.nl/binnenland/2015/02/tynaarlo-verscheurd-door-raadskroket|title=Tynaarlo verscheurd door raadskroket|work=Metronieuws}}{{cite web|url=http://www.hln.be/hln/nl/17541/Het-leukste-van-het-web/article/detail/2224765/2015/02/19/Ruzie-over-recht-op-kroket-in-Nederlandse-gemeenteraad.dhtml|title=Ruzie over recht op kroket in Nederlandse gemeenteraad|author=Eric Belsack|work=HLN}}{{cite web|url=http://www.rtlnieuws.nl/nieuws/opmerkelijk/raad-ruziet-over-recht-op-kroket|title=Raad ruziet over recht op kroket|work=RTL Nieuws|access-date=2015-06-26|archive-date=2016-10-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161013125013/http://www.rtlnieuws.nl/nieuws/opmerkelijk/raad-ruziet-over-recht-op-kroket|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=http://www.hartvannederland.nl/top-nieuws/2015/bitterballen-veroorzaken-ruzie-gemeenteraad/|title=Bitterballen veroorzaken ruzie in gemeenteraad|work=Hart van Nederland|access-date=2015-06-26|archive-date=2016-02-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160209231248/http://www.hartvannederland.nl/top-nieuws/2015/bitterballen-veroorzaken-ruzie-gemeenteraad/|url-status=dead}}
Ermelo and Almere's respective municipal councils have also discussed similar motions.{{cite web|url=http://ermelonext.nl/politiek/2238-eerste-krokettenmotie-in-de-raad-ermelo|title='Eerste krokettenmotie raad Ermelo'|author=Jeanne Dijkstra|work=ermelonext.nl|access-date=2015-06-26|archive-date=2016-03-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303233240/http://ermelonext.nl/politiek/2238-eerste-krokettenmotie-in-de-raad-ermelo|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=http://www.spitsnieuws.nl/raar/2012/02/raadslid-almere-dient-krokettenmotie|title=Raadslid Almere dient krokettenmotie in|work=Spitsnieuws}}