Lost Monday
Apple dumplings and sausage rolls everywhere. According to tradition, Antwerp politicians treat their staff and colleagues to a lost Monday. Bart De Wever (N-VA), for example. The formateur had sweets brought to the negotiators of the Arizona parties, he shows on social media. Also outgoing Minister of Justice Paul Van Tigchelt (Open VLD) pampers its people, a video on Instagram shows. Ditto for his colleague at Home Affairs Annelies Verlinden (CD&V). “Lost Monday tastes best with a warm apple bun or a delicious sausage bread,” she writes on social media.
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Lost staples (1)
Boris Dilliès (MR), mayor of Uccle, is dismissed by the summary proceedings judge. The municipality of Uccle risks a fine of 50,000 euros for damaging regional infrastructure. In October last year, the Brussels Region had installed a bicycle shed – so-called “bicycle staples” – on a former parking lot. Disgruntled traders turned to the mayor, who then had his own services bring out the grinding wheel. Ultimately, Dilliès had flower boxes installed there to, in his own words, “sett the dispute amicably”.
Lost and now won (1)
Third time lucky Bright Adiyia (Green). From now on he will be chairman of Groen Limburg. It is the first win in three elections for Adiyia. In June he was not elected to the Flemish Parliament. In the national presidential elections he had to give up Bart Dhondt. He doesn’t know how great his victory is, he says The Importance of Limburg. “I don’t know the numbers. Oh well, we see ourselves as a group.” His mission, together with co-chair Marie Claesen: to deliver Limburg parliamentarians again in 2029.
Lost staples (2)
The Brussels Region did not accept Dilliès’ grinding wheel offensive and went to court. The municipality is wrong and obliges Uccle to remove the flower boxes and replace the destroyed bicycle staples within five days. Every day of delay means a fine of 5,000 euros, with a maximum of 500,000 euros, according to news site Bruzz.
Lost and now won (2)
Groen Limburg can expect a kick in the ass with Adiyia. He wants to establish local branches in all 38 municipalities. In Limburg, the voter’s response was also smaller than in other provinces, it sounds encouraging. “I saved what could be saved.” Adiyia promises to seek the spotlight in the near future. “As a politician you not only have to work on the content, but also on your name recognition. People vote for people they know. Personally, I got a very good score.”
