Regulations and Misuse of Ministerial Funding: The Sarah Schlitz Case and Beyond

2023-06-01 15:50:09

Sarah Schlitz’s resignation shed light on regulations prohibiting a minister’s praise when funding a project. A Liège case concerning Christie Morreale proves that many associations have not integrated the rules.

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Par Eric Deffet

Published on 1/06/2023 at 17:50
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Dince the resignation of Secretary of State Sarah Schlitz (Ecolo) for the misuse of a personal logo in communication campaigns, the hunt for small and large slippages is open. We were thus informed of another case which raises questions: the name of Walloon Minister Christie Morreale (PS) appears in full on the website of a Liège non-profit organization active in the field of mental health.

The formula is in very small form under the logo of Wallonia: “with the support of Christie Morreale, vice-president and minister” etc. The support in question took the form of subsidies granted in 2021 for activities for members: table tennis, sewing, writing workshop, etc.

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