2023-12-01 16:52:47
Why can the wearing of convictional symbols in the public service, such a thorny and delicate issue, be regulated differently in each municipality, administration, or even court? “The Belgians adhere to a principle of neutrality and there are several recipes to achieve this,” explains jurist Louis-Léon Christians. Article reserved for subscribers Journalist at the Idées center By Fanny Declercq Published on 1/12/2023 at 5:52 p.m. Reading time: 1 min
Hectic week around the debate on the wearing of convictional signs in the administration, with two municipal decisions a priori (we will come back to this) contradictory. On Tuesday, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ruled that the municipality of Ans could prohibit the wearing of such signs to all of its employees. Two days later, Anderlecht voted on a motion which approved “the principle of authorizing convictional signs in the administration, with the exception of functions which involve a notion of authority and are in contact with the public” (read elsewhere ).
Anderlecht motion which at the same time plans to ask the Brussels Region to legislate for all public administrations. Region which, in the Stib agreement, supported a policy of neutrality for the mobility company… different from that voted in Anderlecht: no display of convictions for positions of authority or in contact with the public, with exemptions to be provided for other functions.
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