The municipality of Ottignies Louvain-la-Neuve announced this Wednesday morning that a change of majority has occurred. “The OLLN 2.0-MR, Avenir (cdH) and PS groups have concluded a new majority agreement, ending the current coalition. As a reminder, the college was composed of the tripartite Ecolo-Avenir-PS, with Ecolo mayor Julie Chantry at the head of the municipality. This new majority therefore sends Ecolo back into opposition.
Over the last few days, tensions within the college have become more and more palpable. The proof was an open letter addressed to alderman Philippe Delvaux (Ecolo) and signed by Yves Leroy, municipal councillor Avenir. In this letter, the local councillor criticised the alderman for constantly and unfairly criticising UCLouvain. You can read our analysis of the situation here.
As an inhabitant/citizen of Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve, I wonder if at this point Louvain-la-Neuve shouldn’t become its own municipality. As I studied there, I don’t say that out of hostility, but there is clearly an imbalance.
But if, as reading the linked article, LLN does cost a lot to the municipality, I don’t think Delvaux’s grudge is totally illegitimate either. Ottignies isn’t a big city like Leuven, Liège, Brussels, Gent, Antwerpen, yet it has on its ground the biggest French-speaking university of the country. I’m sure this matter is a bit complex, with pros and cons, but the UCLouvain isn’t free of criticism.
As for political change, it’s hard to say if it would be for better or worse, all I hope is that Louvain-la-Neuve would stop to be the sole focus of development; the Ottignies part has economic potential thanks to its very important train station, yet it’s still a boring dormitory town for now, while it could be more.
>Ecolo a-t-il été trop arrogant ces derniers mois?
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The municipality of Ottignies Louvain-la-Neuve announced this Wednesday morning that a change of majority has occurred. “The OLLN 2.0-MR, Avenir (cdH) and PS groups have concluded a new majority agreement, ending the current coalition. As a reminder, the college was composed of the tripartite Ecolo-Avenir-PS, with Ecolo mayor Julie Chantry at the head of the municipality. This new majority therefore sends Ecolo back into opposition.
Over the last few days, tensions within the college have become more and more palpable. The proof was an open letter addressed to alderman Philippe Delvaux (Ecolo) and signed by Yves Leroy, municipal councillor Avenir. In this letter, the local councillor criticised the alderman for constantly and unfairly criticising UCLouvain. You can read our analysis of the situation here.
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As an inhabitant/citizen of Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve, I wonder if at this point Louvain-la-Neuve shouldn’t become its own municipality. As I studied there, I don’t say that out of hostility, but there is clearly an imbalance.
But if, as reading the linked article, LLN does cost a lot to the municipality, I don’t think Delvaux’s grudge is totally illegitimate either. Ottignies isn’t a big city like Leuven, Liège, Brussels, Gent, Antwerpen, yet it has on its ground the biggest French-speaking university of the country. I’m sure this matter is a bit complex, with pros and cons, but the UCLouvain isn’t free of criticism.
As for political change, it’s hard to say if it would be for better or worse, all I hope is that Louvain-la-Neuve would stop to be the sole focus of development; the Ottignies part has economic potential thanks to its very important train station, yet it’s still a boring dormitory town for now, while it could be more.
>Ecolo a-t-il été trop arrogant ces derniers mois?
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