Herent Mayor Must Answer to Governor for Out-of-Office Email in 3 National Languages: "Basic Courtesy"

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In Herent, Mayor Luk Draye (PACT3020) must answer to the governor for an automated out-of-office email. This is reported by HLN and confirmed by the mayor. Draye set up an out-of-office message in the three national languages. An act of basic courtesy, says Draye, who nevertheless violated language legislation in doing so.

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A remarkable story from Herent. An anonymous complaint has been filed against Mayor Luk Draye with the Agency for the Interior and Government (Binnenlands bestuur) because he drafted an automated out-of-office email in the three official national languages. In the message, Draye automatically states that he was on a business trip until September 26 and that Pieter Taccoen is acting mayor in the meantime. According to the complainant, Draye is th…