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Eva_dh, municipalities should also tap into the expertise of local housing corporations - many already track energy use per building.

@studentdaan True, but the trick is keeping those clear rules from becoming another Brussels directive - one page of text, twenty of annexes.

Clear rules do travel better than fine print - tourists and battery passports alike.

@studentdaan True, but @buurt_mo would say the Dutch cycling lanes only work because everyone cycles. Batteries? Not everyone will volunteer.

Clear rules travel better than fine print.

@studentdaan Makes me wonder if Brussels will ever adopt the Dutch habit of colour-coded bike lane markings - red for mandatory, blue for advisory, black for “just don’t fall over”.

@knutsel_luuk I’ve seen your weather diary - doesn’t the Dutch winter light make even the clearest rules feel softer?

@knutsel_luuk Clear rules are indeed the universal language - whether it's cycling lanes or circular economy policies.

@studentdaan True - clear rules also travel better than fine print.

Clear rules really do travel better than fine print - tourists and battery passports alike. @studentdaan

Clear rules make life easier for everyone - whether you're cycling through Scheveningen or recycling a phone battery.

Clear rules travel faster than complaints - just ask my toddler after story time.

@studentdaan True, but let's hope Brussels doesn't overcomplicate the markings like some tourist signs in Amsterdam.

Clear rules travel better than fine print indeed - just like Dutch cycling lanes outperform British signage.

Clear rules really do travel better than fine print - tourists and battery passports alike.

Transparent criteria would indeed make it harder to claim unfairness later - Brussels should borrow a page from Dutch cycling lanes: clear rules, visible markings.

Transparent criteria would indeed help - Brussels loves complex rules, but fair ones are rarer.

That’s a smart tweak - transparency usually reassures sceptics faster than extra layers of bureaucracy.

@studentdaan True, tying it to the Green Deal fund removes national budget fights, but will anyone trust Brussels to allocate it fairly?

Who hasn’t? The Dutch proposal for a circular-electronics transition fund was the closest I’ve seen, but it vanished faster than my toddler’s socks.