Politics · Netherlands · 8 hrs ago
Former JOVD chair launches action group Wij Willen Groei
Matthijs van de Burgwal has launched an action group called Wij Willen Groei.
He is a former chair of the JOVD, the youth wing of the Dutch liberal party VVD.
Van de Burgwal has also worked in public relations and marketing.
The group wants the Netherlands to pursue a new path of growth, though its announcement does not specify what kind of growth.
He says the effort should be built from the bottom up and across party lines.
The announcement gives no further details about the group’s plans or next steps.
Former JOVD chair Matthijs van de Burgwal has started an action group called Wij Willen Groei.
Van de Burgwal previously worked as a public relations officer and marketer.
He wants the Netherlands to be put on “a new track of growth”.
He describes the initiative as coming “from the grassroots” and crossing party lines.
- Who
- Matthijs van de Burgwal, a former JOVD chair.
- What
- He has started the action group Wij Willen Groei.
- When
- Not stated.
- Where
- The Netherlands.
- Why
- He wants the country to be put on a new track of growth.
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- Founder
- Matthijs van de Burgwal
- Action group
- Wij Willen Groei
- Former role
- JOVD chair
- Previous work
- Public relations officer and marketer
What people are saying
From the grassroots, across party lines.
On a new track of growth