Connect Wageningen is a local political party in the city of

Wageningen Wageningen () is a Municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality and a historic city in the central Netherlands, in the province of Gelderland. It is famous for Wageningen University, which specialises in life sciences. The municipality had a ...

. It was founded in 2017 by

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, a former councillor for the Stadspartij Wageningen. The aim of Connect Wageningen is to represent

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s and internationals in Wageningen, which is home to the

Wageningen University and Research Wageningen University & Research (also known as WUR) is a public university, public research university in Wageningen, Netherlands, specializing in life sciences with a focus on agriculture, technical and engineering subjects. It is a globally i ...

(WUR).

Politics

In its electoral program Connect Wageningen cites the construction of more

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as their number one priority. Other priorities are the improvement of

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in the city, a more comprehensive

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program for newcomers, including free

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and

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language classes and the development of a

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and

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local economy.

Election results

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Connect Wageningen (in English)
{{Political parties in the Netherlands Local political parties in the Netherlands Political parties established in 2017 Wageningen Student political organisations in the Netherlands

Politics

Election results

See also

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