{"id":2207,"date":"2026-03-01T19:32:57","date_gmt":"2026-03-01T19:32:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/d66.nl\/diemen\/nieuws\/"},"modified":"2026-03-01T19:32:58","modified_gmt":"2026-03-01T19:32:58","slug":"in-gesprek-internationals-en-expats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/d66.nl\/diemen\/nieuws\/in-gesprek-internationals-en-expats","title":{"rendered":"D66 Diemen in gesprek met internationals en expats"},"content":{"rendered":"<div\n  id=\"\"\n  class=\"wrapper  wrapper__spacing-bottom-large--30 wrapper__spacing-bottom-desktop--20 wrapper__spacing-bottom-mobile--20  wrapper__gutter--none\"\n  >\n  \t<div class=\"wrapper__container wrapper__container-width-large--default\">\n\t  <div class=\"wrapper__inner wrapper__width-large--14 wrapper__width-desktop--20 wrapper__width-mobile--24 wrapper__offset-large--6 wrapper__offset-desktop--2 wrapper__offset-mobile--0\">\n\t\t<h1 class=\"heading   heading__size--giant heading__font--serif heading__weight--regular  block-heading__heading\" id=\"nav-d66-diemen-in-gesprek-met-internationals-en-expats4614\"  data-nav-heading-mobile=\"D66 Diemen in gesprek met internationals en expats\" >\n\tD66 Diemen in gesprek met internationals en expats<\/h1>\t  <\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div\n  id=\"\"\n  class=\"wrapper  wrapper__spacing-bottom-large--20 wrapper__spacing-bottom-desktop--10 wrapper__spacing-bottom-mobile--10  wrapper__gutter--none\"\n  >\n  \t<div class=\"wrapper__container wrapper__container-width-large--default\">\n\t  <div class=\"wrapper__inner wrapper__width-large--13 wrapper__width-desktop--20 wrapper__width-mobile--24 wrapper__offset-large--6 wrapper__offset-desktop--2 wrapper__offset-mobile--0\">\n\t\t<p\n\t\tclass=\"paragraph   paragraph__size--big   block-paragraph__paragraph\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\tD66 Diemen gaat regelmatig in gesprek met groepen inwoners van Diemen. Op een mooie zondag in maart waren we bij het evenement &#8216;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.daaromdiemen.nl\/citymarketing\/DiscoverDiemen\">Discover Diemen<\/a>&#8216; dat gericht was op internationals en expats in Diemen. We vroegen hen wat het aantrok in Diemen en wat er beter kon. En natuurlijk of zij gingen stemmen, want ook veel expats mogen stemmen voor de gemeenteraadsverkiezingen. \t<\/p>\t  <\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div\n  id=\"\"\n  class=\"wrapper wrapper__spacing-top-large--30 wrapper__spacing-top-desktop--10 wrapper__spacing-top-mobile--10 wrapper__spacing-bottom-large--30 wrapper__spacing-bottom-desktop--10 wrapper__spacing-bottom-mobile--10  wrapper__gutter--none\"\n  >\n  \t<div class=\"wrapper__container wrapper__container-width-large--default\">\n\t  <div class=\"wrapper__inner wrapper__width-large--24 wrapper__width-mobile--24\">\n\t\t<section class=\"block-video\">\n\t<div\n\t\tclass=\"block-video__video-wrapper\"\n\t\tstyle=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/media.d66.nl\/uploads\/sites\/216\/2026\/03\/Discover-Diemen-rotated.jpeg')\"\n\t>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"block-video__caption-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"block-video__caption\">\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"paragraph paragraph__align--left paragraph__color--black 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paragraph__size--default   block-paragraph__paragraph\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\tVeel gesprekken gingen over de wens om meer <a href=\"https:\/\/d66.nl\/diemen\/verkiezingsprogramma\/hoofdstuk-10-een-warm-welkom\/\">connectie <\/a>te maken met anderen bewoners van Diemen. Maar ook over zaken als <a href=\"https:\/\/d66.nl\/diemen\/verkiezingsprogramma\/hoofdstuk-12-veiligheid-en-handhaving\/\">veiligheid<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/d66.nl\/diemen\/verkiezingsprogramma\/gedachtegoed\/\">vrijheid <\/a>en goed <a href=\"https:\/\/d66.nl\/diemen\/verkiezingsprogramma\/hoofdstuk-7-onderwijs\/\">onderwijs<\/a>. \t<\/p>\t  <\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"block-post-content__sidebar\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\t  <\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div\n  id=\"\"\n  class=\"wrapper  wrapper__spacing-bottom-large--20 wrapper__spacing-bottom-desktop--10 wrapper__spacing-bottom-mobile--10  wrapper__gutter--none\"\n  >\n  \t<div class=\"wrapper__container wrapper__container-width-large--default\">\n\t  <div class=\"wrapper__inner wrapper__width-large--18 wrapper__width-desktop--22 wrapper__width-mobile--24 wrapper__offset-large--6 wrapper__offset-desktop--2 wrapper__offset-mobile--0\">\n\t\t<section class=\"block-post-content\">\n\t<div class=\"block-post-content__title\">\n\t\t<h3 class=\"heading  heading__color--black heading__size--medium heading__font--sans heading__weight--bold  block-post-content__heading\" id=\"nav-verkiezingen1460\" data-nav-heading-mobile=\"Verkiezingen\">\n\tVerkiezingen<\/h3>\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"block-post-content__content\">\n\t\t\n<div\n  id=\"\"\n  class=\"wrapper  wrapper__spacing-bottom-large--30 wrapper__spacing-bottom-desktop--20  wrapper__gutter--none\"\n  >\n  \t<div class=\"wrapper__container wrapper__container-width-large--default\">\n\t  <div class=\"wrapper__inner wrapper__width-large--24 wrapper__width-mobile--24\">\n\t\t<p\n\t\tclass=\"paragraph paragraph__align--left paragraph__color--black paragraph__size--default   block-paragraph__paragraph\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\tOp woensdag 18 maart zijn er weer gemeenteraadsverkiezingen. Natuurlijk was dat ook een onderwerp. D66 Diemen hoopt dat zo veel mogelijk mensen gaan stemmen, om hun mening te laten horen over hoe Diemen nog mooier kan worden. En natuurlijk hopen we dat je dan weer voor D66 stemt. Want Diemen nog beter? Het kan w\u00e9l!\t<\/p>\t  <\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"block-post-content__sidebar\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\t  <\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div\n  id=\"\"\n  class=\"wrapper  wrapper__spacing-bottom-large--20 wrapper__spacing-bottom-desktop--10 wrapper__spacing-bottom-mobile--10  wrapper__gutter--none\"\n  >\n  \t<div class=\"wrapper__container wrapper__container-width-large--default\">\n\t  <div class=\"wrapper__inner wrapper__width-large--18 wrapper__width-desktop--22 wrapper__width-mobile--24 wrapper__offset-large--6 wrapper__offset-desktop--2 wrapper__offset-mobile--0\">\n\t\t<section class=\"block-post-content\">\n\t<div class=\"block-post-content__title\">\n\t\t<h3 class=\"heading  heading__color--black heading__size--medium heading__font--sans heading__weight--bold  block-post-content__heading\" id=\"nav-english9127\" data-nav-heading-mobile=\"English\">\n\tEnglish<\/h3>\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"block-post-content__content\">\n\t\t\n<div\n  id=\"\"\n  class=\"wrapper  wrapper__spacing-bottom-large--30 wrapper__spacing-bottom-desktop--20  wrapper__gutter--none\"\n  >\n  \t<div class=\"wrapper__container wrapper__container-width-large--default\">\n\t  <div class=\"wrapper__inner wrapper__width-large--24 wrapper__width-mobile--24\">\n\t\t<p\n\t\tclass=\"paragraph paragraph__align--left paragraph__color--black paragraph__size--default   block-paragraph__paragraph\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\tD66 Diemen regularly talks with groups of people in Diemen. On a beautiful Sunday in March, we joined the \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.daaromdiemen.nl\/citymarketing\/DiscoverDiemen\">Discover Diemen<\/a>\u201d event, aimed at internationals and expats living in our community. We asked them what attracted them to Diemen, what could be improved, and\u2014of course\u2014whether they planned to vote. After all, many expats are also eligible to vote in the municipal elections.<br><br>Many of the conversations centered on the desire to feel more connected to fellow residents of Diemen. People also spoke about <a href=\"https:\/\/d66.nl\/diemen\/english\/\">important themes<\/a> such as safety, freedom, and high-quality education.<br><br>On Wednesday, March 18, municipal elections will take place once again. Naturally, this was an important topic of discussion. 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