Dutch billionaire also adds German environmental party after D66 and PvdD | Inland

The generous gift of the ‘benefactor’ amazes Germany. “The Netherlands tops all German donors”, shouts the Manager Magazine. It was also surprising that this party of sustainability receives more money than the ruling conservatives. Schuurman said in a response to Handelsblatt: “The system has to change.”

With his New York-listed company Elastic, the Dutchman amassed a capital, according to business magazine Forbes he would have over one and a half billion dollars. D66 previously received a substantial financial injection in the Netherlands, also during an ongoing election, in this case for the House of Representatives, last spring. And the Party for the Animals could count on 350,000 euros.

Schuurman would especially like to support the climate plans of promising parties. The Greens, who have been ahead in the German campaign for a long time, are happy: “With his donation he wants to further kick-start climate protection,” the party told this daily. According to ‘Die Grünen’, Schuurman is concerned that there are ‘only a few years left to limit the global warming caused by man’.

“The donor is socially committed, also in the field of biological diversity,” says the party. He sees the Greens as the main political force to make the economy climate neutral. In this way, Germany can become a global leader in climate protection.

Schuurman was in Silicon Valley, has a software background and became very wealthy within a short period of time. A few years ago he decided to focus on ‘a better world’. In an interview, the self-proclaimed non-party businessman stated that he wanted to improve the lives of future generations.” To this end, activist, long-term oriented parties, who take the most rigorous approach, would be supported.

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