Volt Europa

How will Volt move from big ambitions to concrete actions? Read about MEP Reinier van Lanschot’s ideas here: https://loom.ly/CwtAZy4 👏🏻💜

👉 Following the downfall of Assad’s regime in Syria, two Syrian members of Volt Europa - Karam Chehade and Osama Kezzo - wrote an opinion article about the current situation and their hopes for the future of their country, calling for an inclusive and pluralistic transition and for responsible support from the international community, EU included. Read the full text here on our website: https://loom.ly/rMQDjl0

Almost There - Help Us Cross the Finish Line!🏁🎯 We are just €9,000 away from our €150,000 end-of-year crowdfunding goal. Help us reach that amount before the 31st of December by donating now! Your generosity has made 2024 a year to remember, with achievements like: 🌟5 MEPs🌟 elected across Europe 💪54 new officials💪 representing Volt locally and nationally 💜Grew to 33,000 members And with just a few more donations, in 2025 we'll be able to: 🚀Expand Volt’s reach to more countries ⚡Train and empower future leaders 🫶Amplify our message for a brighter European future Thank you for making this possible and let’s cross the finish line together: https://loom.ly/N6C_UZ0

🔙 #Throwback to the amazing Volt GA that took place in Tirana on November 23rd-24th 🇦🇱 We should all feel proud of being pioneers of a new way of doing politics and bringing Europe together! 🇪🇺 🫵 Do you also want to be a part of the change? Join Volt Europa today! 🚀 #FuturemadeinEurope 💜

💟🇨🇾🇪🇺 Congratulations to Volt Cyprus for a brilliantly executed General Assembly and historical first election. Thanks to all who supported me and the other candidates navigate the process and to give us confidence. I’m so proud that the voters elected a gender equal Political Council without any need for alignment to meet the constitutional requirement for even representation. Also so incredibly proud of the 3 Turkish Cypriots who were elected in the 1st, 3rd and 5th positions! Incredible! The voters are truly inclusive and democratic. Well done to ALL the excellent candidates, seriously absolutely top calibre people who impressed me very much! I said today my future is purple and it will stay that way. I’m proud of the 17.1% I polled, but alas missed out on being elected effectively by one vote - a funny irony considering I insist ‘every vote counts’. But I am delighted to look forward to working with the party, with old and new friends and colleagues, to progress the ideals of Volt Europa across the entirety of Cyprus. Again, congratulations and here’s to the purple wave!

Ich bin Volt Europa dabei - danke Jan Bechler für den Elfer :-) Lasst mich kurz ausholen: Dieses Jahr war wirklich ein sehr spezielles für mich und mein Umfeld und ich hatte viel Zeit und Gelegenheit zum Denken und Reflektieren - über mich aber auch wofür ich meine Kraft und womit ich meine Zeit in der Zukunft verbringen möchte. Neben meiner Familie, Freunden, Hobbys und Job ist das Thema Politik dabei auf meiner Liste schon immer ganz oben. Seit Jahren schwanke ich dabei zwischen zwei Parteien - Grün und Lila - also Volt Deutschland. Beide haben bereits mehrfach meine Stimme erhalten und bei den Grünen war ich bis vor kurzem Mitglied. Durch die Dynamik mit vorgezogenen Neuwahlen kam und kommt gerade eine ungewohnte Eile in das Thema. Meine erste Idee war, den Schritt auf die Landesliste der Grünen zu wagen. Ich bin zutiefst überzeugt davon, dass ein aktiverer Wechsel / Austausch zwischen Wirtschaft und Politik sehr sinnvoll ist und gerade die nächste Legislatur aktive Macherinnen mit Wirtschaftsverständnis in der Politik braucht. Mein Engagement wurde in meinem grünen Landesverband aber nicht positiv betrachtet, sondern mit „innerparteilichen“ ABERs beantwortet. Als ich dann die Stimmung, Themen und Meinungen auf dem Nominierungsparteitag aktiv erlebt habe, war mein Entschluss klar: Diese Partei ist nicht meine politische Zukunft, sondern meine Vergangenheit. Meine Kündigung bei den Grünen habe ich dann sofort mit einem Beitrittsersuchen bei Volt verbunden. Bereits 2019 habe ich oft über Volt nachgedacht - gemeinsam mit dem guten Christopher Plantener. Schon damals erschien mir der Gedanke einer neuen europäischen Partei richtig und konsequent. Aber irgendwie war ich nicht mutig genug und hatte immer noch das Gefühl der „verschenkten“ Energie und Stimme. Wenn man aber schon selbst Firmen aus dem Nichts aufgebaut hat, weiß man, dass ein Start bei Null nötig ist und der Weg zum Erfolg lang und steinig. Meine persönliche Situation betrachtend, weiss ich nun, dass ich mehr Zeit mit und in der Politik verbringen will - und das mit Gleichgesinnten, mit geteilten klaren Werten und Überzeugungen. Diese sehe ich bei Volt für mich am Besten vertreten. Daher habe ich mich entschlossen, Volt aktiv zu begleiten und ein starker Supporter der Idee einer europäischen Partei zu sein. Deutschland und Europa brauchen starke Macherinnen wie Damian Boeselager und Team die bereit sind, klare und mutige Ideen umzusetzen und nicht im machtpolitischen Vakuum zu verharren. #bundestagswahl #volt #europa #wirtschaft

On Monday December 9, the Netherlands joined Austria, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Norway, Slovenia, and Sweden in imposing border controls. This puts one of Europe’s hardest fought successes at risk - freedom of movement. This freedom of movement allows us to travel without constraints, is fundamental for businesses to operate and you will not have to queue for hours for passport control at every border.  We continue to stand by that, and so should you.  Which is why we’re asking you to sign our petition, now. 30 seconds of your time to defend one of the most important European achievements. Can we count on you?  Sign the petition https://loom.ly/18zoNCc. These border controls are supposedly for our safety, but are expensive, and stretch our national Police personnel too thin - and away from delivering the critical work that we depend on. In fact, this actually puts our safety at risk. Unfortunately, the issue of security is often lumped together with migration to score cheap political points. But both challenges require their own solutions. To increase our security, we are working towards a European army and better cooperation between national security services, as well as investing in better social safety nets. To manage migration better, Volt wants a European distribution law, more legal routes and a focus on good integration that will benefit us all.  If we do not treat migrants and refugees as scapegoats, but instead protect, and invest in their potential, we open the door to enormous opportunities. We desperately need their knowledge and extra hands to continue to innovate and meet the challenges of the 21st century. For the staff shortage in healthcare, for building houses and for the energy transition. With the current shortages in the labor market, we simply cannot solve these challenges. We are working on progressive plans for sustainable, human solutions throughout Europe. We need your help to spread those plans and give them extra strength. Your support is essential to strengthen our vision for a connected, secure, prosperous and hopeful Europe.  Sign the petition: https://loom.ly/18zoNCc. Let's make a difference today.  

What a year it’s been! Together, we’ve achieved incredible milestones that set the stage for the transformative change Europe needs! But now, more than ever with the rise of populism globally, we need your support. Can we ask you to click here and chip in 25 euro or whatever you can afford to continue our run in 2025? https://loom.ly/N6C_UZ0 This year we have: 🌟 Delivered 1 Campaign, with 1 Programme in 15 European Countries resulting in 5 elected European Parliament representatives elected and over 1.4 million votes Europe wide 💪 Strengthened Volt’s presence with 54 new elected officials at national and local levels, bringing the total to 199 in Z number of countries! 💜 Grown by 6000 Volters to nearly 33,000 Volters around Europe who share our unwavering commitment to a brighter future. None of this would have been possible without YOU: our members, supporters, voters, and followers! Your time, passion, and energy have powered our mission! But this is just the beginning… We’ve made our first steps, but we want to have a lot more impact for a better future for Europe. This is why is so important to start the new year with as many resources as possible, and why we need you TODAY. At the beginning of 2024, we set the goal to raise 150,000 Euros by 1 January 2025. And we’re so close to hitting our goal, with 12,000 left to raise having received donations from over 4000 people! What we will do with this is: 🚀 Grow our Pan-European Community in ALL European countries, so we can connect, empower, and change how politics is being done. We will do so by investing in new teams who will help chapters to scale up, and empower and train talented people to become our next leaders so we can elect new officials in new countries and continue the fight for a better future ! 📢 Get Volt’s message out there! We will do so by investing in a professional communications team and advertising budget to be spent on the chapters, and on Volt Europa events which we will organise in different chapters. https://loom.ly/N6C_UZ0 Help us build Europe’s future with your donation! We are counting on you!

RECLAIM THE FUTURE! 🚀💜 German snap elections are in February and Volt Deutschland's campaign is officially starting, with Smart City expert Maral Koohestanian as Lead Candidate. 🇩🇪🇪🇺 Volt and Maral want to bring real solutions from across Europe to Germany, such as: ✅ Climate protection that drives the economy, inspired by the Danish success 🇩🇰 ✅ Digitisation following the Estonian example 🇪🇪 ✅ Affordable and quality living, like in Vienna 🇦🇹 ✅ Modern and student-friendly education for all, following the Finish model 🇫🇮 With Volt, a new, future-oriented generation is moving into the Bundestag - ready to deliver real solutions. 💜 📷: Mia Conolly #Volt #MARAL #btw25

You’re in Amsterdam. You open a transnational app, choose a destination—Paris, Berlin, or maybe Barcelona—you see all available options in one place and, within a few clicks, you’ve got a ticket. Volt Member of Parliament Marieke Koekkoek wants to make this situation a reality. With her policy proposal, Alle seinen op Groen (All Signals to Green), she aims to make international train travel easier, more comfortable, and cheaper! Check out her detailed plans on our website! https://loom.ly/PTs8hSY