> Volt demands the immediate stop to the plans to excavate more brown coal in the North-Rhine Westphalia region > Carina Beckmann, Vice Chair Volt Germany: “Dredging Lützerath is a clear, wrong decision of the NRW state government, which contradicts experts and sends a fatal signal against climate protection!” Berlin…

As the year is drawing to an end, it is time to sit back and reflect on our great achievements this year. 2022 has been a big year for our party. We ran in 4 national elections and 4 regional elections, and set up various new national chapters. …

Volt calls for increased policy attention to biodiversity preservation in Europe! Support the conservation of wild species, particularly key species like bees Increase the quantity and quality of protected areas by reducing the size of agricultural areas through more effective methods of food production Acceptance of our responsibility as developed…

Volt Europa calls for the abolition of the Veto power in the Council and for another vote to approve Romania and Bulgaria’s accession to the Schengen area. Free movement of people is one of the core pillars of the EU. The Schengen Area is a unique achievement which for over…

European industries are at risk. The energy crisis and the war in Ukraine are taking their toll on our struggling economy. The recent American protectionist measures will add another blow that will likely accelerate a widespread de-centralisation of Europe. The American Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) introduces $300 billion in Deficit…

Whilst this decade screams for climate action, it is so far dominated by climate hypocrisy. Despite the Paris Agreement, emissions are only rising. The level of crisis is increasing exponentially — environmental degradation, natural disasters, weather extremes, food and water insecurity… The list goes on. In the dooming words of…

On Tuesday, Members of the European Parliament rejected granting a 2020 budget discharge to the EU’s Border Guard Agency, Frontex. A step in the right direction towards condemning illegal and often violent pushbacks. Photo: Dragan Tatic The vote comes after countless reports of investigative journalists and the publication of a…

On September 13th, Jina Mahsa Amini, a 22 year old Kurdish woman, was arrested by the morality police in Tehran for not wearing the hijab properly in accordance with the Islamic Republic’s laws. In their custody, the young woman was severely beaten and eventually died. In the wake of Jina…

Global inflation is at its highest level in over 30 years. The inflation is rising much faster than the average wages. The sharp increase of the cost of living that comes as a consequence will not have gone unnoticed. The rate at which energy bills go up each month is…