What are Volt's political goals? / A more humane and safe asylum system

Protect the wellbeing of asylum seekers

  • Protect against threats and violence arising from an applicant’s gender, including gender identity and sexual orientation, by systematically applying the concept of “particular social group” under the Geneva Convention.

  • Allow asylum-seekers to recover from their journey before their asylum interviews, to prevent them from having inadequate preparation or limited opportunities to seek legal counsel, reducing the risk of negative decisions due to difficulties in presenting their case. 

The 5+1 Challenges

Volt has defined 5+1 fundamental Challenges that need to be tackled in each European country and in Europe as a whole.

Why 5 + 1 Challenges?

The 5 Challenges are basically the same for every country, but their implementation can be adapted on the national level to take into account local realities.

The +1 Challenge – our proposal to reform and strengthen the EU – is identical across all our national programmes.

Read our Electoral Moonshot Programme!
  • 01

    Smart State

    Education and digitalisation are key elements of the 21st century

  • 02

    Economic Renaissance

    An innovative economy must be the engine of society's progress

  • 03

    Social Equality

    No-one should be left behind - no matter their gender, income, religion. or origin

  • 04

    Global Balance

    Europe needs to assume responsibility for its role in global challenges

  • 05

    Citizen Empowerment

    People must be empowered to influence politics beyond elections alone

  • +1

    EU Reform

    We love the EU - this doesn't mean there is no room for improvement