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Sign the ECI: Make Affordable Housing a Right in the EU Now!

Across Europe, affordable housing is in crisis. Volt Europa and House Europe are uniting with civil society groups to lead a European Citizens’ Initiative (ECI) to make safe, affordable housing a recognised right for everyone in the EU. Sign now!

When dependencies are weaponized - where is Europe’s response to the ICC sanctions?

The United States has once again imposed sanctions on senior representatives of the International Criminal Court (ICC).

Statement on export controls for Anthropic Fable 5

The Anthropic debacle highlights the danger of foreign-reliant tech and the urgent need for a sovereign, open, European digital infrastructure.

Volt believes Britain's future is at the heart of Europe and Volt UK is there to provide a Bridge to Europe.

Ten years ago, Britain was promised the world. It has had seven prime ministers and a shrinking economy. The UK will soon have a new PM. Volt strongly encourages whoever takes the keys to Number 10 to take this opportunity to bring the UK back to where it should be: at the very heart of Europe, not on the margins.

Volt Europa Bratislava Declaration

The following declaration was approved by the Volt Europa members in the June 13/14 2026 General Assembly in Bratislava.

35 Years of the ADA: Time for Europe to Lead on Disability Rights

Thirty-five years ago, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was signed into law, marking a turning point in the fight for equality, dignity, and freedom for disabled people. The ADA was not only transformative for the United States; it reshaped global thinking about disability and influenced the drafting of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD).

Yes to meaningful decarbonisation - no to greenwashing!

Each passing year brings a new wave of extreme weather events to Europe, currently the world’s fastest warming continent. Fuelled by the human-made climate crisis, deadly heatwaves, torrential rains, floods, wildfires, and droughts are costing lives and livelihoods with increasing intensity and frequency.

Volt Europa urges EU action on Serbian government’s repression of civil liberties and obstruction of justice

Volt Europa strongly condemns the Serbian government’s repression of peaceful activists and its lack of accountability following the Novi Sad railway station canopy collapse. We call on the European Commission to defend civil liberties and the Rule of Law in Serbia.

The situation in Gaza is intolerable – it must end

The situation in the Gaza Strip marks a new low in a conflict that seems almost interminable. Following Israeli government's breach of the January ceasefire, a new wave of escalation and violence has hit the Gaza Strip. The systematic destruction of civilian infrastructure, the targeted use of starvation as a weapon and the mass displacement of the population have to be seen as the result of deliberate Israeli government policy.

European Independent Living Day: The urgent need for a true EU commitment to disability rights

On European Independent Living Day, Volt Europa emphasises the critical importance of defending and advancing disability rights across Europe.

Volt Europa Stands with Turkish Cypriot Resistance

Volt Europa stands with the Turkish Cypriot community resisting authoritarian interference, demographic manipulation, and attacks on secular democracy by the Turkish government.

Sentencing of Marine Le Pen: we call for respect for the rule of law

Nobody is above the law. Volt will continue to defend democratic values, transparency and good governance throughout Europe

Unite to prevent war | A capabilities-based European NATO as the best path to a European Defense Union

Our call to urgency and vision to effectively put Europe in the position to deter and defend against ‘’the most extreme military contingencies’’ at the latest by 2030

Let’s not wait for war to unite us, let’s unite to prevent war

We have been working since day one of entering office to make sure the EU’s new defence initiatives are more ambitious than the dangers that threaten our continent. Since Christmas, we have been meeting hundreds of experts, officials and journalists and negotiated on two files: the White Paper on EU defence, and the European Defence Industrial Programme. We worked together closely with the Volt defence community and led the effort of creating a common position with the Greens.

The world needs a leading European Development Agency

At a time when the USA has abruptly cut the USAID programme and development aid budgets are being trimmed in Europe, Volt calls on European countries not to abandon public development aid and to mutualise it within the EU.

EU Response to a Changing World Order:
A 9-Point Action Plan

INSTITUTIONAL RESILIENCE 01 United Decisions. Trigger Art. 7 to stop Viktor Orbán’s veto and empower the Hungarian opposition. If blocked, establish a European Union 2.0. 02 EU Foreign Minister. Empower Kaja Kallas to negotiate foreign policy and impose sanctions on behalf of countries via an intergovernmental accord. 03 Treaty Change Now. Conduct a targeted revision of the treaties to add defense. Open a holistic Treaty Convention to prepare for enlargement.

We need the United States of Europe!

Brussels, 19th February. The image Europe has shown the world on Monday is anything but decisive. We are back again at a table of indecision and internal quarrels. EU heads of state and government who should defend and take care of our citizens are leaving them out in the cold, literally. The outcome of the Paris emergency meeting is nothing but words. This cannot go on, especially in this increasingly fragmented and growingly valueless world order where autocrats set the tone.

Europe’s coming of age trial

Volt’s call to action to European leaders at the Emergency European Council European leaders had 4 months to prepare a plan to defend Ukraine and our democracy. Despite years of evidence that Trump only respects strength and punishes weakness, and repeated calls for urgent action, they thought the best strategy was to wait for an American plan.

It’s time for Europe to champion fair taxation

Volt calls on the EU to defend the OECD project to ensure a 15% worldwide tax on multinational companies, against the whims of the United States.

Trump’s Inauguration: Join us in finding answers

Today, more than ever, we need to stand for science, multilateralism, equality, and the rule of law.

This is how Reinier van Lanschot moves from grand ambitions to concrete intermediate steps

Reinier van Lanschot (born 1989) is an MEP for Volt Europa. In parliament, he is a member of the defence, foreign affairs, internal market and constitutional reform committees. He is committed to innovation, climate neutrality and better European cooperation. In his (Dutch) book ‘We are Europe’ Reinier exposes the weaknesses of European cooperation and shows what needs to change to secure our future.