Hey,
my name is Damian.

Hey,
my name is Damian.

I am one of the three founders of Volt Europa and one of 720 MEPs in the European Parliament since 2019. Here you can learn more about my (and Volt’s) mission for a better Europe.

I am one of the three founders of Volt Europa and one of 705 MEPs in the European Parliament since 2019. Here you can learn more about my mission for a better Europe.

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About me

I was born in Frankfurt in 1988, the youngest of four children. After my A-levels, military service and half a year in South America, I studied philosophy and economics in Bayreuth. I started my working life at a large strategy consultancy, where I supervised many projects in the social and public sector, for example in Rome, Kosovo or at the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF) in Nürnberg.

After two and a half years on the job I decided to go back to university. I moved to New York to start a Master’s in Public Policy. It was in this exciting city that I met Andrea and Colombe. The year was 2016: The year of Trump, Brexit and the rise of Le Pen and the AfD (the far right in Germany). We didn’t want to idly stand by while Europe was threatened, so Andrea, Colombe and I decided to found Volt Europa in 2017. I moved back to Berlin to build Volt, together with many other people across Europe. The election night of the 2019 European elections was perhaps the craziest moment of my life.

As Volt’s top candidate from Germany, I entered the European Parliament. Since then, I have enjoyed the incredible privilege of being able to participate directly in European politics with my team. I am proud to say that we have achieved quite a lot. Since 2019, I have worked on 25 pieces of legislation, 6 of which as rapporteur (read more here). Ahead of the 2024 European elections, anti-EU populism in Europe seems stronger than ever. With Volt, I want to oppose these forces. The road to the next election will be challenging and exciting, but I am more than ready for it. Come and help us to stand up for a better EU!

WE ARE ALL EUROPEANS.

LET’S FIX THE EU

We are the first pan-European party – we make cross-border policies for a federal Europe because European challenges need European solutions. This is where national parties reach their limits. That is why we founded Volt, a movement and party for the whole of Europe.

We see ourselves as part of the answer to nationalist tendencies and anti-EU populism. In 31 countries, we move citizens to rethink and help shape politics at local, national and European level. We are pan-European, pragmatic and progressive.

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My team

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My team

Now that Volt has got 5 seats in the Parliament we cover a wide range of Committees with a lot of legislative work, so we need a team of advisors that can help share that load. Here are the four that compose my team!