The EU Asylum Deal – A better future for refugees?
Dear all, I hope you had a good start to the week. Almost ten years ago, Europe fought heavily over how to fairly distribute asylum-seekers from Syria. Back then, law-makers vowed to reform the EU’s asylum policy. They were set on finding solutions to relocate people across Europe. Since then, no agreement has been found and […]
Taking a step in the right Direction
Dear friends, readers, and Volters, About a month ago you received a newsletter telling you that our core promise during the 2019 election campaign, “Fix the EU”, was becoming real. Back then, my colleagues in the European Parliament and I voted on proposals to amend the EU Treaties on Committee level, and today those have […]
Traineeship: Media & Communication
Call for Applications German-speaking Media & Communications Traineeship We are looking for a highly motivated, creative and proactive trainee to join our team in Brussels in mid-January (flexible start date). The candidate will specifically support Damian’s media & political communication work. The traineeship will last three months, until mid-April, with the possibility of […]
The Data Act is coming
Dear friends, readers and Volters, Today, the European Parliament will vote on the Data Act, a law that we have worked very hard on. Why is it so important? The Data Act is a game changer for all products connected to the internet. It applies to a fridge, a car, a windmill and even an airplane. […]
History is in the Making
“Fix the EU” was Volt’s first promise during the 2019 elections. Back then many said that opening the treaties would be impossible – Well, yesterday we proved them wrong. We voted on proposals to amend the treaties on committee level – to forward them to the plenary in November. Then the European Council has to take a vote […]
A special newsletter on Ukraine
Hi everyone! I hope you all had a chance to take some time off over the summer. I recharged hiking in the alps and chilling on a beach. I needed that, because the coming months will be crazy and full-steam ahead until the EU elections in June. This newsletter is a special edition […]
Working through troubled times
Dear friends, readers, and Volters, A lot has happened over the last weeks. That’s why I will share a couple of updates over the coming days – the first one today being about my work for Ukraine. But before going into that, I just wanted to take a second with you to breathe and acknowledge […]
What is the EU’s plan to make freedom of movement easier for non-EU residents?
Members of the European Parliament are trying to reduce the time required for non-UE citizens living in EU countries to get long-term resident status and move more easily across the bloc. But will it happen? The European Parliament said this week the period of legal residence to obtain such status should be cut from […]
Powering Europe’s energy transition: EU bets on ‘clean’ hydrogen
Hydrogen accounts for less than two percent of the EU’s energy production. It’s been used in various industries for some time, but those processes have relied on natural gas, leading to CO2 emissions. The EU’s ambition is to turn hydrogen from a polluting niche market to a clean mass market. Renewable hydrogen is seen as […]
Fending off the subsidy race: Europe’s plan against the USA threatens to backfire
The EU is increasingly nervous about responding quickly to the multi-billion dollar US subsidy package. Sie plant, die Regeln zu lockern, nach denen sie Zuschüsse und Kredite an Firmen in den Mitgliedsstaaten vergibt. In doing so, it risks jeopardising the internal market. The spectre on the other side of the Atlantic keeps Europeans on tenterhooks. […]
