Volt in the Press

🇩🇪 GERMANY/Berlin - Election campaign: Why a top Berlin official now wants to shake up politics himself

Rainer Seider has served Senate members for years and knows them from many business trips. Now he is running for Volt. What drives him?

Rainer Seider knows them all. For more than 30 years, he has served five governing mayors, from Eberhard Diepgen to Kai Wegner, as well as numerous senators for economic affairs.

https://www.morgenpost.de/berlin/article411328761/warum-ein-berliner-spitzenbeamter-jetzt-selbst-die-politik-aufmischen-will.html

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The Volt Cyprus election campaign is officially launched! Please share with all your Cypriot friends, and donate here:

https://app.clubcollect.com/forms/en/volt-cyprus/donation-en

https://bsky.app/profile/volteuropa.org/post/3mfz5ofxct52u

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Good evening and welcome to the #Fediverse, Volt France! 💜💜💜

All good things come in three, so here we have:

#friendica: @voltfrance@friendica.world

#mastodon: @VoltFrance@piaille.fr

#peertube: @voltfrance@video.antopie.org

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🇩🇪 GERMANY/Baden-Württemberg @voltbw@mastodon.social - Freelancers without a lobby? 2026 state elections in Baden-Württemberg: parties under the entrepreneur's microscope

Anyone who wants to lead Baden-Württemberg economically must appeal to start-ups, SMEs and entrepreneurs. But how prominent are these terms actually in the election manifestos? Our analysis reveals clear differences and surprising frontrunners.

See more in the article - in German

https://www.fuer-gruender.de/blog/landtagswahl-bw-2026-parteien-im-unternehmer-check/

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🇩🇪 GERMANY/Lübeck - #Volt does not want a car-friendly asphalt desert at Mühlentorteller

"The road traffic authority may understand the text of its laws, but it does not understand its craft," Volt explains in a statement. "There is no other explanation for the fact that, for nine months, politicians have failed to propose any solutions that are appropriate to the situation on the ground," says Tim Stüttgen, member of the Bürgerschaft (state parliament) for #volteuropa.

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Volt Berlin has expanded its #Fediverse presence to #loops (short videos, might be categorized as tiktok alternative):

@Volt_Berlin@loops.video

@Volt_Berlin@loops.video

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@sunnythesheep Absolut! Hatte mich als #Volt-Mitglied natürlich sehr über @VoltBerlin@berlin.social auf #loops gefreut, aber am Ende macht's die Masse: Deshalb super, dass andere schon da sind 👏👏👏

@sunnythesheep 👍

Topp, ich hatte mich wohl von dem für mich noch neuen UI verwirren lassen

#Volt MEP Kai Tegethoff quoted in taz

The EU Commission plans to expand a European high-speed rail network from Tallinn to Lisbon by 2040 in order to encourage travellers to switch from flying to the more climate-friendly railways – financed by €550 billion with support from the European Investment Bank, whereby Kai Tegethoff (Volt) emphasises that this is not about privatisation, but about green bonds based on the Spanish model.

https://taz.de/Highspeed-Bahnnetz-in-der-EU/!6143911/

#volteuropa #voltinthepress #rail

Guest article in the Algemeen Dagblad by Laurens Dassen and Volt MEP Reinier van Lanschot:

In a guest article in the Algemeen Dagblad, Member of the House of Representatives for @voltnederland@mastodon.nl @laurensdassen@mastodon.nl and Volt MEP Reinier van Lanschot call for a European army of 100,000 soldiers to reduce Europe's dependence on the US – especially in view of the threats posed by Russia and Trump's unpredictable policies.

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🇪🇺 RAILTECH EUROPE '26: ‘If Europe pauses now, a decade of rail investment could go to waste’: UNIFE chief

UNIFE Director General Enno Wiebe has warned that Europe risks surrendering its global rail technology advantage unless EU policymakers commit to a successor programme to Europe’s Rail Joint Undertaking. Wiebe warned that “pausing now would put a decade of hard work and investment to waste, and benefit rivals.”

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#UNIFE #eu #rail #volteuropa

Everyone is talking about EU Inc. as a major reform – but Volt co-founder Boeselager says: The real drama isn't the content, but time. And Europe is running out of time.

https://www.businessinsider.de/gruenderszene/perspektive/wenn-ich-das-sage-schauen-mich-alle-unglaeubig-an-volt-gruender-zu-eu-inc/

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RE: @HolgerKloetzner@darmstadt.social

Welcome back!

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🇳🇱 NETHERLANDS - Dassen (#Volt) sees prospective coalition parties still searching

The three prospective coalition parties do not yet have a clear idea of which opposition parties they want to seek support from for their plans, said Volt leader Laurens Dassen after a meeting with the informateur and the leaders of D66, VVD and CDA. "They are still searching."

The three parties want to form a minority cabinet. On Tuesday and Wednesday, they will hold talks with almost all parties.

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🇩🇪 GERMANY/Bayreuth - The list is complete – these are all the mayoral candidates for Bayreuth

The 2026 local elections will take place in Bavaria on 8 March. In Bayreuth, too, the city council members and the mayor will be newly elected.

[…] Volt Germany […]

The following nominations have been submitted for the election of the mayor, which will also take place on 8 March:

[…] Volt Germany (Volt): Nina Hellbach (lawyer, city councillor) […]

https://www.mainwelle.de/die-liste-ist-fertig-das-sind-alle-oberbuergermeisterkandidaten-fuer-bayreuth-1970744/

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🇨🇾 #Volt Cyprus MP Alexandra Attalides was awarded the Member of Parliament of the Year award by Politis Newspaper. "She stands out for her consistency in words and deeds, her strong social awareness, and her unwavering, uncompromising commitment to defending human rights, transparency, and fighting corruption."

Read more: https://www.politis.com.cy/premium/parapolitika/976939/thoukis-awards-of-the-year-2

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🇪🇺 Welcome @hochspannung@mastodon.social - Powered by #volt providing podcasts (mainly in german 🇩🇪)

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