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🇩🇪 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.
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🇩🇪 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.
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🇩🇪 GERMANY/Baden-Württemberg @voltbw - 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/Baden-Württemberg @voltbw - 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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The party is calling for "real solutions instead of a car-friendly asphalt desert at Mühlentorteller".
Tim Stüttgen: "Instead of rushing through the decision to spend €3.5 million on converting it into an intersection, we should use the coming years, during which the Bridge will be renovated, to test different traffic routing options. The Mühlentorteller is unsuitable as part of a diversion route during the renovation of Berliner Platz anyway."
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The party is calling for "real solutions instead of a car-friendly asphalt desert at Mühlentorteller".
Tim Stüttgen: "Instead of rushing through the decision to spend €3.5 million on converting it into an intersection, we should use the coming years, during which the Bridge will be renovated, to test different traffic routing options. The Mühlentorteller is unsuitable as part of a diversion route during the renovation of Berliner Platz anyway."
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#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.
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#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.
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A majority in countries such as the Netherlands, Germany and Spain support the plan, as the current 27 national armies are too fragmented to act effectively. Europe should take over NATO leadership, create joint command structures and become militarily independent in order to prevent wars and remain capable of acting globally.
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A majority in countries such as the Netherlands, Germany and Spain support the plan, as the current 27 national armies are too fragmented to act effectively. Europe should take over NATO leadership, create joint command structures and become militarily independent in order to prevent wars and remain capable of acting globally.
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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 @laurensdassen 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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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 @laurensdassen 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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[…] Within that session, Wiebe will also join the panel Financing the future of rail – EU perspectives alongside #volteuropa MEP Kai Tegethoff, focusing on the practical operation of EU funding instruments and subsidy frameworks, and how they can support innovation, cross-border investment and strategically important rail technologies.
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[…] Within that session, Wiebe will also join the panel Financing the future of rail – EU perspectives alongside #volteuropa MEP Kai Tegethoff, focusing on the practical operation of EU funding instruments and subsidy frameworks, and how they can support innovation, cross-border investment and strategically important rail technologies.
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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.
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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.
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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) […]
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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) […]
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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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🇨🇾 #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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This violates the prohibition of deception. He added that Musk could also algorithmically amplify his own content. This is not a good situation for democracy.
He sees a public social media platform in Europe as a strategic response.
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This violates the prohibition of deception. He added that Musk could also algorithmically amplify his own content. This is not a good situation for democracy.
He sees a public social media platform in Europe as a strategic response.
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🇪🇺 🇩🇪 Against the backdrop of new attacks by US entrepreneur Elon Musk against the European Union, #Volt MEP Damian Boeselager has called for significantly tougher regulation of Musk's social media platform X, reports Deutschlandfunk, based on statements made to Politico. Musk is openly breaking EU rules, Damian said. On X, "blue ticks are being sold for a bit of pocket money" without checking who is behind them.
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🇪🇺 🇩🇪 Against the backdrop of new attacks by US entrepreneur Elon Musk against the European Union, #Volt MEP Damian Boeselager has called for significantly tougher regulation of Musk's social media platform X, reports Deutschlandfunk, based on statements made to Politico. Musk is openly breaking EU rules, Damian said. On X, "blue ticks are being sold for a bit of pocket money" without checking who is behind them.
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🇪🇺 🇩🇪 The EU budget for 2026 provides several million euros more in funding for transport infrastructure than the European Commission had proposed, reports DVZ Deutsche Verkehrs-Zeitung.
The budget for the Connecting Europe Facility, the EU's most important infrastructure funding instrument, will be €8.5 million higher than proposed for transport projects, said #volteuropa MEP Kai Tegethoff, after the agreement was reached. -
🇪🇺 🇩🇪 The EU budget for 2026 provides several million euros more in funding for transport infrastructure than the European Commission had proposed, reports DVZ Deutsche Verkehrs-Zeitung.
The budget for the Connecting Europe Facility, the EU's most important infrastructure funding instrument, will be €8.5 million higher than proposed for transport projects, said #volteuropa MEP Kai Tegethoff, after the agreement was reached. -
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"In Europe, we need to create an ecosystem in which companies, especially start-ups, can thrive both in Slovenia and beyond. That is why we need a single European market with common rules instead of 27 partial regimes," emphasised Matic Bitenc.
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"In Europe, we need to create an ecosystem in which companies, especially start-ups, can thrive both in Slovenia and beyond. That is why we need a single European market with common rules instead of 27 partial regimes," emphasised Matic Bitenc.
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🇪🇺 🇩🇪 #Volt MEP and Vice-Chair of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs Damian Boeselager, together with Professor of Law and Director of the Innovation Law and Ethics Observatory Christophe Geiger, wrote a piece for Verfassungsblog with the title: Shaping the EU Digital Knowledge Agenda.
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🇪🇺 🇩🇪 #Volt MEP and Vice-Chair of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs Damian Boeselager, together with Professor of Law and Director of the Innovation Law and Ethics Observatory Christophe Geiger, wrote a piece for Verfassungsblog with the title: Shaping the EU Digital Knowledge Agenda.
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🇸🇮 The additional roads in the Novi Fužini and Štepanjsko naselje areas of Ljubljana, which the City Municipality of Ljubljana has included in the municipal spatial plan, would place an additional traffic burden on the area and drastically reduce green spaces, warns @voltslovenija .
They accuse the municipality of having no arguments for such construction. They are collecting signatures against it, as reported by the Slovenska tiskovna agencija (STA).
https://www.sta.si/3484131/v-gibanju-volt-slovenija-proti-dodatnima-cestama-na-vzhodu-ljubljane
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🇸🇮 The additional roads in the Novi Fužini and Štepanjsko naselje areas of Ljubljana, which the City Municipality of Ljubljana has included in the municipal spatial plan, would place an additional traffic burden on the area and drastically reduce green spaces, warns @voltslovenija .
They accuse the municipality of having no arguments for such construction. They are collecting signatures against it, as reported by the Slovenska tiskovna agencija (STA).
https://www.sta.si/3484131/v-gibanju-volt-slovenija-proti-dodatnima-cestama-na-vzhodu-ljubljane
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🇷🇴 Volt România has nominated Liviu Adam as its candidate for mayor of Bucharest, writes Stiripesurse. With 25 years of experience in commercial development and business-to-business sales, Liviu is proposing a paradigm shift: a City Hall that plans realistically, communicates in a timely manner, and delivers consistently, in fair partnership with the six sectors.
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🇷🇴 Volt România has nominated Liviu Adam as its candidate for mayor of Bucharest, writes Stiripesurse. With 25 years of experience in commercial development and business-to-business sales, Liviu is proposing a paradigm shift: a City Hall that plans realistically, communicates in a timely manner, and delivers consistently, in fair partnership with the six sectors.
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🇮🇹 Lists for the Venetian regional election at the end of the month were published by various newspapers. There are five candidates for the presidency of the Region supported by different coalitions: Giovanni Manildo for the centre-left, among them #Volt Italia.
Read more:
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https://www.tviweb.it/regionali-veneto-le-liste-e-i-candidati-nel-vicentino/
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🇮🇹 Lists for the Venetian regional election at the end of the month were published by various newspapers. There are five candidates for the presidency of the Region supported by different coalitions: Giovanni Manildo for the centre-left, among them #Volt Italia.
Read more:
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https://www.tviweb.it/regionali-veneto-le-liste-e-i-candidati-nel-vicentino/
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🇨🇾 #Volt Cyprus has presented a proposal to legalise cannabis in Cyprus based on four pillars, aiming to reduce court cases, improve public health, strengthen the economy and benefit the environment, as reported by Philenews. "The experience of other European countries such as Germany, Malta and Portugal shows that proper regulation can strengthen social cohesion, protect public health and bring significant economic benefits," the party said.
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🇨🇾 #Volt Cyprus has presented a proposal to legalise cannabis in Cyprus based on four pillars, aiming to reduce court cases, improve public health, strengthen the economy and benefit the environment, as reported by Philenews. "The experience of other European countries such as Germany, Malta and Portugal shows that proper regulation can strengthen social cohesion, protect public health and bring significant economic benefits," the party said.
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🇳🇱 @mariekekoekkoek represented Volt in the House of Representatives for four years: "I have always done so with great pleasure and pride, but unfortunately that now seems to be changing," she says as reported by Algemeen Dagblad. "That is, of course, a great pity and I am very disappointed." She added: "I need to let this news sink in for a while, but I will continue to work for the party in the coming years and I am confident that #Volt will return."
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🇳🇱 @mariekekoekkoek represented Volt in the House of Representatives for four years: "I have always done so with great pleasure and pride, but unfortunately that now seems to be changing," she says as reported by Algemeen Dagblad. "That is, of course, a great pity and I am very disappointed." She added: "I need to let this news sink in for a while, but I will continue to work for the party in the coming years and I am confident that #Volt will return."
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RE: https://mastodon.social/@rtlnieuws/115445245195928772
🇳🇱 #Volt wants to be "the progressive finishing touch to a progressive cabinet," Volt leader Laurens Dassen @laurensdassen said this morning on RTL Nederland Ontbijtnieuws. According to him, such a cabinet could consist of GroenLinks-PvdA, CDA, D66 and @voltnederland "We want to be part of that government so we can keep politicians on their toes."
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RE: https://mastodon.social/@rtlnieuws/115445245195928772
🇳🇱 #Volt wants to be "the progressive finishing touch to a progressive cabinet," Volt leader Laurens Dassen @laurensdassen said this morning on RTL Nederland Ontbijtnieuws. According to him, such a cabinet could consist of GroenLinks-PvdA, CDA, D66 and @voltnederland "We want to be part of that government so we can keep politicians on their toes."
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🇳🇱 A total of 12 of 15 Dutch political parties running in the elections next Wednesday have proposals that violate the rule of law, according to the Dutch Bar Association.
The three parties that do not have any plans contrary to the rule of law are GroenLinks-PvdA, @voltnederland and the animal rights party Partij voor de Dieren, reports Euronews.
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🇳🇱 A total of 12 of 15 Dutch political parties running in the elections next Wednesday have proposals that violate the rule of law, according to the Dutch Bar Association.
The three parties that do not have any plans contrary to the rule of law are GroenLinks-PvdA, @voltnederland and the animal rights party Partij voor de Dieren, reports Euronews.
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Volt scores best on press freedom.
If you value press freedom, vote for Volt!
https://nieuws.nl/algemeen/onderzoek-volt-scoort-het-best-op-persvrijheid-pvv-het-slechtst
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Volt scores best on press freedom.
If you value press freedom, vote for Volt!
https://nieuws.nl/algemeen/onderzoek-volt-scoort-het-best-op-persvrijheid-pvv-het-slechtst
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🇪🇺 🇳🇱 While the European Commission proposes to invest billions in strategic infrastructure, there is a growing risk that the drive to strengthen common security will end up sacrificing sustainability. From controversial environmental exemptions for the bridge over the Strait to doubts about the German-Danish tunnel, writes Eunews.
Read more: https://www.eunews.it/2025/10/10/green-deal-mobilita-miltare-ponte-stretto/
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🇪🇺 🇳🇱 While the European Commission proposes to invest billions in strategic infrastructure, there is a growing risk that the drive to strengthen common security will end up sacrificing sustainability. From controversial environmental exemptions for the bridge over the Strait to doubts about the German-Danish tunnel, writes Eunews.
Read more: https://www.eunews.it/2025/10/10/green-deal-mobilita-miltare-ponte-stretto/
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🇵🇹 In recent weeks, several Portuguese online media outlets, among them Observador, Porto Canal and Correio da Manhã, have published articles about Volt Portugal's goals for tomorrow's local elections. Choose your topic and have a read! 📰
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🇵🇹 In recent weeks, several Portuguese online media outlets, among them Observador, Porto Canal and Correio da Manhã, have published articles about Volt Portugal's goals for tomorrow's local elections. Choose your topic and have a read! 📰
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Volt voted strongly against the proposal. MEP Anna Strolenberg calls the proposal 'completely nonsensical'. In her view, farmers who focus on plant-based proteins should be supported, not restricted by strict naming rules. "My veggie burger will soon have to be called a plant-based patty," she said in the debate.
https://brusselsenieuwe.nl/europees-parlement-vegaburger-mag-geen-burger-meer-heten/
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Volt voted strongly against the proposal. MEP Anna Strolenberg calls the proposal 'completely nonsensical'. In her view, farmers who focus on plant-based proteins should be supported, not restricted by strict naming rules. "My veggie burger will soon have to be called a plant-based patty," she said in the debate.
https://brusselsenieuwe.nl/europees-parlement-vegaburger-mag-geen-burger-meer-heten/
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🇵🇹 The #Volt candidate for the election of the Porto City Council, Guilherme Alexandre Jorge, considers that the creation of exclusive bus lanes could help to reduce the high level of traffic in the city, writes Porto Canal. "What we have to do is create these dedicated bus lanes, not only on motorways, not only for those coming from outside Porto to Porto, but also within the city."
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🇵🇹 The #Volt candidate for the election of the Porto City Council, Guilherme Alexandre Jorge, considers that the creation of exclusive bus lanes could help to reduce the high level of traffic in the city, writes Porto Canal. "What we have to do is create these dedicated bus lanes, not only on motorways, not only for those coming from outside Porto to Porto, but also within the city."
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🇫🇷 Ahead of the 2026 municipal elections, #Volt Strasbourg has decided to adopt the proposals of Sauvons l'Europe's 'European Union of Territories' campaign. In an opinion piece, they justify its focus on European issues in the context of a campaign centred on local issues, and explain how these issues are also a European challenge.
Read more: https://www.sauvonsleurope.eu/16361-2/
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🇫🇷 Ahead of the 2026 municipal elections, #Volt Strasbourg has decided to adopt the proposals of Sauvons l'Europe's 'European Union of Territories' campaign. In an opinion piece, they justify its focus on European issues in the context of a campaign centred on local issues, and explain how these issues are also a European challenge.
Read more: https://www.sauvonsleurope.eu/16361-2/