About: Volt
Volt MEP: Abolishing unanimity is key to making the EU more effective
The coronavirus crisis has once again shown that reforms of "the basic structure" of the EU are necessary, including abolishing unanimity in the European Council, to strengthen the EU's ability to act, German MEP Damian Boeselager (Volt) told EURACTIV Germany in an interview.
Now is the time to create a real European democracy
The logistical barriers facing new pan-European political parties need to be addressed if the EU's political union is to become reality, argue three founders of Volt, a new pro-European political movement.
Volt: Parliamentarians need to be directly electable
Founded in 2017 by three politically inexperienced students, the Volt movement has been listed as a party in 14 member states. EURACTIV spoke to its co-founder, Damian Boeslager, about the European army and the principle of unanimity, among other things. EURACTIV Germany reports.