Volt Poland

Volt Poland

Volt Polska
Volt Poland Volt Polska
Abbreviation	Volt
Headquarters	Warsaw
Ideology	European federalism; Social liberalism; Pro-Europeanism
Political position	Centre to centre-left
European affiliation	Volt Europa
Colours	Purple
Website
	Volt Polska
	Politics of Poland; Political parties; Elections;

Volt Poland (

mononymously as Volt) is a pro-European, social liberal political movement in Poland, constituting the Polish subsidiary of Volt Europa^[4], a federalist pan-European political party. Volt Europa has 5 elected members of parliament^[5]^[6] advocating for deeper European integration within a centrist to centre-left political framework, with a core focus on evidence-based policy.^[7] Volt is pragmatic in their policy making by comparing and sharing best-practices^[8]

among EU countries and municipalities.

History

Volt Poland has been a registered association since 2023. The board consists of three elected members: two co-chairs and one treasurer.[9] The association is involved in local public engagement and international structures of Volt Europa.^[10]

Elections

October 16th, 2023 Laurens Dassen of Volt Netherlands was in contact Volt Poland about the 2023 Polish parliamentary election. He expressed concern that the representative of Volt Poland felt “uncomfortable” speaking on the phone in public about the elections, which emphasised for Dassen how important these elections were. Dassen expressed relief that democratic candidates in Poland could win the elections after years of undemocratic ruling of PiS.^[11]

During the 2025 Polish presidential election Volt Poland did not have a representative running for president. the member of the European Parliament Reinier van Lanschot expressed support for Rafał Trzaskowski on behalf of Volt Europa during the second election round between Rafał Trzaskowski and Karol Nawrocki, .^[12]^[13]

Local initiatives

Volt Polska regularly organises open meet-ups in Warsaw^[14]^[15], Kraków and Katowice anyone can join.^[16]

March 29th 2025, a member of Volt Poland co-organised an event about health care. The event was about ways to understand people’s needs, sharing experiences with local Polish institutions and comparing European health care systems.^[17]

Cross border initiatives

Volt Poland supports other Volt representative during their national elections and Elections to the European Parliament. For example, during the 2025 elections in Germany, members of Volt Poland crossed the border to support Volt Germany with collecting signatures and campaigning^[18].

Goals

Become a political party in Poland.
Make a transnational voting ballot during EU elections^[19]
Reform the European Union.^[20]
Keep Schengen borders open^[21]
Make Volt a European political party.

References

^ Stagni, Federica (6 December 2018). "Time For Change: How Volt Wants To Fix Europe". Italics Magazine. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
^ Nordsieck, Wolfram (2019). "European Union". Parties and Elections in Europe. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
^ Teffer, Peter (27 May 2019). "'Pan-European' Volt and DieM25 manage one MEP each". EU Observer. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
^ "Volt Europa country list". Volt Europa.
^ https://www.europarl.europa.eu/meps/en/search/advanced?name=&euPoliticalGroupBodyRefNum=7028&countryCode=&bodyType=ALL
^ https://www.politico.eu/article/renew-faces-volt-setback-in-race-to-become-parliaments-third-force-greens/
^ https://praxistipps.focus.de/ist-die-volt-partei-links-oder-rechts-einfach-beantwortet_185362
^ https://vorsprung-online.de/aktuelles/257940-bundestagswahl-volt-stellt-spitzenduo-auf.html
^ https://voltpolska.org/ludzie/volt-polska
^ @voltpoland (September 30, 2024). "Volt Poland" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
^ Lijsttrekker Volt dolblij met voorlopige uitslag in Polen | BNR Nieuwsradio
^ https://www.instagram.com/reel/DJtiyDZowoP/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
^ https://www.instagram.com/p/DKR46EJItk3/?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet
^ https://www.instagram.com/p/DExcDBRomTq/?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet
^ https://www.instagram.com/p/DGv0ICLoako/?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet
^ https://www.instagram.com/p/DDzfMfTsEQk/?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet
^ Mind the Gap: Exploring healthcare and mental healthcare across Europe and in Poland
^ Volt tritt in 16 Bundesländern an; Bamberg mit 3 Kandidat:innen vertreten
^ https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2024/04/08/volt-party-presents-symbolic-transnational-list-in-eu-elections
^ https://volteuropa.org/storage/pdf/policies/mop-9.0-challenge-5-1-eu-reform.pdf
^ https://www.wort.lu/politik/demonstranten-fordern-ende-der-grenzkontrollen/24691935.html

[1] Stagni, Federica (6 December 2018). "Time For Change: How Volt Wants To Fix Europe". Italics Magazine. Retrieved 9 June 2019.

[2] Nordsieck, Wolfram (2019). "European Union". Parties and Elections in Europe. Retrieved 27 February 2020.

[auto-3] Teffer, Peter (27 May 2019). "'Pan-European' Volt and DieM25 manage one MEP each". EU Observer. Retrieved 27 February 2020.

[4] "Volt Europa country list". Volt Europa.

[5] ttps://www.europarl.europa.eu/meps/en/search/advanced?name=&euPoliticalGroupBodyRefNum=7028&countryCode=&bodyType=ALL

[6] ttps://www.politico.eu/article/renew-faces-volt-setback-in-race-to-become-parliaments-third-force-greens/

[7] ttps://praxistipps.focus.de/ist-die-volt-partei-links-oder-rechts-einfach-beantwortet_185362

[8] ttps://vorsprung-online.de/aktuelles/257940-bundestagswahl-volt-stellt-spitzenduo-auf.html

[9] ttps://voltpolska.org/ludzie/volt-polska

[10] @voltpoland (September 30, 2024). "Volt Poland" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

[11] Lijsttrekker Volt dolblij met voorlopige uitslag in Polen | BNR Nieuwsradio

[12] ttps://www.instagram.com/reel/DJtiyDZowoP/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

[13] ttps://www.instagram.com/p/DKR46EJItk3/?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet

[14] ttps://www.instagram.com/p/DExcDBRomTq/?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet

[15] ttps://www.instagram.com/p/DGv0ICLoako/?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet

[16] ttps://www.instagram.com/p/DDzfMfTsEQk/?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet

[17] Mind the Gap: Exploring healthcare and mental healthcare across Europe and in Poland

[18] Volt tritt in 16 Bundesländern an; Bamberg mit 3 Kandidat:innen vertreten

[19] ttps://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2024/04/08/volt-party-presents-symbolic-transnational-list-in-eu-elections

[20] ttps://volteuropa.org/storage/pdf/policies/mop-9.0-challenge-5-1-eu-reform.pdf

[21] ttps://www.wort.lu/politik/demonstranten-fordern-ende-der-grenzkontrollen/24691935.html

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