Volt Luxembourg

[4] Volt positions itself pro-European and advocates the expansion of the European Union's competences in the areas of development, foreign and security policy.

For rapid decarbonisation, Volt calls for an increase in the carbon price via the European Union Emissions Trading System and strives, among other things, for a circular economy.

[13] With roots in Luxembourg, Italy, Spain, France, America, Portugal and Great Britain, the list of candidates was very international in character.

In addition to the candidates Marthe Hoffmann, Daniel Silva and Julia Pitterman, the former rector of the University of Luxembourg, Rolf Tarrach, stood as the top candidate, the chair of the group of British immigrants living in Luxembourg (Brill) and co-chair of British in Europe, Fiona Godfrey, and Christopher Lilyblad, Betzdorf local councillor, former CSV member and project manager at the EU Commission, stood for the party.

[18] Prior to the election, candidates from the party joined other candidates in signing a pledge to use their parliamentary position to strengthen LGBTQ protections in EU law and policy, create an environment for LGBTI human rights defenders, be an ally for underrepresented voices and ensure EU leadership on LGBTI rights.

[19] The party stressed that the EU must face and better address global issues such as affordable housing, poverty, gender inequality, homophobia, youth unemployment, the climate crisis and corruption.

[21] In the European elections, the party obtained just under 26,500 votes (2.11%), thus failing to win a mandate in Luxembourg, but achieving Volt's best relative result.

[25] In July 2020, the party criticised the uncoordinated approach during the Corona crisis and national go-it-alones instead of pooling resources in Europe to deal with the pandemic.

National sections of Volt Europa. The borders of the European Union are shown in red.