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Volt Slovensko bude mať v komunálnych a regionálnych voľbách v roku 2026 vlastných kandidátov. Pridajte sa k nášmu tímu kandidátov po celom Slovensku. A možno práve Vy budete medzi prvými zvolenými predstaviteľmi Voltu v strednej Európe!

Čo je Volt?

Volt je prvá a jediná celoeurópska politická strana. Momentálne máme viac ako 35 000 aktívnych členov na celom kontinente a vyše 250 našich kandidátov už bolo zvolených do rôznych verejných funkcií v ôsmich krajinách EÚ na všetkých úrovniach vlády vrátane obcí, miest, regiónov, národných parlamentov a Európskeho parlamentu. Milióny Európanov odovzdali svoj hlas niektorému z našich kandidátov.

Strana Volt Slovensko bola zaregistrovaná na MV SR vo februári 2024 a v júni 2024 predstavila  10 kandidátov vo voľbách do Európskeho parlamentu.

Čo Vám Volt ponúka, ak sa rozhodnete kandidovať?

• Prepojenie s volenými zástupcami a kandidátmi z celej Európy.

• Overené postupy v oblasti riadenia miest/obcí/regiónov.

• Podporu silnej komunity rovnako zmýšľajúcich Európanov.

• Zviditeľnenie a podporu Vašej kandidatúry prostredníctvom sociálnych médií a príležitostí na podujatiach Voltu.

• Vzdelávanie a prípravu:

  • Porozumiete hodnotám, politickému programu a úspechom Voltu.

  • Spoločne zanalyzujeme funkciu, na ktorú kandidujete, a nastavíme špecifiká Vašej kampane.

  • Definujeme Váš profil, politické priority a posolstvo.

  • Získate overené postupy v oblasti vedenia kampaní.

  • Zhodnotíme potrebné zdroje a ako Vás Volt môže podporiť.

Ako sa môžete prihlásiť?

Odpovedzte prosím na tento dotazník do 17. marca 2026. 

Máte otázky? Kontaktujte nás emailom na info@voltslovensko.org.

Central Europe is on the brink of crisis: democracy is under pressure and our economies are failing to reach their full potential. In October 2026, Slovakia will hold local and regional elections.

However, this moment also brings a unique opportunity for change – for Slovakia and our entire region. That is why we want the upcoming Volt Europa General Assembly to be the first truly international in our “purple” style – and to bring value not only to us, but also to our neighbors.

Bratislava is the only capital in Europe that directly borders two countries – Hungary and Austria. So what other city better embodies the cross-border issues that Volt has been raising for a long time? That is why we are organizing our General Assembly here: to strengthen our chance of succeeding in the elections in a country with enormous potential, while also leaving a legacy in the surrounding regions.

The Volt Europa General Assembly in Bratislava in 2026 will be an important impetus for Volt Slovakia before the autumn local and regional elections.

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We are looking forward to our purple movement from all over Europe coming to us for the first time!

Your team Volt

The EU was founded as a peace project, an answer to "never again", and an alternative to the empires of the past. It still is a success today. Is there a country that wants to join China, the USA or Russia voluntarily? No. But the EU does have that magnetic power, and many countries line up to join the EU. 


Still, Europe is not reaching its full potential and is under threat. Russia continues its war, destroying Ukraine. The US pursues imperialistic ambitions. Europe will become a vassal if we don't change. It is not enough for Europe to become resilient to survive. We must become independent to thrive. 


The old order is dead. Europe cannot continue to play by outdated rules. We can build a new order with allies, one where rules and values count.


What we need is real independence. Democratic, military, economic, social, and material independence. Through different speeds or all at once. Volt has a plan.

We can build a better Europe together. One that acts faster, with more power, and is accountable to you, the people. A Europe that speaks with one voice and stands up for democracy and international law. A United States of Europe!

What would this actually look like? Here are the major changes we want.

Democratic independence

1. Power to the European people. We want all of us to have the power to elect a European government through real European elections, with European candidates and European parties!

2. End the vetocracy. We need to ditch the veto, the ability for a country to stop decisions. Dictators like Orbán cannot have a vote. Europe should make all decisions by majority.

3. Speak with one voice. We need a real European foreign minister to stand strong against dictators, defend international law without hypocrisy, stop wars, and prevent new ones.

Military independence

4. Fund freedom. We can save billions in spending through Eurobonds, joint procurement, breakthrough tech investment, a European DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency), and a fully integrated defence industry.

5. Victory for Ukraine. We make sure Ukraine wins by using the frozen Russian assets, setting up a no-fly zone, accelerating membership, and defending any ceasefire with European forces.

6. A European army to keep the peace. We build a European command structure, EU-owned strategic enablers such as ISR (Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance), and a force of at least 250,000 soldiers ready to defend Europe.

Economic independence

7. Finance our future. We issue Eurobonds to invest in our climate neutral digital economy, complete the capital market and banking union, and make the Euro a global currency.

8. Thriving innovation. We set a European preference, remove all barriers in the single market, attract talent, establish ''EU Inc.'' and focus industrial policy on new European champions.

9. Embrace our friends. We accept many new EU members, forge equitable trade and development deals, and increase collaboration with democratic friends like the UK and Canada.

Digital independence

10. Protect the truth. We force social media to respect our values and fight foreign interference, build an EU public broadcaster, keep journalists safe, and enable social media alternatives.

11. A European ''tech stack''. We create a home-grown digital infrastructure as alternatives to the US, from A to Z: European AI, data, software, devices, cloud services, network and chips.

12. All government services use European tech. We make all government services on all levels use European software and have all data stored on European cloud services by 2030.


Social independence

13. A life you can afford. We build affordable homes through smart social housing and renovation projects. We invest in clean tech and a European grid to lower energy prices.

14. Culture at home. We sponsor film, music, etc. to stop seeing Europe through American glasses. Culture must not be a privilege but a force of solidarity, by investing in local artists.

15. Unlock human potential. We turn Erasmus into a universal European experience, invest in new skills and jobs, and give young people start-up capital for their lives and businesses.
    

Material independence

16. Our own energy. We invest in clean energy like wind, solar and nuclear and batteries to rid ourselves of foreign energy dependency, like LNG from the US, gas and oil from Russia.

17. Reclaim industrial leadership. We restore Europe as a manufacturing powerhouse by investing in new economic sectors like deep- and cleantech, and continental high-speed rail.

18. Resource our future. We invest in responsible mining, make equitable resource deals with partners, and accelerate recycling and circularity to ensure access to critical raw materials.

Do you agree? Well, your national leaders can make it happen tomorrow, by establishing a United States of Europe that can act to keep you safe and bring a better future closer to now!

So, what are you waiting for? Sign our petition!

Our Volt MEPs have pushed through a proposal for the Netherlands to refer the constitutional amendment of Robert Fico's government to the European Court of Human Rights. It is clear to us that it is undesirably threatening the rights of LGBTQ+ people.

Every European should be free to be who they want to be. However, populists are undermining our European freedoms and old political parties do not have the courage to stand up for our common European future.

Volt is a new generation that embraces new, progressive and European ideas. By convincing the Dutch parliament of our proposal, we hope that the court will stop Fico's interference in the rights of the LGBTQ community and in our common European freedoms.

We are the first and only European party and we are in contact with our colleagues from Volt Slovakia to understand the national context and what would help Slovakia's free and European future.

This is precisely the strength of our pan-European movement. When our government cannot be relied upon, our partners will help us. One movement, one program, one set of values. We protect them together.

Join Volt Slovakia and help us promote freedom, equality, and a European future for all

Last weekend, the presidents of the EU and the US met in Scotland to agree on a trade deal to avoid the 30% tariff Donald Trump threatened to impose from August 1st. Rushed by member state governments, Ursula von der Leyen returned with a deal that will see 15% tariffs applied on EU exports to the US while the EU levies 0% tariffs on US imports. In addition, the EU agreed to purchase 700B€ of energy, invest 600B€ in the US and to increase purchases of US weapons. 

The price tag for refusing EU integration

The undersigning Volt Chapters regret that the EU accepted such a lopsided handshake deal putting into question our credibility and legitimacy in trade based on the international order. We question not only the urgency for this deal, but also the outcome considering the 235B$ trade deficit Trump criticized in products is offset by a US surplus and quasi monopolies in tech and financial services of 148B€. A 15% tariff without reciprocity to protect EU domestic industries or equivalent taxation of US service providers was by no means justified.

Volt fears that citizens across Europe will pay a heavy price for national governments hijacking negotiations and refusing for too long to address Europe’s structural weaknesses:

• The EU still has no foreign policy doctrine remaining dependent on US protection and support in the Ukraine war, which Donald Trump is using as leverage in his deal-making.

• Member states preach stronger defense but have not made significant steps to at least joint procurement with a European army and command chain nowhere on the horizon.

• Governments prevent real economic integration leaving our EU market “single in name only”, with our industries less competitive and too fragile to absorb external shocks.

• The Commission was rushed by national governments protecting industries with the sum of unilateral interests a far cry from a unified and forward-looking trade policy

• EU decision-making thus remains woefully inadequate considering a geopolitical reality much different from when the underlying EU treaties have been concluded.

This deal is wakeup call. Mario Draghi pointed out many of these points in his report a year ago. Since then, governments now criticizing the EU for a deal they forced, have neither delegated competences to the EU nor allowed reforms. They keep the EU in its weak state and, empty promises or not, with this deal they are buying time. Volt expects this time to be finally  used for EU reforms and to reduce Europe’s external dependencies.

Creating a European future instead of protecting a national past

Specifically, Volt chapters demand the EU Commission and national governments:

• To treat the EU-US deal separately from the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF 2028-2035) being negotiated. The upcoming “EU budget” should neither be reduced nor diluted or diverted.

• To not enter into a new energy dependency by purchasing close to the annual US LNG production and triple of current imports but instead focussing on increasing renewables as well as grid and storage capacities.

• To ensure military spending beyond the 2% NATO commitment will be financed on a European level focussing on joint purchases with obligatory and increasing quotas for European defence contractors.

• To advance market integration: the 28th regime, the EU public procurement reform and integrated capital markets can only be steps towards unifying 27 different bureaucracies costing us 7% of productivity according to the Draghi and IMF reports.

• To reduce the monopolies of US service providers by means other than tariffs: an EU public payment provider to rival Visa and Master Card is overdue, as are interoperability requirements for social media platforms, a Buy European and a EU small business act.

• To not exempt any country from Carbon Border Adjustments. We need a level playing field for our industries in Europe and beyond - by demanding other economic blocks to follow suit should they want to continue to trade with the European Union.

• To demand a net positive capital flow into the EU from any public investment in the US. The US does not need development aid. Investments beyond taking over initiatives like USAid or Radio Free Europe must have a verifiable positive impact at home in Europe.

Volt expects these points to be addressed in the upcoming September State of the Union address of Commission President Ursula von der Leyen - not by the usual fluffy marketing, but by concrete steps towards EU treaty reforms aimed to render the European Union a capable geopolitical actor. These should not only include internal reforms but also initiatives to salvage the international order - including a new global economic zone and reform of the WTO.

These reforms require true leadership on a European level and standing up to member state governments to rally them towards finding a role within a stronger European Union instead of overestimating their diminishing geopolitical weight. Volt believes that a strong commitment from member states to honor the Spitzenkandidaten process will be a necessity to break with the practice of Commission Presidents depending on the Council instead of the European people and project. Volt is ready to take over responsibility should national governments continue failing to do so.

Volt Austria
Volt Czechia
Volt Hungary
Volt Slovenia
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Volt Slovakia

Why we need enlargement and reform

The stakes could not be higher: with Trump, Putin and Xi knocking on our door, with the climate crisis and the digital revolution, Europe will either transform the continent into a united democracy – or be sidelined in the competition between bigger powers. Luckily, we have all the ingredients to make Europe a success.

Enlargement strengthens the foundation for EU values to thrive and improve the well-being and dignity of hundreds of millions of people. It enlarges the single market, enables the green transition, and improves confidence in the EU through motivated and talented populations. It is also the EU’s strongest foreign-policy tool and the cheapest insurance against Russian aggression. Yet past enlargement rounds have shown that weak rule-of-law safeguards and unanimity vetoes bypass democratic requirements and slow down decision-making, paralysing the Union from within. At the same time, while the agricultural and internal market gains of a country like Ukraine joining would massively benefit the Union, it could be a burden if not combined with substantial institutional reform. Finally, many long-promised internal reforms stall because national leaders fear Treaty change; history
shows that the political momentum of enlargement triggers reforms. Reform and enlargement are thus two sides of the same coin. This requires 3 steps.

1. Fixing the enlargement machinery

We propose a model that is “faster, fairer, and fire-proof”, so the EU shall e.g.:

• move all intermediate accession votes to Qualified Majority Voting;

• introduce a new advanced-candidate status; candidate countries receive EU benefits for making reforms faster while a core of EU Member States can integrate deeper;

• use new tools to support pro-EU societies + pressure backsliding governments;

• add post-accession rule of law surveillance, transition periods, and other
  safeguards;

• create a massive awareness raising campaign and structurally empower citizens
  and civil society to make enlargement driven by people, not governments.

2. Stage 1 reforms (deliverable before 2030, without Treaty change)

By using passerelle clauses, secondary law and inter-institutional deals, the EU shall e.g.:

• streamline the institutions with less, merit-based Commissioners, rolling quintets for Council Presidencies, and an empowered EP with transnational lists;

• end single-state vetoes on sanctions, taxation and enlargement steps;

• establish a European Agora, a citizens’ assembly whose recommendations must be debated and replied to by the co-legislators;

• extend EPPO jurisdiction and rule-of-law conditionality to all EU spending;

• create a €75 bn Enlargement Adjustment Facility, reform the CAP, cohesion funds and MFF, and activate new own resources (CBAM, digital, corporate-tax share).

These measures shall go in parallel with admitting Montenegro and other front-runners, so the EU can continue to act as it enlarges – without touching the Treaties.

3. Stage 2 reforms (deliverable by 2030, with Treaty change)

Through six possible options for treaty change, a new constitutional package must e.g.:

• with an EU constitution, replace the Commission, Council and Parliament with an elected EU Government scrutinised by a bicameral Parliamentary Democracy;

• abolish unanimity for all policy areas except for (i) new treaties, (ii) opening and closing of accession negotiations, and (iii) foreign deployment of EU military forces;

• upgrade the Court of Justice of the EU to a full Constitutional Court (with ex-ante treaty review), making it the arbiter of Article 7 violations;

• turn the European Agora into a full EU legislative institution;

• establish an EU Treasury with ≥ 3 %-of-GNI fiscal capacity and common debt;

By 2030, this will ensure that a Union of 500 million citizens and 35+ members will be successful.

Crucially, Ukrainian accession and the impact it will have on the EU should coincide with and enable the conditions for a treaty change, rather than treaty change being a precondition for its accession. Ukrainian membership should not be held hostage by reform, but be seen as a positive opportunity to radically transform the EU for the better.

Pay-off

Implementing this Agenda 2030 gives candidate societies a credible path to Membership, turns enlargement into a security and economic dividend instead of a strain, and finally delivers the democratic, resilient Union Europeans say they want. Every past enlargement round was preceded by structural reform; acting now ensures the next one creates the Union of the future – peaceful, green and sovereign – well before the end of this decade.

You can read a full report here

Last weekend, together with colleagues from Volt Austria and Volt Hungary, we celebrated the 40th anniversary of the Schengen Agreement symbolically - at the tri-border of Slovakia, Austria and Hungary, in the sculpture park near Čunovo, Rajka and Deutsch Jahrndorf. At the place where guarded borders stood until recently, we were reminded of all that freedom of movement brings us.

Even though the sun was scorching and there weren't many trees yet, the atmosphere was warm, open and European - there was Austrian guglhupf, Hungarian pogacsa, and Slovak treska. We discussed the future of Volt in Central Europe, cross-border cooperation and building better relations between our countries.

💬 Kristóf from Volt Hungary said it perfectly:

“In this place, we were once divided by the Iron Curtain, but today we can be together. We must cherish and protect it, because it was not easy to achieve.”

💬 Karoline Adam, co-chair of Volt Austria, added:

“We must celebrate the benefits that the EU brings us more often, and we must constantly remind ourselves that as Europeans, we can achieve much more than individual countries.”

We believe that the Schengen Picnic will become an annual tradition, and we will meet again at this place next year. Maybe with you too! 💜

Volt in 15 countries with a unified election program received 1.4 million. votes from all over Europe and has 5 pan-European deputies elected, which is five times more than in 2019, when he took part in the EP elections for the first time. Volt is known not only for the fact that the WWF named it the greenest voting party in the EP. In Slovakia, after 2 months of promotion, he got 100 first members and 2000 first voters.

You can read more in the press release.

Foto: Archív Volt, Zuzana Púčiková

Čítajte viac: https://podcasty.sme.sk/c/23337539/piatocek-europa-tras-sa-predvolebny-special.html

Ilustračné foto: RTVS

Program predvolebných diskusií, ako aj živé vysielanie, nájdete na stráne RTVS

https://www.rtvs.sk/televizia/program/21170/470132

Foto: Volt Europa / Zľava: aktuálna europoslankyňa strany Volt Holandsko Sophie in’t’Veld a europoslanec strany Volt Nemecko Damien Boeselanger.

Strana Volt Slovensko zdôrazňuje, že Slovensko by sa malo stať aktívnym členom EÚ s jasným a rešpektovaným hlasom.

Celý článok o prioritách a vízii členov strany Volt si môžete prečítať na stránke TASR: https://www.teraz.sk/slovensko/volt-slovensko-chce-posilnit-veducu-po/797908-clanok.html?utm_source=teraz&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=click&utm_content=.%253BsSlovensko

Foto: Archív Volt Slovensko

Medzi faktory prispievajúce k tomuto trendu patrí aj odkladanie rodičovstva a nedostatočná podpora pre ženy v reprodukčnom veku. Vzdelávacie iniciatívy ako slovenský projekt FerTeen, ktorý informuje mladých ľudí o plodnosti, ako aj environmentálne reformy zamerané na zlepšenie reprodukčného zdravia sú kľúčové.

Riešenie týchto problémov si vyžaduje komplexné legislatívne, sociálne a politické opatrenia, pričom jednotný európsky prístup je nevyhnutný pre efektívne a včasné riešenia.

Naše kandidátky Denisa Priadková, odborníčka na reprodukčné zdravie, a Lucia Kleštincová, odborníčka na európske politiky, ponúkajú návrhy ako zlepšiť demografický vývoj a reprodukčné zdravie v Európe na portáli EURACTIV Slovensko.

https://euractiv.sk/section/socialna-politika/opinion/europska-populacna-kriza-sa-tyka-aj-slovenska/

Foto: Archív Volt Slovensko

Lucia Kleštincová, vedúca kandidátka za Volt Slovensko, zdôrazňuje, že je potrebné, aby sa ženy viac spájali a podporovali navzájom, aby mohli dosiahnuť výraznejšie zmeny v spoločnosti. Napriek náročným podmienkam ženy na Slovensku a vo svete preukazujú, že zvládajú náročné funkcie často s väčším nadhľadom a inou kvalitou ako ich mužskí kolegovia.

Výskumy ukazujú, že ženy v politike čelia väčšiemu posudzovaniu, kritike a prekážkam v prístupe k financiám a médiám. Tieto faktory prispievajú k tomu, že ženy často odrádza vstup do politiky. Lucia Kleštincová zdôrazňuje, že v rámci svojho pôsobenia v hnutí Volt Slovensko sa snaží vytvárať prostredie, ktoré podporuje rodovú rovnosť a ženské líderstvo. Hlboko zakorenené spoločenské stereotypy však stále prevládajú, čo vedie k tomu, že politická diskusia často evokuje predstavu mocného muža, a nie kvalifikovanej ženy.

Kľúčové iniciatívy pre podporu rodovej rovnosti zahŕňajú zmenu DNA politických strán, kde by rodová rovnosť bola rovnako dôležitá ako profesionalita a schopnosť dosahovať výsledky. Kleštincová poukazuje na to, že Volt Slovensko aktívne pracuje na zabezpečení rodovej rovnosti vo vedení, členskej základni a kandidátskych listinách. Dôležitým krokom je aj zmena verejného vnímania a posilnenie podpory pre ženy, ktoré sa snažia presadiť v politike.

Celý článok si môžete prečítať na webe Ženy v Meste

https://www.zenyvmeste.sk/zeny-zvladaju-najnarocnejsie-funkcie--aj-tak-ludi-v-politike-oslovuje-razny--bohaty-muz--hovori-lucia-klestincova

Ilustračné foto: The National News

Lucia Kleštincová, ktorá kandiduje v nadchádzajúcich voľbách do Európskeho parlamentu, reagovala na útok výzvou na rešpekt a toleranciu. Upozornila, že útok na premiéra je útokom na demokraciu samotnú a vyzvala politických lídrov na odsúdenie všetkých foriem nenávisti a násilia.

Slovenská prezidentka Zuzana Čaputová taktiež vyzvala na zastavenie nenávistných prejavov, ktoré vedú k násilným činom. Lucia Kleštincová sa k týmto výzvam pripojila a zdôraznila potrebu zmiernenia emócií a prejavenia ľudskosti naprieč politickým spektrom. Incident, ktorý sa stal len pár týždňov pred európskymi voľbami, vyvolal šok nielen na Slovensku, ale aj v celej Európe. Polícia varovala pred šírením nenávisti na sociálnych sieťach a sľúbila, že bude stíhať tých, ktorí prekročia hranicu zákona.

Lucia Kleštincová vyjadrila obavy o bezpečnosť politických kandidátov po útoku a dúfa, že sa zlepší nielen bezpečnosť, ale aj kultúra komunikácie v politike. Zdôraznila, že strana Volt Slovensko presadzuje rešpekt, inklúziu a udržateľnosť, na rozdiel od starej politiky, ktorá živí nenávisť a rozdelenie. Zároveň verí, že Slováci túžia po stabilite a chcú vidieť riešenia komplexných problémov a výziev, ktorým čelíme doma aj v zahraničí.

Celý článok si v anglickom jazyku môžete prečítať na webe The National News

https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/europe/2024/05/16/slovakia-assassination-attempt-robert-fico/

Foto: TA3

Lucia Kleštincová, ako bývalá pracovníčka Európskej únie v oblasti priemyselných politík a spolupredsedníčka Volt Slovensko diskutovala v relácii spravodajskej televízie TA3, Téma, a bližšie priblížila zmysel a fungovanie európskych štruktúr. Takisto ozrejmila prítomnosť slovákov a sloveniek v európskych štruktúrach nie len vo funkciách poslancov a poslankýň a v neposlednom rade bolo dôležitou témou aj šírenie nepravdivých informácií aj o Európskej Únie.

Viac sa môžete dozvedieť z celého rozhovoru

https://www.ta3.com/relacia/938151/den-europy

Foto: Archív Volt Slovensko

Kandidáti Mikuláš Lakatoš a Tomáš Matta, sú hrdými predstaviteľmi rómskej menšiny na Slovensku a túto úlohu chcú dôstojne vykonávať aj na pôde Európskeho parlamentu. 

Mikuláš Lakatoš je analytikom inkluzívnych politík zdravia a advokátom za menšinové a ľudské práva, pôsobí ako odborný asistent na Slovenskej zdravotníckej univerzite v Bratislave. Vlani získal ocenenie Mladý Európan roku 2023. 

Tomáš Matta, ktorý pochádza z Košíc a vyštudoval politológiu, pôsobí ako učiteľ na sídlisku Luník IX. Je tiež aktivistom a športovcom, spoluzakladateľom neziskovej organizácie zameranej na zlepšovanie života Rómov na Slovensku a laureátom medzinárodného ocenenia Vojvodu z Edinburghu.

Viac sa o kandidátoch možete dozvedieť z článku uverejneného na portáli SITA

https://sita.sk/strana-volt-slovensko-kandiduje-do-europarlamentu-aj-s-dvomi-zastupcami-romskej-mensiny-na-slovensku/

[This press release is also available below in English, Hungarian and Romani languages.]

[A sajtóközlemény angol, magyar és roma nyelven is elérhető.] 

[Kadi tlačovo správa hini tumenge dostupno teleder the andre anglicko, maďarčiko the romani čhib.]

• Download the full press release here

BRATISLAVA, February 14, 2024 – The Ministry of the Interior of the Slovak Republic today confirmed the official registration of the political party Volt Slovensko as the Slovak branch of the pan-European platform Volt Europa. Just a few days before that, on Saturday, February 3, 2024, the founding General Assembly of the party was also held in Bratislava. 

The newly elected co-presidents, Lucia Kleštincová and Rick Zedník, together with eight other representatives, were elected to run for Volt Slovensko in the upcoming elections to the European Parliament. 

The candidates of Volt Slovensko for the elections to the European Parliament are: 

1. Lucia Kleštincová 

2. Maroš Halama 

3. Andrea Danihelová 

4. Mikuláš Lakatoš 

5. Lucia Aurea 

6. Denisa Priadková 

7. Tomáš Matta 

8. Emília Jurášová 

9. Natália Kovácsová 

10. Rick Zedník 

By collecting significantly more than 10,000 valid signatures, Volt Slovensko confirmed that Slovaks want to bring Europe to Slovakia after twenty years of EU membership. I am proud that the Volt movement is also coming to Slovakia and offering our candidate list for the European elections," said Kleštincová. "Our candidates present a unique reflection of the diversity of our country in terms of the generations, regions, genders, communities and professions they represent.

Volt Slovensko offers the candidacy of ten dynamic and accomplished leaders to represent all Slovaks who also consider themselves Europeans," said Zedník. "With Lucia Kleštincová at the head of the list, I am convinced that Volt will win the trust of a sufficient number of citizens so that Volt Slovensko is represented in the European Parliament and Volt achieves its first mandate from Central Europe.

The Volt Slovakia candidates for the European Parliament elections

1. Lucia Kleštincová

As Co-President and Lead Candidate, she is proud of the Volt movement's arrival in Slovakia. After her career as a European official and maternity service, she decided to further bring a new culture of leadership into politics and public life. She was prompted to do so not only by the experience of supporting industrial innovations, but also with the Brexit negotiations within the European institutions. As a trainer, consultant and career coach, she mainly focuses on promoting gender equality and mental health. A native of Petržalka, she graduated from the University of Economics in Bratislava, London School of Economics, Solvay Business School and Kingstown College. 

2. Maroš Halama

Associate professor at the university and research infrastructure broker, clean technology advisor and SR representative in the The Batteries European Partnership Association (BEPA), Clean Hydrogen Partnership and the European Defence Agency. Originally from Košice, he studied at Aristotle University in Thessaloniki and has worked and lectured as an expert e.g. in Tokyo, Singapore, Miami, Dubai, Stockholm, Brussels, etc. He wants to contribute to the strengthening of cooperation within Europe and bringthe latest technological advances in all sectors to Slovaks.

3. Andrea Danihelová

A native of Košice and a graduate of English and American Studies at UMB in Banská Bystrica. Most of her professional life has been devoted to communication in the fields of PR and marketing. She is a graduate of the Fulbright Program at Michigan State University in the USA and has extensive international experience. Since 2022, she has been a mentor in the DofE programme and is a member of several expert juries in Slovakia andabroad. As a candidate, she wants to represent the citizens of Slovakia - Europeans,to defend their interests, to be part of important political debates that cancontribute to a more democratic and better Europe, including Slovakia. She hasbeen working in the non-profit sector for a number of years to create solutions fordisadvantaged and socially vulnerable groups of the population.

4. Mikuláš Lakatoš

Regional leader of Volt Slovakia. He is a health policy analyst, an advocate for minority and human rights, and an assistant professor at a university. He is currently applying his knowledge and experience at the Office of the Plenipotentiary of the Government of the Slovak Republic for Roma Communities, which he acquired during his studies at the Slovak Medical University, Central European University, Princeton University and Comenius University, as well as through professionalpractice in minority policy programmes and human rights institutions at home andabroad. He was awarded the prestigious Young European of the Year 2023 awardfor his efforts in the area of strategic development and implementation of nationalinclusive policies to promote the health of marginalized Roma communities in 2023.

5. Lucia Aurea

A native of Bratislava, and a single mother of two sons. She works as an official translator for the English language. She has a degree in Human Nutrition from the Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra. She is the founder and director of a linguistic and business company ILUMINATA. She has held several positions in the past. From 2017-2022, she was a volunteer in the field of education and intercultural exchange for students from Central Asian countries of the former USSR and from the Middle East (Palestine) through a partner organization from Azerbaijan. In 2019, she participated in the international conference The Magic ofInnovation: Integrative Trends in Linguistics and Foreign Language Teaching at theMoscow Institute of International Relations.

6. Denisa Priadková

Denisa comes from and is based in Bratislava. She has a degree in journalism and is a representative and founder of several Slovak and international NGOs in the field of 

reproductive health. She has professional experience in editorial work in print media, online and PR, foreign investments agency, education in primary and secondary schools and in civic activities. She is an active international lecturer on reproductive health, women's rights, internet literacy and digitalisationin healthcare. She has decided to run for Volt because she feels the need forEuropean cooperation and coordination in all of the above areas. In her candidacy,she is determined to highlight the benefits of the Slovak Republic's membership inthe European Union to the general public. 

7. Tomáš Matta

Originally from Košice, where he also currently resides. He has a degree in International Relations at the Pavol Jozef Šafárik University. He is currently working as a teacher at Lunik IX in Košice. His teaching work focuses mainly on motivating pupils to continue their studies. In addition, he is a committed activist and athlete in the field of kickboxing. He comes from a poor Roma settlement near Košice, but thanks to the support of his grandmother and a change of environment, he managed to obtain a high-quality education. With his friends, he founded a non-profit organisation whose aim is to help and improve the lives of Roma in Slovakia. He was a member of the Slovak Government Plenipotentiary for Roma Communities' Youth Advisory Body and is proud to have received the international Duke of Edinburgh Award. He wants to bring values, leadership and service to people into politics. 

8. Emília Jurášová

Emília comes from Banská Bystrica, where she has been based for more than 20 years. She studied at the Technical University and worked at the Institute of Chemistry of the Slovak Academy of Sciences in international consortia focused on science and research in the field of microbiology, biotechnology, development and testing of new polymer composite materials. She has interned at the Ministry of Environment, working on data analysis and development ofenvironmental indicators within the EEA and SAŽP focal point. She completed aspecialised study of European integration in environmental law and economics.Before, during and after her PhD studies in physical chemistry and hydrology at theDepartment of Natural Environment of the Technical University, she worked as auniversity teacher, also externally at UMB, mainly in applied natural sciences.Currently she has extended her education in the field of industrial and intellectualproperty law. She works in the volunteer community of Sant Egídio.

9. Natalia Kovacsová

Natália comes from Kolárovo and works in the field of education and human capital development. She is a graduate of the University of Economics in Bratislava, as well as a graduate of cross-border cooperation studies at the European University Viadrina and Adam Mickiewicz University on the German-Polish border. She has worked in various foreign companies, including the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in Berlin. Her motivation for her work at Volt Slovakia is building a strong Europe, focusing on strengthening the European Higher Education Area, supporting schools and developing lifelong learning. She wants to contribute to the creation of a European education system that prepares citizens for the challenges of the 21st century. 

10. Rick Zedník

The son of a Slovak who became a refugee as a result of the Soviet invasion in 1968 was born in Germany. He currently divides his time between Bratislava and Brussels. He is a committed European. In his career in journalism and politics, he has always focused on communication and bringing people together. He co-founded the English-language weekly The Slovak Spectator and later worked for The Wall Street Journal in Brussels. He served as CEO of Euractiv.com, an independent network of EU political correspondents, later became Executive Director of the global Women Political Leaders (WPL) network, and has been Co-Chair of Volt Slovakia since 2023.

About Volt Slovakia

We are already active in more than 30 countries, encouraging citizens to rethink and shape policy in their cities, in their countries and across Europe's borders. To this day, more than 130 Volt political representatives have been elected at municipal, regional, national and European level. We are setting an example of how it is possible to build a united Europe.

Links:

Volt Europa 

Volt Slovensko 

Media contact:

Andrea Danihelová 

PR a Komunikácia, Volt Slovensko 

media@voltslovensko.org 

Press photos (link) 

Less than a year after the start of activity, on February 3, 2024, the founding General Assembly of the Volt Slovakia party will take place in Bratislava. In addition to the leadership election, candidates for the European Parliament will also be elected and representatives of Volt Europa will speak.

BRATISLAVA, January 30, 2024 – On Saturday, February 3, 2024, the founding General Assembly of Volt Slovakia - the Slovak branch of the pan-European party Volt Europa - will take place in Bratislava. Volt is represented in 30 European countries and will also be operating in Slovakia from 2023. Volt Europa co-president Francesca Romana D'Antuono and other Volt representatives from partner countries will also speak at the gathering.

The General Assembly has several fundamental objectives. The rapidly growing membership base will elect leading representatives to the positions of chairpersons, who are the founders of the party and current members of its leadership, Lucia Kleštincová and Rick Zedník. At the same time, the election of the list of candidates for the upcoming elections to the European Parliament will be held in June this year. Finally, the public has the opportunity to get to know the representatives of the movement at an informal meeting in Bratislava.

"Slovakia needs a radically new quality of politics based on expertise, openness and humanity. Our policy has absolutely failed in its ability to be a platform for value leadership of European caliber. We are determined to help bring Europe to Slovakia in a way that previous political representations have not been able to do. We can also do this thanks to the cooperation with foreign branches of our movement, which cares about Slovakia being heard in Brussels," says co-president and leading candidate of the party, Lucia Kleštincová. After a career in the European Commission, she is dedicated to the modernization of European policies, public administration and career coaching with a focus on female leadership.

According to party co-chairman Rick Zedník, the experience from other countries is proof that Volt is a proven and desirable concept that can bring urgently needed change to the Slovak political scene. "In 2024, 20 years will pass since Slovakia's membership in the European Union. An entire generation of Slovenians who consider themselves Europeans are demanding a modern and open political leadership. For them, the national parliament, which is made up of four-fifths of men, does not represent the reality where the majority of the population is made up of women. It is unusual for a political party that the majority of members of Volt Slovakia are women," says Zedník, one of the co-founders of the English-language Slovak weekly The Slovak Spectator, who was the CEO of the independent European political news network Euractiv in Brussels.

About Volt Europa Only a Europe that acts united can deal with common challenges. Political parties based on the national principle have reached their limit. That's why we founded Volt as the first pan-European party: to counter populist promises and provide a home for all Europeans. We strive to encourage people to join us in changing politics and unlocking Europe's untapped potential.

Volt was founded in 2017 as a response to the rise of populism and the far right. We are active at all levels of government and committed to winning seats and pushing for reform in the upcoming national, regional and local elections. Volt seeks to build a federal European democracy. In the future, the pan-European movement plans to take part in the European elections in all 27 member states and create the first truly pan-European political faction in the European Parliament by winning 25 seats from seven member states. It will do so with one jointly created election program in as many countries as possible, representing a truly unique and European approach to politics that has never been attempted before!

We are already active in more than 30 countries, encouraging citizens to rethink and shape policy in their cities, countries and across European borders.

We are pan-European, pragmatic and progressive. Although we strive to promote diversity, we are united by our shared goals and values. We ask the necessary questions and present realistic proposals for solving pan-European challenges.

To date, more than 130 Voltaires have been elected at the municipal, regional, national and European levels. We set an example of how it is possible to build a united, federal Europe.

Links:

Volt Europa

Volt Slovakia

Media contact:

Andrea Danihelová PR and Communications, Volt Slovakia media@voltslovensko.org

BRATISLAVA, 5. februára 2024 – Volt Slovensko, the Slovak chapter of the pan-European political movement Volt Europa, announced that their members have elected Co-Presidents and an Interim Co-President.

Lucia Kleštincová and Rick Zedník were elected as Co-Presidents for 2024-2026. They had been serving as Co-Presidents since May 2023, when they announced Volt’s intention to run in the 2024 European elections.

Zuzana Púčiková was elected as Interim Co-President from February to June 2024, filling the role in place of Kleštincová, whom Volt Slovensko members elected in November 2023 as their Lead Candidate for the European elections, which will be held in Slovakia on 8 June.

“I am thrilled that Zuzana has accepted the role of Volt Slovensko Co-President for this period,” said Kleštincová. “She is one of the top Slovak professionals involved in European affairs, with extensive experience in digital technologies and sustainable mobility. Thanks to her previous successes in leading teams and in cooperating with European institutions on behalf of leading global brands, she brings to our team valuable skills necessary for the growth of the Volt movement in Slovakia.”

“Volt Slovensko could not be more fortunate than to have Zuzana in a leadership role during the coming months of the European election campaign,” said Zedník. “Beyond her professional credentials, her contagious energy has already had a positive impact in her first days of working with Volt Slovensko members and stakeholders.”

“I am grateful for this unique opportunity to be part of a truly historic moment for the European Union, in which Slovaks can play an important role," said Púčiková. “I believe that thanks to Volt – as the only political party with a pan-European program and mindset – they will be.

About Volt

Do you agree that only a Europe that acts unitedly can solve our common challenges? You can probably see how national parties have reached the limit of their possibilities... In order to counter populist promises and provide a home for all Europeans, we created Volt: the first pan-European party. A new political home for people ready to change politics and support the fulfillment of our potential. We already operate in over 30 countries, we received over a million votes in elections from local to European level, we have tens of thousands of members. Will you join in building our base in Slovakia?

About this internship

You will work as an online communication assistant for Lucia Kleštincová, co-president and lead candidate of Volt Slovakia for the European elections. You will get the opportunity to work closely with her on a daily basis and you will be jointly responsible for her presentation on social networks. You will help in creating presentation opportunities, preparing interviews and creating engaging communication for social networks. All this will be created in close coordination with the leadership of the Volt Slovakia party, the strategic and communication team working on our campaign for the European elections.

Key tasks

Help manage selected accounts of Lucie Kleštincová on social networks (by agreement, Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, etc. - not all at once, but according to your preferences and time possibilities)

Create various forms of content for these accounts (photo, video, reels, copywriting)

As far as possible, accompany Lucia during her upcoming campaign for the European elections

Advise on Lucia's communication strategy

Other tasks

Participate in coordination meetings of the Volt Slovakia communication team and, as necessary, the Volt Europa team

Independently monitor the current events in the European and Slovak political space and the current trends of SoMe algorithms

To help in the development of Lucie Kleštincová's communication strategies

Who are we looking for?

A SoMe guru who is waiting for the opportunity to transform his addiction into meaningful creation in cooperation with an inspiring European leader

The joy of creating pro-European communication

Experience with SoMe content creation, video production and SoMe profile management in accordance with current trends

Ability to write clear and engaging texts in the Slovak language

Solid design skills and knowledge of Adobe and/or Figma products

Active knowledge of English

Strong organizational skills, ability to work independently, proactively, with excellent reliability and attention to detail

The desire to spend a lot of time with Lucia and the joy of the opportunity to mentor each other

What we offer?

A unique opportunity to co-create the growth of a project that has never been seen before in Slovakia

In win-win cooperation with European leaders, for whose mentoring others pay large budgets

Access to an endless community of Volt-ers across Europe who will be your source of growth, inspiration, education and opportunity

A team environment that Lucia co-builds based on the principles of career coaching, female leadership and energy balance (i.e. the opposite of what you may have experienced in typical Slovak political parties)

Practical information

You can start as soon as we agree. The internship will last at least until June 2024.

It is up to you whether you want to carry out this cooperation remotely, or partly in Bratislava / elsewhere in the regions where Lucia will be moving

The internship is unpaid, or with the possibility of a pinch, if our common network allows it. FYI Volt Europa community is built on volunteering from juniors to top leadership.

How to log in?

Are you interested? Send an e-mail to marina.popjakova@volteuropa.org with your CV and the attachment that best describes your communication superpowers (choose whether it will be a motivation letter, a sample of past work, a video for Lucia, or anything else).

In case of questions and ambiguities, please do not hesitate to contact Marina or Lucia directly.

Who is Lucia Kleštincová?

Catalyst of European transformation, coach specialized in female leadership and burnout prevention. Until recently, she worked at the European Commission on various policies, from the digitization of public procurement to Brexit negotiations to the promotion of the principle of equality as a member of Commissioner Helena Dalli's Task Force. Since May 2023, she is the co-president of Volt Slovakia. At the same time, it supports the spread of a new leadership culture of organizations and their activists who want to combine the desire for a societal impact with their own authenticity and well-being. It does so through leadership programs, mentoring circles, or publishing activities. As a graduate of the University of Economics in Bratislava, London School of Economics, Solvay Business School and Kingstown College, you can often meet her at global career events for a new generation of leaders ready to engage in the political space.