Volt Ireland at the GA in Frankfurt from Thijs’ perspective
This year’s Volt Europa General Assembly (GA) was in Frankfurt, and Ireland was represented by 4 of our members. It was a great weekend away, meeting around 1500 Volters from all across the 30 chapters, who all share the same political dreams.
The two days consisted of events suitable for everybody’s needs, including political debates with our elected MEPs from the Netherlands and Germany about big tech regulation, the future of agricultural production or how to measure a country’s prosperity on more than just GDP.
There was a small market with one-on-one discussions with our European thematic communities, for instance to learn about what policies the HealthCom is working on on a European level, or DefCom, that talks about defence and security policies. All communities are also available online, where Volt Members can access their ‘hubs’ on the Haiilo (https://volt.haiilo.app/) by signing in with your Volt Europa address.
And last but not least, there were many opportunities to go out and meet fellow Volters during a meal or a drink with the main evening event being split between a Volt party in a techno club, and drinks in a local Irish pub. It was such an amazing weekend, full of both political and social content, that I for one have already signed up for next year’s GA in Bratislava in June 2026!
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