Also, more and more citizens are turning away from society and policy. The number of people with an anti-government attitude is increasing. Citizens feel badly represented by their elected representatives and find this problem important, as studies show. Moreover, an important source of frustration is that citizens have no impact on policy between two elections. This dissatisfaction is as great at the regional as at the federal level.
Volt has defined 5+1 fundamental Challenges that need to be tackled in each European country and in Europe as a whole.
Why 5 + 1 Challenges?
The 5 Challenges are basically the same for every country, but their implementation can be adapted on the national level to take into account local realities.
The +1 Challenge – our proposal to reform and strengthen the EU – is identical across all our national programmes.
Education and digitalisation are key elements of the 21st century.
An innovative economy must be the engine of society's progress.
No-one should be left behind - no matter their gender, income, religion. or origin.
Europe needs to assume responsibility for its role in global challenges.
People must be empowered to influence politics beyond elections alone.
We love the EU - this doesn't mean there is no room for improvement.