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Volt Slovenija would have liked the government to push for Eurobonds or European defense integration to allow us to reach 5% or any percentage above 2% of GDP on defense spending while protecting our social welfare state. Instead, the government is holding a referendum on Nato membership - the latest in a series of misuse and disrespect of referendums by parliament.

In 2023, the then Dutch finance and first deputy prime minister Sigrid Kaag announced that she would not lead her party into the 2023 elections because of the impact of hatred and threats towards her and her family . Politics unfortunately remains a profession often hostile to women and on this March 8th and international women’s day, it is worth stressing how important contributions from women are for a functioning political system and representative democracy.

Joint statement by Volt UK, Volt France, Volt Greece, Volt Denmark and Volt Slovenia on the recent United Nations Security Council resolution.

Slovenia and other small member states are not invited when the future of the EU is discussed.

Slovenia needs a second nuclear power plant for our country’s energy autonomy. But also more transparency.