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Today the time has finally come: we are launching the Europe Initiative together with Operation Libero, the European Movement Switzerland and other organisations of the Europe Alliance.

The current humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza is unacceptable and must be stopped.

Volt Europa, the first pan-European political party, held its biggest General Assembly (GA) ever this weekend in Paris, France, drawing over 900 Volters from across the continent.

The humanitarian crisis in Gaza demands action. Support our call for an immediate pause in hostilities, aid delivery, and protection of civilian lives.

Volt stands in solidarity with Iranian women and calls for an end to violence by the government!

Our hearts are filled with shock, sadness, and anger, and we mourn in solidarity with the Israeli communities.

At the latest since the climate strikes and the ensuing public debate, the Swiss are increasingly concerned with climate change and the topic of climate protection. However, the topic got off to a difficult start, with the vote on the CO2 law in 2021 being lost. As a result, concrete measures against climate change failed to materialise. But this is about to change, the Swiss electorate will vote on the Climate Protection Law on 18 June.

The first "session of people with disabilities" took place in the Swiss National Council. 44 representatives called for more political participation and accessibility.

Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine has been raging for over a year. While the other European countries are supporting Ukraine both financially and by supplying weapons and ammunition, Switzerland, under the cloak of neutrality, is opposing the transfer of weapons produced in Switzerland to our neighbours, thus once again raising eyebrows. Permission for the transfer of Swiss weapons and ammunition would be the least Switzerland should do.

It is time to talk about the elephant in the room: Relations with the EU are crumbling and if you look at the current course from the federal council, there is no improvement in sight any time soon. Therefore, it is now up to the people to send a clear mandate to Bern with the Europe Initiative.

The Swiss parliament has approved a plan to increase taxes on streaming companies in order to reinvest these funds in the Swiss film industry. Following the amendment's approval, streaming platforms will be required to invest 4% of the revenue generated in Switzerland in local filmmaking and to carry at least 30% of European products in their catalogues. A group of Swiss film producers called it an "essential step" to prevent the industry from dying in Switzerland, as it did in Germany and Italy

Switzerland is voting on whether to support the EU's decision to increase the budget for the border protection agency FRONTEX.