Reinier van Lanschot

Reinier van Lanschot is a politician of Volt Europa and its Dutch wing, Volt Nederland.[1] He was elected Co-President of Volt Europa (together with Valerie Sternberg of Volt Deutschland) at the 2019 General Assembly in Sofia, 12-13 October 2019.[2]

Reinier van Lanschot

About the EU he declared that he agreed with the view of eurosceptics but that instead of destroying it he wants to improve it by making it more transparent, democratic and social.[3] Lanschot claims that the Brexit and the recent spike in popularity of Thierry Baudet have strengthened the party.[3] He and his party also believe in the cause of environmentalism.[4]

References

  1. "Reinier van Lanschot: 'Volt is een politieke startup'". MT.nl (in Dutch). 2019-05-21. Retrieved 2019-08-24.
  2. "European Board". Volt Europa. Retrieved 2020-09-21.
  3. "Pro-Europese idealisten, ze bestaan nog". NRC (in Dutch). Retrieved 2019-08-24.
  4. mariettenieuws (2019-06-12). "Nederlanders om in de gaten te houden: voormalig lijststrekker en oprichter in Nederland van de Europese partij Volt Reinier van Lanschot (29)". Nieuws.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 2019-08-24.
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