Reinier van Lanschot

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In this Dutch name, the surname is Van Lanschot, not Lanschot.
Reinier van Lanschot

Reinier van Lanschot (born 7 September 1989) is a Dutch politician. In 2018, he co-founded Volt Netherlands with Laurens Dassen and has since served its chairman.[1] He was the party's top candidate for the European Parliament in the 2019 election. Van Lanschot was elected to the co-presidency of Volt Europa (together with Valerie Sternberg of Volt Germany) at the 2019 General Assembly in Sofia, 12–13 October 2019.[2]

Political positions[]

About the European Union (EU), Van Lanschot 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] Van Lanschot claims that 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. ^ a b "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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