Building EU-topia with Valerie Sternberg and Reinier van Lanschot

Welcome to the Policy People Podcast. In this conversation, I discuss how to rebuild the EU as a citizen-lead federated democracy with <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/valerie-sternberg-80273048/">Valerie Sternberg</a> and <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/reinier-van-lanschot-volt/">Reinier van Lanschot</a>. We discuss how their party Volt is leading the Pro-Europe movement for a new generation, the EU&#8217;s coming transition from a technocratic to a people-centered institution, climate change and other core issues for Europe&#8217;s voters, strategies for pro-EU groups to beat right-wing populist parties at the ballot box, the EU&#8217;s performance in the pandemic, the importance of listening tours in campaigning, best practice sharing and Amsterdam&#8217;s donut economy, how to unlock individual&#8217;s leadership potential and many more topics. <br/><br/>You can listen to the episode right away in the audio player embedded above, or right below it you can click &#8220;Listen in podcast app&#8221; &#8212; which will connect you to the show&#8217;s feed.&#160;Alternatively, you can click the icons below to listen to it on Apple Podcasts or Spotify.&#160;<br/><br/>Short Link:&#160;<a href="https://apple.co/3r4MwDR">https://apple.co/3h2zFOS</a><br/><br/>Short Link:&#160;<a href="http://spoti.fi/3c0XTIC">http://spoti.fi/3c0XTIC</a><br/><br/>If you enjoy this conversation and would like to help the show, leaving us a 5-star rating and review on Apple Podcasts is the easiest way to do so. <br/><br/>Thank you to Yawen W for leaving this review this week&#8230; <br/><br/>To give us a review, just go to <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/tw/podcast/policy-people/id1525978880?uo=4&#38;itscg=30200&#38;itsct=podcast_box">Policy People</a> on Apple Podcasts and hit &#8216;Write a Review&#8217;. <br/><br/><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/valerie-sternberg-80273048/">Valerie Sternberg</a> is the Co-President of Volt Europa and the party&#8217;s Lead Candidate for the Bundestag Elections in 2021. <a href="htt