The Nr. 1 candidate of Latvian political party Kustība Par! for the upcoming European Parliament elections will be European and Ukrainian citizen Ivanna Volochiy, who currently works in the European Parliament.
Ivanna was born in western Ukraine. After earning a Master’s degree in European Integration from Maastricht University, she started working in EU agencies and programmes in Brussels and Kyiv. She currently works in the European Parliament as a member of the centrist liberal group Renew Europe, primarily with EU-Ukraine affairs.
“In the parliament Ivanna will be representing the interests of Latvian voters and will be Ukraine’s voice in Europe. She will be implementing Latvia’s national interests – our country’s security through Ukraine’s victory and Europe’s expansion,” as stated in the announcement from the party.
Ivanna Volochiy was born in Ivanofrankivsk, graduated from Ukraine’s leading university “Kyiv-Mohyla Academy”. She received a Master’s degree in European integration from Maastricht University in the Netherlands.
In 2004, as a member of the Student Action Committee, Ivanna participated in the democratic “Orange Revolution”, but since 2007 she has been working in Brussels and Kyiv – the European Commission, various EU agencies and programmes, with a particular focus on the EU Eastern Partnership and Neighbourhood Policy.
In 2022 Ivanna joined the European Parliament’s centrist-liberal group Renew Europe, where she participated in the work of the parliamentary contact group in various Ukraine-related affairs.
Since the beginning of the Russian invasion, Ivanna has been actively volunteering to help Ukrainians fight the Russian invasion. She personally donates and raises funds, including through the UkraineConnect initiative and the Society Vector of Mercy, which helps hundreds of internally displaced people in her hometown of Ivanofrankivsk.
Ivanna speaks six languages and after five years in Brussels she has acquired Belgian citizenship. She lives in Brussels with her family and four-year-old daughter Margaret. In her free time, she enjoys sports and reading.
The list of candidates from Kustības Par! for the upcoming European Parliament includes: Linda Curika, Inese Voika, Miks Celmiņš, Laima Geikina, Viesturs Romka, Dace Bluķe, Sergejs Kaļiņins, Santa Ločmele, Martins Levuškāns, Ivars Drulle, Mārtiņš Šteins, Ilmārs Dūrītis, Inta Brence, Uldis Dūmiņš, Oskars Kaulēns, Inga Lāce, Anna Bendika.
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