10.5.2019. In a common election, call the Board of management of the Volkswagen group and the Group have contacted the works Council, the employee of the company in the European community and the employees to participate in the elections to the European Parliament prompted. The election shall take place according to the country in the period from 23. up to the 26. May 2019.
In the Letter, which was written in 16 European languages, it means, among other things,: “All who want to actively participate in the further development of the European Union should make use of their voting rights. Europe relates to each and every. Therefore, we, the Board of management of the Volkswagen group and the Group works Council to call together to participate in the elections. They make use of their voting rights. Help you to shape the Europe of the future!“
The statement reads: “A United, sustainable, and in the international competition, strong Europe is in all our interests. The European single market, cross-border trade and the free movement of professionals and the exchange of Knowledge are basic conditions of our competitiveness. But, the United Europe is more than that. It has brought the continent peace and prosperity after centuries of bloody Wars and conflicts.“
As a widely visible sign of his commitment to Europe, the group has attached a Banner with the statement: “Volkswagen chooses Europe” at the power plant South on the site of the Wolfsburg-based group’s headquarters. It shows the Symbol of the European Union and has a blue color. The Banner had a size of 12 x 27 meters, and stays there until the day of the European election in Germany on may 26. May 2019.
The commitment of the Volkswagen group for the participation in the European elections has a long Tradition. Even before the first European election in 1979, published by Volkswagen in its employee newspaper, a comprehensive article about all of the choice questions, as well as a display with dial call.
Today, the Volkswagen group is busy on the European continent around 490,000 employees, or around three-quarters of its global workforce. Around half of the sales the company generated in Europe. Its twelve brands come from seven European countries, in which it holds 69 production sites.
Banner with the Symbol of the European Union at the power plant on the site of the Wolfsburg group headquarters (photo: Volkswagen)
