We hope to see you at Borderball 2025!
Want to be part of something fun, healthy, and international?
Come to the third edition of Borderball – a 3-day event full of sports, music, relaxing, connections and new ideas!
What to expect?
- A mix of sports, chilling, and workshops
- Barbecue, music, dancing, and camping under the stars
- A chance to learn more about European politics in a relaxed way
- connect with people of all ages and backgrounds, even elected officials and experts
- Workshops on policy and cross-border topics
- Active and low-stress activities, including a triathlon for all
- Dutch, German and English are all welcome – no need to speak more than one
- Watch the 2023 aftermovie
Where? Glanerbrug, on the Germany–Netherlands border: Kerkstraat 94, 7532 AV Enschede
Price? Only €55 for the whole weekend. Whether you love camping, want to chill with others, or are curious about Europe, this weekend is for you! You can come for a day or stay the whole weekend – including food!
- The whole weekend (Camping, 2x Breakfast, 2x Lunch, BBQ and diner) € 55,-
- The whole weekend (2x Breakfast, 2x Lunch, BBQ and diner) € 50,-
- Saturday Paspartout (Lunch, Diner and live music included) € 35,-
- Saturday only, (Lunch included) € 20,-
- Sunday only, (Lunch included) € 10,-
- Price for kids 12-18 year the whole weekend € 25,-
- Price for kids under 12 free
Registrations close on 20 June !
Programme
Friday June 27th
Start Building Up
11:00 – 12:00
Camping Terrain Opens
13:00 – 17:00
Barbeque!
18:00 – 20:30
Sports, MeetUps and Chill
20.30 – 24.00
Saturday June 28th
Breakfast (clubhouse)
07.30 – 08.30
Opening by Mels Klabbers
co-president of the board of Volt Europe
09:30 – 10:00
‘Europe for dummies’
by Harry Rogge, member Council of Europe and Eurogeo
10:00 – 11.30
Sports and Chill
10:00- 11:30
Lunch
12:00 – 13:00
Opening Afternoon Programme
12:45 – 13:00
European defence
13:00 – 13:45 Tent ∝
From Idea to Impact
Design a poster that truly hits home
by Anna Kaal
13:00 – 13:45 Tent ß
Same but different
perspectives on Volt Netherlands and Volt Germany
by Sophie Kleber
13:00 – 13:45 Tent γ
Language corner with Diana Diel
13:45 – 14:30
Sports – Volleybal, Badminton
13:45 – 14:30
A.I. (artificial intelligence)
by Erik Kemp
14:30 – 15:15 Tent ∝
Gender roles across borders
by Dorothe Stahljans & Anna Kaal
14:30 – 15:15 Tent ß
Soapbox for Short Talks
by Anyone
14:30 – 15:15 Tent γ
Language corner with Diana Diel
15:15 – 16:00
Sports – Volleybal, Badminton
15:15 – 16:00
Crossborder Water Management
16:00 – 16:45 Tent ∝
Volt working group AgriCom
16:00 – 16:45 Tent ß
Understanding the Stress System
by Anna Kaal
16:00 – 16:45 Tent γ
Language corner with Diana Diel
16:45 – 17:30
Sports – Volleybal, Badminton
16:45 – 17:30
Folk Dancing
17:30 – 18:30
Diner
18:30 – 20:00
Sunday June 29th
Breakfast
07:30 – 08:30
Transport to Gronau for Triathlon – 08:30
Triathlon – Swimming, Running and Cycling
09:00 – 11:00
Public Action at the Border
09:00 – 11:00
Policy Session – Poverty policy
11:00 – 14:00
Policy Session – IT in the municipality
11:00 – 14:00
Policy Session – Housing
11:00 – 14:00
Lunch
12:30 – 13:00
Clean Up and Departure
15:00 – 17:00
Municipal elections are coming up in all three EUREGIO regions:
- On 14 September 2025 in North Rhine-Westphalia
- On 18 March 2026 in the Netherlands
- Around September 2026 in Lower Saxony
This is why we are keeping the Policy Sessions for local teams to exchange great examples from election programmes and get inspiration from election programmes from the different municipalities. Are the same issues playing out in Germany and the Netherlands? What can we learn from each other? Can we cooperate more?
Extra information
BorderBall is:
- Children friendly (feel free to bring your kids if they enjoy camping!)
- Open for everyone (feel free to bring your friends who are not (yet) Volt members!)
- Organised for the third time this year!
- Cheap. It will cost you approximately €55 for a whole weekend pass, including overnight stay and food!
- Fun! What more do you want than a weekend full of politics and sports
Organisation Team
Achterhoek: Nanda Pastoor – Diederick Kolkman – Gerrie Klok
Twente: Sjoerd Nijhuis – Anna Kaal – Erik Kemp – Eric-Jan de Jong
Osnabrücker Land: Florian Eckardt – Dorothe Stahljans – David Samson
Münsterland: Franz Lenhard – Diana Diel
See you soon!
Registrations close on 20 June, so don’t wait too long to sign up!
