9 Amendments of Dominique BILDE related to 2023/2018(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the European Voluntary Humanitarian Aid Corps, the humanitarian strand of the European Solidarity Corps (ESC), offers young people opportunities to gain skillsexperience in the field of humanitarian work, while fostering solidarity and livelihoods across societies globally; whereas principled humanitarianism underpins humanitarian volunteering;
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Emphasises the importance of volunteering in humanitarian aid operations in promoting European values, along with the humanitarian principles of humanity, neutrality, impartiality and independence and in providing tangible support to humanitarian action to the extent possible and according to needs;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes the high number of young people interested in the humanitarian aid strand, with over 42 000 expressions of interests received by May 2023; strongly supports the efforts to increase engagement among young people with fewer opportunities, especially those from modest backgrounds and rural areas; calls for concrete action to be investigated to ensure these young people are included in a meaningful way, such as targeted communication campaigns andfor example through the appropriate design of compulsory training programmes and the subsequent placements;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Is concerned about the lengthy volunteer selection procedure, in particular with regard to waiting times for mandatory in-person training, which could lead to candidates dropping out and losing interest; underlines that humanitarian operations require adequate training; , both in terms of developing skills and values tied to humanitarian action, in particular as regards conduct in the eventual host third country.
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Notes that most applicants are between 19 and 23 years old; invites the Commission to remove the age limit to allow more experienced candidates to participate without significantly affecting youth engagement in humanitarian opercandidates of all ages the possibility to participate in humanitarian operations, on the basis of needs, the candidate's profile and the quality of their applications;.
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Notes that around two thirds of the selected projects for 2023 are development-centred; calls for a more balanced humanitarian-centred approach for future selections; calls on the Commission to consider the possibility of revising the regulation to allow volunteering in safe zones of conflict- affected countries, subject to clear security and safety protocols and the fulfilment of the duty of care for volunteers.
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Stresses that, as regards humanitarian action, volunteers must be made aware of the laws of the eventual host third country where they are to volunteer, as well as of possible cultural aspects that are relevant to the requirements of the planned humanitarian action, including in relation to interactions with the local population.
Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Stresses that in the event that the Commission comes to authorise volunteering activities in safe zones of conflict-affected countries, such activities would only be authorised under strict conditions set out in legislation and other relevant directives or guidance from the third country where the aforementioned humanitarian action is to take place.
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5c. Stresses that the eventual deployment of volunteers as part of the European Solidarity Corps for humanitarian action, especially in third countries outside the EU, must be limited in accordance with the needs expressed by reference humanitarian organisations working in the relevant countries, the authorities of those countries or by any other actors of reference, so that such deployments do not pose risks to security.