45 Amendments of Josu JUARISTI ABAUNZ related to 2017/0102(COD)
Amendment 29 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) The solidarity activities offered to young people should be of high quality, in the sense that they should respond to unmet societal needs, contribute to strengthening local communities and social cohesion, offer young people the opportunity to acquire valuable knowledge and competences, be financially accessible to young people, and be implemented in safe and healthy conditions.
Amendment 34 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) The European Solidarity Corps would provide a single entry point, free of discrimination based on gender or social background, for solidarity activities throughout the Union. Consistency and complementarity of that framework should be ensured with other relevant Union policies and programmes. The European Solidarity Corps should build on the strengths and synergies of existing programmes, notably the European Voluntary Service. It should also complement the efforts made by Member States to support young people and ease their school-to-work transition under the Youth Guarantee19 by providing them with additional opportunities to make a start on the labour market in the form of traineeships or jobs in solidarity-related areas within their respective Member State or across borders. Complementarity with existing Union level networks pertinent to the activities under the European Solidarity Corps, such as the European Network of Public Employment Services, EURES and the Eurodesk network, should also be ensured. Furthermore, complementarity between existing related schemes, in particular national solidarity schemes and mobility schemes for young people, including schemes operating at regional or local level, and the European Solidarity Corps should be ensured, building on good practices where appropriate. _________________ 19 Council Recommendation of 22 April 2013 on establishing a Youth Guarantee (2013/C 120/01).
Amendment 82 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 34
Recital 34
(34) In order to ensure uniform conditions for the implementation of this Regulation, implementing powerssupplement this Regulation, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union should be conferrdelegated ton the Commission. Those powers should be exercised in acc in respect of the adoption of work programmes. It is of particular impordtance with Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down the rules and general principles concerning mechanisms for control by the Member States of the Commission's exercise of implementing powers25 _____________ 25 Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 ofthat the Commission carry out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, including at expert level, and that those consultations be conducted in accordance with the principles laid down in the Interinstitutional Agreement of 13 April 2016 on Better Law-Making25. In particular, to ensure equal participation in the preparation of delegated acts, the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 2011 laying down the rules and general principles concerning mechanisms for control by Member Statereceive all documents at the same time as Member States' experts, and their experts systematically have access to meetings of the Commission’s expercise of implementing powers, O.J. L 55, 28.2t groups dealing with the preparation of delegated acts. _____________ 25 OJ L 123, 12.5.20116, p. 13.
Amendment 88 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1
(1) “solidarity activity” means an activity of general interest within the structures of non-profit organisations aimed at addressing unmet societal needs to the benefit of a community while also fostering the individual’s personal, educational, social, civic and professional development, which may take the form of placements, projects or networking activities, developed in relation to different areas, such as education and training, employment, gender equality, entrepreneurship, in particular social entrepreneurship, citizenship and democratic participation, environment and nature protection, climate action, disaster prevention, preparedness and recovery, agriculturesocial farming and rural development, provision of food and non-food items, health and wellbeing, creativity and culture, physical education and sport, social assistance and welfare, reception and integration of third-country nationals, territorial cooperation and cohesionin particular migrants and asylum seekers, territorial cooperation and cohesion; this activity is characterized by: fixed period, clear objectives, contents, tasks, structure and framework; appropriate financial support shall be provided; legal and social rights of volunteers must be guaranteed;
Amendment 93 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2
(2) “participantvolunteer” means a young person who has registered in the European Solidarity Corps Portal and takes part in a solidarity activity under the European Solidarity Corps offered by a participating organiszation certified by means of the quality label;
Amendment 98 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3
(3) “disadvantaged young people volunteers” means individuals who need additional support because of disability, educational difficulties, economic obstacles, cultural differences, health problems, social obstacles, geographical obstacles;
Amendment 99 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 4
(4) “participating organisation” means any public or private entitynon-profit entity which carries out activities of general interest, that has been attributed the European Solidarity Corps quality label, which offers a placement to a participant in the Europeaor supports participation in Ssolidarity Corps or implements other activities in the framework ofactivities or training to a volunteer in the European Solidarity Corps;
Amendment 103 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 5
(5) “solidarity placemenroject” means a volunteering activity, or traineeship or job in a solidarity-related area as referred to in Article 2.1(1), which is organised by a participating organisation and which contributes to addressing key societal challenges while enhancing the personal, educational, social, civic and professional development and the employability of the European Solidarity Corps participantvolunteer who undertakes it, either in a country other than the country of residence (cross-border) or in the country of residence of the participant (in-country);
Amendment 106 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 6
(6) “volunteering” means a part or full- time32 unpaid voluntary service for a period of up to twelve months, which provides young people with the opportunity to contribute to the daily work of organisations active in solidarity-related fields, to the ultimate benefit of the communities within which the activities are carried out, including a solid learning and training dimension in order to enable the young volunteer(s) to gain skills and competences, which will be useful for their personal, educational, and social and professional developmdevelopment; this activity is characterized by a fixed period, clear objectives, contents, and which will also contribute to improving their employabilitytasks, structure and framework; appropriate financial support, legal and social rights must be guaranteed; volunteering shall not be used to substitute or replace paid employment; _________________ 32 As a general principle, an activity carried out continuously, 5 days a week for 7 hours a day.
Amendment 109 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 7
(7) “volunteering teams’ placemenrojects” means placemenrojects allowing teams of European Solidarity Corps participantvolunteers from different participating countries to volunteer together for a common objective, by carrying out manual or intellectual tasks, on a worthwhile community service project for a period between two weeks and two months;
Amendment 112 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 8
(8) “traineeship” means a period of work practice for a fixed period from two to twelve months, remunerated by the organisation hosting the European Solidarity Corps participantvolunteer, based on a written traineeship agreement, which includes a learning and training component, clear objectives, contents, tasks, structure and framework, reference to legal and social rights and undertaken in order to gain practical and professional experience with a view to improving employability and facilitating transition to regular employment; ; traineeships shall not be used to substitute or replace paid employment;
Amendment 114 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Amendment 120 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 10
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 10
(10) “solidarity project” means a local initiative for a period from two to twelve months, which is set up and carried out by groups of at least five European Solidarity Corps participantsvolunteers or by a participating organisation, with a view to addressing key challenges within their local community while linking them to a broader European perspective;
Amendment 123 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 11
(11) “quality label” means the certification attributed to a public or private non-profit entity or an international organisation referred to in Article 2.1(4) willing to provide placemenrojects under the European Solidarity Corps following a procedure aimed at ensuring compliance with the principles and requirements of the European Solidarity Corps CharterGuidelines;
Amendment 125 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 12
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 12
(12) “European Solidarity Corps CharterGuidelines” means the document that sets out the respective rights and responsibilities that all the entities willing to join the European Solidarity Corps must agree to adhere to and which is annexed to this regulation;
Amendment 126 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 13
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 13
(13) “European Solidarity Corps Resource Center” means the additional functions performed by a designated national agency to support the development and implementation of activities under the European Solidarity Corps as well as the identification of the competences acquired by the participantvolunteers through their placements and projects;
Amendment 129 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 14
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 14
(14) "European Solidarity Corps Portal" means a web-based tool that provides relevant online services to the European Solidarity Corps participantvolunteers and participating organisations, including providing information about the European Solidarity Corps, registering participantvolunteers, searching for participants for placemenvolunteers for projects, advertising and searching for placemenrojects, searching for potential project partners, managing contacts and offers for placements and projects, training, communication and networking activities, informing and notifying about opportunities, as well as other relevant developments related to the European Solidarity Corps.
Amendment 137 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) to provide young people, with the support of participating organisations, with easily accessible opportunities for engagement in solidarity activities while improving their skills and competences for personal, educational, social, civic and professional development, as well as their employability and facilitating transition into the labour market, including by supporting the mobility of young volunteers, trainees and workers;
Amendment 138 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) to ensure that the solidarity activities that are offered to the European Solidarity Corps participantvolunteers contribute to addressing concrete, unmet societal needs and strengthening communities, are of high quality and properly validated.of general interest, such as social integration, environmental protection, counteracting and mitigating effects of climate change and natural disasters; and strengthening local and regional communities;
Amendment 144 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) solidarity placements, projects and networking activities
Amendment 145 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) quality and support measures to solidarity projects.
Amendment 146 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – title
Article 7 – title
Solidarity placements, projects and networking activities
Amendment 149 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) solidarity placemenrojects in the form of volunteering, or traineeships or jobs, including individual cross-border and in- country placemenrojects as well as volunteering teams’ placemenrojects;
Amendment 151 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) solidarity projects at the initiative of European Solidarity Corps participantvolunteers;
Amendment 152 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) networking activities for individuals and organisations participating in the European Solidarity Corps which must be entirely consistent with, and complement proven experience on the ground, in particular good volunteering and civil protection practice.
Amendment 156 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) measures aimed at ensuring the quality of solidarity placemenrojects, including training, language support, administrative support for participantvolunteers and participating organisations, insurance, post-placemenroject support as well as the development of a certificate that identifies and documents the knowledge, skills and competences acquired during the placemenroject;
Amendment 159 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) the development and maintenance of a quality label for entities willing to provide placemenrojects for the European Solidarity Corps in order to ensure compliance with the principles and requirements of the European Solidarity Corps CharterGuidelines;
Amendment 183 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1
Article 13 – paragraph 1
1. The European Solidarity Corps shall be open to the participation of public or private non-profit entities, or international organisations referred to in article 2.1(4), provided that they have received a European Solidarity Corps quality label.
Amendment 185 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 3
Article 13 – paragraph 3
3. As a result of the assessment the entity may be attributed the European Solidarity Corps quality label. The obtained label shall be re-assessed periodically and may be revoked. The results of the re-assessments of entities shall be part of the evaluation and monitoring referred to in article 15 and in particular of the progress report that the Commission shall publish in 2020.
Amendment 189 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1
Article 14 – paragraph 1
Any public or private entitynon-profit entity which carries out activities of general interest established in a participating country as well as international organisations carrying out solidarity activities in the participating countries may apply for funding under the European Solidarity Corps. In the case of the activities referred to in point (a) of Article 7(1), a quality label shall be obtained by the participating organisation as a pre- condition for receiving funding under the European Solidarity Corps. In the case of the solidarity projects referred to in point (b) of Article 7(1), natural persons may also apply for funding on behalf of informal groups of European Solidarity Corps participantvolunteers.
Amendment 193 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) number of participantvolunteers in volunteering placemenrojects (in-country and cross-border);
Amendment 197 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) number of participantvolunteers in traineeship placements (in-country and cross-border);
Amendment 198 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point c
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point c
Amendment 202 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d
(d) number of participantvolunteers in solidarity projects;
Amendment 211 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 3
Article 15 – paragraph 3
3. In 2020 the Commission shall publish a report taking stock of the progress made towards achieving its results, including the target of offering 100 000 young people opportunities under the European Solidarity Corps by 2020 (covering all the placements and projects referred to in points (a) and (b) of Article 7(1)).
Amendment 214 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1
Article 16 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission, in cooperation with the participating countries, shall ensure the dissemination of information, publicity and follow-up with regard to all actions supported in the framework of the European Solidarity Corps with a particular focus equal opportunities and accessibility.
Amendment 225 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 1
Article 24 – paragraph 1
1. IThe Commission shall adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 25 in order to imsupplement this Regulation, the Commission shall by adopting work programmes by way of implementing acts. Each work programme shall ensure that the general and specific objectives set out in Articles 3 and 4 are implemented in a consistent manner and shall outline the expected results, the method of implementation and its total amount. The work programmes shall also contain a description of the actions to be financed, an indication of the amount allocated to each action, an indication of the distribution of funds between the participating countries for the actions to be managed through the national agencies and an indicative implementation timetable.
Amendment 226 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 2
Article 24 – paragraph 2
Amendment 227 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – title
Article 25 – title
Amendment 228 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 1
Article 25 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall be assisted by the committee established by Article 36 of Regulation (EU) No 1288/2013. That committee shall be a committee within the meaning of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011power to adopt delegated acts is conferred on the Commission subject to the conditions laid down in this Article.
Amendment 229 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 2
Article 25 – paragraph 2
2. WThere power to adopt delegated acts referrence is made to this paragraph, Article 5 of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 shall applyd to in Article 24 shall be conferred on the Commission for a period of five years from [date of entry into force of this Regulation]. The Commission shall draw up a report in respect of the delegation of power not later than nine months before the end of the two-year period. The delegation of power shall be tacitly extended for periods of identical duration, unless the European Parliament or the Council opposes such extension not later than three months before the end of each period.
Amendment 230 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 25 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The delegation of power referred to in Article 24 may be revoked at any time by the European Parliament or by the Council. A decision to revoke shall put an end to the delegation of the power specified in that decision. It shall take effect the day following the publication of the decision in the Official Journal of the European Union or at a later date specified therein. It shall not affect the validity of any delegated acts already in force.
Amendment 231 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 2 b (new)
Article 25 – paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Before adopting a delegated act, the Commission shall consult experts designated by each Member State in accordance with the principles laid down in the Interinstitutional Agreement on Better Law-Making of 13 April 2016.
Amendment 232 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 2 c (new)
Article 25 – paragraph 2 c (new)
2c. As soon as it adopts a delegated act, the Commission shall notify it simultaneously to the European Parliament and to the Council.
Amendment 233 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 2 d (new)
Article 25 – paragraph 2 d (new)
2d. A delegated act adopted pursuant to Article 24 shall enter into force only if no objection has been expressed either by the European Parliament or the Council within a period of two months of notification of that act to the European Parliament and the Council or if, before the expiry of that period, the European Parliament and the Council have both informed the Commission that they will not object. That period shall be extended by two months at the initiative of the European Parliament or of the Council.