6 Amendments of Thomas MANN related to 2017/0102(COD)
Amendment 31 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1 a (new)
Recital 1 a (new)
(1a) The young people active in the European Solidarity Corps must receive the utmost social recognition.
Amendment 35 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2 a (new)
Recital 2 a (new)
(2a) The European Union and Member States should undertake on principle to establish arrangements making involvement in the European Solidarity Corps as attractive as possible.
Amendment 51 #
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 communities, 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. The activities should not be a substitute for corporate social action.
Amendment 103 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) A quality label should be put in place to ensure compliance of the participating organisations with the principles and requirements of the European Solidarity Corps Charter, as regards their rights and responsibilities during all stages of the solidarity experience. Obtaining a quality label should be a precondition for participation but should not automatically lead to funding under the European Solidarity Corps. The quality label should take account of the fact that European Solidarity Corps activities should not be a substitute for actual jobs or traineeship places.
Amendment 139 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1
(1) “solidarity activity” means an activity 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, provided that it does not replace existing jobs or existing traineeship places or offers thereof, 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, agriculture 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 cohesion; however, a clear distinction must be made between solidarity activities and conventional social activities in connection with employment and traineeships; an existing social activity cannot be converted into a solidarity activity;
Amendment 206 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) to prevent organisations from turning social responsibility measures into Solidarity Corps measures and, in so doing, from making improper use of funding;