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Amendments (83)
Amendment 120 #
Proposal for a regulation
Title 1
Title 1
Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL laying down the legal framework of the European SVolidarity Corpsuntary Service + and amending Regulations (EU) No 1288/2013, (EU) No 1293/2013, (EU) No 1303/2013, (EU) No 1305/2013, (EU) No 1306/2013 and Decision No 1313/2013/EUThis amendment applies throughout the text, with the exception of recitals 2 and 3. Adopting it will necessitate corresponding changes throughout.)
Amendment 151 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) Young people should be provided with easily accessible opportunities to engage in solidarity activities as volunteers, which cwould bring positive effects to society while also enableing them to express their commitment to the benefit of communities while acquiring useful experience, skills and competences for their personal, educational, social, civic and professional development, thereby improving their employabilitydevelopment. Thoese activities would also support the mobility of young volunteers, trainees and workers.
Amendment 159 #
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 164 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) The European SVolidarity Corpsuntary Service + would provide a singlemain entry point free of discrimination based on gender or social class, 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 Servicies, EURES and the Eurodesk network, should also be ensured and programmes. Furthermore, complementarity between existing related schemes, in particular national solidarity schemes and mobility schemes for young people, and the European Solidarity Corps should be ensured, building on good practices where appropriate. __________________ 19Council Recommendation of 22 April 2013 on establishing a Youth Guarantee (2013/C 120/01)including schemes operating at regional or local level, should be ensured, building on good practices.
Amendment 174 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) The European SVolidarity Corpsuntary Service + should open up new opportunities for young people to carry out volunteering, traineeship or job placements in solidarity-related areas as well as to devise and develop solidarity projects based on their own initiative. Those opportunities should contribute to enhancing their personal, educational, social, civic and professional development. The European SVolidarity Corpsuntary Service + should also support networking activities for European Solidarity Corps participants andvolunteers and non-profit organisations as well as measures to ensure the quality of the supported activities and to enhance the validation of their learning outcomes.
Amendment 176 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) Voluntary activities constitute a rich experience in a non-formal and inon-formal learning context which enhances young people's personal, socio-educational and professional development, active citizenship and employability. Vactive citizenship. However, given the cross-sectorial nature of solidarity-related activities, the different status of entities and non-profit organisations potentially involved into these activities, as well as the socio-economic significance of the solidarity sector in the Union, provisions should be included in this Regulation to ensure that voluntary activities shouldo not have an adverse effect on potential or existing paid employment, nor should they be seen as a substitute for itor effectively deployed as a substitute for it. For this reason, solidarity projects in the form of volunteering under this Regulation should be offered exclusively by public authorities or by participating organisations in the non- profit sector, foundations and social enterprises. In order to ensure continuity with respect to the volunteering activities that are supported at Union level, the volunteering activities under the European Voluntary Service that fall within the geographical scope of the European Solidarity Corps+ should be supported by the latter in the form of cross-border volunteering placemenrojects. The other volunteering activities under the European Voluntary Service that do not fall under the geographical scope of the European Solidarity Corps+ should continue to be supported under the Programme established by Regulation (EU) No 1288/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing 'Erasmus+': the Union programme for education, training, youth and sport20 . With respect to the interpretation of related legislation at Union level, both the cross- border volunteering placements under the European Solidarity Corpsroject and the volunteering activities that continue to be supported under Regulation (EU) No 1288/2013 should be considered equivalent to those carried out under the European Voluntary Service. __________________ 20 Regulation (EU) No 1288/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2013 establishing 'Erasmus+': the Union programme for education, training, youth and sport and repealing Decisions No 1719/2006/EC, No 1720/2006/EC and No 1298/2008/EC, OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 50.
Amendment 194 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) Young people’s spirit of initiative is an important asset for society and for the labour market. The European SVolidarity Corpsuntary Service + should contribute to fostering this aspect by offering young people the opportunity to devise and implement their own projects aimed at addressing specific challenges in solidarity to the benefit of their local communities. Thoese projects should be an opportunity to try out ideadevelop innovative solutions and support young people to be themselves drivers of solidarity actions. They could also serve as a springboard for further engagement in solidarity activities and could be a first step towards encouraging European Solidarity Corps participants to engage in self-employment or setting up associations, NGOs or other bodies active in the solidarity, non-profit and youth sectors volunteers in associations, NGOs, youth organisations or other bodies active in the solidarity, non-profit and youth sectors as well as for social enterprises and the setting up of their own associations.
Amendment 197 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) Young people and organisations participating in the European SVolidarity Corpsuntary Service + should feel that they belong to a community of individuals and entities committed to enhancing solidarity across Europe. At the same time, participating organisationsin non-profit organisations with general interest need support to strengthen their capacities to offer good quality placemenrojects to an increasing number of participantvolunteers. The European SVolidarity Corpsuntary Service + should support networking activities aimed at strengthening young people and participating non- profit organisations’ engagement in this community, at fostering a European Solidarity Corps spirit, as well as at encouraging the exchange of useful solidarity practices and experience. Those activities should also contribute to raising awareness about the European Solidarity Corps among public and private actors as well as to collect feedback from participantvolunteers and participating non-profit organisations on the implementation of the European SVolidarity Corpsuntary Service +.
Amendment 205 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) Particular attention should be paid to ensuring the quality of the placemenrojects and other opportunities offered under the European SVolidarity Corpsuntary Service +, in particular by offering training, language support, insurance, administrative and post- placement support to participantsupport to volunteers as well as the validation of the knowledge, skills and competences acquired through their European Solidarity Corps experiencevolunteering experience. This support should be created and provided in collaboration with youth organisations and other non-profit organisations in order to tap into their expertise on the field.
Amendment 212 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) To ensure the impact of European SVolidarity Corps placementsuntary Service + project on the personal, educational, social, civic and professional development of the participantsvolunteer, the knowledge, skills and competences that are the learning outcomes of the placement should be properly identified and documented, in accordance with national circumstances and specificities, as recommended in the Council Recommendation of 20 December 2012 on the validation of non-formal and informal learning 22. __________________ 22 Council Recommendation of 20 December 2012 on the validation of non- formal and informal learning, OJ C 398, 22.12.2012, p. 1.
Amendment 217 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) A quality label should be put in place to ensure compliance of the non- profit participating organisations with the principles and requirements of the European Solidarity Corps Charter, as regards to 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 toand funding under the European SVolidarity Corpsuntary Service +.
Amendment 221 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Recital 16
Amendment 225 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) AThe European SVolidarity Corps Portal shouluntary Service + Portal should be developed and continuously be developupdated in order to ensure easy access to the European SVolidarity Corpsuntary Service + and to provide a one-stop shop for both interested individuals and non- profit organisations as regards, inter alia, registration, identification and matching of profiles and opportunities, networking and virtual exchanges, online training, language and post-placementlanguage support as well as other useful functionalities, which may arise in the future.
Amendment 237 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) This Regulation lays down a financial envelope for the period 20189- 2020 which is to constitute the prime reference amount, within the meaning of Point 17 of the Interinstitutional Agreement between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline, on cooperation in budgetary matters and on sound financial management23, for the European Parliament and the Council during the annual budgetary procedure. The prime reference amount includes redeployments from the Erasmus+ programme (EUR 197.7 million) and from the Employment and Social Innovation programme (EUR 10 million) for the financial years 2018, 2019 and 2020, and it is complemented by contributions from several Union programmes under different headings, such as the European Social Fund, the Union Civil Protection Mechanism, the LIFE programme and the European Agricultural Fund foverall budget available for the implementation of the European Voluntary Service + is set at EUR 294 200 000 in current prices, for the period from 1 January 2019 until 31 December 202023a. This budget should be also financed through the mobilisation of unallocated margins and other flexibility instruments even in the future Multiannual Financial Framework Rural Developmentegulation. __________________ 23 Interinstitutional Agreement of 2 December 2013 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline, on cooperation in budgetary matters and on sound financial management, OJ C 373, 20.12.2013, p. 1. 23aThis financial envelope constitutes the prime reference amount within the meaning of point 17 of the Interinstitutional Agreement (2013/C 373/01) between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline, on cooperation in budgetary matters and on sound financial management.
Amendment 243 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) In order to ensure continuity in the activities supported by the programmes contributing to the European SVolidarity Corpsuntary Service +, the financial support to solidarity placements and projects should indicatively follow an 80%-20% split betweenrojects should follow the 100% of volunteering placements and solidarity projects on the one hand and traineeship and job placements on the other hand.
Amendment 252 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
Recital 22
(22) IAs in EVS, in addition to the Member States, the European SVolidarity Corpsuntary Service + should also be open to the particiErasmus+ Programme and partner countries, with partion of other countries on the basis of bilateral agreementcular attention to countries neighbouring the Union from its start, in order to promote equality of opportunities between young people from EU Member States and non-EU third countries. This participation should be based, where relevant, on additional appropriations to be made available in accordance with the procedures to be agreed with the concerned countries.
Amendment 267 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25
Recital 25
(25) Any entitynon-profit entity or volunteer willing to participate in the European SVolidarity Corpsuntary Service +, whether funded by the European SVolidarity Corpsuntary Service + budget, by another Union programme or by a different funding source, should receive a quality label or certificate provided that the appropriate conditions are fulfilled. The process that leads to the attribution of a quality label should be carried out on a continuous basis by the implementing structures of the European SVolidarity Corpsuntary Service +. The attributed quality label should be reassessed periodically and could be revoked if, in the context of the checks to be performed, the conditions that led to its attribution were found to be no longer fulfilled.
Amendment 273 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 26
Recital 26
(26) An entitynon-profit entity or volunteer or groups of volunteers willing to apply for funding to offer placemenrojects under the European SVolidarity Corpsuntary Service + should have first received a quality label as a precondition. This requirement should not apply to natural persons seeking financial support on behalf of an informal group of European Solidarity Corps participants for their solidarity projector a certificate as a precondition and should be accompanied by simplified application procedures and open deadlines.
Amendment 278 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 28
Recital 28
(28) Appropriate outreach, publicity and dissemination of the opportunities and results of the actions supported by the European SVolidarity Corpsuntary Service+ should be ensured at European, national and local level. The outreach, publicity and dissemination activities should rely on all the implementing bodies of the European SVolidarity Corps, including, when relevant, with the support of other key stakeholdersuntary Service +, on Commission websites, and on Union programmes already associated with the European Voluntary Service +.
Amendment 291 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 35
Recital 35
(35) In compliance with Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the European Union26, the Commission should adopt work programmes and inform the European Parliament and the Council thereof. The work programme should set out the measures needed for their implementation in line with the general and specific objectives of the European SVolidarity Corpsuntary Service +, the selection and award criteria for grants, as well as all other elements required. Work programmes and any amendments to them should be adopted by implementingdelegated acts in accordance with the examination procedure. __________________ 26 Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2012 on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union and repealing Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002, OJ L 298, 26.10.2012, p. 1.
Amendment 301 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 39
Recital 39
(39) The financial envelope of the European Solidarity Corps under Heading 1a of the Multiannual Financial Framework also builds on funds redeployed from the Erasmus+ programme. These funds should mainly come from appropriations aimed at financing European Voluntary Service activities that would fall under the scope of the volunteering placementsroject supported under this Regulation. In addition, some appropriations of the Student Loan Guarantee Facility, which are unlikely to be absorbed under Erasmus+, should be redeployed with a view to providing adequate co-financing to the operating costs of national agencies and be brought more in line with the absorption capacity of this action.
Amendment 303 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 40
Recital 40
(40) The financial envelope of the European Solidarity Corps under Heading 1a of the Multiannual Financial Framework should additionally be supplemented by financial contributions from other programmes and headings, which require the amendment of Regulations (EU) No 1293/201327, (EU) No 1303/201328, (EU) No 1305/201329, (EU) No 1306/201330 as well as of Decision No 1313/2013/EU31 of the European Parliament and of the Council. __________________ 27Regulation (EU) No 1293/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2013 on the establishment of a Programme for the Environment and Climate Action (LIFE) and repealing Regulation (EC) No 614/2007 (OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 185). 28Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 laying down common provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund, the Cohesion Fund, the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development and the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund and laying down general provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund, the Cohesion Fund and the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006 (OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p.320). 29Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 on support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 (OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 487). 30Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 on the financing, management and monitoring of the common agricultural policy and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 352/78, (EC) No 165/94, (EC) No 2799/98, (EC) No 814/2000, (EC) No 1290/2005 and (EC) No 485/2008 (OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 549). 31Decision No 1313/2013/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 on a Union Civil Protection Mechanism, (OJ L347 20.12.2013, p. 924).
Amendment 308 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 41
Recital 41
(41) This Regulation should apply from 1 January 20189. In order to allow for the prompt application of the measures provided for in this Regulation, this Regulation should enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Amendment 312 #
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,formal and non-formal education and informal learning gender equality, social entrepreneurship, in particular social entrepreneurshiptercultural dialogue, social inclusion, 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 cohesion; in particular migrants and asylum seekers, territorial cooperation and cohesion; this activity is characterised by fixed period, clear objectives, contents, tasks, structure and framework; appropriate financial support, and legal and social protection shall be provided;
Amendment 325 #
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 andVoluntary Service + Portal, carries out activities benefiting society, of their own free will; these activities are undertaken for a non- profit cause, benefiting the personal development of the volunteer, who commits their time and energy for the general good without financial reward; the volunteer takes part in a solidarity activity under the European SVolidarity Corpsuntary Service + offered by a participating organisation; non- profit organisation certified by means of the quality label; the volunteer is reimbursed of expenses directly related to his activity;
Amendment 329 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3
(3) “disadvantaged young peoplevolunteer” means individuals who needrequire additional support because of disability, educational difficulties, economic obstacles, cultural differences, health problems, social obstacle, targeted support due to discrimination and a heightened risk of social exclusion as a result of various factors, either individually or in combination with each other. Such factors may include, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, sex characteristics, race, ethnicity, socioeconomic background, health status, geographical obstacles;
Amendment 334 #
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 an activity of general interest, that has been attributed the European Solidarity Corps Voluntary Service + quality label, which offers a placement to a participant in the European Solidarity Corps or implements othervolunteer solidarity activitiesy in the framework of the European SVolidarity Corpsuntary Service +;
Amendment 344 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Amendment 352 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 6
(6) “volunteering” means a full-time32 unpaipart-time or full-time32, reimbursed 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 characterised by a fixed period and clear objectives, contents, and which will also contribute to improving their employabilitytasks, structure and framework; appropriate financial support, and legal and social protection; 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 363 #
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 SVolidarity Corps participantuntary Service + volunteers from different participating countries to volunteer together for a common objective, by carrying out manual or intellectual tasks, on a worthwhile community service project, in collaboration with public authorities, non-profit organisations, foundations and social enterprises for a period between two weeks and two months;
Amendment 365 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Amendment 370 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Amendment 371 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 10
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 10
(10) “solidarity network 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 SVolidarity Corps participantuntary Service + volunteers or participating non-profit organisations, with a view to addressing key challenges within their local community while linking them to a broader European perspective;
Amendment 377 #
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 non-profit international organisation referred to in point 4 of this Article, willing to provide placemenrojects under the European SVolidarity Corpsuntary Service+ following a procedure aimed at ensuring compliance with the principles and requirements of the European SVolidarity Corps Charteruntary + Service Guidelines;
Amendment 385 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 12
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 12
Amendment 388 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 13
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 13
Amendment 397 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 14
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 14
(14) "European SVolidarity Corpsuntary Service + Portal" means a web-based tool that provides relevant online services to the European SVolidarity Corps participantuntary Service + volunteers and participating non-profit organisations, including providing information about the European SVolidarity Corpsuntary Service +, registering participants, searching for participants for placemenrojects, advertising and searching for placements, searching frojects, or potential project partners, managing contacts and offers for placements and projects, trainingrojects, communication and networking activities, informing and notifying about opportunities, as well as other relevant developments related to the European SVolidarity Corpsuntary Service +.
Amendment 401 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
The objective of the European SVolidarity Corpsuntary Service+ is to enhance the engagement of young people and non-profit organisations in accessible and high quality solidarity activities as a means to contribute to strengthening cohesion and solidarity in Europe, supporting communities and responding to societal challengesthe urgent challenges of environmental protection, climate change mitigation, and greater social integration.
Amendment 413 #
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 non-profit 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,development including by supporting the mobility of young volunteers, trainees and workers;
Amendment 420 #
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 SVolidarity Corps participantuntary Service + volunteers contribute to addressing concrete, unmet societal needs and strengthening communitof general interest, counteracting and mitigating environmental emergencies, apre of high quality and properly validatedventing and mitigating the effects of natural disasters.
Amendment 431 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission and the participating countries shall cooperate to achieve efficiency and effectiveness, by ensuring coherence between national programmes and schemes related to solidarity, education, vocational training and youth on the one hand and actions under the European Solidarity Corps on the other hand. Those actions shall build on relevant good practices and existing programmes.
Amendment 434 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 3
Article 5 – paragraph 3
3. Other Union programmes may also contribute to the objectives of the European SVolidarity Corpsuntary Service + by supporting activities within its scope. This contribution shall be financed in accordance with their respective basic acts.
Amendment 438 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. The Commission and Member States shall cooperate to achieve convergence and complementarity regarding volunteering policies between national legislation via the open method of coordination.
Amendment 439 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 3 b (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. The Commission shall take initiative to develop a Union Agenda for Volunteering, aimed at guaranteeing the recognition and respect of the rights of volunteers and volunteer-involving organisations and the reduction of administrative and legal barriers to volunteering and volunteer-involving organisations across Europe, in addition to fostering, promoting and supporting a wider culture of solidarity and volunteering in Europe.
Amendment 446 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) solidarity placements, projects and networking activities;
Amendment 448 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) quality and support measureto solidarity projects.
Amendment 451 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – title
Article 7 – title
Solidarity placements, projects and networking activities
Amendment 456 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) solidarity placemenrojects in the form of volunteering, traineeships or jobfull-time and part-time volunteering opportunities, including individual cross- border and in- country placemenrojects as well as volunteering teams’ placemenrojects;
Amendment 462 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) solidarity projects at the initiative of European SVolidarity Corps participantuntary Service + volunteers;
Amendment 463 #
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 alongside good volunteering and civil protection practice.
Amendment 478 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) measures aimed at ensuring the quality and accessibility of solidarity placemenrojects, including training, language support, administrative support for participantvolunteers and participating non-profit organisations, insurance, post-placement support as well as the development of a certificate building on the experiences of the Youth Pass, that identifies and documents the knowledge, skills and competences acquired during the placementvolunteering activity;
Amendment 488 #
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 SVolidarity Corpsuntary Service + in order to ensure compliance with the principles and requirements of the European SVolidarity Corps Charteruntary Service + Guidelines;
Amendment 491 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point c
Amendment 493 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) the establishment, maintenance and updating of the European SVolidarity Corpsuntary Service + Portal and other relevant online services, primarily to disseminate the aims of this Regulation and publicise its accessibility, as well as the necessary IT support systems and web-based tools.
Amendment 498 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 1
1. The overall budget available for the implementation of the European SVolidarity Corpsuntary Service + is set at EUR 341 5294 200 000 in current prices, for the period from 1 January 20189 until 31 December 20201a. __________________ 1aThis financial envelope constitutes the prime reference amount within the meaning of point 17 of the Interinstitutional Agreement (2013/C 373/01) between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline, on cooperation in budgetary matters and on sound financial management.
Amendment 500 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2
Article 9 – paragraph 2
Amendment 518 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3
Article 9 – paragraph 3
3. The financial support to solidarity placements and projects referred to in paragraphs (a) and (b) of Article 7(1) shall indicatively be 8100% for volunteering placements and solidarity projects; and 20% for traineeship and job placements.
Amendment 519 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 4
Article 9 – paragraph 4
4. The financial allocation may also cover expenses pertaining to preparatory, monitoring, control, audit and evaluation activities which are required for the management of the European SVolidarity Corpsuntary Service + and the achievement of its objectives, in particular, studies, meetings of experts and information and communication actions, expenses linked to the establishment, maintenance and updating of the European SVolidarity Corpsuntary Service + Portal and the necessary IT support systems, and all other technical and administrative assistance expenses incurred by the Commission for the management of the European SVolidarity Corpsuntary Service +.
Amendment 532 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2
Article 11 – paragraph 2
2. The European Solidarity Corps shall be open for theOther participation of otherng countries onf the basis of bilateral agreements. Cooperation shall be based, where relevant, on additional appropriations to be made available in accordance with the procedures to be agreed with those countriesErasmus+ Programme, as referred in Article 24 of the Regulation (EU) No 1288/2013, shall also participate in the European Voluntary Service +.
Amendment 535 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 1
1. Young people aged 17 to 30 years willing to participate in the European SVolidarity Corpsuntary Service + shall register in the European SVolidarity Corpsuntary Service + Portal. However, at the moment of commencing a placement or a project, a registered young person shall be at least 18 years of age and not older than 30. Such specific measures shall take into account and be based on the measures and best practices developed under the current Programme Erasmus+ (EVS).
Amendment 547 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – title
Article 13 – title
Participating non-profit organisations
Amendment 556 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1
Article 13 – paragraph 1
1. The European Solidarity CorpsVoluntary Service + shall be open to the participation of public or private non-profit entities, or international organisations, provided that they have received a European SVolidarity Corpsuntary Service + quality label.
Amendment 567 #
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 SVolidarity Corpsuntary Service + quality label. The obtained label shall be re-assessed periodicallyevery one year and may be revoked.
Amendment 576 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1
Article 14 – paragraph 1
Any public or private entitynon-profit entity which carries out an activity 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 SVolidarity Corpsuntary Service +. In the case of the activities referred to in point (a) of Article 7(1), a quality label shall be obtained by the non-profit participating organisation as a pre- condition for receiving funding under the European SVolidarity Corpsuntary Service +. 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 participants.
Amendment 586 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1
Article 15 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission, in cooperation with the participating countries, participating non-profit organisations as well as Union and national stakeholders such as youth organisations, shall regularly monitor the performance of the European SVolidarity Corpsuntary Service + towards achieving its objectives.
Amendment 594 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) number of participants in volunteering placemenrojects (in-country and cross-border);
Amendment 598 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Amendment 602 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point c
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point c
Amendment 612 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point e a (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point e a (new)
(ea) satisfaction rate of participants with European Voluntary Service + projects;
Amendment 620 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point e b (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point e b (new)
(eb) rate of achievement of project objectives in terms of identified community needs;
Amendment 629 #
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 SVolidarity Corpsuntary Service + by 2020 (covering all the placements and projects referred to in points (a) and (b) of Article 7(1)).
Amendment 634 #
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 about registration and the accessibility of the procedures and follow- up with regard to all actions supported in the framework of the European SVolidarity Corpsuntary Service +.
Amendment 643 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 16 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. National agencies shall cooperate with specialised youth information services that inform, reach out, guide and support young people, especially those from disadvantaged background, in order to ensure a coherent and diverse dissemination and outreach.
Amendment 674 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 1
Article 24 – paragraph 1
1. In order to implement this Regulation, the Commission shall adopt work programmes by way of implementdelegated acts ing actscordance with Article 25a. 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 677 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 2
Article 24 – paragraph 2
Amendment 678 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 1
Article 25 – paragraph 1
Amendment 681 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 2
Article 25 – paragraph 2
Amendment 682 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 a (new)
Article 25 a (new)
Amendment 684 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27
Article 27
Amendment to Regulation (EU) No In Article 4 of Regulation (EU) No 1293/2013, the following paragraph is added: ‘3. current prices from the sub-programme for Environment corresponding to the priority area Environment Governance and Information andrticle 27 deleted 1293/2013 A maximum of EUR 1 53 000 000 in current prices from the sub-programme for Climate Action corresponding to the priority area Climate Governance and Information shall be allocated to finance projects within the meaning of Article 17(4) implemented by the European Solidarity Corps in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2017/XXX, which contribute to one or more of the priority areas within the meaning of Articles 9 and 13. This allocation shall be implemented solely in accordance with the Regulation (EU) 2017/XXX, to the exclusion of the specific requirements of Regulation (EU) No 1293/2013. ’
Amendment 690 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28
Article 28
Amendments to Regulation (EU) No Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 is amended as follows: 1. Article 58(1) is amended as follows: (a) by the following: ‘At the initiative of the Commission, the ESI Funds may support the preparatory, monitoring, administrative and technical assistance, evaluation, audit and control measures necessary for implementing this Regulation and support actions pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2017/XXX as referred to in the third subparagraph in so far as those actions pursue the aim of economic, social and territorial cohesion. ’ (b) following point (m) is added: ‘(m) actions financed pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2017/XXX on the European Solidarity Corps in order to enhance the personal, educational, social, civic and professional development of young people, as well as their employability and facilitating transition into the labour market. ’ 2. subparagraph is added: ‘EUR 35 000 000 in current prices of the amount allocated to technical assistance at the initiative of the Commission shall be allocated to the European Solidarity Corps to support its actions, in accordance with point (a) of article 9(2) of Regulation (EU) 2017/XXX. The allocation shall be implemented solely in accordance with the Regulation (EU) 2017/XXX, to the exclusion of the specific requirements of Fund-specific Regulations. ’rticle 28 deleted 1303/2013 the first subparagraph is replaced In the third subparagraph, the In Article 91(3), the following
Amendment 695 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29
Article 29
Amendment to Regulation (EU) No In Article 51(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013, the following subparagraph is added under the first subparagraph: ‘The EAFRD may also finance actions implemented by the European Solidarity Corps with an amount of EUR 1 800 000 in current prices in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2017/XXX, which contribute to one or more of the Union priorities for rural development. The allocation shall be implemented solely in accordance with the Regulation (EU) 2017/XXX, to the exclusion of the specific requirements of Regulation (EU) Norticle 29 deleted 1305/2013. ’
Amendment 698 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30
Article 30
Amendment to Regulation (EU) No In Article 6 of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013, the following point (j) is added: ‘(j) European Solidarity Corps in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2017/XXX, which contribute to one or more of the Union priorities in the area of agriculture and rural development and notably the actions referred to in the second subparagraph of Article 51(1) of Regulation (EU) Norticle 30 deleted 13056/2013. The allocation shall be implemented solely in accordance with the Regulation (EU) 2017/XXX, to the exclusion of the specific requirements of Fund-specific Regulations. ’ actions implemented by the
Amendment 701 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31
Article 31
Amendment to Decision No In Article 19(1) of Decision No 1313/2013/EU, the following subparagraph is added after the second subparagraph: ‘EUR 6 000 000 in current prices from the financial envelope derived from Heading 3 "Security and Citizenship" shall be allocated to finance actions implemented by the European Solidarity Corps in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2017/XXX, which contribute to one or more of the Union priorities in the area of civil protection. The allocation shall be implemented solely in accordance with the Regulation (EU) 2017/XXX, to the exclusion of the specific requirements of Decision Norticle 31 deleted 1313/2013/EU. ’