Activities of Nikolaos CHOUNTIS related to 2018/0230(COD)
Plenary speeches (1)
European Solidarity Corps programme (debate) EL
Amendments (63)
Amendment 46 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) The State of the Union address of 14 September 2016 emphasised the need to invest in young people and announced the establishment of a European Solidarity Corps (the ‘Programme’) with a view to creating opportunities for young people across the Union to make a meaningful contribution to society, show solidarity and develop their skills, thus getting anot only work but also invaluable human experience.
Amendment 48 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) In its Communication ‘A European Solidarity Corps’ of 7 December 201618, the Commission emphasised the need to strengthen the foundations for solidarity work across Europe, to provide young people with more and better opportunities for solidarity activities covering a broad range of areas, and to support national and local actors, in their efforts to cope with different challenges and crises. The Communication launched a first phase of the European Solidarity Corps whereby different Union programmes were mobilised to offer volunteering, traineeship or job opportunities to young people across the Union. _________________ 18 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions A European Solidarity Corps (COM(2016) 942 final).
Amendment 51 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) Young people should be provided with easily accessible and inclusive opportunities to engage in solidarity activities, which couldwill enable 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 employability. Those and civic development. Such activities should also support the mobility of young volunteers, and trainees and workers.
Amendment 59 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) 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, inclusive and healthy conditions.
Amendment 60 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) The European Solidarity Corps provides a single entry pointvaluable opportunity for solidarity activities throughout the Union and beyond. Consistency and complementarity should be ensured with other relevant Union policies and programmes. The European Solidarity Corps is built on the strengths and synergies of predecessor and existing programmes, notably the European Voluntary Service19 and the EU Aid Volunteers20. It also complements the efforts made by Member States to support young people and ease their school-to- work transition under the Youth Guarantee 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, are also ensured. 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. _________________ 19 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. 50–73). 20 Regulation (EU) No 375/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 3 April 2014 establishing the European Voluntary Humanitarian Aid Corps (‘EU Aid Volunteers initiative’) (OJ L 122, 24.4.2014, p. 1-17)Complementarity between existing related schemes, in particular national solidarity schemes and mobility schemes for young people, as well as other opportunities offered by civil society, and the European Solidarity Corps should be ensured, building on good practices.
Amendment 67 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) The European Solidarity Corps opens up new opportunities for young people and non-profit participating organisations to carry out volunteering, traineeship or job activities in solidarity- related areas as well as to devise and develop solidarity projects based on their own initiative. These opportunities contribute to enhancing theiryoung people personal, educational, social, civic and professional development. The European Solidarity Corps also supports networking activities for European Solidarity Corps participants and non- profit participating organisations as well as measures to ensure the quality of the supported activities and to enhance the validation of their learning outcomes. It will thus also contribute to European cooperation relevant to young people and raising awareness of its positive impact.
Amendment 70 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) These activities should be to the benefit of communities while also fostering the individual’s personal, educational, social, civic and professional development, which may take the form of volunteering, and traineeships and jobs, projects or networking activities, developed in relation to different areas, such as education and training, employment, gender equality, entrepreneurship – in particularformal and non-formal education and informal learning, intercultural dialogue, social inclusion, and training, gender equality, 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, in particular migrants and asylum seekers, territorial cooperation and cohesion, and cooperation across borders. Such solidarity activities should include a solid education and learning and training dimension through relevant activities that can be offered to participants before, during and after the solidarity activity.
Amendment 78 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) Traineeships and jobs in solidarity- related areas in a not-for-profit context, can offer additional opportunities for young people to make a start respond the labour market while contributing to addressing key societal challenges. This can help foster the employability and productivity of young people while easing their transition from education to employment, which is key to enhancing their chances on the labour market. The traineeship activities offered under the European Solidarity Corps follow the quality principles outlined in Council Recommendation on establishing a Quality Framework for Traineeships21. The traineeships and jobs offered constitute a stepping stone for young people to enter the labour market and are accompanied by adequate post-activity support. The traineeship and job activities are facilitated by relevant labouro key societal challenges. The traineeship activities offered under the European Solidarity Corps follow the quality principles outlined in Council Recommendation on establishing a Quality Framework for Traineeships21 and the principles laid down in the UN convention on the rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD) in particular Article 27 of the Convention. The traineeships solidarity activities which precede the volunteering activity, constitute a stepping stone for young people to market actors, in particular public and private employment servi meaningful contribution to society, showing solidarity, competences and knowledge, thus gaining an invaluable human experiences, social partners and Chambers of Commerce,which is also key for the emergence of and are remunerated by the participating organisation. Asctive and engaged solidar Union citizenship. The non-profit participating organisations, they should apply for funding via the competent implementing body of the European Solidarity Corps in view of intermediating between the young participants and employers offering traineeship and job activities in solidarity sectors. _________________ 21 Council Recommendation of 15 March 2018 on a European Framework for Quality and Effective Apprenticeships (OJ C 153, 2.5.2018, p. 1).
Amendment 83 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) Young people’s spirit of initiative is an important asset for the society and for the labour markety. The European Solidarity Corps contributes to fostering this aspect by offering young people the opportunity to devise and implement their own projects aimed at addressing specific challenges to the benefit of their local communities. These projects are an opportunity to try out ideadevelop innovative solutions to common challenges and support young people to be themselves drivers of solidarity actions. They also serve as a springboard for further engagement in solidarity activities and are a first step towards encouraging European Solidarity Corps participants to engage in self-employment or setting up associations, non-governmental organisations or other bodies active in the solidarity, non-profit and youth sectorfurther volunteering opportunities.
Amendment 86 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) Young people and organisationsnon-profit participating organisations in the European Solidarity Corps should feel that they belong to a community of individuals and entities be committed to enhancing solidarity across Europe. At the same time, participating organisations need support to strengthen their capacities to offer goodhigh quality activities to an increasing number of volunteers and participants. The European Solidarity Corps supports networking activities aimed at strengthening young people and participating organisations’ engagement in this community, at fostering a European Solidarity Corps spirit, as well as at encouraging the exchange of useful practices and experience. These activities also contribute to raising awareness about the European Solidarity Corps among public and private non-profit actors as well as to collect feedback from volunteers, participants and non-profit participating organisations on the implementation of the European Solidarity Corps.
Amendment 90 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) Particular attention should be given to ensuring the quality ofand the inclusive aim to be achieved through the activities and other opportunities offered under the European Solidarity Corps, in particular by offering training, language support, insurancereasonable accommodation access to support service, insurance, social support, administrative and post-activity support to participants and volunteers as well as the validation of the knowledge, skills and competences acquired through their European Solidarity Corps experience. Security and safety of the participants and volunteers remain of paramount importance and volunteers should not be deployed to operations conducted in the theatre of international and non- international armed conflicts.
Amendment 95 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) A quality label should ensure compliance of the non-profit participating organisations with the principles and requirements of the European Solidarity Corps, as regards their rights and responsibilities during all stages of the solidarity experience, including preparation and follow up phases. Obtaining a quality label is a precondition for participation but should not automatically lead to funding under the European Solidarity Corps.
Amendment 99 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) Any entitynon-profit public or private participating organisation willing to participate in the European Solidarity Corps should receive a quality label 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 bodies of the European Solidarity Corps. 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 101 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) An entity non-profit public or private participating organisation willing to apply for funding to offer activities under the European Solidarity Corps should have first received a quality label as a precondition. This requirement does not apply to natural persons seeking financial support on behalf of an informal group of European Solidarity Corps participants for their solidarity projects.
Amendment 104 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) PThe non-profit participating organisations may perform several functions in the framework of the European Solidarity Corps. In a host function they will carry out activities related to receiving the participants, including the organisation of activities an education and learning programme and providing guidance and support to participants during the solidarity activity, as appropriate. In a support function they will carry out activities in relation to the sending and the preparation of participants before departure, involving a solid education and learning programme during and after the solidarity activity, including training and guiding participants to local organisations after the activity, in order to increase opportunities for further solidarity experiences. In a coordination function, the non-profit participating organisations shall establish connections between organisations afnd facilitater the activityexchange of voluntary service participants.
Amendment 109 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23
Recital 23
(23) The European Solidarity Corps Portal should be continuously developed in order to ensure easy access to the European Solidarity Corps and to provide a one-stop shop for both interested individuals and organisations as regards, inter alia, registration, identification and matching of profiles and opportunities, networking and virtual exchanges, online training, language and post-activity support as well as other useful functionalities, which may arise in the future. While a one-stop shop offers integrated access to diverse activities, individuals may encounter physical, social or other obstacles in acceding the Portal. For this reason, individuals should also be able to register indirectly via participating organisations.
Amendment 119 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 28
Recital 28
(28) SConsidering that the EU and all the Member States have ratified the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UN CRPD), special attention should be given to ensuring that the activities supported by the European Solidarity Corps are accessible to all young people, notably the most disadvantaged ones. Special measures should be in place to promote social inclusion, the participation of disadvantaged young people, as well as to take into account the constraints imposed by the remoteness of a number of rural areas and of the outermost regions of the Union and the Overseas Countries and Territories. Similarly, the participating countries should endeavour to adopt all appropriate measures to remove legal and administrative obstacles to the proper functioning of the European Solidarity Corps. This should resolve, where possible, and without prejudice to the Schengen acquis and Union law on the entry and residence of third-country nationals, administrative issues that create difficulties in obtaining visas and residence permits, as well as the issuing of a European Health Insurance Card in the case of cross-border activities within the European Union.
Amendment 124 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 33
Recital 33
(33) In order to maximise the impact of the European Solidarity Corps, provisions should be made to allow participating countries and other Union programmes to make additional funding available in accordance with the rulobjectives of the European Solidarity Corps.
Amendment 130 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 38
Recital 38
(38) Appropriate outreach, publicity and dissemination of the opportunities and results of the actions supported by the Programme should be ensured at European, national and local level. Special attention should be paid to social enterprises encouraging them to support the European Solidarity Corps activities. The outreach, publicity and dissemination activities should rely on all the implementing bodies of the Programme, including, when relevant,on Commission websites, on Union programmes already associated with the European Solidarity Corps including with the support of other key stakeholders.
Amendment 131 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 39
Recital 39
(39) In order to better achieve the objectives of the Programme, the Commission, Member States and national agencies should preferably work closely together in partnership with non- governmental organisations, youth organisations and local stakeholders having expertise in solidarity actions. , in particular volunteer infrastructure and support agencies such as volunteer centres.
Amendment 133 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 41
Recital 41
(41) In order to ensure efficient and effective implementation of this Regulation, the Programme should make maximum use of existing management arrangements already in place. The implementation of the Programme should therefore be entrusted to existing structures, namely the Commission and the national agencies designated for the management of the actions referred to in Chapter III of [New Erasmus Regulation]. The Commission should regularly consult key stakeholders, including participating organisations, on the implementation of the European Solidarity Corps and actively involve them in the decision making process.
Amendment 137 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 48
Recital 48
(48) This Regulation respects the vision and provisions of the UN Convention on the Rights of people with Disabilities (UN CRPD), the fundamental rights and observes the principles recognised in particular by the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union35. In particular, this Regulation seeks to ensure full respect for the right to equality between men and women and the right to non-discrimination based on sex, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation, and to promote the application of Articles 21 and 23 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union. _________________ 35 EU Charter of Fundamental Rights (OJ C 326, 26.10.2012, p. 391).
Amendment 139 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 50
Recital 50
(50) Since the objective of this Regulation, namely to enhance the engagement of young people and non- profit participating organisations in accessible and high- quality solidarity activities, cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States but can rather, by reason of its scale and effects, be better achieved at Union level, the Union may adopt measures, in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity as set out in Article 5 of the Treaty on European Union. In accordance with the principle of proportionality, as set out in that Article, this Regulation does not go beyond what is necessary in order to achieve those objectives.
Amendment 143 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1
(1) ‘solidarity activity’ means an easily accessible and inclusive high- quality temporary activity contributingof general interest within the structures of a non-profit participating organisation aimed at addressing societal needs to the benefit of a community while also fostering the individual’s personal, educational, social, civic and professional development, projects or networking activities, developed in relation to different areas; the solidarity activity contributes to the achievement of the objectives of the European Solidarity Corps, which ma; the solidarity activity take the form of volunteering, traineeships, jobs, solidarity projects and networking activities in various fields, including those referred to in paragraph 13, ensuring and the activities in line with the international human rights standards and EU policy, such as the commitment to end the institutionalisation of children and persons with disabilities and the reception and integration of third-country nationals, in particular migrants and asylum seekers; the solidarity activity is characterised by fixed period, clear objectives, contents, tasks, structure and framework; appropriate financial support, and legal and social protection shall be provided in order to ensure the European added value and compliance with health and safety regulationand social standards;
Amendment 149 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new)
(1a) “volunteer” means a person who has registered in the European Solidarity Corps 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 Solidarity Corps offered by a participating non- profit organisation certified by means of the quality label; the volunteer is reimbursed of expenses directly related to his activity;
Amendment 154 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 4
(4) ‘young people with fewer opportunities’ means young people facing some obstacles that prevent them from having effective access to opportunities under the Programme for economic, social, cultural, geographical or health reasons or for reasons such as disabilities and educational difficultiesindividuals who require additional, 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, educational difficulties and disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, sex characteristics, race, ethnicity, socio- economic background, health status, geographical obstacles or having grown up outside the family context;
Amendment 159 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 5
(5) ‘participating organisation’ means any public or private non-profit entity, whether local, regional, national or international, which carries out an activity of general interest that has been attributed the European Solidarity Corps quality label;
Amendment 163 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 6
(6) ‘volunteering’ means a solidarity activity taking place as voluntary unpaid activity for a period of up to 12 monthspart-time or full-time, 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 development; this activity that adheres to the commonly agreed principle features of volunteering as agreed in the EYV (European Volunteer Center) is characterised by a fixed period and clear objectives, contents, tasks, structure and framework; appropriate financial support, and legal and social protection; volunteering shall not be used to substitute or replace paid employment;
Amendment 167 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 7
(7) ‘traineeship’ means a solidarity activity for a period from two to six months, preceding the solidarity activity, renewable once and for a maximum duration of 12 months, that is offered and paid by the participating organisation hosting the European Solidarity Corps participant; this activity is characterised by a fixed period and clear objectives, contents, tasks, structure and framework, appropriate financial support, legal and social protection and shall not be used to substitute or replace paid employment;
Amendment 170 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Amendment 177 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 10
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 10
(10) ‘quality label’ means the certification attributed to a non- profit participating organisation or a non-profit international organisation, willing to provide solidarity activities under the European Solidarity Corps, in the role of a host and/or in a support function;
Amendment 179 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 11
(11) ‘European Solidarity Corps Resource Centres’ means the additional functions performed by designated national agencies to support the development, implementation and quality of activities under the European Solidarity Corps as well as the identification of the competences acquired by the participants through their solidarity activities in collaboration with the non-profit participating organisations;
Amendment 180 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 12
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 12
(12) ‘Union transparency and recognition tools’ means instruments that help stakeholders to understand, appreciate and, as appropriate, recognise non-formal and non-formal education and informal learning outcomes throughout the Union. All participants will receive, after completion of their activities, a certification stating the learning outcomes of, and skills developed during their activities, such as Youthpass or Europass;
Amendment 188 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 16
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 16
(16) ‘third country not associated to the programme’ means a third country which does not participate fully in the Programme but whose legal entities may exceptionshally benefit from the Programme in duly justified cases in the Union’s interest.;
Amendment 189 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 16 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 16 a (new)
(16a) “Reasonable accommodation” means necessary and appropriate modification and adjustments not imposing a disproportionate or undue burden, where needed in a particular case, to ensure to persons with disabilities the enjoyment or exercise on an equal basis with others of all human rights and fundamental freedoms;
Amendment 190 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 16 b (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 16 b (new)
(16b) “support services” means long or short term services to allow participants with fewer opportunities to fully and successfully accomplish day to day actions and activities.
Amendment 196 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
1. The general objective of the Programme is to enhance the engagement of young people and non-profit participating organisations in accessible and high-quality solidarity activities as a means to contribute to strengthening cohesion, solidarity and democracy in the Union and abroad, addressing societal and humanitarian challenges on the ground, with particular effort to promote social inclusion.
Amendment 201 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 2
2. The specific objective of the Programme is to provide young people, including thos particular young people with fewer opportunities, with easily accessible, adequately funded and inclusive opportunities for engagement in solidarity activities in Europe and abroad while improving and properly validating their competences as well as facilitating their employability and transition into the labour market.;
Amendment 210 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) traineeships and jobs, as referred to in Article 8;
Amendment 213 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point d
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) their inclusive approach to involve young people from different backgroundsand disadvantaged backgrounds, including those facing barriers to fully participate in the programme;
Amendment 216 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) reinforcing the capacities of the non-profit participating organisations to offer good quality, easily accessible, inclusive and adequately funded projects to an increasing number of European Solidarity Corps participants;
Amendment 218 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) attracting newcomers, both young people and non-profit participating organisations;
Amendment 219 #
(a) measures aimed at ensuring the quality of volunteering, traineeships or jobs, including training, language support, complementary insurance, supporthild protection and safeguarding training and background checks for volunteers working with children, complementary insurance, support services and reasonable accommodation for young people with fewer opportunities before or after the solidarity activity as well as the further use of Youthpass that identifies and documents the competences acquired during the solidarity activities for participants, and capacity building and, administrative support for participating organisations;
Amendment 226 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) the development and maintenance of a quality label for entitienon-profit participating organisations willing to provide solidarity activities for the European Solidarity Corps;
Amendment 237 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) traineeships and jobs, as referred to in Article 8;
Amendment 238 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 1
1. Volunteering as referred to in Article 4.1, point (a) shall include a learning and training component,have a clear impact on identified community needs, shall include a training preceding the solidarity activity, a solid education and learning component to be organised before, during and after the solidarity activity by the non-profit participating organisation, volunteering shall not substitute traineeships or jobs, shall not be equated with employment and shall be based on a written volunteering agreement in accordance with relevant Member State legislation.
Amendment 243 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – title
Article 8 – title
8 Traineeships and jobs
Amendment 244 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 2
Amendment 245 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 3
Article 8 – paragraph 3
Amendment 247 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 4
Article 8 – paragraph 4
4. Traineeships and jobs may take place in a country other than the country of residence of the participant (cross-border) or in the country of residence of the participant (in- country).
Amendment 248 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. An adequate budget shall be allocated to fund the reasonable accommodation enabling the effective participation of persons with disabilities on an equal basis with others, in accordance with article 27 of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and Directive 2000/78.
Amendment 256 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2
Article 12 – paragraph 2
Amendment 258 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 a (new)
Article 12 a (new)
Amendment 264 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1
Article 15 – paragraph 1
Young people aged 17 to 30 years willing to participate in the European Solidarity Corps shall register in the European Solidarity Corps Portal or directly with a non-profit participating organisation, which shall submit the registration in the European Solidarity Corps Portal on behalf of the individual at his request. However, at the moment of commencing volunteering, traineeship, job or a solidarity project a young person shall be at least 18 years of age and not older than 30.
Amendment 268 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – title
Article 16 – title
16 Non-profit Participating organisations
Amendment 273 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1
Article 16 – paragraph 1
1. The European Solidarity Corps shall be open to the participation of public or private entities and international non- profit organisations, provided that they have received a European Solidarity Corps quality label.
Amendment 277 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 2
Article 16 – paragraph 2
2. An application from an entity to become a European Solidarity Corps participating organisation shall be assessed by the competent implementing body of the European Solidarity Corps on the basis of the principles of equal treatment; equal opportunities and non-discrimination; avoidance of job substitution; provision of high quality activities with, easily accessible, inclusive and adequately funded activities with clear added value for identified community needs, a learning dimension focusing on personal, socio- educational and professional development; adequate training, working and volunteering arrangements; safe and decent social and environment and conditions; and the ‘non- profit principle’ in compliance with the Financial Regulation. The above principles ascertain whether its activities meet the requirements of the European Solidarity Corps.
Amendment 285 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 4
Article 16 – paragraph 4
4. Any entity which has received the European Solidarity Corps quality label shall be given access to the European Solidarity Corps Portal in the role of a host function, in a support function, or both, and shall be able to make offers for solidarity activities to registered candidates and register candidates upon their request.
Amendment 286 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 16 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Non-profit participating organisations may perform several functions in the framework of the European Solidarity Corps. In a host function they will carry out activities related to receiving the participants, including the organisation of activities, an education and learning programme and providing guidance and support to participants during the solidarity activity, as appropriate. In a support function they will carry out activities in relation to the sending and the preparation of participants before departure, involving a solid education and learning programme during and after the solidarity activity, including training and guiding participants to local organisations after the activity.
Amendment 287 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 6
Article 16 – paragraph 6
6. The solidarity activities and related quality and support measures offered by a non-profit participating organisation may receive funding under the European Solidarity Corps or from other funding sources which do not depend on the Union budget.
Amendment 288 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 7
Article 16 – paragraph 7
7. For non-profit organisations participating in the context of activities as referred to in Article 11 the safety and security of participants and volunteers shall be a priority.
Amendment 291 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1
Article 17 – paragraph 1
Any public or private entitynon-profit participating organisation established in a participating country as well as international organisations may apply for funding under the European Solidarity Corps. In the case of the activities referred to in Articles 7, 8 and 11, a quality label shall be obtained by the non-profit participating organisation as a pre- condition for receiving funding under the European Solidarity Corps. In the case of the solidarity projects referred to Article 9, natural persons may also apply for funding on behalf of informal groups of European Solidarity Corps participants.
Amendment 299 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 2
Article 20 – paragraph 2
2. The interim evaluation of the Programme shall be performed once there is sufficient information available about the implementation of the Programme, but no later than four years after the start of the programme implementation. It shall also be accompanied by a final evaluation of the predecessor programme.