Activities of Patrizia TOIA related to 2023/2018(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the implementation of the current European Solidarity Corps 2021-2027
Amendments (5)
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Welcomes the improvements compared to the EU Aid Volunteers initiative, especially on simplified financial reporting and duration of projects available;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes the high number of young people interested in the humanitarian aid strand, with over 42 000 expressions of interests received by May 2023; strongly supports the efforts to increase engagement among young people, with particular attention to youth with fewer opportunities; calls for concrete action to ensure these young people are included in a meaningful way, such as targeted communication campaigns and the appropriate design of compulsory training programmes and the subsequent placements;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. notes that the last publicly available ESC annual report refers to the period 2018-2019; recalls the importance of data collection and reporting in order to assess and communicate the impact of the programme; encourages the Commission to publish annual reports for the current programme, including but not limited to gender-disaggregated data on participants and types of organisations engaging with the programme, also in view of assessing its inclusivity;
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Notes that most applicants are between 19 and 23 years old; invites the Commission to remove the age limithowever, is of the opinion that the age limit should be removed to allow more experienced candidates to participate without significantly affecting youth engagement in humanitarian operations;
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. recognises the need to carefully and properly check the organisations taking part in the programme, both for the safety of participants and the provision of quality skills training; takes note of the complexity of the Quality Label application, in particular for the Humanitarian Strand and for organisations not familiar with EU funding programmes; calls on the Commission to issue further detailed guidance and technical assistance for applicants, in view of not discouraging organizations from engaging with the programme.