12 Amendments of Katarína ROTH NEVEĎALOVÁ related to 2013/2064(INI)
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 25 a (new)
Citation 25 a (new)
- having regard to the Council Recommendation of 20 December 2012 on the validation of non-formal and informal learning,
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas, owing to different traditions and cultural practices, there are major disparities between the laws applying to volunteering, the rights that volunteers have and the way in which it is organised in the various Member States;
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes the fact that some Member States have adopted or revised laws in this area with a view to creating a favourable environment for volunteering and recommends other Member States to do likewise, with a focus on strengthening volunteer's rights using the European Charter for the Rights and Responsibilities of Volunteers;
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Draws attention to the fact that skills and abilities acquired during volunteer work, which may be counted as non-formal and informal learning and work experience, are a plus point on CVs and in working life; believes that the proposed "Europass Experience" document would allow volunteers to describe and record skills developed during volunteer work that may not lead to certification and encourages the European Commission, in light of the Council's Recommendation on the Validation of non-formal and informal learning, to launch the Europass Experience document as soon as possible;
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Highlights the need to ensure continuity between EYV 2011 and subsequent EYVs, as part of efforts to ensure that volunteering is seen as a valuable means of taking an active part in society and in this regard encourages the European Commission to include volunteering as an important contribution to active citizenship during the European Year of Citizens;
Amendment 73 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Encourages Member States to continue to provide supporta stable and sustainable support framework for both national and cross- border volunteering that supports both volunteers and volunteering organisations; recommends that Members States should keep national coordinating bodies set up in connection with EYV 2011 in place;
Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Calls on the Commission to see to it that Member States make it compulsory for volunteers to have proper healthcare and liability insurance cover, in order to protect their health and safety during volunteer work as well as ensuring necessary support for potential volunteers from groups, such as people with disabilities or mental health problems, minors or older people;
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Recommends that the Commission should continue to maintain contacts with the EYV 2011 Alliance successor – European Alliance for Volunteering and other volunteer-based organisations and should take proper account of the recommendations laid down in the Policy Agenda for Volunteering in Europe (PAVE), as the basis for an action plan for the future;
Amendment 102 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Calls on the Commission to marshal the necessary resources to set up a European Volunteer Centreing Development Fund, in order to ensure that appropriate support infrastructure is put in place;
Amendment 104 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Calls on the Commission to establish a Single Contact Point on Volunteering, which would facilitate coordination of the Volunteering agenda at the EU level;
Amendment 106 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 b (new)
Paragraph 22 b (new)
22b. Calls on Member States to implement the Council Recommendation on the validation of non-formal and informal learning and ensure, in advance of the target date of 2018, the implementation of formal structures for the validation of the knowledge, skills and competences gained through volunteering leading to a recognised qualification which educations institutions, employers and others should recognise;
Amendment 107 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 c (new)
Paragraph 22 c (new)
22c. Calls on the European Commission to recognise volunteer time as eligible in- kind co-financing for all European grants and work with volunteer organisations to develop systems to record and document volunteer time based on the many tools and models available.