8 Amendments of Seán KELLY related to 2009/0072(CNS)
Amendment 13 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 8 a (new)
Recital 8 a (new)
(8a) In its White Paper on Sport of 11 July 2007 (COM(2007)0391), the Commission emphasised that volunteer organisations engaged in sporting activities provide many occasions for non- formal education which need to be recognised and enhanced. Sport also provides attractive possibilities for young people's engagement and involvement in society and may have a beneficial effect in helping to steer people away from delinquency.
Amendment 15 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) There exists a large variety of voluntary activities throughout Europe which should be preserved and developed further, inter alia by creating a cross- border network of the volunteering associations in the different Member States to provide a permanent platform for the exchange of experiences and best practices.
Amendment 20 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 3
Article 2 – paragraph 3
3. Reward and recognise volunteering activities - To encourage appropriate incentives for individuals, companies, sports associations and volunteer- development organisations and gain more systematic recognition for volunteering at EU level and in the Member States by policy makers, civil society organisations and employers for skills and competences developed through volunteering.
Amendment 21 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 4
Article 2 – paragraph 4
4. Raise awareness of the social and economic value and importance of volunteering - To raise general awareness of the social and economic importance of volunteering as an expression of civic participation which contributes to issues which are of common concern of all Member States, such as a harmonious societal development and social and economic cohesion, and to promote voluntary activities in order to make them more attractive for citizens, enabling them to start to be involved in civic commitments.
Amendment 24 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
1. The measures to be taken to achieve the objectives set out in Article 2 shall include the following initiatives organised at Community, national, regional or local level linked to the objectives of the European Year: • exchange of experience and good practices; • dissemination of results of related studies and research; • conferences, events and initiatives to promote debatialogue and raise awareness of the importance and value of volunteering and to celebrate the efforts of volunteersfoster transnational networks for the purpose of active debate; • information and promotion campaigns to disseminate key messages; • establishment of a European database of the stakeholders and organisations involved in voluntary activities; • benefiting from synergies with other areas of EU action, such as in the areas of Youth in Action, the European Social Fund and sport, in order to promote active citizenship.
Amendment 28 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 7 – paragraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 1
1. The budget for implementing this Decision for the period from 1 January 2011 to 31 December 2011 is EUR 610 000 000.
Amendment 29 #
Proposal for a decision
Annex – Section A – point 1 – indent 1
Annex – Section A – point 1 – indent 1
• high visibility events and forums for exchanging experience and good practices, with priorities for twinning and mobility programmes;
Amendment 31 #
Proposal for a decision
Annex – paragraph C – subparagraph 3
Annex – paragraph C – subparagraph 3
The final amounts awarded shall be determined on the basis of the individual grant applications submitted by the national coordinating body. The maximum Community co-financing is set at 870 % of the total eligible cost.