5 Amendments of Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ related to 2011/2293(INI)
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Draws attention to the fact that volunteering not only strengthens civil society, encourages social solidarity and mutual self-help, but also brings economic benefits to Member States, for people who engage in voluntary activities contribute to the generation of the gross domestic product;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that volunteering contributes to fighting poverty whileand social exclusion, and helpings to achieve economic and social cohesion;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Notes that voluntary work helps volunteers broaden their horizons, acquire new skills, forge personal links, come to know themselves better and to develop their personalities, besides giving much useful practice, which, especially among young people, will develop in the future;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Notes that older people who engage in volunteering find it easier to make the transition from work to pension: i.e. gradually to leave active work;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 c (new)
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2c. Whereas volunteering reduces the danger of social division, it is essential to attract into such activity all social groups, especially people with disablements; it is necessary to ensure that volunteering becomes more widely recognised and less hampered by various obstacles;