4 Amendments of Sari ESSAYAH related to 2011/2293(INI)
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes that volunteering involves citizens in local and cross-border economically, socially and ecologically sustainable development and therefore plays a role in fostering active citizenship, thereby strengthening cohesion and participative democracy;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that volunteering contributes to fighting poverty while, helpings to achieve economic and social cohesion and also helps to improve environmental protection while promoting practical interaction in a spirit of solidarity and cultural knowledge, thereby enabling cross-border friendships to form;
Amendment 45 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Asks the Commission to ensure that adequate funding is provided for programmes to support cross-border volunteering, and reminds the Commission that voluntary work is organised by many types of non- governmental organisation, as well as by registered religious groups who carry out diaconal work, and maintains that public subsidies for volunteering should be allocated without discriminating against any organiser on the grounds of ideology;
Amendment 61 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on the Member States to promote the use of volunteer time as matching funding for European projects involving non-governmental organisations and religious groups, in particular cross-border initiatives;