6 Amendments of Malika BENARAB-ATTOU related to 2009/0072(CNS)
Amendment 36 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 13 a (new)
Recital 13 a (new)
(13a) The European Year of Volunteering should offer an opportunity to encourage the Member States to create legal certainty for volunteers as regards their legal status and the working conditions based on the UN and ILO definitions of volunteering.
Amendment 37 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 14 a (new)
Recital 14 a (new)
(14a) Voluntary activities should not replace professional paid employment but add value and enhance quality of life. In this respect, voluntary activities should neither substitute the responsibility of public authorities as regards universal services nor be exploited as a means of meeting basic social service needs.
Amendment 41 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) Despite this, the potential of volunteering is still not fully realised. A European Year of Volunteering will provide the opportunity to demonstrate in a European context that volunteering increases civic participation. It can help to foster among citizens a sense of belonging and commitment of citizens to their society at all levels —– local, regional, national and European – and to encourage Member States to combat discrimination, making it possible for foreign residents in every Member State to work as volunteers for not-for-profit organisations or to do unpaid work.
Amendment 55 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point 3
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point 3
3. Reward and recognise volunteering activities - To encourage appropriate incentives for individuals, companies and volunteer-development organisations - including proper health and safety cover for volunteers in the form of accident and personal liability insurance during periods of voluntary work, effective acknowledgement of the skills that volunteers acquire in the form of validation of experience and the recognition of equivalence for the purposes of training and job seeking - 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 56 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point 3 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point 3 a (new)
3a. Encourage international and European solidarity by promoting peace, North-South cooperation and protection of the environment, as well as recognition of the solidarity-based social economy through volunteering.
Amendment 76 #
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 6 013 500 000.