Activities of Rosa ESTARÀS FERRAGUT related to 2023/2018(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the implementation of the current European Solidarity Corps 2021-2027
Amendments (5)
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the European Voluntary Humanitarian Aid Corps, the humanitarian strand of the European Solidarity Corps (ESC), offers young people opportunities to gain and develop skills while fostering innovation, resilience, solidarity and livelihoods across societies globally; whereas principled humanitarianism underpins humanitarian volunteering;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Emphasises the importance of volunteering in humanitarian aid operations in promoting European values, along with the fundamental humanitarian principles of humanity, neutrality, impartiality and independence;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes the high number of young people interested in the humanitarian aid strand, with over 42 000 expressions of interests received by May 2023; strongly supports the efforts to increase engagement among young people with fewer opportunities; calls for concrete action to ensure these young people are included in a meaningful way, such as targeted communication campaigns to create more awareness and the appropriate design of compulsory training programmes including capacity building to reinforce the impact of the programmes and the subsequent placements; making sure that both are accessible to all citizens;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Is concerned about the lengthy volunteer selection procedure, in particular with regard to waiting times for mandatory in-person training, which could lead to candidates dropping out and losing interest; underlines however that humanitarian operations require adequate training;
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Notes that most applicants are between 19 and 23 years old; invites the Commission to remov-evaluate the age limit to allow more experienced candidates to participate without significantly affecting youth engagement in humanitarian operations;