10 Amendments of Cătălin Sorin IVAN related to 2009/0072(CNS)
Amendment 26 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) Volunteering constitutes a non-formal learning experience which enables both the development of professional skills and competences as well as a major form of active civic participation. Actions carried out by volunteers of all ages are crucial to the development of democracy, one of the founding principles of the European Union, and to the promotion of human rights within and outside the European Union, and they contribute to the development of human resources and to the social cohesion.
Amendment 34 #
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, starting with sporting activities which broadly rely on volunteering.
Amendment 48 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) The objectives of the proposed European Year cannot be fully achieved at Member States level due to the need for transnational exchange of information and the Community-wide dissemination of good practice, and can therefore, by reason of the scale of the proposed action, be better achieved at Community level. Nevertheless, coordination between local, regional, national and Community levels should not be undervalued. In accordance with the principle of proportionality, as set out in Article 5 of the EC Treaty, this Decision does not go beyond what is necessary to achieve those objectives,
Amendment 54 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point 2
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point 2
2. Empower volunteer organisations and improve the quality of volunteering - To facilitate volunteering by simplifying the conditions required and to encourage networking, mobility, cooperation and synergies between volunteer organisations and other sectors in an EU context.
Amendment 63 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – bullet point 4 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – bullet point 4 a (new)
• A European database of organisations involved in volunteering, including both their completed and ongoing projects and also their future initiatives.
Amendment 72 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 5 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 3 a (new)
The Commission shall ensure permanent communication and coordination between the local, regional, national and community levels.
Amendment 79 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 8
Article 8
For the purpose of the European Year, the Commission may cooperate with appropriate international organisations, in particular with the United Nations and the Council of Europe, taking care to ensure the visibility of the EU’s participation and may also take action in order to stimulate other international organisations into enhancing the volunteering dimension worldwide.
Amendment 84 #
Proposal for a decision
Annex – point A – point 1 – bullet point 2
Annex – point A – point 1 – bullet point 2
• contest with or without prizesprizes, even if only of symbolic significance;
Amendment 86 #
Proposal for a decision
Annex – point C – paragraph 4 – point a
Annex – point C – paragraph 4 – point a
(a) Meetings and events connected with the objectives of the European Year, including national events to launch and promote the European Year, organised on the same day throughout the European Union with media coverage, create a catalyst effect and provide open space for debate on concrete initiatives.
Amendment 90 #
Proposal for a decision
Annex – point C – paragraph 4 – point d a (new)
Annex – point C – paragraph 4 – point d a (new)
(da) use of electronic resources in order to ensure a permanent communication between all the parties involved in the projects.