Activities of Marie-Christine VERGIAT related to 2013/2064(INI)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on volunteering and voluntary activity in Europe PDF (171 KB) DOC (96 KB)
Amendments (11)
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. having regard to the importance which is attached to volunteering in the debate on public policies;
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D b (new)
Recital D b (new)
Db. whereas volunteering is a key factor for individual and collective emancipation, solidarity and social cohesion;
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the continuing economic crisis has not dampened enthusiasm for volunteering, which is still growing among people of all age groups in the EU;
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas bureaucratic barriers at national level continue to restrict opportunities to engage in volunteering, which is still not legally recognised to a sufficient degree in some Member States;
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls for a European statute for voluntary organisassociations to be adopted in order to help ensure that theyassociations of all kinds, in particular those which engage in cross- border activities, are given proper legal and institutional recognition;
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Points out that volunteering plays a key role in creating human and social capital and promoting social inclusion; calls on the Commission to give due recognition to the key contribution that volunteering makes, in particular in the worlds of sport and culture;
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Highlights the need to ensure continuity between EYV 2011 and subsequent EYVs, as puropean years, in particular the European Yeart of effortsCitizens, in order to foster a greater degree of coherence between EU policies in this area and to ensure that volunteering is seen as a valuable means of taking an active part in society;
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Stresses the need, in cooperation, in particular with European volunteer organisations, associations and networks, to set up a centralised EU portal providing a pan-European platform for coordination in this area, which should include a volunteering best practice database and a section on cross- border volunteering, with information about the programmes available, costs and the arrangements for taking part, in order to foster the pooling of information;
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Calls on the Member States to implement the provisions of Directive 2004/114/EC1 on the conditions of admission of third-country nationals for the purposes of studies, pupil exchange, unremunerated training or voluntary service and to simplify the procedures for the granting of visas, or to abolish them, for those wishing to undertake voluntary activities as part of the European Neighbourhood Policy; __________________ 1 OJ L 375, 23.12.2004, p. 12.
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Urges national, regional and local authorities to make adequate funding available, streamline bureaucadministraticve procedures and provide tax incentives for NGOs and voluntaryeers’ organisations and networks, in particular small organisations with limited resources; calls, in that connection, for the concept of grants to associations to be clarified so that funding for associations is no longer confused with State aid which could hamper competition in the for-profit sector;