7 Amendments of Catherine BEARDER related to 2009/0072(CNS)
Amendment 16 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 13 a (new)
Recital 13 a (new)
(13a) A distinction should be made between two types of volunteering. The first type is defined by the United Nations and the International Labour Organization as paid work, often below the going rate, for a not-for-profit organisation. The second type is unpaid work with a right to have expenses reimbursed. The European Year of Volunteering should offer an opportunity to encourage the Member States to clarify their law in relation to both types of volunteering in order to facilitate the practice of voluntary activity.
Amendment 17 #
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 combat discrimination, making it possible for foreign residents in every Member State, including those whose status does not permit them to engage in paid labour, to do paid work for not-for-profit organisations or to do unpaid work. This in turn will facilitate interaction between European citizens and foreign residents living in their community in a formal and constructive setting, helping to prevent the spread of xenophobia.
Amendment 18 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 2
Article 2 – paragraph 2
2. Empower volunteer organisations and improve the quality of volunteering - To facilitate volunteering and to encourage networking, mobility, cooperation and synergies between volunteer organisations and other sectors in an EU context. The duty of care that volunteer organisations owe to their volunteers should be set down in law and should incorporate adequate protection through insurance, health and safety protection and training for volunteers working in those organisations.
Amendment 19 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 3
Article 2 – paragraph 3
3. Reward and recognise volunteering activities - To encourageoversee the introduction of appropriate incentives for individuals, companies and volunteer-development organisations and gain. For individuals, this includes the validation of experience and the recognition of equivalence for the purposes of training and job seeking through the introduction of a system of pan-European certification of skills and competences gained through volunteering. This will establish a more systematic recognition ofor volunteering at EU level and in the Member States by policy makers, civil society organisations and employers for skills and competences developed through volunteering. Member States should acknowledge the financial contribution that volunteering makes to society by exempting volunteer organisations from VAT on goods purchased in pursuit of their objectives.
Amendment 23 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Celebrate and promote diversity among the citizens of the European Union who engage in voluntary activities - To challenge commonly held stereotypes of 'volunteers' in order to raise awareness of the diversity of the participants engaged in voluntary activities across Europe and encourage citizens from all backgrounds, of all races, of all skills and abilities, and of all ages to become involved in voluntary activities in their community, and to promote volunteering as an activity open to all.
Amendment 27 #
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.
Amendment 30 #
Proposal for a decision
Annex – paragraph A – subparagraph 1 – point 4 a (new)
Annex – paragraph A – subparagraph 1 – point 4 a (new)
• a pan-European advertising campaign challenging traditional stereotypes of 'volunteers' and calling upon international comparisons to highlight the variety of work carried out by volunteers across the European Union;