12 Amendments of Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS related to 2018/0230(COD)
Amendment 38 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) Volunteering activities (both within and beyond the Union) constitute a rich experience in a non-formal and informal learning context which enhances young people’s personal, socio-educational and professional development, active citizenship and employability. Volunteering activities should not have an adverse effect on potential or existing paid employment, nor should they be seen as a substitute for it. Participants in volunteering activities should be compensated for costs related to the volunteering activity. The Commission and the Member States should cooperate regarding volunteering policies in the youth field via the open method of coordination.
Amendment 51 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) Any entity willing to participate in the European Solidarity Corps should receive a quality label provided that the appropriate conditions are fulfilled. The process that leads to the attribution of a quality label should be carried out on a continuous basis by the implementing bodies of the European Solidarity Corps. The attributed quality label should be reassessed periodicallyevery five years and could be revoked if, in the context of the checks to be performed, the conditions that led to its attribution were found to be no longer fulfilled.
Amendment 89 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) Particular attention should be given to ensuring the quality of the activities and other opportunities offered under the European Solidarity Corps, in particular by offering training, language support, insurance, administrative and post-activity support to participants as well as the validation of the knowledge, skills and competences acquired through their European Solidarity Corps experience. Security and safety of the volunteers and their intended beneficiaries, in particular where this concerns persons in vulnerable situations and children, remain of paramount importance and volunteers should not be deployed to operations conducted in the theatre of international and non-international armed conflicts., nor to facilities that contravene international human rights standards;
Amendment 93 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15 a (new)
Recital 15 a (new)
(15a) Recalls that, in line with the ‘EU guidelines for the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of the child (2017)’ and Article 9 of the UNCRPD, the EU and its Member States must promote and support the transition from institutionalisation of vulnerable people, such as persons with disabilities and children, to family and community-based care; in this context the programme should not support measures or initiatives that hamper the commitment to end institutionalisation or any placement that would be harmful to children or persons with disabilities;
Amendment 94 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15 b (new)
Recital 15 b (new)
(15b) In the case of placements involving children, only participants who have relevant training and skills should have direct contact with children, and they must complete child protection training and vetting procedures in advance of their placement; during their placement, appropriate safeguarding policies and procedures must be in place to protect children and volunteers, and the latter should be the subject of on-going supervision to ensure that child protection policies are being effectively implemented;
Amendment 122 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 3
Article 16 – paragraph 3
3. As a result of the assessment the entity may be attributed the European Solidarity Corps quality label. The obtained label shall be re-assessed periodicallyevery five years and may be revoked.
Amendment 145 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1
(1) ‘solidarity activity’ means a high- quality temporary activity contributing to the achievement of the objectives of the European Solidarity Corps, which may take the form of volunteering, traineeships, jobs, solidarity projects and networking activities in various fields, including those referred to in paragraph 13, ensuring the European added value and compliance with health and safety regulations; and does not include activities that contravene international human rights standards;
Amendment 155 #
(4) ‘young people with fewer opportunities’ means young people facing some obstacles that prevent them from having effective access to opportunities under the Programme for economic, social, cultural, geographical or health reasons or for reasons such as disabilities and educational difficultieindividuals who require additional, targeted support due to discrimination and a heightened risk of social exclusion as a result of various factors, either individually or in combination with each other. Such factors may include, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, sex characteristics, race, ethnicity, socioeconomic background, health status, young people outside of family care, geographical obstacles, legal barriers or other status;
Amendment 220 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) measures aimed at ensuring the quality of volunteering, traineeships or jobs, including training, language support, child protection and safeguarding training and background checks for volunteers working with children, complementary insurance, support before and/or after the solidarity activity as well as the further use of Youthpass that identifies and documents the competences acquired during the solidarity activities for participants, and capacity building and, administrative support for participating organisations;
Amendment 251 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2
Article 10 – paragraph 2
2. The actions under this Chapter shall be carried out in compliance with the humanitarian aid principles of humanity, neutrality, impartiality and independence., as well as the “do no harm” principle;
Amendment 275 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 2
Article 16 – paragraph 2
2. An application from an entity to become a European Solidarity Corps participating organisation shall be assessed by the competent implementing body of the European Solidarity Corps on the basis of the principles of equal treatment; equal opportunities and non-discrimination; avoidance of job substitution; provision of high quality activities with learning dimension focusing on personal, socio- educational and professional development; adequate training, working and volunteering arrangements; safe and decent environment and conditions including policies and procedures in place to ensure child safeguarding during the placement; respect of the “do no harm” principle; and the ‘no- profit principle’ in compliance with the Financial Regulation. The above principles ascertain whether its activities meet the requirements of the European Solidarity Corps.
Amendment 289 #
7a. Residential facilities that contravene international human rights standards or promulgate institutionalised systems should not be awarded a quality label;