Activities of Momchil NEKOV related to 2017/0102(COD)
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European Solidarity Corps (A8-0060/2018 - Helga Trüpel) BG
Amendments (24)
Amendment 119 #
Draft legislative resolution
Citation 9 a (new)
Citation 9 a (new)
– having regard to the European Year of Volunteering 2011 PAVE document and the related EYV2011 5 year review from 2015, “Helping Hands”;
Amendment 133 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) The State of the Union address of 14 September 201617 emphasized the need to invest in young people and announced the establishment of a European Solidarity Corps with a view to creating opportunities for young people across the Union to make a meaningful contribution to society, show solidarity and develop their skills, competences and knowledge, thus getting not only work but also invaluable human experience. __________________ 17 The State of the Union 2016: Towards a Better Europe – A Europe that Protects, Empowers and Defends, IP/16/3042 (http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_IP-16- 3042_en.htm).
Amendment 137 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2 a (new)
Recital 2 a (new)
(2a) European Solidarity Corps is aimed to be an advancement towards a comprehensive policy agenda for volunteering in the EU based on the European Year of Volunteering 2011 outcomes.
Amendment 139 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) In its Communication “A European Solidarity Corps” of 7 December 201618, the Commission emphasised the need to strengthen the foundations for solidarity work across Europe, to provide young people with more and better opportunities for high quality solidarity activities covering a broad range of areas, and to support national and local actors, in their efforts to cope with different challenges and crises. The Communication launched a first phase of the European Solidarity Corps whereby different Union programmes have been mobilised to offer volunteering, traineeship or job opportunities to young people across the EU. These activities, whether implemented before or after the entry into force of this Regulation, should continue to apply the rules and conditions set by the respective Union programmes that have financed them under the first phase of the European Solidarity Corps. __________________ 18 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions A European Solidarity Corps, COM(2016) 942 final of 7.12.2016.
Amendment 144 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) Young people should be provided with easily accessible opportunities to engage in high quality solidarity activities, which could enable them to express their commitment in solidarity with and to the benefit of communities while acquiring useful experience, skills and competences for their personal,irst and foremost for their personal development, thus boosting their self- esteem, autonomy and motivation to learn, as well as stimulating their educational, social, civic and professional development, thereby improving their employability. Those activities would also support the mobility of young volunteers, trainees and workers.
Amendment 160 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) The solidarity activities offered to young people should be of high quality, in the sense that they should respond to unmet societal needs, contribute to strengthening communities, offer young people the opportunity to acquire valuable knowledge, skills and competences, be financially accessible to young people, and be implemented in safe and healthy conditions.
Amendment 187 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) Young people’s spirit of initiative is an important asset for society and for the labour market. The European Solidarity Corps should contribute to fostering this aspect by offering young people the opportunity to devise and implement their own projects aimed at addressing specific challenges in solidarity with and to the benefit of their local communities. Those projects should be an opportunity to develop innovative solutions and to try out ideas and support young people to be themselves drivers of solidarity actions. They could also serve as a springboard for further engagement in solidarity activities and could be a first step towards encouraging European Solidarity Corps participants to engage in self- employment or setting up associations, NGOs or other bodies active in the solidarity, non-profit and youth sectors.
Amendment 223 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) A European Solidarity Corps Resource Centre should assist the implementing bodies, the participating organisations and the young people taking part in the European Solidarity Corps in order to raise the quality of the implementation and of the activities of the European Solidarity Corps as well as to enhance the identification and validation of knowledge, skills and competences acquired through these activities.
Amendment 263 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24
Recital 24
(24) Special attention should be paid to ensuring that the activities supported by the European Solidarity Corps are accessible to all young people, notably the most disadvantaged ones. SpecialTailored measures and individualised support should be therefore be put in place to promote social inclusion, the participation of disadvantaged young people, as well asprovided in order to reach out to all categories of young people with fewer opportunities, as well as to promote social inclusion, and to take into account the constraints imposed by the remoteness of the outermost regions of the Union and the Overseas Countries and Territories24 . Similarly, the participating countries should endeavour to adopt all appropriate measures to remove legal and administrative obstacles to the proper functioning of the European Solidarity Corps. This includes resolving, where possible, and without prejudice to the Schengen acquis and Union law on the entry and residence of third-country nationals, administrative issues that create difficulties in obtaining visas and residence permits. __________________ 24 Individuals from an overseas country or territory (OCT) and competent public and /or private bodies and institutions from an OCT may participate in the programmes in accordance with Council Decision 2001/822/EC of 27 November 2001 on the association of the overseas countries and territories with the European Community, OJ L314, 30.11.2001, p.1.
Amendment 280 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 28 a (new)
Recital 28 a (new)
(28a) In order to better reach the objectives of European Solidarity Corps, the European Commission, Member States and National Agencies should work closely together in partnership with NGOs, youth organisations and local stakeholders with expertise in solidarity actions.
Amendment 319 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1
(1) “solidarity activity” means an activity aimed at addressing unmet societal needs in solidarity with and to the benefit of a community while also fostering the individual’s personal, educational, social, civic and professional development, which may take the form of placements, projects or networking activities, developed in relation to different areas, such as education and training, employment, gender equality, entrepreneurship, in particular social entrepreneurship, citizenship and democratic participation, environment and nature protection, climate action, disaster prevention, preparedness and recovery, agriculture and rural development, provision of food and non- food items, health and wellbeing, creativity and culture, physical education and sport, social assistance and welfare, reception and integration of third-country nationals, territorial cooperation and cohesion;
Amendment 332 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3
(3) “disadvantaged young people” means individuals who need additional support because of disability, educational difficulties, economic obstacles, cultural differences, health problems, social obstacles, geographical obstacles or institutional barriers;
Amendment 349 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 5
(5) “solidarity placement” means ahigh quality volunteering activity, traineeship or job in a solidarity-related area, which is organised by a participating organisation and which contributes to addressing key societal challenges while enhancing the personal, educational, social, civic and professional development and the employability of the European Solidarity Corps participant who undertakes it, either in a country other than the country of residence (cross-border) or in the country of residence of the participant (in-country);
Amendment 361 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Amendment 417 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) to provide young people, with the support of participating organisations, with easily accessible opportunities for engagement in solidarity activities while improving their skills and, competences and knowledge for personal, educational, social, civic and professional development, as well as their employability and facilitating transition into the labour market, including by supporting the mobility of young volunteers, trainees and workers;
Amendment 477 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) measures aimed at ensuring the quality of solidarity placements, including training, language support, administrative support for participants and participating organisations, insurance, post-placement support as well as the developmentlivery of a certificate, such as Youthpass or other kind of formal recognition that identifies and documents the knowledge, skills and competences acquired during the placement;
Amendment 592 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Progress on the specific objectives shall be measured by using a set of quantitative and qualitative indicators, such as:
Amendment 593 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) number of participants in high quality volunteering placements (in- country and cross-border);
Amendment 596 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a a (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a a (new)
(aa) number of participants declaring that they have increased their knowledge, skills and competences;
Amendment 604 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d
(d) number of participants in high quality solidarity projects;
Amendment 605 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d a (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d a (new)
(da) number of participants gained skills, competences and knowledge for personal, educational, social, civic and professional development;
Amendment 607 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d b (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d b (new)
(db) number of participants with special needs or fewer opportunities;
Amendment 609 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point e a (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point e a (new)
(ea) number of participants who have received a certificate, such as Youthpass, or other kind of formal recognition of their participation in ESC;
Amendment 622 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point e b (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point e b (new)
(eb) number of users of European Solidarity Corps Portal;