6 Amendments of Erik MARQUARDT related to 2023/2018(INI)
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Recalls that as defined in the Grand Bargain, EU volunteering programmes in humanitarian contexts must work in line with the localisation agenda and therefore calls for providing humanitarian aid as much local as possible;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Is concerned about the lengthy volunteer selection procedure, in particular with regard to waiting times for mandatory in-person training, which could lead to candidates dropping out and losing interest; underlines that humanitarian operations require adequate training; stresses that the selection, training and deployment of volunteers should be simplified to respond faster to local needs and efficiently improve support to local organisations; underlines that humanitarian operations require adequate training; furthermore, stresses that volunteers should be able to complete their mandatory training at the beginning of their deployment to be operational faster;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Stresses that volunteers taking part in the humanitarian strand of the ESC should be recruited for specific knowledge and skills that may not be readily available in the country of deployment, nor the host organisation; underlines the value of local staff and volunteers to ensure continuity of the work in the organisations; insists that volunteers in the humanitarian aid strand should not replace or duplicate national staff in host organisations or roles that could be filled by local volunteers, but rather strengthen them;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Stresses the importance of enhancing the capacity building and training dimensions of the programme to the benefit of both volunteers and hosting organizations, especially on humanitarian and core EU principles;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 c (new)
Paragraph 3 c (new)
3c. Underlines the need to facilitate the administrative procedure for obtaining the Quality Label giving access to the ESC programme to host organisations, in particular smaller organisations and organisations that have not yet handled European programmes;
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Notes that around two thirds of the selected projects for 2023 are development-centred; calls for a more balanced humanitarian-centred approach for future selections; calls on the Commission to consider the possibility of revising the regulation to allow volunteering in safe zones of conflict- affected countries, subject to clear security and safety protocols and the fulfilment of the duty of care for volunteers.; in this regard, insists that the deployment of volunteers be focused on pre-disaster preparedness and post-disaster recovery settings, where the conditions are more favourable for access and impact without risking to affect negatively the support offered by regular humanitarian staff to affected populations;