7 Amendments of Francesca BALZANI related to 2009/0072(CNS)
Amendment 7 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 15 a (new)
Recital 15 a (new)
15a. The European Year of Volunteering should serve to reaffirm the fundamental role of voluntary work and remind Member States that it is not the purpose of such activities to meet the basic needs of the social services sector, nor to act as a substitute for action by public bodies.
Amendment 8 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 3
Article 2 – paragraph 3
3. Reward and recognise volunteering activities - To encourage appropriate incentives for individuals, companies and volunteer-development organisations (in particular: adequate health, accident and civil-liability insurance cover for volunteers during their volunteering activities; effective recognition of skills acquired, through the validation of experience and equivalence within a training and labour market integration course for volunteers; introduction of VAT exemptions for volunteer organisations registered in the Member States, in respect of purchases required for the achievement of their goals) and gain more systematic recognition for volunteering by policy makers, civil society organisations and employers for skills and competences developed through volunteering.
Amendment 9 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 4
Article 2 – paragraph 4
4. Raise awareness of the value and importance of volunteering - To raise general awareness of the importance of volunteering as an expression of civic participation which contributes to issues which are of common concern of all Member States, such as a harmonious societal development and economic and social cohesion.
Amendment 10 #
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 610 000 000.
Amendment 11 #
Proposal for a decision
Annex – point A – introductory section – paragraph -1 (new)
Annex – point A – introductory section – paragraph -1 (new)
So as to ensure that the bulk of the available resources is set aside for initiatives put forward by individual Member States, no more than 10% of the overall resources allocated to the Year of Volunteering may be used for direct Community initiatives.
Amendment 12 #
Proposal for a decision
Annex – point A – point 1 – point 6 a (new)
Annex – point A – point 1 – point 6 a (new)
- action to make voluntary activity's contribution to national revenue and its impact on society more visible through the inclusion of volunteering as a specific category in Eurostat's statistical accounts and the production of 'satellite accounts' on non-profit institutions, in which voluntary unpaid work would be included, as well as through the celebration on 5 December each year of International Volunteer Day, as recognised by the UN since 1985.
Amendment 13 #
Proposal for a decision
Annex – point C – paragraph 2
Annex – point C – paragraph 2
The Commission shall determineset the final deadline for submission of the applications and the indicative amounts available for grants to each National coordinator and the final deadline for submission of the applications. The criteria should take into account. The criteria should take into account the proposed initiatives or working programme, the population, and the cost of living and a fixed amount per Member State to guarantee a minimum level of activiti, but should also ensure that all Member States expressing an interest are allocated appropriate resources.