6 Amendments of Robert ROCHEFORT related to 2011/2293(INI)
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas ‘volunteering’ means activities, including formal, non-formal, informal and vocational training, which are undertaken of a person's own free will, choice and motivation, and without concern for financial gain, which benefit the individual volunteervolunteers, those receiving services from an association, communities and society as a whole;
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Encourages the Member States to support cooperation between organisers of voluntary activities in EU countries to promote the mobility of young volunteers across Europe, with the aim of fostering mutual intercultural enrichment;
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4b. Calls on the European Commission to publish a report identifying the obstacles to cross-border volunteering, for example age limits in insurance policies and, where appropriate, legislative proposals;
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Stresses the importance of providing information to and also permitting senior citizens to volunteer in another EU country, as already supported by the Grundtvig programme, encouraging active ageing as a way of strengthening social links and reducing the isolation of some elderly people and a rich source of wisdom and experience for society;
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Supports the Commission’s proposal to establish a ‘European Skills Passport’, so that the skills acquired through volunteering may be officially recognised, both for professional and learning purposes, which is a vital element in motivating potential volunteers and in creating a link between non-formal learning and formal education; therefore suggests including the skills acquired through volunteering in the ECTS for students; calls on the Commission to consider developing a similar calculation and recognition system of the skills acquired through volunteering for adults who are not at university;
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Asks the national, regional and local authorities and the EU to give stable financial and other support to the organisations involved in volunteering work, including all the associations and networks, with a view to enhancing their roles, activities and achievements for the benefit of society; calls on the European Commission and on the Member States to consider creating a European Statute for associations in order to facilitate cross- border volunteering;