# European Year of Volunteering 2011

European Parliament procedure 2009/0072(CNS) (CNS - Consultation procedure, 7th term, committee BUDG / CULT / REGI). Stage: Procedure completed. 97 committee amendments tabled by 20 Members between 2009-10-29 and 2009-11-13.

## What the amendments focus on

A consultation dossier establishing the European Year of Volunteering 2011. The amendments set objectives to recognise and reward volunteering, empower volunteer organisations, raise awareness of its social and economic value and celebrate diversity, address insurance and incentives for volunteers, the relationship between volunteering and paid work, the implementation budget and Community co-financing, and active citizenship.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marietje SCHAAKE | Netherlands | ALDE | 17 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96945.md |
| Cătălin Sorin IVAN | Romania | NI | 10 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96857.md |
| Seán KELLY | Ireland | PPE | 8 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96668.md |
| Francesca BALZANI | Italy | S&D | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96979.md |
| Catherine BEARDER | United Kingdom | ALDE | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96955.md |
| Marie-Christine VERGIAT | France | GUE/NGL | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96858.md |
| Rui TAVARES | Portugal | Verts/ALE | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96821.md |
| Malika BENARAB-ATTOU | France | Verts/ALE | 6 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96732.md |
| Karima DELLI | France | Verts/ALE | 6 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96868.md |
| Salvatore CARONNA | Italy | S&D | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96866.md |
| Emma McCLARKIN | United Kingdom | ECR | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96919.md |
| Hans-Peter MARTIN | Austria | NI | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4238.md |
| Silvia COSTA | Italy | S&D | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96917.md |
| Licia RONZULLI | Italy | PPE | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96819.md |
| Knut FLECKENSTEIN | Germany | S&D | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96840.md |

## Official source documents

- PE430.444: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-430.444+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE430.598: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-430.598+02+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE430.665: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-430.665+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2009-0072-CNS · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2009-0072-CNS.json

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