# Recognising and promoting cross-border voluntary activities in the EU

European Parliament procedure 2011/2293(INI) (INI - Own-initiative procedure, 7th term, committee CULT / EMPL). Stage: Procedure completed. 179 committee amendments tabled by 37 Members between 2012-02-01 and 2012-03-14.

## What the amendments focus on

This own-initiative report concerns recognising and promoting cross-border voluntary activities in the EU. The amendments stress volunteering's role in active citizenship, social cohesion and participative democracy, its contribution to fighting poverty and to economic and social cohesion, links to skills, mobility and active ageing, the principle that volunteering must not substitute for paid work, and tools such as the European Skills Passport and Europass.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Katarína ROTH NEVEĎALOVÁ | Slovakia | NI | 23 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96653.md |
| Marian HARKIN | Ireland | ALDE | 16 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28116.md |
| Hannu TAKKULA | Finland | ALDE | 15 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28316.md |
| Liam AYLWARD | Ireland | ALDE | 15 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28114.md |
| Marie-Christine VERGIAT | France | GUE/NGL | 14 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96858.md |
| Lothar BISKY | Germany | GUE/NGL | 14 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96650.md |
| Inês Cristina ZUBER | Portugal | GUE/NGL | 14 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/111589.md |
| Morten LØKKEGAARD | Denmark | RE | 14 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96709.md |
| Kinga GÖNCZ | Hungary | S&D | 13 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96832.md |
| Marek Henryk MIGALSKI | Poland | ECR | 12 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96800.md |
| Roger HELMER | United Kingdom | EFDD | 8 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4516.md |
| Licia RONZULLI | Italy | PPE | 8 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96819.md |
| Rolandas PAKSAS | Lithuania | EFDD | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96694.md |
| Andreas MÖLZER | Austria | NI | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28255.md |
| Marie-Thérèse SANCHEZ-SCHMID | France | PPE | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96746.md |

## Official source documents

- PE480.694: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-480.694+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE480.847: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-480.847+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2011-2293-INI · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2011-2293-INI.json

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