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| Announcing 2011 as the European Year of Volunteering |
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 Declaration of the European Parliament on announcing 2011 as the European Year of Volunteering | ||||||||||
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The European Parliament, – having regard to its resolution of 22 April 2008 on the role of volunteering in contributing to economic and social cohesion(1), – having regard to the resolution of the Council and the Representatives of the Governments of the Member States, meeting within the Council of 16 May 2007 on implementing the common objectives for voluntary activities of young people(2), – having regard to Rule 116 of its Rules of Procedure, A. whereas there are more than 100 million Europeans of all ages, beliefs and nationalities who volunteer, B. whereas a Eurobarometer survey published in February 2007 revealed that 3 out of 10 Europeans claim to be active in a voluntary capacity and that close to 80% of respondents feel that voluntary activities are an important part of democratic life in Europe(3), C. whereas the voluntary sector contributes an estimated 5% to the gross domestic product of Member States' economies, and develops innovative actions to detect, voice and respond to needs arising in society, D. whereas the European Volunteer Centre, the European Youth Forum, the Association of Voluntary Service Organisations, the World Organisation of the Scout Movement, the Red Cross/European Union Office, volonteurope, the European Older People's Platform (AGE), Solidar, Caritas Europa, ENGAGE, Johanniter International, the European Non-Governmental Sports Organisation and others – together representing thousands of organisations involving millions of volunteers – have all called upon the institutions of the European Union to announce 2011 as the European Year of Volunteering, 1. Calls upon the Commission, supported by all the institutions of the EU, to announce 2011 as the European Year of Volunteering; 2. Instructs its President to forward this declaration, together with the names of the signatories, to the Commission and the Council.
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