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"I would like to congratulate the rapporteur, Mr Scurria, on his excellent work. Indeed, the report addresses a vast, complex topic – the role, importance and future of volunteering in Europe – taking a structured, ambitious approach. Apart from some caveats, such as the one relating to paragraph 9 of the provisions, I think that the report should be adopted for its value as a principle and for a number of references that it contains and points that it stresses, which deserve attention and constructive follow-up action. I would emphasise, among the many requests, the call to recognise a skills passport as a means of certifying voluntary activities.
With a view to achieving subsidiarity and sustainability, volunteering is already an important element in the welfare and personal services system, which state apparatuses will only be able to provide to an ever-smaller degree in the future. Today, volunteering therefore has an educational value that is vital for full and aware contemporary citizenship. It is important to promote transnational mobility as an educational tool in general and, in particular, as a first step towards gaining knowledge and entering a labour market that increasingly spans the continent. Lastly, I believe that greater mobility in volunteering also means more healthy competition, a greater exchange of ideas and increased supply, not just between NGOs, but also when we compare the ways in which Member States capitalise on these civil society resources."@en1
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