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"This report, drafted by Mr Scurria, follows the Year of Voluntary Activities in 2011, and concerns the need to recognise and promote cross-border voluntary activities in the European Union. In a European Union seeking increasing brotherhood and solidarity, cross-border volunteering is increasingly important, especially if we take into account the economic and financial crisis we are experiencing and the lack of prospects of it coming to an end any time soon. Above all, I would highlight the importance that European institutions want to give this work, with a view to recognising the creation of conditions for citizens to dedicate themselves to this noble cause in any of the following areas: society, the environment and heritage.
As there can be no voluntary work without organisations, it is essential to adopt a legal framework promoting and encouraging the activities of non-governmental organisations, in particular, by exempting them from VAT, simplifying procedures and creating a volunteer passport. As I am aware that a big world is made up of small daily acts, I am voting for this report, and I call on the Member States to encourage volunteering and to measure its impact on the economy."@en1
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