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"I voted for the report on cross-border voluntary activities, which was tabled on the eve of the closure of the European Year of Voluntary Activities Promoting Active Citizenship. I believe it fills the existing regulatory gap and marks a step forward in relation to the current situation. The report sets out much-needed objectives, such as removing barriers to volunteers and thus allowing them greater and easier movement, and increasing volunteers’ knowledge in areas such as cultural heritage, sport and health.
Voluntary work, which accounts for 5% of Europe’s GDP, improves the quality of people’s lives, provides considerable added value and adds to the training of young people, who can then look forward to a better career. There are currently 100 million European citizens working in voluntary activities; this is a fundamental expression of active citizenship and an inexhaustible source of learning and personal growth. Voluntary work does entail costs, however, even though it is not paid, and there is therefore a need for tax exemption. Mr Scurria’s report promotes high-quality volunteering within and across national borders, and puts forward important proposals, such as creating a European Voluntary Humanitarian Aid Corps and introducing a European Skills Passport."@en1
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