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Voluntary activities

Related Key Documents:

 Council of Europe (1994): Recommendation (1994) 4 of the Committee of Ministers on the promotion of voluntary service. Strasbourg, 24.05.1994.

Council of Europe (1998): 25 years of youth policy in the Council of Europe: Taking stock and looking ahead. Bucharest, 27.04.1998.

Council of Europe (2000): Convention on the promotion of a transnational long-term voluntary service for young people. Strasbourg, 11.05.2000.

Council of Europe (2001): Recommendation (2001) 1496 of the Parliamentary Assembly "Improving the status and role of volunteers in society: a contribution by the Parliamentary Assembly to the International Year of Volunteers 2001." Strasbourg. 24.01.2001.

Council of Europe (2002): Declaration of the 6th Conference of Ministers responsible for youth. Youth construction Europe. Thessaloniki, 09.11.2002.

 Council of Europe (2008): Declaration of the 8th Conference of Ministers responsible for youth. The future of the Council of Europe youth policy: Agenda 2020. Kyiv, 11.10.2008.

 Council of the European Union (2002a): Council resolution on the added value of voluntary activity for young people in the context of the development of Community action on youth. Brussels, 14.02.2002.

 Council of the European Union (2002b): Resolution regarding the framework of European cooperation in the youth field. Brussels, 27.06.2002.

 Council of the European Union (2004): Resolution on common objectives for voluntary activities of young people. Brussels, 15.11.2004.

 Council of the European Union (2005): Council resolution on addressing the concerns of young people in Europe — implementing the European Pact for Youth and promoting active citizenship. Brussels, 24.11.2005.

 Council of the European Union (2007): Council resolution on implementing the common objectives for voluntary activities of young people. Brussels, 19.11.2007.

 Council of the European Union (2008): Recommendation on the mobility of young volunteers across the European Union. Brussels, 18.11.2008.

 Council of the European Union (2009a): Council resolution on a renewed framework for European cooperation in the youth field (2010-2018). Brussels, 27.11.2009.

 Council of the European Union (2009b): Decision on the European Year of Voluntary Activities promoting Active Citizenship (2011). Brussels, 24.11.2009.

 Educational, Audiovisual & Culture Executive Agency – EACEA (2010): Study on Volunteering in the European Union. Brussels, 17.02.2010.

 European Commission (1997): Communication on promoting the role of voluntary organisations and foundations in Europe. Brussels, 06.06.1997.

 European Commission (2001): A new impetus for European Youth. White Paper, Brussels, 21.11.2001.

 European Commission (2004a): Proposed common objectives for voluntary activities among young people. Brussels, 30.04.2004.

 European Commission (2004b): Analysis of the replies of the Member States of the European Union and the acceding countries to the Commission questionnaire on voluntary activities of young people. Brussels, 14.05.2004.

 European Commission (2005): Addressing the concerns of young people in Europe - implementing the European Youth Pact and promoting active citizenship. Brussels, 30.05.2005.

 European Commission (2007): Analysis of national reports from the Member States of the European Union concerning the implementation of the common objectives for voluntary activities of young people. Brussels, 05.09.2007.

 European Commission (2009a): An EU Strategy for Youth – Investing and Empowering. A renewed open method of coordination to address youth challenges and opportunities. Brussels, 27.04.2009.

 European Commission (2009b): EU Youth Report – 2009. Commission Staff Document accompanying the Communication "An EU Strategy for Youth – Investing and Empowering." European Communities, Brussels.

European Communities (1997): Treaty of Amsterdam. Declaration 38 on voluntary service activities. Official Journal, 10.11.1997.

 European Parliament and Council (2001): Recommendation on mobility within the Community for students, persons undergoing training, volunteers, teachers and trainers. Brussels, 10.07.2001.

 European Parliament and Council (2006): Recommendation on transnational mobility within the Community for education and training purposes: European Quality Charter for Mobility. Brussels, 18.12.2006.

 European Youth Forum (2001): Making a difference. Youth convention on volunteering. Report. Brussels, 21.05.2001.

 European Youth Forum (2006): Shadow report on the implementation of the third priority of the open method of coordination in the youth field, voluntary activities. Brussels, 05.12.2006.

 European Youth Conference (2004): Final declaration on voluntary activities in an enlarged Europe. Paris, 16.04.2004.

 Garcia Lopez, Miguel Angel and Dolejsiova, Ditta (eds) (2009): European citizenship - In the process of construction - Challenges for citizenship, citizenship education and democratic practice in Europe. Council of Europe Publications, Strasbourg.

 Hadzi-Miceva, Katerina (2007): A Comparative Analysis of the European Legal Systems and Practices Regarding Volunteering. In: The International Journal of Not-for-Profit Law, Volume 9, Issue 3. International Center for Not-for-Profit Law, Washington.

 Williamson, Howard and Hoskins, Bryony with Boetzelen, Philipp (eds) (2005): Charting the landscape of European youth voluntary activities. Council of Europe Publications, Strasbourg.

 Siurala, Lasse (2005): A European framework for youth policy. Council of Europe Publications, Strasbourg.

See also the questionnaires on Voluntary activities filled up by the EKCYP correspondants