Under the Council Decision of 27 November 2009 (OJ EU L17 of 22 January 2010), "the year 2011 is European Year of voluntary activities that promote active citizenship. The overall objective of the European to encourage and support - notably through the exchange of experiences and good practices - the efforts of the Community and its Member States, regional and local authorities to create favorable conditions for civil society and volunteering in the EU to increase visibility of volunteering in the EU ".
The objectives of the Year are:
1) create conditions conducive to volunteering in the European Union in order to supplement the voluntary efforts to promote civic participation and activities in an EU context and address existing barriers to the activities volunteers, where appropriate and necessary;
2) provide the organizers of voluntary instruments for improving the quality of voluntary activities to facilitate the activities of volunteers and organizers to help introduce new types of voluntary activities and encourage networking, mobility, cooperation and synergies within civil society and between civil society and other sectors in an EU context;
3) recognize voluntary activities to promote appropriate incentives for individuals, companies and organizations that educate and support volunteers and gain recognition for Volunteering at the EU level and in Member States' policy makers, civil society organizations, public institutions, the formal and non formal education sector and employers, in terms of capacity and skills acquired in 'scope of such activities;
4) raise awareness of the value and importance of volunteering to raise awareness of the importance of volunteering as an expression of civic participation that contributes to solving problems of common interest to all Member States, as the harmonious development of society and social cohesion.
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