CEV General Assembly

Brussels – Belgium  08 October 2015
Permanent Representation of Luxembourg | Avenue de Cortenbergh 75, 1000 Brussels

08.30-09.00: Registration

09.00-11.00
1. Roll Call and confirmation of current members, lapsed members and membership
fee payment update.
2. Adoption of the Agenda and Apologies
3. Approval and matters arising of the Minutes of the last meeting (October 2014)
4. Statutory Changes
5. Presentation and Approval of Activity Report and Accounts 2014
6. Discharge of Board and Auditors
7. Elections

11.00-11.30 Coffee Break

11.30-12.30
8. Presentation, discussion and approval of the draft activity plan and budget for 2016

12.30-12.45
9. AOB

12.45-13.30 Lunch

 

“Helping Hands”

Hope for Europe!

Five years after EYV 2011, volunteers continue to “Make a Difference” – but how has it made a difference for volunteering?

08 October 2015

13.30-14.00: Registration

 

14.00-14.30: Opening Session

CEV President & Corinne Cahen, Minister of Family and Integration Luxembourg

Jana Zitnanska, Member of the European Parliament

 

14.30-15.30: Creating an enabling environment

Moderator: Mirko Schwärzel, CEV Board Member

What funding is available for volunteer-involving organisations & volunteering infrastructure?

What action needs to be taken to remove barriers to volunteering and make it more accessible?

• Marian Harkin, Member of the European Parliament

• Pavel Trantina, European Economic and Social Committee / EAV

• Robert Farrugia, Former EYV 2011 NCB Malta

• Vanessa Leigh, Milieu

• Ioan-Drago? Tudorache, DG Home, European Commission

 

15.45-16.45: Improving the quality of volunteering

Moderator: Justin Davis Smith, CEV Board Member

How is the recognition, training & development of volunteers promoted and supported.? What is the role and status

for quality principles for volunteering? How can quality Employee Volunteering be ensured?

• Silvia Costa, Member of the European Parliament

• Cristina Rigman, CEV Board Member

• Juan Angel Poyatos, EVEN- Impact 2030

• Antonio Silva Mendes, DG EAC, European Commission

 

16.45-17.00: Coffee break

 

17.00-18.00: Providing recognition to volunteering

Moderator: Alzbeta Frimmerova, CEV Board Member

What is the role of campaigns to promote and encourage volunteering? What links are there between

volunteering, education (formal and non-formal) & life-long-learning;? How do incentives & award schemes

encourage volunteering?

• Brando Benifei, Member of the European Parliament

• Marie Zvolska, European Economic and Social Committee

• Vicente Ballesteros, CEV Board Member

• Laura Lopez, European Youth Forum

• Ana-Carla Pereira, DG EMPL, European Commission

 

18.00-19.00: Valuing volunteering

Moderator: Alberto Cuomo, CEV Board Member

What support is needed for research and measurement of volunteering?

What is the added value for social services delivery? How is volunteering linked to employability, health &

well-being and social inclusion?

• Sofia Ribeiro, Member of the European Parliament

• Krzysztof Pater, European Economic and Social Committee

• Leon Prop, Red Cross EU Office

• Gabriella Civico, CEV Director

• Benoit Fontaine, King Baudouin Foundation

• Marie-Anne Paraskevas, DG EMPL, European Commission

 

19.30 Reception

1. Presentation from Lisbon European Volunteering Capital 2015 European Volunteering Capital 2016-1017 Candidates Announcement and Presentations Moderator: João Teixeira, CEV Board Member

 

09 October 2015

09.00-13.30: “Open Space”- EYV2011 Five Year Review: What next? 13.30: Closing Address