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
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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
