EU Aid Volunteers initiative

Following a pilot phase in 2011-2014, the EU Aid Volunteers initiative was officially established in 2014. Its aims are to increase the EU’s humanitarian aid capacity, encourage and facilitate volunteering amongst young Europeans, facilitate collaboration in this area and help train and prepare volunteers. While still modest in scale, the initiative is expected to contribute to the EU’s response to the increased need for well-trained aid volunteers.

• Primary Source

EP: EPRS: Briefing: How the EU Budget is Spent http://www.europeansources.info/record/how-the-eu-budget-is-spent/

ESO: Background information: Report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council. Annual report on the implementation of the EU Aid Volunteers Initiative in 2015 http://www.europeansources.info/record/report-from-the-commission-to-the-european-parliament-and-the-council-annual-report-on-the-implementation-of-the-eu-aid-volunteers-initiative-in-2015/

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