Traduction de «organisation bénévole » (Français → Anglais) :

10. Declaration 38 on voluntary service activities, which is attached to the final act of the Treaty of Amsterdam, recognises the important contribution made by voluntary service activities to developing social solidarity and states that the Community will encourage the European dimension of voluntary organisations with particular emphasis on the exchange of information and experience as well as on the participation of the young and the elderly in voluntary work,

This programme represents very much a beginning of cooperative action by European non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and voluntary organisations in the fight against violence towards children, young people and women.

The Commission intends to organize this European Year with the active participation of all those who have a part to play in this area, i.e. national governments and parliaments, local and regional organizations, employers' organizations and trade unions, large and small businesses, voluntary organizations and the general public.

VIII Trade Unions, Employers And Voluntary Organisations As Partners In The Process Of Change Social dialogue The Commission will bring forward proposals for Decisions designed to reexamine: - the mandate and composition of the Standing Employment Committee in the light of the implementation of the Agreement on Social Policy.

Mrs Papandreou emphasised that just as the Community could not envisage a European Year of Information on Cancer without the support of the voluntary organisations, so in their turn these organisations needed the concrete support of the Institutions and Governments to justify their participation in the Europe Against Cancer Programme.

Some of the key elements are : - establishment of a high level panel to review the operation of the single market with regard to the free movement of people; - a new action programme on Equal Opportunities between men and women announced for next year; - intensified cooperation in the area of social security systems; - renewed emphasis on the role of the social dialogue between management and labour at European level as well as on increased cooperation with voluntary and other non-governmental bodies. Mr Flynn also called for a longer term perspective with regard to the development of social policy, in particular he suggested that the ...[+++] following matters should be seriously considered at the next Intergovernmental Conference, due to be held in 1996 : - the need to ensure that European social policy is once again founded on one legal framework.