Policy and campaigns > Towards a European Year of Volunteering 2011
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Steps of the Campaign
| Relevant Documents |
| Council Decision of 27 November 2009 on the European Year of Voluntary Activities Promoting Active Citizenship (2011) [EN] Here you can access the Decision in all EU official languages |
| Press Release of the European Year of Volunteering 2011 Alliance [6th August 2009] “Let’s Slogo!”: The official competition for a logo and slogan for the European Year of Volunteering 2011 launched |
| European Commission Proposal for a Council Decision on the EYV 2011 [COM(2009) 254 final] [EN] |
| Joint Press Release of the European Year of Volunteering 2011 Alliance [3rd June 2009] |
| European Commission Press Release following official proposal for the European Year of Volunteering 2011 [3rd June 2009] |
| 27th November 2009 |
| 30th October 2009 |
1259 logo and slogan entries have been sent. More than 17,000 individuals have visited ww.eyv2011.eu between August, 6 and October 27. 3500 people have cast their vote over the two weeks of the Public Online Voting. You can now see the most voted entries on www.eyv2011.eu.
The 20 short-listed logos and slogans have been submitted to the European Commission, which will choose the winning logo and slogan that will become the official logo and slogan of the European Year of Volunteering 2011. A high level jury convoked by the European Commission with representatives of European institutions, civil society and media professionals will do the final selection. The finalists will be informed by the end of November 2009 and invited to come to Brussels for an award ceremony, which will take place on 16 December 2009.
| 6th August 2009 |
The Alliance has launched on 6 August the “Let’s Slogo!” competition on www.eyv2011.eu to call for proposals for logos and slogans. This website is available in 19 EU languages.
20 proposals for logos and 20 proposals for slogans will be pre-selected and sent to an official jury organized by the European Commission in November 2009. The winners will be announced on December 16 at a conference organized by the European Commission in Brussels. Proposals for logos and slogans can be sent between 17 August until 18 September 2009. The general public as well as an online volunteers’ jury composed of volunteers active in the 21 networks will be able to vote on this website for the best proposals.
This is the first time citizens can shape the visual identity of a European Year – a great opportunity to be seized by participating in the competition.
| 3rd June 2009 |
| 18th February 2009 |
European Year of Volunteering 2011 – Commission to prepare proposal
Alliance” the European Commission has now started to prepare its proposal for the Year. This was announced on 18 February 2009 in a meeting at DG Education and Culture, responsible for the preparation of EYV 2011. We will be involved as a main stakeholder in the preparation, implementation and follow-up of the Year and we are ready to support the Commission in its efforts to organise and deliver a meaningful and successful Year that has an impact at every level.Please read here the Joint Press Release of the EYV 2011 Alliance involved in the campaign following the European Commission's decision to prepare the proposal.
| 3rd December 2008 |
In the second part of the meeting, Mr Risto Raivio, Head of the Unit Citizenship Policy from DG EAC which (would be in charge of the EYV2011) participated in the meeting together with some assistants of the European Deputies. The aim was to exchange views on the possible inputs, timetable and feasibility of the EYV2011.
| 11th November 2008 |
CEV and delegates from the Social Platform, Solidar, the Scouts and the European Youth Forum have been invited to meet
Commissioner Špidla on 11 November 08. He pledge his full support to the campaign underlining the crucial value of volunteering in social policies, for which he is responsible. His Directorate General for Employment and Social Affairs is planning to organise the European Years 2010 (Combatting Poverty and Social Exclusion) and have plans for 2012 (Active Ageing and Intergenerational Solidarity) – 2011 would fit neatly into these plans. He promised to raise the issue with his colleague Commissioner Figeľ, who is responsible for the volunteering portfolio.| 16th July 2008 |
Following the adoption of the Written Declaration, a press conference was convoked by the MEPs that have launched the Written Declaration. CEV President Marijke Steenbergen was invited to speak on behalf of the NGO European networks alliance.
"I very much welcome the adoption of the EP Written Declaration on declaring 2011 the European Year of Volunteering with 454 signatures. I am delighted to see that the representatives of the only directly elected European institution take the voice of citizens seriously - this campaign is a truly bottom-up one, supported by the 17 major civil society networks in Europe and instigated by the European Volunteer Centre (CEV) in 2006 with the Manifesto for Volunteering in Europe. 4 institutions have now called for the Year to be organised - the ball is now in the European Commission's court", Marijke said.
Please find here the Joint Press Release of the NGO European networks involved in the campaign.
9th April - 15th July 2008
CEV and all the 17 partner NGO European networks in the Year Alliance have mobilised their member organisations to invite MEPs to sign – with great success: 454 MEPs have signed the declaration by the deadline of 15th July, only two other declarations of this kind have received more support in the current legislature of the Parliament.
| 9th April 2008 |
(P/PES) and M.Janowski (PL / UEN) have launched a Written Declaration of the European Parliament supporting the call for 2011 as the EYV.
A written declaration is a text of a maximum of 200 words on a matter falling within the European Union’s sphere of activities. Written declarations are printed in all the official languages, distributed and entered in a register. MEPs can use written declarations to launch or relaunch a debate on a subject that comes within the EU’s remit. For more information on written declarations and what they entail, visit this page.
13th February 2008
The Towards a European Year of Volunteering 2011 Position Paper was launched on 13th February in the European Parliament at a meeting of the Interest Group on Volunteering. This event was attended by MEPs and NGO representatives, as well as representatives of the Slovenian Presidency and the French Presidency of the Council of the European Union.
For more information, view the presentation made by CEV director Markus Held on 13th February here.
| 5th December 2007 |
On 5th December (International Volunteers Day), an alliance of major NGO European networks with a particular interest in volunteering met at CEV's offices to begin developing a strategy towards having 2011 declared the European Year of Volunteering. The Alliance agreed a rationale for a European Year, including what they hope such a year might achieve. The result of this meeting was translated in a position paper.
| 28th March 2006 |
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The 2006 Manifesto for Volunteering in Europe was launched in 28th March 2006 in the premises of the European Parliament. During this event, CEV called upon the European institutions to announce a European Year of Volunteering. To read about the launch event, please visit this page.
| Other relevant documentation: Archive |
| Position Paper available in different language versions |
| Written Declaration of the European Parliament [bg]; [es]; [cs]; [da]; [de]; [et]; [el]; [en]; [fr]; [it]; [lv]; [lt]; [hu]; [nl]; [pl]; [pt]; [ro]; [sk]; [sl]; [fi]; [sv] |
| Joint Press Release of the European Year of Volunteering 2011 Alliance [16th July 08] Following the adoption of the Written Declaration of the European Parliament |
| Joint Press Release of the European Year of Volunteering 2011 Alliance [19th February 09] Welcoming the decision of the European Commission to work towards the EYV 2011 |
