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European
Solidarity
Corps
COMAGRI
15 May 2017
2
2016 State of the Union speech
by President Juncker
The EU is built on solidarity
between its citizens, across borders
between its Member States, and in
its action inside and outside the
Union.
Communication "A European
Solidarity Corps" on 7 December
2016 launched the first phase
Objective: By 2020, providing the
opportunity for 100,000 young
people to express their solidarity in
practice
CONTEXT
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COMMON
FRAMEWORK
Mission statement
Principles
Charter
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Solidarity placements
Volunteering, traineeship and
job
Young people
18 – 30 years old
Duration
2 – 12 months
Placements
Cross border and in country
KEY FEATURES
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Wide range of intervention
areas
E.g. agriculture, rural development
education and youth activities,
health, social and labour market
integration, provision of food,
support and integration of migrants
and refugees, environmental
protection, nature conservation…
Geographical scope
Primarily EU but broader for some
programmes
KEY FEATURES
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Organisation
contacts suitable
candidates
Young
individuals are
interviewed
Organisation
offers a
placement
Young
individual can
carry out other
Corps activity
Organisations
provide
certificate upon
completion
Young
individual
carries out the
activity
WORKFLOW
IN PRACTICE
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ADVANTAGES
Contributes to young people's sense
of citizenship but also supports
their employability
Supports organisations, authorities
and businesses with their solidarity
related activities
Provides easier matching between
young people and organisations
looking for motivated volunteers,
employee, trainees or apprentices for
their activities
Increased synergies between the
different instruments used at European
level
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FUNDING
PROGRAMMES
INVOLVED
Erasmus+ programme
European Social Fund
LIFE programme
Health programme
Europe for Citizens Programme
Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund
European Regional Development Fund
European Agricultural Fund for Rural
Development
The EAFRD will provide EUR 3.6 million
(EUR 1.8 for each phase) to support
engagement of the European Solidarity
Corps participants in solidarity activities
with an agricultural or rural development
component .
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Under shared management national
and regional authorities can use CAP
resources in both pillars to engage
Solidarity Corps participants
School Scheme
Rural development
actions such as
LEADER or
cooperation
OTHER POSSIBILITIES
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