Commission proposes €1.26 billion to reinforce the European Solidarity Corps
Commission proposes €1.26 billion to reinforce the European Solidarity Corps
For the next long-term EU budget 2021-2027, the Commission proposed today a new programme for the European Solidarity Corps beyond 2020, with €1.26 billion to broaden the opportunities it offers.
The new programme will allow at least 350,000 young Europeans to support communities in need between 2021 and 2027 through volunteering, traineeships and job placements. The proposal adopted today marks the consolidation of the Corps for the next budgetary period.
The new programme will build on the achievements of the Corps in its first years of existence and creates one single entry point for young people ready to engage in solidarity. In particular, the programme will include:
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-Volunteering activities in support of humanitarian aid operations in non-EU countries: The addition to the European Solidarity Corps of this well-established EU scheme for humanitarian aid, which has so far operated under the name EU Aid Volunteers, will provide volunteering opportunities outside the EU and will complement existing opportunities under the Solidarity Corps to volunteer individually or as a group, follow a traineeship or get a job in a solidarity field in Europe or beyond;
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-Targeted measures: These will include additional funding or dedicated activities of shorter duration or within one's own country, for example, to make it easier for disadvantaged young people to take part in the European Solidarity Corps.
Related links
MEMO: The European Solidarity Corps beyond 2020: Questions and Answers
Factsheet: EU budget for the future: European Solidarity Corps beyond 2020
Factsheet: EU budget for the future: European Solidarity Corps in action