Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2008-04-21-Speech-1-199"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2008-04-21"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:The role of volunteering in contributing to economic and social cohesion (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"pl"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20080421.19.1-199"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2008-04-21-Speech-1-2002
lpv:speaker	lp:Mieczysław Edmund Janowski2
lpv:spokenAs	unknown; Prawo i Sprawiedliwość (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 substitute; ITRE (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3 substitute; Delegation to the EU-Ukraine Parliamentary Cooperation Committee (2004-09-15--2009-07-13)3 member; REGI (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3 member; Delegation for relations with Switzerland, Iceland and Norway and to the European Economic Area (EEA) Joint Parliamentary Committee (2004-09-15--2009-07-13)3 member; UEN (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 substitute; PETI (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3
lpv:translated text	". Mr President, Commissioner, on behalf of the UEN Group I wish to express our huge appreciation to Marian Harkin for tackling this subject. Voluntary activity is voluntary, unpaid and intentional work for others. It transcends family or friendship relationships. Although this is work without material remuneration, a volunteer receives satisfaction of a different kind: he or she fulfils his or her motivation, realises him or herself, and shows solidarity with others. Voluntary activity is highly educational for the youth and very invigorating for the elderly. In this context the influence of voluntary organisations on the strengthening of local and regional communities should be seen as very positive. I believe it helps to build civil society in which one individual selflessly helps another and is sympathetic towards others without being a threat. The Irish example, which I had the pleasure to learn about, is a good one. Such understanding of voluntary activity also means that the volunteer, who is often also a benefactor, must not suffer any material penalty when helping others and offering them gifts. I refer here to a case that is well known in Poland, of a baker whose business folded because he was required to pay taxes on bread he gave to poor people. I also wish to highlight the very fine idea of declaring 2011 European year of volunteering."@en1

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