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"Madam President, I am especially pleased that Commissioner Barnier is here today, because I know that the matter which I intend to raise is of particular interest to him. Natural disasters have an incalculable cost in terms of human lives and economic infrastructures. Dealing with them is a joint challenge and requires joint action. The European Union therefore urgently needs to be able to respond efficiently in such emergencies. In order to do so, Europe needs to make better use of its potential and to galvanise European citizens into action. The long European tradition of voluntary work and the principle of solidarity provide a solid basis for achieving this. The time has come, therefore, to create a European volunteer corps, precisely as provided for in Article 214(5) of the Treaty of Lisbon. I would remind you that 2011 will be the European Year of the Volunteer. A European volunteer corps would strengthen the role and image of Europe and win the hearts and minds of European citizens and citizens throughout the world. The European Parliament has a duty to take urgent action to create a European volunteer corps."@en1
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