The European Volunteering Capital Competition promotes the visibility and recognition of policies that support volunteering, with the aim of boosting local volunteering and aligning initiatives with the European context. Who can take part: Municipalities of any size belonging to a member state of the Council of Europe. What will participants do? An online application form […]
ESC. Volunteering Teams in High Priority Areas
European Solidarity Corps – Volunteering Teams in High Priority Areas This action provides grants for activities carried out by volunteering teams of minimum 40 participants with a specific focus on thematic priorities defined each year at EU level. In 2020 the available budget is EUR 1 100 000. The programme is open for organisations from […]
Impact of COVID-19 on the Erasmus programme and the EU Solidarity Corps
How has the pandemic affected the 170,000 students participating in the Erasmus+ programme or the European Solidarity Corps, and how can the EU help? Education has been greatly affected by the COVID-19 crisis. The closure of universities and travel restrictions complicate the situation for participants in cross-border mobility programmes such as Erasmus+ student exchanges and […]