Article 7 Solidarity activities

United Kingdom

The actions referred to in points (a), (b) and (c) of Article 6 shall support solidarity activities in the form of:

(a)

volunteering, traineeships and jobs, including both individual cross-border and in-country activities. For volunteering also activities involving teams of participants from different participating countries shall be supported;

(b)

solidarity projects on the initiative of participants;

(c)

networking activities for participants and participating organisations.

Volunteering under the European Voluntary Service shall continue to be carried out both under Regulation (EU) No 1288/2013 and under this Regulation, as appropriate. References to the European Voluntary Service in legal acts of the Union, in particular Directive (EU) 2016/801 of the European Parliament and of the Council^f1, shall be read as including volunteering under both Regulation (EU) No 1288/2013 and this Regulation.

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Footnotes

f1: Directive (EU) 2016/801 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 May 2016 on the conditions of entry and residence of third-country nationals for the purposes of research, studies, training, voluntary service, pupil exchange schemes or educational programs and au pairing (OJ L 132, 21.5.2016, p. 21).