D. overwegende dat het European Volunteer Centre, het Europees Jongerenforum, de Association of Voluntary Service Organisations, de World Organisation of the Scout Movement, het Rode Kruis/Afdeling Europese Unie, volonteurope, het Europees ouderenplatform (AGE), Solidar, Caritas Europa, ENGAGE, Johanniter International, de European Non-Governmental Sports Organisation en anderen − die samen duizenden organisaties met miljoenen vrijwilligers vertegenwoordigen − de EU-instellingen hebben opgeroepen 2011 uit te roepen tot Europees jaar van de vrijwilligers,
D. whereas the European Volunteer Centre, the European Youth Forum, the Association of Voluntary Service Organisations, the World Organisation of the Scout Movement, the Red Cross/European Union Office, volonteurope, the European Older People's Platform (AGE), Solidar, Caritas Europa, ENGAGE, Johanniter International, the European Non-Governmental Sports Organisation and others – together representing thousands of organisations involving millions of volunteers – have all called upon the institutions of the European Union to announce 2011 as the European Year of Volunteering,