European Voluntary Humanitarian Aid Corps: Initial Appraisal of the European Commission's Impact Assessment

Briefing 14-12-2012

This note seeks to provide an initial analysis of the strengths and weaknesses of the European Commission's Impact Assessment accompanying the proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and the Council establishing the European Voluntary Humanitarian Aid Corps. Both the Council and the European Parliament have expressed strong support for such an initiative, reaffirming the key role of the Union in promoting volunteering.