🟠 On 15 October 2025 the 2025 European Volunteering Ambassadors, Kasper Tomshøj, Karin Daugaard Bucholtz and Dennis Perez Skov gave speeches during the #CEVCongress2025 in Brussels. 🎥 Watch them here: youtu.be/32rGReyF904 #VERA2025 #CERV

🟠 From 8 to 28 October 2025 CEV welcomed 12 volunteers in Mechelen, #EVCapital2025 in the framework of the European Solidarity Corps #ILIVE project! 🤝 Special thanks to Stad Mechelen, Elegast, Urban Youth Games and KV Mechelen for the support! ➡️ www.europeanvolunteercentre.org/ilive

🗣️ "La transformació digital és un estímul i una oportunitat. Ens impulsa a repensar què i com desenvolupem la nostra tasca." Ana Villa, vicepresidenta #FCVS a l'espai de diàlegs 'Les bones pràctiques' #EOV30Aniversario 🍂 Segon dia 30a Escuela de Otoño del Voluntariado! @pvoluntariado.bsky.social

🟠 On 27-28 October 2025 Erasmus+ VIEWS project partners met in Bucharest (RO) for the transnational partner meeting, where they discussed the project progress and the next steps. Project partners also visited the rowing sport club ONYX. 👉 More about the VIEWS project: www.views-eu.org

🎉 Congratulations to Seamus Boland on his election as President of the EESC! CEV looks forward to continuing our strong commitment and collaboration with the EESC as a member of the Liaison Group, working together to strengthen Volunteering and Civil Society.

Loneliness is now a global public health concern and volunteers are part of the cure. Read how volunteer initiatives across Europe are building healthier, more connected communities on page 4. 📖 bit.ly/4ozAnVy #Volunteering #IAVE #Loneliness #HealthAndWellbeing @volunteeringcev.bsky.social

CEV supports ECF and other members of the coalition of NGOs calling for the protection of the fundamental rights to freedom of peaceful assembly, association, and expression across Europe.

After three intense days of CEV Autumn Volunteering Congress in Brussels it is now the time to say thank you to the keynote speakers Carles Dedeu Fontcuberta and MEPs Gordan Bosanac, Vladimir Prebilič, Sabrina Repp and Suncana Glavak, all speakers and participants!

@lejlasr.bsky.social, CEV President, is closing the #EVCCC Seminar and #CEVCongress2025. Thank you to all speakers and participants for joining us in Brussels!!

Lena Karnalova, CEV Member and #EVCapital2027 Jury Member, is sharing her experience in evaluating the European Volunteering Capital Competition 2027.

After showing County Clare video candidacy as #EVCapital2027 Candidate, the representative is now explaining why Clare should be the next capital at the #EVCCC Seminar! ➡️ More here: www.europeanvolunteercentre.org/cev-autumn-v... #VERA2025 #CEVCongress2025

‼️Avui participem en el Congrés del Centre Europeu del Voluntariat, a Brussel·les. Contentes de ser-hi! Maria Vilà i Marc Viñas, #FCVS i Generalitat, parlen dels deu anys de la Llei de voluntariat a Catalunya. #CentreforEuropeanVolunteering #CEVCongress2025 #VERA2025 @volunteeringcev.bsky.social

Heino Smed Sørensen, Frivilligcenter Lemvig Manager, is presenting Lemvig volunteering activities at the #EVCCC Seminar. ➡️ More here: www.europeanvolunteercentre.org/cev-autumn-v... #VERA2025 #CEVCongress2025

Liliana Moutinho, Maia’s Head of the Social Development Division, is presenting #EVCapital2026 activity plan for next year at the #EVCCC Seminar. ➡️ More here: www.europeanvolunteercentre.org/cev-autumn-v... #VERA2025 #CEVCongress2025

Bad Dhoey, Coordinator for Social Cohesion, is presenting Mechelen #EVCapital2025 volunteering activities at the #EVCCC Seminar. ➡️ More here: www.europeanvolunteercentre.org/cev-autumn-v... #VERA2025 #CEVCongress2025

Maddalena Recla, CSV Trentino, is presenting Trento #EVCapital2024 legacy at the #EVCCC Seminar. ➡️ More here: www.europeanvolunteercentre.org/cev-autumn-v... #VERA2025 #CEVCongress2025

Maria Vilà & Marc Viñas Artola from Barcelona #EVCapital2014 are presenting the 10th Anniversary of the Catalan Volunteering Law. ➡️ More here: www.europeanvolunteercentre.org/cev-autumn-v... #VERA2025 #CEVCongress2025

We are thrilled to announce Maddalena Recla, Nicolò Triacca, Maida Pieper, Zsofia Racz, Dominika Hradiska, Miguel Salgado as new CEV Board Members! Thank you to Michel Lefranc, Víctor Quirós Oyaguez, Catalina Parra Baño, Daniele Antonozzi, Gian Piero Farru, George Thomson.

Marta Hauser, Jan Verdée and Edina Malkic are panelists at the SLIPS Final Conference - Service Learning in Youth Policies at the @europarl.europa.eu. ➡️ More here: www.europeanvolunteercentre.org/cev-autumn-v... #CEVCongress2025

MEP Suncana Glavak is our keynote speaker during the SLIPS Final Conference - Service Learning in Youth Policies at the @europarl.europa.eu. ➡️ More here: www.europeanvolunteercentre.org/cev-autumn-v... #CEVCongress2025

#Erasmus+ #SLIPS Project partners Tenna Soerensen, Filipa Cabral, Martina Potlimbrzović, are presenting the Service Learning in Youth Policies at the SLIPS Final Conference at the @europarl.europa.eu. ➡️ More here: www.europeanvolunteercentre.org/cev-autumn-v... #CEVCongress2025

Piet Van Baeveghem, Secretary General of the European Lotteries, at the EP Volunteering Interest Group Stakeholder Exchange Meeting “Lotteries reinforce democratic values and contribute to community building.” ➡️ More here: www.europeanvolunteercentre.org/cev-autumn-v... #VERA2025 #CEVCongress

MEPs Vladimir Prebilic, @gordanbosanac.bsky.social and @sabrinarepp.bsky.social are keynote speakers at the EP Volunteering Interest Group Stakeholder Exchange Meeting at the @europarl.europa.eu. ➡️ More here: www.europeanvolunteercentre.org/cev-autumn-v... #VERA2025

We are thrilled to announce Maddalena Recla, Niccolò Triacca, Maida Pieper, Zsofia Racz, Dominika Hradiska, Miguel Salgado as CEV Board Members! Thank you to Michel Lefranc, Víctor Quirós Oyaguez, Daniele Antonozzi, Gian Piero Farru, George Thomson, CEV Board Members who finished their mandates.

EVCCC Representatives attended the European Volunteering Candidates Community Roundtable. ➡️ More here: www.europeanvolunteercentre.org/cev-autumn-v... #CEVCongress2025

#CEVCongress2025 participants are now evaluating the REVIVE project. ➡️ More here: www.europeanvolunteercentre.org/cev-autumn-v... #VERA2025 #CERV

European Volunteering Ambassadors 2025, under the Danish Presidency of the European Council, Dennis Perez Skov, Kasper Tomshøj, Karin Daugaard are introducing themselves at the #CEVCongress2025 in Brussels. ➡️ More here: www.europeanvolunteercentre.org/cev-autumn-v...

Meise Fabricius Rydborg from Lemvig Municipality at the #GIVE Seminar: “In culture there is no “size fits all”. The local cultural history of our common past continuously has to be one of the prisms to look through, for creating sustainable cultural institutions in the future”. #CEVCongress2025

Maria Berwald at #GIVE Seminar: “In Lemvig we have a shared responsibility to ensure the sustainable development of our welfare. This is promoted, among other things, through committed communities across the municipality, business and civil society actors”. #CEVCongress2025

Julie Park at the #GIVE Seminar: “We’re all volunteers at heart, or at some point in life, we’ve dedicated time and energy to a cause we care about. The International Volunteer Year (IVY 2026) is a recognition of that spirit."

Chantal Munsch from the University of Siegen is presenting the German Fourth Civic Engagement Report at the #GIVE Seminar. ➡️ More here: www.europeanvolunteercentre.org/cev-autumn-v...

Stelina Dungaj at the GIVE Seminar: “Volunteering is not just an act of service- it is a powerful expression of solidarity and shared responsibility. For young people, it is a unique opportunity to grow, connect, and become active citizens shaping a more inclusive and united Europe.”

Carles Dedeu Fontcuberta, EC DG Just, is keynote speaker at the "#VERA 2025" Getting Inclusive Volunteering in Europe (#GIVE) Campaign & BEV2030 Seminar. ➡️ More here: www.europeanvolunteercentre.org/cev-autumn-v...

CEVCongress2025 participants are now discussing how to advance service learning from the perspective of teachers, parents, students and Civil Society. ➡️ More here: www.europeanvolunteercentre.org/cev-autumn-v... #SLipstream #Erasmus+

Connor Audsley is presenting the Erasmus+ #SLipstream Advocacy plan to the #CEVCongress2025 in Brussels. ➡️ More here: www.europeanvolunteercentre.org/cev-autumn-v...

Ondrej Hrubes, PhD Student & Volunteer Practitioner at Charles University: “Volunteering reflects the better side of humanity. It is our ‘light side of the force’ and the more Jedis we have, the lighter the future will be” at the #CEVCongress2025 in Brussels. #SLipstream #Erasmus+

lejlasr.bsky.social, CEV President, welcomed participants to the #SLipstream Erasmus+ project Delving deeper into the role and potential of Service Learning in Central and South East Europe Event. ➡️ More here: www.europeanvolunteercentre.org/cev-autumn-v... #CEVCongress2025

🥳 The CEV Autumn #Volunteering Congress 2025 kicked off today with the #SLIPS Discussion Forum: Exploring Service Learning Training for Primary School Teachers in Brussels! ➡️ Check out the full Congress programme: www.europeanvolunteercentre.org/cev-autumn-v...

Today is World Mental Health Day CEV would like to thank all those trained #volunteers and #volunteering organisations who offer mental health support. Your dedication makes a profound difference in the lives of those in need, fostering resilience and offering hope to individuals and communities.

🟠 We are happy to announce the Jury members for the #EVCapital 2027! ➡️ Find more about them here: www.europeanvolunteercentre.org/_files/ugd/7... ➡️ You can find more about the candidates here: www.europeanvolunteercentre.org/ev-capital-2...

🎉The third SLIPS Erasmus+ funded project newsletter is available! Find out more about Service Learning in Primary Schools! 👉 To read the newsletter: lnkd.in/dpe3v8FZ... 👉More about the project: lnkd.in/dVBNiyC5

CEV is proud to announce an important milestone - we are now 70 member organisations! CEV thanks all our members for their trust and commitment. Together, we keep strengthening, inspiring, and celebrating volunteering across Europe. ➡️ www.europeanvolunteercentre.org/members

🟠 On 17 September 2025 CEV attended the final Plenary Session of Oliver Röpke’s mandate as President of the EESC. CEV wants to thank Oliver Röpke for his commitment and vision, looking at Civil Society as a driving change force in the EU and beyond.

🥳 CEV News September 2025 are out now ❗ ⬇️ You can read the full edition here ⬇️ us4.campaign-archive.com.

😍 County Clare (IE), #EVCapital 2027 Candidate, has prepared a video which showcases their #volunteering strategy. 📺 Watch it now: youtu.be/YpjPhGquGx0 ℹ️ Discover more about the EV Capital competition and the EVCapital 2027 Candidate here: www.europeanvolunteercentre.org/ev-capital-2...

Advancing The Profession Season Four is here! This season, I'll be exploring volunteering infrastructure with some fantastic guests. Starting with Denise Hayward of Volunteer Now in N Ireland. soundcloud.com/rob-jackson-...

🟠Today is #InternationalYouthDay ! CEV would like to thank all the young volunteers and youth-led volunteering organisations who are making a real difference in their communities. ✨On this day hear the voice of the ESC #ILIVE project volunteers! ➡️https://www.europeanvolunteercentre.org/ilive

📣 The second SLIPS Erasmus+ funded project newsletter is available! Find out more about Service Learning in Primary Schools! 👉 To read the newsletter: www.slips-eu.com/_files/ugd/3... 👉 More about the project: www.europeanvolunteercentre.org/slips

Clare #EVCapital2027 Candidate certificate was received on 17 July 2025 by Clare County in the presence of Philip Grant , Chief Operations Officer of the Permanent Representation of Ireland to the EU in Brussels. ➡️https://www.europeanvolunteercentre.org/ev-capital-2027 #CERV #VERA2025

CEV News July 2025 are out now ❗ ⬇️ You can read the full edition here ⬇️ us4.campaign-archive.com?u=d7c269f466... #Volunteering #Volunteers #Europe #CERV #REVIVE #Vera2025