Throughout the year CERVIS activities were supported by an increasing collaboration with the European Parliament.

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On June 29th the European Parliament Volunteering Interest Group met at the European Parliament hosted by Co-Chairs Michaela Šojdrová (EPP), Domenec Ruiz Devesa (S&D) and Irena Joveva (RENEW) with 25 participants from civil society to discuss the latest developments in European volunteering policy and to launch the #CERVIS MEP Volunteer “Job Shadowing” initiative.

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In December, Domenec Devesa MEP (ES-S&D) and co-chair of the European Parliament Volunteering Interest Group, volunteered at the HUBHumanitaire in Brussels. Maria Walsh MEP (IE-EPP), also a member of the Volunteering Interest Group, regularly volunteered in 2022 in her constituency for a number of causes including women’s organisations, and those supporting refugees and people needing mental health support. Magdalena Adamowicz MEP (PL-EPP) from Gdansk EV Capital 2022 has also been volunteering in 2022 preparing meals for employees of the health care sector during Covid-19 pandemic, fundraising for hospices and for the “Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity”, in addition to helping Scouts to distribute Christmas presents to people in need.