45. Calls on the Commission to recognise volunteer time as eligible in-kind cofinancing for all European grants, and to work with volunteer organisations in order to develop systems for recording and documenting volunteer time on the basis of the many tools and models available;

The Member States should give credit to their work by regarding, as far as possible, time spent caring for relatives as a period of employment, and providing social guarantees.

58. Urges the relevant Parliamentary governing bodies to note that the emphasis of the Commission's work programme has shifted away from simply proposing more and more legislation in favour of ensuring existing legislation is implemented effectively; believes that as a consequence increasing parliamentary time should be given to its role of scrutiny; therefore calls on these governing bodies to consider ways to increase time available to its committees by, for example, allowing a normal programme of meetings whilst plenary is sitting (at times that do not clash with key debates) and reforming the traditional distinction between committ ...[+++]ee and group weeks; believes it would be more cost effective if all these sessions took place in one location;

Broadcasters must devote at least 10% of their transmission time, or 10% of their programming budget, to European works created by producers who are independent of broadcasters, excluding time allocated to:

(10) In order to improve road safety, prevent the distortion of competition and guarantee the safety and health of the mobile workers covered by this Directive, the latter should know exactly which periods devoted to road transport activities constitute working time and which do not and are thus deemed to be break times, rest times or periods of availability.

Could the Union not encourage such negotiations by implementing programmes to promote an increase in the amount of time allocated to education and training over a lifetime? Such an increase would be linked explicitly to a reduction in the amount of time spent in productive paid work over the same period.