Brussels, 23/04/2008 (Agence Europe) - Encouraging people to get involved in volunteer work, encouraging volunteer work through European funds, and recognising and assisting volunteer activities at European level are ways of creating direct links between citizens, their communities and the Union. That is the belief of the European Parliament which, on Tuesday 22 April adopted the own initiative report by Marian Harkin on “volunteering in contributing to economic and social cohesion” (639...