European Commission 3 August 2018, REPORT FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL Annual report on the implementation of the EU Aid Volunteers initiative in 2017

EUROPEAN COMMISSION Brussels, 3.8.2018 COM(2018) 572 final REPORT FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL Annual report on the implementation of the EU Aid Volunteers initiative in 2017 I. Introduction As envisaged by the Treaty of Lisbon 1 , the European Union (EU) launched the EU Aid Volunteers initiative in 2014 2 .