Experts assessed the EYV at an event in Budapest?s Museum of Fine Arts.
Deputy state secretary in charge of ethnic and civil society relations Csaba Latorcai said the scale of the work and challenges faced during the EYV, which was launched on December 5, 2011, came as a surprise.
Hungary had the rotating Presidency of the Council of the European Union in the first half of 2011, thus the EYV posed both a great responsibility as well as an excellent opportunity.
Among the events in Hungary that were part of the EYV programme was a ?Volunteers Tour? in the capital?s Millenáris Park in January.
The results of the EYV were beyond expectations, said Voluntary Central Foundation managing director András F Tóth.
Among the highlights of the year was the ?Week of Volunteers? event, an initiative to promote a cleaner environment and a road show to festivals around the country from July to November, he added.
Ildikó Bernáth, ministerial commission in charge of volunteering, said Hungary?s National Voluntary Strategy 2011-2020 aimed to promote the culture of volunteering and involve more layers of society in the practice.
Source: Hungarian News Agency (MTI)
