Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund: redundancies in the car production sector in France

The Committee on Budgets adopted the report by Reimer BÖGE (EPP-ED, DE) and approved the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on the mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for an amount of EUR 3 816 280 to be allocated under heading 1a of the financial framework 2007-2013.

This proposal follows on from the request from France for assistance in respect of two cases concerning redundancies in the automobile sector, specifically suppliers to Peugeot SA and Renault SA.

In its resolution, the committee states that the European Union's financial assistance to workers made redundant should be dynamic and made available as quickly and efficiently as possible. Therefore, it requests the institutions involved to make the necessary efforts to accelerate the mobilisation of the Fund.