Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund: redundancies in automobile and textiles sectors

The Committee on Budgets adopted the report by Reimer BÖGE(EPP-ED, DE) on the mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund providing the sum of EUR 10 770 772 in commitment and payment appropriations with respect to the recent redundancies in the automobile sector (Spain) and the textile sector (Lithuania).

MEPs recall that the European Union has set up the appropriate legislative and budgetary instruments to provide additional support to workers who suffer from the consequences of major structural changes in world trade patterns and to assist their reintegration into the labour market. This financial support should be dynamic and made available as quickly and efficiently as possible, in accordance with the Interinstitutional Agreement in respect of the adoption of decisions to mobilise the Fund.

Spain submitted an application to deploy the Fund in respect of redundancies in the automobile sector, specifically for workers made redundant by Delphi Automotive Systems España, S.L.U and Lithuania in respect of redundancies in the textile sector, specifically for workers made redundant by Alytaus Tekstile. MEPs approve the amounts requested in the context of the European Globalisation Fund. They request that the institutions involved make the necessary efforts to accelerate the mobilisation of the Fund. They approve the decision annexed to this resolution.