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Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund: redundancies in textiles sector in Belgium and computer manufacturing industry in Ireland

2009/2135(BUD)

PURPOSE: to mobilise the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) for several cases of redundancies in the textile sector in Belgium and the computer manufacturing industry in Ireland.

LEGISLATIVE ACT: Decision 2009/931/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund, in accordance with point 28 of the Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline and sound financial management.

CONTENT: by this decision, the European Parliament and the Council have decided that for the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2009, the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund shall be mobilised to provide the sum of EUR 24 029 924 in commitment and payment appropriations.

This amount shall provide assistance to :

·        Belgium following the submission of two applications to mobilise the EGF, in respect of redundancies in the textiles sector, on 5 May 2009. Given that these applications comply with the requirements for determining the financial contributions as laid down in Article 10 of Regulation (EC) No 1927/2006, it has been decided to deploy an amount of EUR 9 198 874.

·        Ireland following the submission of an application to mobilise the EGF, in respect of redundancies in the computer manufacturing industry, on 29 June 2009. Given that this application complies with the requirements for determining the financial contributions as laid down in abovementioned Regulation, it has been decided to deploy an amount of EUR 14 831 050.

To recall, the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) was established to provide additional support to redundant workers who suffer from the consequences of major structural changes in world trade patterns and to assist them with their reintegration into the labour market. The Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 on budgetary discipline allows for the mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) through a flexibility mechanism, within the annual ceiling of EUR 500 million over and above the relevant headings of the financial framework.