Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund: redundancies in IT services in Italy

PURPOSE: to mobilise the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) in respect of redundancies in IT services in Italy.

NON-LEGISLATIVE ACT: Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on the 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 (application EGF/2011/016 IT/Agile from Italy).

CONTENT: by means of this Decision, the European Parliament and the Council mobilise the sum of EUR 3 689 474 in commitment and payment appropriations from the European Globalisation Fund for the financial year 2013.

This sum is made available to assist Italy in respect of redundancies in Agile S.r.l. (IT services).

Given that this application complies with the requirements for determining the financial contributions as laid down in Regulation (EC) No 1927/2006 (EGF Regulation), Parliament and the Council respond by granting the above-mentioned sum.

To recap, the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) aims 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 allows for the mobilisation of the Fund through a flexibility mechanism, within the annual ceiling of EUR 500 million.