Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund: redundancies in the manufacturing of building materials in Spain

PURPOSE: to mobilise the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) in respect of redundancies in the manufacturing of building materials in Spain.

NON LEGISLATIVE ACT: Decision 2013/708/EU 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 (application EGF/2013/004 ES/Comunidad Valenciana building materials from Spain)

CONTENT: with this Decision, Parliament and Council decided to mobilise the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund in the sum of EUR 840 000 in commitment and payment appropriations in the context of the 2013 budget.

This amount is intended to assist Spain following redundancies in 140 enterprises operating in the NACE Revision 2 Division 23 (Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products) in the NUTS II region of Comunidad Valenciana.  

Acknowledging that the conditions for a financial contribution Regulation (EC) No 1927/2006 have been met by Spain, Parliament and Council decided to respond by granting the sum applied for.

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 EGF within the annual ceiling of EUR 500 million over and above the relevant headings of the financial framework.