Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund: redundancies in the automotive sector in Poland

PURPOSE: to mobilise the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) to assist Poland following redundancies in its automotive sector.

NON-LEGISLATIVE ACT: Decision (EU) 2015/41 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund, in accordance with point 13 of the Interinstitutional Agreement of 2 December 2013 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline, on cooperation in budgetary matters and on sound financial management (application EGF/2013/006 PL/Fiat Auto Poland S.A., from Poland).

CONTENT: with this Decision, the European Parliament and the Council have decided to mobilise the sum of EUR 1 259 610 in commitment and payment appropriations from European Globalisation Adjustment Fund within the framework of the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2014.

This amount shall assist Poland in respect of redundancies in the enterprise Fiat Auto Poland S.A. and 21 suppliers and downstream producers.

Given that this application complies with the requirements for determining the financial contributions as laid down in Regulation (EC) No 1927/2006 (EGF Regulation), the European Parliament and Council have decided to grant the abovementioned amount.

To recall, the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund was established to provide additional support for workers made redundant as a result of major structural changes in world trade patterns due to globalisation and to assist them with their reintegration into the labour market.

Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1311/2013 laying down the multiannual financial framework for the years 2014-2020 provides that the EGF shall not exceed a maximum annual amount of EUR 150 million.