Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund: application EGF/2025/002 DE/Goodyear 2 - Germany

PURPOSE: to mobilise the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) to support Germany in response to redundancies at Goodyear Germany GmbH in the manufacture of rubber and plastic products sector.

NON-LEGISLATIVE ACT: Decision (EU) 2025/2135 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers following an application from Germany – EGF/2025/002 DE/Goodyear 2.

CONTENT: The European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers (EGF) aims to demonstrate solidarity and promote decent and sustainable employment in the Union by providing support for workers made redundant and self-employed persons whose activity has ceased due to major restructuring events, assisting them in returning to employment as soon as possible.

For the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2025, the EGF will be mobilised to provide EUR 3 085 166 in commitment and payment appropriations in response to the application submitted by Germany.

The application concerns redundancies in Goodyear Germany GmbH, classified under NACE Revision 2 division 22 (Manufacture of rubber and plastic products), in the NUTS 2 regions of Kassel (DE73) and Darmstadt (DE71).

The application was assessed as meeting the conditions for EGF support as set out in Regulation (EU) 2021/691, and the annual allocation to the EGF will not exceed EUR 30 million (at 2018 prices).

ENTRY INTO FORCE: 20.10.2025 (date of publication in the Official Journal of the European Union).

APPLICATION DATE: 8 October 2025; from this date, the Decision applies and the EGF support measures for the affected workers in Germany may be implemented.

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