Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund: application EGF/2025/001 BE/BelGaN - Belgium

2025/0198(BUD)

PURPOSE: To mobilise the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers in respect of redundancies at BelGaN BV in Belgium.

NON-LEGISLATIVE ACT: Decision (EU) 2025/2133 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 October 2025 on the mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers following an application from Belgium – EGF/2025/001 BE/BelGaN.

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 in the case of major restructuring events, assisting them in returning to decent and sustainable employment as soon as possible. The annual allocation to the EGF shall not exceed EUR 30 million (at 2018 prices). On 21 February 2025, Belgium submitted an application to mobilise the EGF in respect of redundancies at BelGaN BV. The application was supplemented with additional information and deemed to comply with the conditions for financial contribution as laid down in Regulation (EU) 2021/691. The EGF is mobilised to provide a financial contribution of EUR 931,690 in commitment and payment appropriations for the financial year 2025.

ENTRY INTO FORCE: 20 October 2025 (date of publication in the Official Journal of the European Union).

APPLICATION DATE: 8 October 2025.

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