PURPOSE: to mobilise the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) to assist Germany facing redundancies in the manufacturing sector.
NON-LEGISLATIVE ACT: Decision (EU) 2018/513 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund following an application from Germany — EGF/2017/008 DE/Goodyear.
CONTENT: with this Decision, the European Parliament and the Council mobilised the sum of EUR 2 165 231 in commitment and payment appropriations from the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF).
This amount is granted in response to Germany’s application for EGF mobilisation in in respect of 646 redundancies in in the rubber and plastic products manufacturing sector (Goodyear Dunlop Tires Germany GmbH) in Germany. The redundancies are the result of a continuation of major structural changes in world trade patterns due to globalisation.
This application fulfils the conditions for a financial contribution from the EGF in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 1309/2013. As a reminder, the EGF aims to provide support for workers made redundant and self-employed persons whose activity has ceased as a result of major structural changes in world trade patterns due to globalisation, as a result of a continuation of the global financial and economic crisis. The EGF is not to exceed a maximum annual amount of EUR 150 million for the period 2014-2020.
ENTRY INTO FORCE: 28.3. 2018. The decision applies from the date of its adoption, i.e. 14.3.2018.