The European Parliament adopted by 575 votes to 24, with 9 abstentions, a resolution on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on the mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund to assist the automobile sector in the regions of Castilla y Leon and Aragon in Spain.
The Parliament therefore approves the mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund to provide the sum of EUR 3 384 300 in commitment and payment appropriations, given that the requests made by Spain fulfil the eligibility criteria set up by the EGF Regulation (EC) No 1927/2006.
The Parliament notes that the EU should use all its means to tackle the consequences of the global economic and financial crisis, and stress, in this respect, that the EGF can play a crucial role in the reintegration of the workers made redundant into the labour market.
Lastly, the Parliament welcomes the Commission’s initiative to provide the citizens of the European Union with a transparent, user-friendly and up-to-date website providing information on the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund in all EU languages, supported by publications, audio-visual activities and by a network for the exchange of best practices between Member States.