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PURPOSE : to\n establish a European Globalisation adjustment Fund (EGF).
PROPOSED ACT :\n Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council.
CONTEXT :\n increased market openness and international competition bring new\n opportunities in terms of economic dynamism, competitiveness and the creation\n of high-quality jobs. However, job losses in less competitive sectors are an inevitable\n impact of trade opening and globalisation: these adjustment costs of trade\n opening should be acknowledged and addressed through appropriate policy and\n financial instruments. The Commission report from October 20th 2005 on\n 'European Values in a Globalised world' highlighted the benefits of more open\n trade but also underlined the need to help those who experience the negative\n consequences of globalisation through job losses. In this context before the Hampton Court Summit, in a letter to the Presidents of the EU and the Parliament on\n 20/10/05, President Barroso proposed a Globalisation Fund.
CONTENT : this\n proposal aims to establish a European Globalisation adjustment Fund to enable\n the Community to provide support for workers made redundant as a result of\n major structural changes in world trade patterns where these redundancies\n have a significant adverse impact on the regional or local economy. It lays\n down rules regarding the operation of the EGF in order to facilitate\n re-integration into employment of workers affected by trade-related\n redundancies.
A financial\n contribution from the EGF shall be provided where major structural changes in\n world trade patterns lead to a serious economic disruption, notably a massive\n increase of imports into the EU, or a progressive decline of the EU market\n share in a given sector or a delocalisation to third countries, which results\n in:
a) at least\n 1000 redundancies in an enterprise, including workers made redundant in its\n suppliers or downstream producers, in a region where unemployment, measured\n at NUTS III level, is higher than the EU or national average, or
b) at least\n 1000 redundancies, over a period of 6 months, in one or more enterprises in a\n sector, measured at NACE 2 level, which represents at least 1% of regional\n employment measured at NUTS II level.
A financial\n contribution under this Regulation shall be made for actions, as part of a\n coordinated package of personalised services designed to re-integrate\n redundant workers into the labour market, including:
a) active\n labour market measures, such as job-search assistance, occupational guidance,\n tailor-made training and re-training including ICT skills, outplacement\n assistance and entrepreneurship promotion or aid for self-employment;
b) special\n in-work time-limited income supplements, such as job search allowances,\n mobility allowances, income support allowances to individuals participating\n in training activities; and temporary wage supplements for workers of at\n least 50 years of age who accept to re-enter the labour market at a lower\n wage.
For further information concerning the financial implications of\n this measure, please refer to the financial statement.
\nThe committee adopted the report by Roselyne\n BACHELOT-NARQUIN (EPP-ED, FR) approving the proposed regulation establishing\n the European Globalisation adjustment Fund. MEPs nevertheless tabled a number\n of amendments under the 1st reading of the codecision procedure, mainly to\n widen the scope and beneficiaries of the fund and to define eligible action\n in a more precise way:
- whereas, in Article 1(2), the Commission had stipulated\n that assistance from the EGF should be used to help workers affected by\n \"trade-related\" redundancies, the committee preferred the term\n \"globalisation-related\" redundancies. Other amendments specified\n that the EGF should therefore provide \"solidarity and support for\n individual workers made redundant as a result of structural changes in world\n trade patterns\", that it should not finance the restructuring of\n companies or sectors, and that it should not finance passive social\n protection measures, only active labour market measures;
- the active labour market measures eligible for funding should\n include aid for setting up cooperative projects and for resuming business,\n and micro-credits;
- MEPs amended the intervention criteria in Article 2: a\n financial contribution from the EGF may be provided if a\n \"substantial\" increase of imports into the EU or a \"sharp and\n rapid\" decline of the EU market share in a given sector results in at\n least 1000 redundancies, over a period of 12 months in one or more\n enterprises (particularly SMEs), or, in small labour markets or in\n exceptional circumstances, when at least 500 workers are made redundant and this\n has a serious impact on employment and the local economy;
- the EGF may complement assistance from other Community\n financial instruments, in particular the European Social Fund;
- a \"European one-stop Internet shop\" should be\n set up providing wide access to information about the EGF and guidance on the\n submission of applications;
- a new Article 11a and other amendments set out details\n of the budgetary procedure to be followed;
- the ex-post evaluation should be carried out by 31\n December 2014 with the assistance of external experts and should measure the\n impact of the EGF and its added value.
\n
The European\n Parliament adopted a resolution based on the report drafted by Roselyne BACHELOT-NARQUIN\n (EPP-ED, FR) and reached an informal compromise agreement with Council.\n The main amendments to the Commission’s text are as follows:
- With the aim\n of stimulating economic growth and creating more jobs in the EU, the\n Regulation is intended to enable the Community to provide support for workers\n made redundant as a result of major structural changes in world trade\n patterns due to globalisation where these redundancies have a significant\n adverse impact on the regional or local economy. Assistance from the EGF shall\n provide solidarity and support for individual workers made redundant as a\n result of structural changes in world trade patterns. The EGF shall not\n finance the restructuring of companies or sectors. Its period of application\n shall be linked to the Financial Framework, from January 2007 to December\n 2013.
- The\n intervention criteria are as follows: at least 1 000 redundancies over a\n period of 4 months in an enterprise in a Member State, including workers made\n redundant in its suppliers or downstream producers, or at least 1 000\n redundancies, over a period of 9 months, particularly in small or\n medium-sized enterprises, in a NACE 2 sector in one region or two contiguous\n regions at NUTS II level. In small labour markets or in exceptional\n circumstances, duly substantiated by the Member State(s) concerned, an\n application for a contribution from the EGF may be considered admissible even\n if the conditions laid down above are not entirely met, when redundancies\n have a serious impact on employment and the local economy. The aggregated\n amount of contributions for exceptional circumstances may not exceed 15% of\n the EGF each year.
- A financial\n contribution may be made for active labour market measures that form\n part of a coordinated package, including job-search assistance, special\n time-limited measures, and measures to stimulate in particular disadvantaged\n or older workers, to remain in or return to the labour market. The EGF shall\n not finance passive social protection measures. On the initiative of the Member State , the EGF may finance the preparatory, management, information and\n publicity, and control activities for its implementation.
- The\n Commission and the Member States must ensure that equality between men and\n women and the integration of the gender perspective is promoted during\n the various stages of implementation of the EGF. The Commission and the\n Member States shall take appropriate steps to prevent any discrimination\n based on sex, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age or\n sexual orientation during the various stages of the implementation of and, in\n particular, in access to, the EGF.
- The\n Commission shall set up an Internet site, available in all Community\n languages, to provide information on the EGF, guidance on the submission of\n applications, as well as updated information on accepted and refused\n applications, highlighting the role of the budgetary authority.
- Parliament\n made some amendments to the budgetary procedures to be followed.
- A mid-term\n evaluation will be made by 31 December 2011, and the ex-post\n evaluation should be carried out by 31 December 2014 with the\n assistance of external experts and should measure the impact of the EGF and\n its added value.
\nPURPOSE: Corrigendum\n to Regulation (EC) No 1927/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council\n of 20 December 2006 on establishing the European Globalisation Adjustment\n Fund (Regulation initially published in Official Journal of the European\n Union L 406 of 30 December 2006).
The purpose of\n this Regulation is to establish a “European Globalisation Adjustment Fund” or\n EGF, the purpose of which is to provide support for workers made redundant as\n a result of major structural changes in world trade patterns due to\n globalisation and where these redundancies have a significantly adverse\n impact on the regional or local economy. The EGF will cover the period 1\n January 2007 – 31 December 2013.
The\n corrigendum concerns the entire text of the Regulation.
\nPURPOSE : to\n establish a European Globalisation adjustment Fund (EGF).
PROPOSED ACT :\n Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council.
CONTEXT :\n increased market openness and international competition bring new\n opportunities in terms of economic dynamism, competitiveness and the creation\n of high-quality jobs. However, job losses in less competitive sectors are an inevitable\n impact of trade opening and globalisation: these adjustment costs of trade\n opening should be acknowledged and addressed through appropriate policy and\n financial instruments. The Commission report from October 20th 2005 on\n 'European Values in a Globalised world' highlighted the benefits of more open\n trade but also underlined the need to help those who experience the negative\n consequences of globalisation through job losses. In this context before the Hampton Court Summit, in a letter to the Presidents of the EU and the Parliament on\n 20/10/05, President Barroso proposed a Globalisation Fund.
CONTENT : this\n proposal aims to establish a European Globalisation adjustment Fund to enable\n the Community to provide support for workers made redundant as a result of\n major structural changes in world trade patterns where these redundancies\n have a significant adverse impact on the regional or local economy. It lays\n down rules regarding the operation of the EGF in order to facilitate\n re-integration into employment of workers affected by trade-related\n redundancies.
A financial\n contribution from the EGF shall be provided where major structural changes in\n world trade patterns lead to a serious economic disruption, notably a massive\n increase of imports into the EU, or a progressive decline of the EU market\n share in a given sector or a delocalisation to third countries, which results\n in:
a) at least\n 1000 redundancies in an enterprise, including workers made redundant in its\n suppliers or downstream producers, in a region where unemployment, measured\n at NUTS III level, is higher than the EU or national average, or
b) at least\n 1000 redundancies, over a period of 6 months, in one or more enterprises in a\n sector, measured at NACE 2 level, which represents at least 1% of regional\n employment measured at NUTS II level.
A financial\n contribution under this Regulation shall be made for actions, as part of a\n coordinated package of personalised services designed to re-integrate\n redundant workers into the labour market, including:
a) active\n labour market measures, such as job-search assistance, occupational guidance,\n tailor-made training and re-training including ICT skills, outplacement\n assistance and entrepreneurship promotion or aid for self-employment;
b) special\n in-work time-limited income supplements, such as job search allowances,\n mobility allowances, income support allowances to individuals participating\n in training activities; and temporary wage supplements for workers of at\n least 50 years of age who accept to re-enter the labour market at a lower\n wage.
For further information concerning the financial implications of\n this measure, please refer to the financial statement.
\nThe committee adopted the report by Roselyne\n BACHELOT-NARQUIN (EPP-ED, FR) approving the proposed regulation establishing\n the European Globalisation adjustment Fund. MEPs nevertheless tabled a number\n of amendments under the 1st reading of the codecision procedure, mainly to\n widen the scope and beneficiaries of the fund and to define eligible action\n in a more precise way:
- whereas, in Article 1(2), the Commission had stipulated\n that assistance from the EGF should be used to help workers affected by\n \"trade-related\" redundancies, the committee preferred the term\n \"globalisation-related\" redundancies. Other amendments specified\n that the EGF should therefore provide \"solidarity and support for\n individual workers made redundant as a result of structural changes in world\n trade patterns\", that it should not finance the restructuring of\n companies or sectors, and that it should not finance passive social\n protection measures, only active labour market measures;
- the active labour market measures eligible for funding should\n include aid for setting up cooperative projects and for resuming business,\n and micro-credits;
- MEPs amended the intervention criteria in Article 2: a\n financial contribution from the EGF may be provided if a\n \"substantial\" increase of imports into the EU or a \"sharp and\n rapid\" decline of the EU market share in a given sector results in at\n least 1000 redundancies, over a period of 12 months in one or more\n enterprises (particularly SMEs), or, in small labour markets or in\n exceptional circumstances, when at least 500 workers are made redundant and this\n has a serious impact on employment and the local economy;
- the EGF may complement assistance from other Community\n financial instruments, in particular the European Social Fund;
- a \"European one-stop Internet shop\" should be\n set up providing wide access to information about the EGF and guidance on the\n submission of applications;
- a new Article 11a and other amendments set out details\n of the budgetary procedure to be followed;
- the ex-post evaluation should be carried out by 31\n December 2014 with the assistance of external experts and should measure the\n impact of the EGF and its added value.
\n
The European\n Parliament adopted a resolution based on the report drafted by Roselyne BACHELOT-NARQUIN\n (EPP-ED, FR) and reached an informal compromise agreement with Council.\n The main amendments to the Commission’s text are as follows:
- With the aim\n of stimulating economic growth and creating more jobs in the EU, the\n Regulation is intended to enable the Community to provide support for workers\n made redundant as a result of major structural changes in world trade\n patterns due to globalisation where these redundancies have a significant\n adverse impact on the regional or local economy. Assistance from the EGF shall\n provide solidarity and support for individual workers made redundant as a\n result of structural changes in world trade patterns. The EGF shall not\n finance the restructuring of companies or sectors. Its period of application\n shall be linked to the Financial Framework, from January 2007 to December\n 2013.
- The\n intervention criteria are as follows: at least 1 000 redundancies over a\n period of 4 months in an enterprise in a Member State, including workers made\n redundant in its suppliers or downstream producers, or at least 1 000\n redundancies, over a period of 9 months, particularly in small or\n medium-sized enterprises, in a NACE 2 sector in one region or two contiguous\n regions at NUTS II level. In small labour markets or in exceptional\n circumstances, duly substantiated by the Member State(s) concerned, an\n application for a contribution from the EGF may be considered admissible even\n if the conditions laid down above are not entirely met, when redundancies\n have a serious impact on employment and the local economy. The aggregated\n amount of contributions for exceptional circumstances may not exceed 15% of\n the EGF each year.
- A financial\n contribution may be made for active labour market measures that form\n part of a coordinated package, including job-search assistance, special\n time-limited measures, and measures to stimulate in particular disadvantaged\n or older workers, to remain in or return to the labour market. The EGF shall\n not finance passive social protection measures. On the initiative of the Member State , the EGF may finance the preparatory, management, information and\n publicity, and control activities for its implementation.
- The\n Commission and the Member States must ensure that equality between men and\n women and the integration of the gender perspective is promoted during\n the various stages of implementation of the EGF. The Commission and the\n Member States shall take appropriate steps to prevent any discrimination\n based on sex, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age or\n sexual orientation during the various stages of the implementation of and, in\n particular, in access to, the EGF.
- The\n Commission shall set up an Internet site, available in all Community\n languages, to provide information on the EGF, guidance on the submission of\n applications, as well as updated information on accepted and refused\n applications, highlighting the role of the budgetary authority.
- Parliament\n made some amendments to the budgetary procedures to be followed.
- A mid-term\n evaluation will be made by 31 December 2011, and the ex-post\n evaluation should be carried out by 31 December 2014 with the\n assistance of external experts and should measure the impact of the EGF and\n its added value.
\nPURPOSE: Corrigendum\n to Regulation (EC) No 1927/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council\n of 20 December 2006 on establishing the European Globalisation Adjustment\n Fund (Regulation initially published in Official Journal of the European\n Union L 406 of 30 December 2006).
The purpose of\n this Regulation is to establish a “European Globalisation Adjustment Fund” or\n EGF, the purpose of which is to provide support for workers made redundant as\n a result of major structural changes in world trade patterns due to\n globalisation and where these redundancies have a significantly adverse\n impact on the regional or local economy. The EGF will cover the period 1\n January 2007 – 31 December 2013.
The\n corrigendum concerns the entire text of the Regulation.
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