BETA


2015/2295(BUD) Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund: redundancies in aircraft repair and installation services in Ireland

Progress: Procedure completed

RoleCommitteeRapporteurShadows
Lead BUDG NEGRESCU Victor (icon: S&D S&D) KÖLMEL Bernd (icon: ECR ECR), ALI Nedzhmi (icon: ALDE ALDE), VANA Monika (icon: Verts/ALE Verts/ALE), ZANNI Marco (icon: EFDD EFDD)
Committee Opinion EMPL
Committee Opinion REGI
Lead committee dossier:

Events

2015/12/24
   Final act published in Official Journal
Details

PURPOSE: to mobilise the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) in order to assist Ireland in dealing with redundancies in its aviation maintenance sector.

LEGISLATIVE ACT: Decision (EU) 2015/2458 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (application from Ireland — EGF/2015/006 IE/PWA International).

CONTENT: with this Decision, the European Parliament and the Council have decided to mobilise the sum of EUR 442 293 in commitment and payment appropriations from European Globalisation Adjustment Fund within the framework of the 2015 budget.

This amount aims to obtain a financial contribution from the EGF following redundancies in PWA International Ltd and one supplier in Ireland.

Given that this application complies with the requirements for determining the financial contributions as laid down in Regulation No 1309/2013 (EGF Regulation 2014-2020), the European Parliament and Council have decided to grant the above-mentioned amount.

The application was considered admissible since the redundancies have a serious impact on employment and the local, regional or national economy. Ireland has also decided to provide personalised services co-financed by the EGF also to 108 young persons not in employment, education or training (NEETs).

To recall, the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (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, or as a result of a new global financial and economic crisis, and to assist them with their reintegration into the labour market.

Council Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1311/2013 laying down the multiannual financial framework for the years 2014-2020, allows mobilization of the EGF upto a maximum annual amount of EUR 150 million .

ENTRY INTO FORCE: 16.12.2015.

2015/12/16
   EP - Results of vote in Parliament
2015/12/16
   EP - Decision by Parliament
Details

The European Parliament adopted by 580 votes to 100, with 11 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, for an amount of EUR 442 293 in commitment and payment appropriations in order to assist Ireland in dealing with redundancies in its aviation maintenance sector.

Parliament recalled that the Union set up legislative and budgetary instruments to provide additional support to workers who are suffering from the consequences of major structural changes in world trade patterns or of the global financial and economic crisis and to assist their reintegration into the labour market.

Irish application : Ireland submitted application EGF/2015/006 IE/PWA International for a financial contribution from the EGF following 108 redundancies in PWA International Ltd (PWAI), operating in the NACE Rev. 2 division 33 ('Repair and installation of machinery equipment') in the NUTS level 2 region of Southern and Eastern Ireland. All redundant workers are expected to participate in the measures.

Given that the application does not fulfil the traditional eligibility criteria set down by the EGF Regulation in terms of number of redundancies and is submitted under the intervention criteria of Article 4(2) of that Regulation, which allows for derogation under exceptional circumstances, Ireland is entitled to a financial contribution under that Regulation.

Nature of the redundancies : Parliament noted that Ireland specialised in the Maintenance Repair and Overhaul (MRO) sector in the 1990's, which served it well at that time, but made it particularly vulnerable to the recent trend to locate MRO activity near centres of global aviation expansion, i.e. Asia. Members also noted that the situation in South Dublin is worrying given that the closure of PWAI has had a serious impact on employment and on the local, regional or national economy.

Clarify the ceiling of EGF for ‘exceptional circumstances’ : Parliament agreed that the pre-existing difficult situation in the area, combined with the cumulative effect of three major closures in the MRO sector within a short period, and the fact that no employers in this sector remain in Ireland may justify a derogation from the threshold of 500 redundancies set out in article 4(1) of the EGF regulation. It reiterated, in this regard, its recommendation to the Commission to either clarify the derogation criteria set out in Article 4(1) of the EGF Regulation, or lower the threshold of 500 workers being made redundancies.

A package of personalised services : Parliament welcomed the fact that, in order to provide workers with speedy assistance, the Irish authorities decided to initiate the implementation of the personalised services to the affected workers on 22 May 2015, well ahead of the decision on the granting of EGF support for the proposed coordinated package. It noted that Ireland is planning five types of measures for redundant workers covered by this application:

guidance and career planning and development, EGF Training Grants, Training and Further Education Programmes, Higher Education Programmes, Time Limited Allowances.

It noted that 24.81% of the costs will be used for time limited allowances, which remains much below the maximum allowed 35% of all costs.

It recalled the importance of improving the employability of all workers by means of adapted training and the recognition of skills and competences gained throughout a worker's professional career. Members expected the training on offer in the coordinated package to be adapted not only to the needs of the dismissed workers but also to the actual business environment. They also noted that the Irish authorities confirm that the eligible actions do not receive assistance from other Union financial instruments.

Smallest number of laid off workers : Parliament regretted that the EGF mobilisation is proposed for only 108 redundant employees. It observed that this proposal aims to mobilise the EGF with effectively the smallest number of laid off workers proposed so far. Lastly, Parliament pointed out that all 108 redundancies are in the economic sector classified as "repair and installation of machinery and equipment", and more specifically aviation jet engines, which renders the workers skilled and adaptable to the labour market.

Documents
2015/12/16
   EP - End of procedure in Parliament
2015/12/14
   CSL - Draft budget approved by Council
2015/12/14
   CSL - Council Meeting
2015/12/10
   EP - Vote in committee
2015/12/10
   EP - Budgetary report tabled for plenary
Details

The Committee on Budgets adopted the report by Victor NEGRESCU (S&D, RO) on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on the mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund, for an amount of EUR 442 293 in commitment and payment appropriations in order to assist Ireland in dealing with redundancies in its aviation maintenance sector.

Members recalled that the Union set up legislative and budgetary instruments to provide additional support to workers who are suffering from the consequences of major structural changes in world trade patterns or of the global financial and economic crisis and to assist their reintegration into the labour market.

Irish application : Ireland submitted application EGF/2015/006 IE/PWA International for a financial contribution from the EGF following 108 redundancies in PWA International Ltd (PWAI), operating in the NACE Rev. 2 division 33 ('Repair and installation of machinery equipment') in the NUTS level 2 region of Southern and Eastern Ireland. All redundant workers are expected to participate in the measures.

Given that the application does not fulfil the traditional eligibility criteria set down by the EGF Regulation in terms of number of redundancies and is submitted under the intervention criteria of Article 4(2) of that Regulation, which allows for derogation under exceptional circumstances, Ireland is entitled to a financial contribution under that Regulation.

Nature of the redundancies : Members noted that Ireland specialised in the Maintenance Repair and Overhaul (MRO) sector in the 1990's, which served it well at that time, but made it particularly vulnerable to the recent trend to locate MRO activity near centres of global aviation expansion, i.e. Asia. Members also noted that although the South Dublin unemployment rate (11.61 %) is only slightly higher than the national average (10.83 %), these figures conceal pockets of considerable local disadvantage and that the closure of PWAI has had a serious impact on employment and on the local, regional or national economy.

According to members, the EGF should be reformed to either clarify the derogation criteria set out in Article 4(1) of the EGF Regulation, or lower the threshold of 500 workers being made redundant.

A package of personalised services : Members welcomed the fact that, in order to provide workers with speedy assistance, the Irish authorities decided to initiate the implementation of the personalised services to the affected workers on 22 May 2015, well ahead of the decision on the granting of EGF support for the proposed coordinated package. They noted that Ireland is planning five types of measures for redundant workers covered by this application:

guidance and career planning and development, EGF Training Grants, Training and Further Education Programmes, Higher Education Programmes, Time Limited Allowances.

They noted that 24.81% of the costs will be used for time limited allowances, which remains much below the maximum allowed 35% of all costs.

They recalled the importance of improving the employability of all workers by means of adapted training and the recognition of skills and competences gained throughout a worker's professional career. Members expected the training on offer in the coordinated package to be adapted not only to the needs of the dismissed workers but also to the actual business environment.

They also noted that the Irish authorities confirm that the eligible actions do not receive assistance from other Union financial instruments.

Smallest number of laid off workers : Members regretted that the EGF mobilisation is proposed for only 108 redundant employees. They observed that this proposal aims to mobilise the EGF with effectively the smallest number of laid off workers proposed so far. Lastly, Members pointed out that all 108 redundancies are in the economic sector classified as "repair and installation of machinery and equipment", and more specifically aviation jet engines, which renders the workers skilled and adaptable to the labour market.

Documents
2015/12/07
   EP - Amendments tabled in committee
Documents
2015/11/25
   EP - Committee draft report
Documents
2015/11/11
   EP - Committee referral announced in Parliament
2015/11/06
   EC - Non-legislative basic document published
Details

PURPOSE: to mobilise the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) in order to assist Ireland in dealing with redundancies in its aviation maintenance sector.

PROPOSED ACT: Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council.

CONTENT: Article 12 of Council Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1311/2013 laying down the multiannual financial framework for the years 2014-2020 provides that the EGF is not to exceed a maximum annual amount of EUR 150 million (2011 prices).

The rules applicable to financial contributions from the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) are laid down in Regulation (EU) No 1309/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (2014-2020) and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1927/2006.

In this context, the Commission has assessed the application for the mobilisation of the EGF in order to assist Finland, and has concluded as follows:

Ireland: EGF/2015/006 IE/PWA International : on 19 June 2015, Ireland submitted application EGF/2015/006 IE/PWA International Ltd for a financial contribution from the EGF, following redundancies in PWA International (PWAI) and one supplier in Ireland.

Ireland submitted its application within 12 weeks of the date on which the intervention criteria were met. The deadline expired on 6 November 2015.

In order to establish the link between the redundancies and major structural changes in world trade patterns due to globalisation, Ireland argues that the closure of PWAI, a Maintenance Repair and Overhaul (MRO) enterprise and a joint venture between United Technologies Corporation's Pratt & Whitney (P&W) and Singapore Airlines Engineering Company (SIAEC), was made to consolidate the company’s operations in North America and Asia by the phased transfer from PWAI to other repair facilities within the P&W network, namely P&W PSD based in Arkansas (USA) and Eagle Services Asia based in Singapore.

Over the past 10 years Asia-based customers have accounted for approximately 50 % of PWAI’s business e.g. Japan Airlines (JAL), JAL Aeroparts , All Nippon Airways (ANA) and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI). Another 40 % of PWAI’s business has been with USA-based customers, like United Airlines, and just 10 % with European customers e.g. SR Technics in Switzerland and Lufthansa in Germany.

Technological shifts towards new generation aircraft also help to explain the reduced demand for activity by PWAI at an Irish location and the migration of such activity outside the EU. The future world aircraft fleet is likely to be dominated by single aisle / narrow-body aircraft typical of Airbus 32. This growth is predicted to emanate from Asia, where the aviation sector is expanding and there is a requirement to replace older aircraft types with narrow body types.

The trend towards locating MRO activity near centres of global aviation expansion, and the adverse impacts of global trade deals, has seriously affected Europe and in particular Ireland. To date, the "repair and installation of machinery and equipment" sector has been the subject of these three EGF applications, two of which based on trade related globalisation ( EGF/2014/0161E/ Lufthansa Technik and the current application) and one ( EGF/2009/021 IE/SR Technics ) on the global financial and economic crisis.

The application relates to 108 workers made redundant in PWA International Ltd . and one supplier. The primary enterprise operated in the economic sector classified under the NACE Revision 2 Division 33 (Repair and installation of machinery and equipment). The redundancies made by the enterprises are mainly located in the NUTS5 level 2 region of Southern and Eastern (IE 02).

Eligibility of the Irish application : Ireland submitted the application under the intervention criteria of Article 4(2) derogating from the criteria of Article 4(1)(a) of the EGF Regulation, which requires at least 500 workers being made redundant over a reference period of four months in an enterprise in a Member State, including workers made redundant by suppliers and downstream producers.

The redundancies during the reference period are 61 workers made redundant by PWA International Ltd and 47 workers made redundant before or after the reference period of four months. These workers were all made redundant after the general announcement of the projected redundancies on 10 October 2013. The total number of eligible beneficiaries is therefore 108.

It is proposed to contribute to all personalised services the total of EUR 442 293 .

BUDGETARY IMPLICATIONS: having examined the application in respect of the conditions set out in Article 13(1) of the EGF Regulation, and having taken into account the number of targeted beneficiaries, the proposed actions and the estimated costs, the Commission proposes to mobilise the EGF for the amount of EUR 442 293, representing 60 % of the total costs of the proposed actions, in order to provide a financial contribution for the application.

The proposed decision to mobilise the EGF will be taken jointly by the European Parliament and the Council, as laid down in point 13 of the Interinstitutional Agreement of 2 December 2013 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline, on cooperation in budgetary matters and on sound financial management.

At the same time as it presents this proposal for a decision to mobilise the EGF, the Commission will present to the European Parliament and to the Council a proposal for a transfer to the relevant budgetary line for the amount of EUR 442 293.

Furthermore, at the same time as it adopts this proposal for a decision to mobilise the EGF, the Commission will adopt a decision on a financial contribution, by means of an implementing act, which will enter into force on the date on which the European Parliament and the Council adopt the proposed decision to mobilise the EGF.

2015/11/06
   EP - NEGRESCU Victor (S&D) appointed as rapporteur in BUDG

Documents

Activities

Votes

A8-0363/2015 - Victor Negrescu - Résolution #

2015/12/16 Outcome: +: 580, -: 100, 0: 11
DE FR ES PL IT RO PT NL EL BE AT CZ HU BG LT HR IE SE FI SI SK LV DK CY MT LU EE GB
Total
84
67
45
49
67
30
19
22
22
21
16
19
19
16
11
11
10
19
12
7
13
8
12
6
6
5
4
70
icon: PPE PPE
201
2

Denmark PPE

For (1)

1

Luxembourg PPE

3

Estonia PPE

For (1)

1
icon: S&D S&D
174

Netherlands S&D

3
3

Croatia S&D

2

Ireland S&D

For (1)

1

Slovenia S&D

For (1)

1

Latvia S&D

1

Cyprus S&D

2

Malta S&D

3

Luxembourg S&D

For (1)

1
icon: ALDE ALDE
65

Romania ALDE

3

Austria ALDE

For (1)

1

Croatia ALDE

2

Ireland ALDE

For (1)

1

Sweden ALDE

3

Slovenia ALDE

For (1)

1

Latvia ALDE

1

Denmark ALDE

2

Estonia ALDE

3

United Kingdom ALDE

1
icon: Verts/ALE Verts/ALE
47

Netherlands Verts/ALE

2

Belgium Verts/ALE

2

Austria Verts/ALE

3

Hungary Verts/ALE

2

Lithuania Verts/ALE

For (1)

1

Croatia Verts/ALE

For (1)

1

Sweden Verts/ALE

3

Finland Verts/ALE

For (1)

1

Slovenia Verts/ALE

For (1)

1

Latvia Verts/ALE

1

Denmark Verts/ALE

For (1)

1

Luxembourg Verts/ALE

For (1)

1
icon: GUE/NGL GUE/NGL
46
3

Netherlands GUE/NGL

3

Czechia GUE/NGL

2

Sweden GUE/NGL

For (1)

1

Finland GUE/NGL

For (1)

1

Denmark GUE/NGL

For (1)

1

Cyprus GUE/NGL

2

United Kingdom GUE/NGL

1
icon: ENF ENF
31

Poland ENF

2

Romania ENF

1

Netherlands ENF

Against (1)

1

Belgium ENF

For (1)

1

Austria ENF

For (1)

3

United Kingdom ENF

Against (1)

1
icon: NI NI
14

Germany NI

2

France NI

For (1)

Against (1)

2

Poland NI

Against (1)

1
3

United Kingdom NI

Against (1)

1
icon: ECR ECR
70

Italy ECR

2

Romania ECR

For (1)

1

Netherlands ECR

2

Greece ECR

For (1)

1

Belgium ECR

4

Czechia ECR

2

Bulgaria ECR

2

Lithuania ECR

1

Croatia ECR

For (1)

1

Finland ECR

2

Latvia ECR

Against (1)

1
icon: EFDD EFDD
42

France EFDD

Against (1)

1

Poland EFDD

1

Czechia EFDD

Against (1)

1

Lithuania EFDD

For (1)

1

Sweden EFDD

2
AmendmentsDossier
16 2015/2295(BUD)
2015/12/07 BUDG 16 amendments...
source: 573.025

History

(these mark the time of scraping, not the official date of the change)

committees/0/shadows/2
name
NÍ RIADA Liadh
group
European United Left - Nordic Green Left
abbr
GUE/NGL
docs/0/docs/0/url
Old
http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=COMPARL&mode=XML&language=EN&reference=PE571.687
New
https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/BUDG-PR-571687_EN.html
docs/1/docs/0/url
Old
http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=COMPARL&mode=XML&language=EN&reference=PE573.025
New
https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/BUDG-AM-573025_EN.html
events/1/type
Old
Committee referral announced in Parliament, 1st reading/single reading
New
Committee referral announced in Parliament
events/2/type
Old
Vote in committee, 1st reading/single reading
New
Vote in committee
events/3
date
2015-12-10T00:00:00
type
Budgetary report tabled for plenary
body
EP
docs
url: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/A-8-2015-0363_EN.html title: A8-0363/2015
summary
events/3
date
2015-12-10T00:00:00
type
Budgetary report tabled for plenary, 1st reading
body
EP
docs
url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/A-8-2015-0363_EN.html title: A8-0363/2015
summary
events/6
date
2015-12-16T00:00:00
type
Decision by Parliament
body
EP
docs
url: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/TA-8-2015-0454_EN.html title: T8-0454/2015
summary
events/6
date
2015-12-16T00:00:00
type
Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading
body
EP
docs
url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/TA-8-2015-0454_EN.html title: T8-0454/2015
summary
committees/0
type
Responsible Committee
body
EP
associated
False
committee_full
Budgets
committee
BUDG
rapporteur
name: NEGRESCU Victor date: 2015-11-06T00:00:00 group: Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats abbr: S&D
shadows
committees/0
type
Responsible Committee
body
EP
associated
False
committee_full
Budgets
committee
BUDG
date
2015-11-06T00:00:00
rapporteur
name: NEGRESCU Victor group: Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats abbr: S&D
shadows
events/3/docs/0/url
Old
http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=REPORT&mode=XML&reference=A8-2015-0363&language=EN
New
http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/A-8-2015-0363_EN.html
events/6/docs/0/url
Old
http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=TA&language=EN&reference=P8-TA-2015-0454
New
http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/TA-8-2015-0454_EN.html
activities
  • date: 2015-11-06T00:00:00 docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/docs_autres_institutions/commission_europeenne/com/2015/0555/COM_COM(2015)0555_EN.pdf title: COM(2015)0555 type: Non-legislative basic document published celexid: CELEX:52015PC0555:EN body: EC commission: DG: url: http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/budget/ title: Budget Commissioner: GEORGIEVA Kristalina type: Non-legislative basic document published
  • date: 2015-11-11T00:00:00 body: EP type: Committee referral announced in Parliament, 1st reading/single reading committees: body: EP shadows: group: ECR name: KÖLMEL Bernd group: ALDE name: ALI Nedzhmi group: GUE/NGL name: NÍ RIADA Liadh group: Verts/ALE name: VANA Monika group: EFD name: ZANNI Marco responsible: True committee: BUDG date: 2015-11-06T00:00:00 committee_full: Budgets rapporteur: group: S&D name: NEGRESCU Victor body: EP responsible: False committee_full: Employment and Social Affairs committee: EMPL body: EP responsible: False committee_full: Regional Development committee: REGI
  • date: 2015-12-10T00:00:00 body: EP type: Vote in committee, 1st reading/single reading committees: body: EP shadows: group: ECR name: KÖLMEL Bernd group: ALDE name: ALI Nedzhmi group: GUE/NGL name: NÍ RIADA Liadh group: Verts/ALE name: VANA Monika group: EFD name: ZANNI Marco responsible: True committee: BUDG date: 2015-11-06T00:00:00 committee_full: Budgets rapporteur: group: S&D name: NEGRESCU Victor body: EP responsible: False committee_full: Employment and Social Affairs committee: EMPL body: EP responsible: False committee_full: Regional Development committee: REGI docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=REPORT&mode=XML&reference=A8-2015-0363&language=EN type: Budgetary report tabled for plenary, 1st reading title: A8-0363/2015
  • date: 2015-12-14T00:00:00 body: CSL type: Council Meeting council: Agriculture and Fisheries meeting_id: 3437
  • date: 2015-12-16T00:00:00 docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=TA&language=EN&reference=P8-TA-2015-0454 type: Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading title: T8-0454/2015 body: EP type: Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading
  • date: 2015-12-24T00:00:00 docs: url: http://eur-lex.europa.eu/smartapi/cgi/sga_doc?smartapi!celexplus!prod!CELEXnumdoc&lg=EN&numdoc=32015D2458 title: Decision 2015/2458 url: http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/FR/TXT/?uri=OJ:L:2015:339:TOC title: OJ L 339 24.12.2015, p. 0046 type: Final act published in Official Journal
commission
  • body: EC dg: Budget commissioner: GEORGIEVA Kristalina
committees/0
type
Responsible Committee
body
EP
associated
False
committee_full
Budgets
committee
BUDG
date
2015-11-06T00:00:00
rapporteur
name: NEGRESCU Victor group: Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats abbr: S&D
shadows
committees/0
body
EP
shadows
responsible
True
committee
BUDG
date
2015-11-06T00:00:00
committee_full
Budgets
rapporteur
group: S&D name: NEGRESCU Victor
committees/1
type
Committee Opinion
body
EP
associated
False
committee_full
Employment and Social Affairs
committee
EMPL
opinion
False
committees/1
body
EP
responsible
False
committee_full
Employment and Social Affairs
committee
EMPL
committees/2
type
Committee Opinion
body
EP
associated
False
committee_full
Regional Development
committee
REGI
opinion
False
committees/2
body
EP
responsible
False
committee_full
Regional Development
committee
REGI
council
  • body: CSL type: Council Meeting council: Agriculture and Fisheries meeting_id: 3437 url: http://register.consilium.europa.eu/content/out?lang=EN&typ=SET&i=SMPL&ROWSPP=25&RESULTSET=1&NRROWS=500&DOC_LANCD=EN&ORDERBY=DOC_DATE+DESC&CONTENTS=3437*&MEET_DATE=14/12/2015 date: 2015-12-14T00:00:00
docs
  • date: 2015-11-25T00:00:00 docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=COMPARL&mode=XML&language=EN&reference=PE571.687 title: PE571.687 type: Committee draft report body: EP
  • date: 2015-12-07T00:00:00 docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=COMPARL&mode=XML&language=EN&reference=PE573.025 title: PE573.025 type: Amendments tabled in committee body: EP
events
  • date: 2015-11-06T00:00:00 type: Non-legislative basic document published body: EC docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/docs_autres_institutions/commission_europeenne/com/2015/0555/COM_COM(2015)0555_EN.pdf title: COM(2015)0555 url: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/smartapi/cgi/sga_doc?smartapi!celexplus!prod!DocNumber&lg=EN&type_doc=COMfinal&an_doc=2015&nu_doc=0555 title: EUR-Lex summary: PURPOSE: to mobilise the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) in order to assist Ireland in dealing with redundancies in its aviation maintenance sector. PROPOSED ACT: Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council. CONTENT: Article 12 of Council Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1311/2013 laying down the multiannual financial framework for the years 2014-2020 provides that the EGF is not to exceed a maximum annual amount of EUR 150 million (2011 prices). The rules applicable to financial contributions from the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) are laid down in Regulation (EU) No 1309/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (2014-2020) and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1927/2006. In this context, the Commission has assessed the application for the mobilisation of the EGF in order to assist Finland, and has concluded as follows: Ireland: EGF/2015/006 IE/PWA International : on 19 June 2015, Ireland submitted application EGF/2015/006 IE/PWA International Ltd for a financial contribution from the EGF, following redundancies in PWA International (PWAI) and one supplier in Ireland. Ireland submitted its application within 12 weeks of the date on which the intervention criteria were met. The deadline expired on 6 November 2015. In order to establish the link between the redundancies and major structural changes in world trade patterns due to globalisation, Ireland argues that the closure of PWAI, a Maintenance Repair and Overhaul (MRO) enterprise and a joint venture between United Technologies Corporation's Pratt & Whitney (P&W) and Singapore Airlines Engineering Company (SIAEC), was made to consolidate the company’s operations in North America and Asia by the phased transfer from PWAI to other repair facilities within the P&W network, namely P&W PSD based in Arkansas (USA) and Eagle Services Asia based in Singapore. Over the past 10 years Asia-based customers have accounted for approximately 50 % of PWAI’s business e.g. Japan Airlines (JAL), JAL Aeroparts , All Nippon Airways (ANA) and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI). Another 40 % of PWAI’s business has been with USA-based customers, like United Airlines, and just 10 % with European customers e.g. SR Technics in Switzerland and Lufthansa in Germany. Technological shifts towards new generation aircraft also help to explain the reduced demand for activity by PWAI at an Irish location and the migration of such activity outside the EU. The future world aircraft fleet is likely to be dominated by single aisle / narrow-body aircraft typical of Airbus 32. This growth is predicted to emanate from Asia, where the aviation sector is expanding and there is a requirement to replace older aircraft types with narrow body types. The trend towards locating MRO activity near centres of global aviation expansion, and the adverse impacts of global trade deals, has seriously affected Europe and in particular Ireland. To date, the "repair and installation of machinery and equipment" sector has been the subject of these three EGF applications, two of which based on trade related globalisation ( EGF/2014/0161E/ Lufthansa Technik and the current application) and one ( EGF/2009/021 IE/SR Technics ) on the global financial and economic crisis. The application relates to 108 workers made redundant in PWA International Ltd . and one supplier. The primary enterprise operated in the economic sector classified under the NACE Revision 2 Division 33 (Repair and installation of machinery and equipment). The redundancies made by the enterprises are mainly located in the NUTS5 level 2 region of Southern and Eastern (IE 02). Eligibility of the Irish application : Ireland submitted the application under the intervention criteria of Article 4(2) derogating from the criteria of Article 4(1)(a) of the EGF Regulation, which requires at least 500 workers being made redundant over a reference period of four months in an enterprise in a Member State, including workers made redundant by suppliers and downstream producers. The redundancies during the reference period are 61 workers made redundant by PWA International Ltd and 47 workers made redundant before or after the reference period of four months. These workers were all made redundant after the general announcement of the projected redundancies on 10 October 2013. The total number of eligible beneficiaries is therefore 108. It is proposed to contribute to all personalised services the total of EUR 442 293 . BUDGETARY IMPLICATIONS: having examined the application in respect of the conditions set out in Article 13(1) of the EGF Regulation, and having taken into account the number of targeted beneficiaries, the proposed actions and the estimated costs, the Commission proposes to mobilise the EGF for the amount of EUR 442 293, representing 60 % of the total costs of the proposed actions, in order to provide a financial contribution for the application. The proposed decision to mobilise the EGF will be taken jointly by the European Parliament and the Council, as laid down in point 13 of the Interinstitutional Agreement of 2 December 2013 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline, on cooperation in budgetary matters and on sound financial management. At the same time as it presents this proposal for a decision to mobilise the EGF, the Commission will present to the European Parliament and to the Council a proposal for a transfer to the relevant budgetary line for the amount of EUR 442 293. Furthermore, at the same time as it adopts this proposal for a decision to mobilise the EGF, the Commission will adopt a decision on a financial contribution, by means of an implementing act, which will enter into force on the date on which the European Parliament and the Council adopt the proposed decision to mobilise the EGF.
  • date: 2015-11-11T00:00:00 type: Committee referral announced in Parliament, 1st reading/single reading body: EP
  • date: 2015-12-10T00:00:00 type: Vote in committee, 1st reading/single reading body: EP
  • date: 2015-12-10T00:00:00 type: Budgetary report tabled for plenary, 1st reading body: EP docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=REPORT&mode=XML&reference=A8-2015-0363&language=EN title: A8-0363/2015 summary: The Committee on Budgets adopted the report by Victor NEGRESCU (S&D, RO) on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on the mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund, for an amount of EUR 442 293 in commitment and payment appropriations in order to assist Ireland in dealing with redundancies in its aviation maintenance sector. Members recalled that the Union set up legislative and budgetary instruments to provide additional support to workers who are suffering from the consequences of major structural changes in world trade patterns or of the global financial and economic crisis and to assist their reintegration into the labour market. Irish application : Ireland submitted application EGF/2015/006 IE/PWA International for a financial contribution from the EGF following 108 redundancies in PWA International Ltd (PWAI), operating in the NACE Rev. 2 division 33 ('Repair and installation of machinery equipment') in the NUTS level 2 region of Southern and Eastern Ireland. All redundant workers are expected to participate in the measures. Given that the application does not fulfil the traditional eligibility criteria set down by the EGF Regulation in terms of number of redundancies and is submitted under the intervention criteria of Article 4(2) of that Regulation, which allows for derogation under exceptional circumstances, Ireland is entitled to a financial contribution under that Regulation. Nature of the redundancies : Members noted that Ireland specialised in the Maintenance Repair and Overhaul (MRO) sector in the 1990's, which served it well at that time, but made it particularly vulnerable to the recent trend to locate MRO activity near centres of global aviation expansion, i.e. Asia. Members also noted that although the South Dublin unemployment rate (11.61 %) is only slightly higher than the national average (10.83 %), these figures conceal pockets of considerable local disadvantage and that the closure of PWAI has had a serious impact on employment and on the local, regional or national economy. According to members, the EGF should be reformed to either clarify the derogation criteria set out in Article 4(1) of the EGF Regulation, or lower the threshold of 500 workers being made redundant. A package of personalised services : Members welcomed the fact that, in order to provide workers with speedy assistance, the Irish authorities decided to initiate the implementation of the personalised services to the affected workers on 22 May 2015, well ahead of the decision on the granting of EGF support for the proposed coordinated package. They noted that Ireland is planning five types of measures for redundant workers covered by this application: guidance and career planning and development, EGF Training Grants, Training and Further Education Programmes, Higher Education Programmes, Time Limited Allowances. They noted that 24.81% of the costs will be used for time limited allowances, which remains much below the maximum allowed 35% of all costs. They recalled the importance of improving the employability of all workers by means of adapted training and the recognition of skills and competences gained throughout a worker's professional career. Members expected the training on offer in the coordinated package to be adapted not only to the needs of the dismissed workers but also to the actual business environment. They also noted that the Irish authorities confirm that the eligible actions do not receive assistance from other Union financial instruments. Smallest number of laid off workers : Members regretted that the EGF mobilisation is proposed for only 108 redundant employees. They observed that this proposal aims to mobilise the EGF with effectively the smallest number of laid off workers proposed so far. Lastly, Members pointed out that all 108 redundancies are in the economic sector classified as "repair and installation of machinery and equipment", and more specifically aviation jet engines, which renders the workers skilled and adaptable to the labour market.
  • date: 2015-12-14T00:00:00 type: Draft budget approved by Council body: CSL
  • date: 2015-12-16T00:00:00 type: Results of vote in Parliament body: EP docs: url: https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/popups/sda.do?id=26510&l=en title: Results of vote in Parliament
  • date: 2015-12-16T00:00:00 type: Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading body: EP docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=TA&language=EN&reference=P8-TA-2015-0454 title: T8-0454/2015 summary: The European Parliament adopted by 580 votes to 100, with 11 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, for an amount of EUR 442 293 in commitment and payment appropriations in order to assist Ireland in dealing with redundancies in its aviation maintenance sector. Parliament recalled that the Union set up legislative and budgetary instruments to provide additional support to workers who are suffering from the consequences of major structural changes in world trade patterns or of the global financial and economic crisis and to assist their reintegration into the labour market. Irish application : Ireland submitted application EGF/2015/006 IE/PWA International for a financial contribution from the EGF following 108 redundancies in PWA International Ltd (PWAI), operating in the NACE Rev. 2 division 33 ('Repair and installation of machinery equipment') in the NUTS level 2 region of Southern and Eastern Ireland. All redundant workers are expected to participate in the measures. Given that the application does not fulfil the traditional eligibility criteria set down by the EGF Regulation in terms of number of redundancies and is submitted under the intervention criteria of Article 4(2) of that Regulation, which allows for derogation under exceptional circumstances, Ireland is entitled to a financial contribution under that Regulation. Nature of the redundancies : Parliament noted that Ireland specialised in the Maintenance Repair and Overhaul (MRO) sector in the 1990's, which served it well at that time, but made it particularly vulnerable to the recent trend to locate MRO activity near centres of global aviation expansion, i.e. Asia. Members also noted that the situation in South Dublin is worrying given that the closure of PWAI has had a serious impact on employment and on the local, regional or national economy. Clarify the ceiling of EGF for ‘exceptional circumstances’ : Parliament agreed that the pre-existing difficult situation in the area, combined with the cumulative effect of three major closures in the MRO sector within a short period, and the fact that no employers in this sector remain in Ireland may justify a derogation from the threshold of 500 redundancies set out in article 4(1) of the EGF regulation. It reiterated, in this regard, its recommendation to the Commission to either clarify the derogation criteria set out in Article 4(1) of the EGF Regulation, or lower the threshold of 500 workers being made redundancies. A package of personalised services : Parliament welcomed the fact that, in order to provide workers with speedy assistance, the Irish authorities decided to initiate the implementation of the personalised services to the affected workers on 22 May 2015, well ahead of the decision on the granting of EGF support for the proposed coordinated package. It noted that Ireland is planning five types of measures for redundant workers covered by this application: guidance and career planning and development, EGF Training Grants, Training and Further Education Programmes, Higher Education Programmes, Time Limited Allowances. It noted that 24.81% of the costs will be used for time limited allowances, which remains much below the maximum allowed 35% of all costs. It recalled the importance of improving the employability of all workers by means of adapted training and the recognition of skills and competences gained throughout a worker's professional career. Members expected the training on offer in the coordinated package to be adapted not only to the needs of the dismissed workers but also to the actual business environment. They also noted that the Irish authorities confirm that the eligible actions do not receive assistance from other Union financial instruments. Smallest number of laid off workers : Parliament regretted that the EGF mobilisation is proposed for only 108 redundant employees. It observed that this proposal aims to mobilise the EGF with effectively the smallest number of laid off workers proposed so far. Lastly, Parliament pointed out that all 108 redundancies are in the economic sector classified as "repair and installation of machinery and equipment", and more specifically aviation jet engines, which renders the workers skilled and adaptable to the labour market.
  • date: 2015-12-16T00:00:00 type: End of procedure in Parliament body: EP
  • date: 2015-12-24T00:00:00 type: Final act published in Official Journal summary: PURPOSE: to mobilise the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) in order to assist Ireland in dealing with redundancies in its aviation maintenance sector. LEGISLATIVE ACT: Decision (EU) 2015/2458 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (application from Ireland — EGF/2015/006 IE/PWA International). CONTENT: with this Decision, the European Parliament and the Council have decided to mobilise the sum of EUR 442 293 in commitment and payment appropriations from European Globalisation Adjustment Fund within the framework of the 2015 budget. This amount aims to obtain a financial contribution from the EGF following redundancies in PWA International Ltd and one supplier in Ireland. Given that this application complies with the requirements for determining the financial contributions as laid down in Regulation No 1309/2013 (EGF Regulation 2014-2020), the European Parliament and Council have decided to grant the above-mentioned amount. The application was considered admissible since the redundancies have a serious impact on employment and the local, regional or national economy. Ireland has also decided to provide personalised services co-financed by the EGF also to 108 young persons not in employment, education or training (NEETs). To recall, the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (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, or as a result of a new global financial and economic crisis, and to assist them with their reintegration into the labour market. Council Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1311/2013 laying down the multiannual financial framework for the years 2014-2020, allows mobilization of the EGF upto a maximum annual amount of EUR 150 million . ENTRY INTO FORCE: 16.12.2015. docs: title: Decision 2015/2458 url: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/smartapi/cgi/sga_doc?smartapi!celexplus!prod!CELEXnumdoc&lg=EN&numdoc=32015D2458 title: OJ L 339 24.12.2015, p. 0046 url: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/FR/TXT/?uri=OJ:L:2015:339:TOC
links
other
  • body: EC dg: url: http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/budget/ title: Budget commissioner: GEORGIEVA Kristalina
procedure/dossier_of_the_committee
Old
BUDG/8/04943
New
  • BUDG/8/04943
procedure/final/url
Old
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/smartapi/cgi/sga_doc?smartapi!celexplus!prod!CELEXnumdoc&lg=EN&numdoc=32015D2458
New
https://eur-lex.europa.eu/smartapi/cgi/sga_doc?smartapi!celexplus!prod!CELEXnumdoc&lg=EN&numdoc=32015D2458
procedure/subject
Old
  • 3.40.05 Aeronautical industry, aerospace industry
  • 3.40.18 Services sector
  • 4.15.05 Industrial restructuring, job losses, redundancies, relocations, Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF)
  • 8.70.55 2015 budget
New
3.40.05
Aeronautical industry, aerospace industry
3.40.18
Services sector
4.15.05
Industrial restructuring, job losses, redundancies, relocations, Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF)
8.70.55
2015 budget
procedure/title
Old
Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund: redundancies in aircraft repair and installation services in Ireland
New
Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund: redundancies in aircraft repair and installation services in Ireland
activities/5
date
2015-12-24T00:00:00
docs
type
Final act published in Official Journal
procedure/final
url
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/smartapi/cgi/sga_doc?smartapi!celexplus!prod!CELEXnumdoc&lg=EN&numdoc=32015D2458
title
Decision 2015/2458
procedure/stage_reached
Old
Procedure completed, awaiting publication in Official Journal
New
Procedure completed
activities/2/docs/0/text
  • The Committee on Budgets adopted the report by Victor NEGRESCU (S&D, RO) on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on the mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund, for an amount of EUR 442 293 in commitment and payment appropriations in order to assist Ireland in dealing with redundancies in its aviation maintenance sector.

    Members recalled that the Union set up legislative and budgetary instruments to provide additional support to workers who are suffering from the consequences of major structural changes in world trade patterns or of the global financial and economic crisis and to assist their reintegration into the labour market.

    Irish application: Ireland submitted application EGF/2015/006 IE/PWA International for a financial contribution from the EGF following 108 redundancies in PWA International Ltd (PWAI), operating in the NACE Rev. 2 division 33 ('Repair and installation of machinery equipment') in the NUTS level 2 region of Southern and Eastern Ireland. All redundant workers are expected to participate in the measures.

    Given that the application does not fulfil the traditional eligibility criteria set down by the EGF Regulation in terms of number of redundancies and is submitted under the intervention criteria of Article 4(2) of that Regulation, which allows for derogation under exceptional circumstances, Ireland is entitled to a financial contribution under that Regulation.

    Nature of the redundancies: Members noted that Ireland specialised in the Maintenance Repair and Overhaul (MRO) sector in the 1990's, which served it well at that time, but made it particularly vulnerable to the recent trend to locate MRO activity near centres of global aviation expansion, i.e. Asia. Members also noted that although the South Dublin unemployment rate (11.61 %) is only slightly higher than the national average (10.83 %), these figures conceal pockets of considerable local disadvantage and that the closure of PWAI has had a serious impact on employment and on the local, regional or national economy.

    According to members, the EGF should be reformed to either clarify the derogation criteria set out in Article 4(1) of the EGF Regulation, or lower the threshold of 500 workers being made redundant.

    A package of personalised services: Members welcomed the fact that, in order to provide workers with speedy assistance, the Irish authorities decided to initiate the implementation of the personalised services to the affected workers on 22 May 2015, well ahead of the decision on the granting of EGF support for the proposed coordinated package. They noted that Ireland is planning five types of measures for redundant workers covered by this application:

    1. guidance and career planning and development,
    2. EGF Training Grants,
    3. Training and Further Education Programmes,
    4. Higher Education Programmes,
    5. Time Limited Allowances.

    They noted that 24.81% of the costs will be used for time limited allowances, which remains much below the maximum allowed 35% of all costs.

    They recalled the importance of improving the employability of all workers by means of adapted training and the recognition of skills and competences gained throughout a worker's professional career.  Members expected the training on offer in the coordinated package to be adapted not only to the needs of the dismissed workers but also to the actual business environment.

    They also noted that the Irish authorities confirm that the eligible actions do not receive assistance from other Union financial instruments.

    Smallest number of laid off workers: Members regretted that the EGF mobilisation is proposed for only 108 redundant employees. They observed that this proposal aims to mobilise the EGF with effectively the smallest number of laid off workers proposed so far. Lastly, Members pointed out that all 108 redundancies are in the economic sector classified as "repair and installation of machinery and equipment", and more specifically aviation jet engines, which renders the workers skilled and adaptable to the labour market.

activities/4/docs/0/text
  • The European Parliament adopted by 580 votes to 100, with 11 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, for an amount of EUR 442 293 in commitment and payment appropriations in order to assist Ireland in dealing with redundancies in its aviation maintenance sector.

    Parliament recalled that the Union set up legislative and budgetary instruments to provide additional support to workers who are suffering from the consequences of major structural changes in world trade patterns or of the global financial and economic crisis and to assist their reintegration into the labour market.

    Irish application: Ireland submitted application EGF/2015/006 IE/PWA International for a financial contribution from the EGF following 108 redundancies in PWA International Ltd (PWAI), operating in the NACE Rev. 2 division 33 ('Repair and installation of machinery equipment') in the NUTS level 2 region of Southern and Eastern Ireland. All redundant workers are expected to participate in the measures.

    Given that the application does not fulfil the traditional eligibility criteria set down by the EGF Regulation in terms of number of redundancies and is submitted under the intervention criteria of Article 4(2) of that Regulation, which allows for derogation under exceptional circumstances, Ireland is entitled to a financial contribution under that Regulation.

    Nature of the redundancies: Parliament noted that Ireland specialised in the Maintenance Repair and Overhaul (MRO) sector in the 1990's, which served it well at that time, but made it particularly vulnerable to the recent trend to locate MRO activity near centres of global aviation expansion, i.e. Asia. Members also noted that the situation in South Dublin is worrying given that the closure of PWAI has had a serious impact on employment and on the local, regional or national economy.

    Clarify the ceiling of EGF for ‘exceptional circumstances’: Parliament agreed that the pre-existing difficult situation in the area, combined with the cumulative effect of three major closures in the MRO sector within a short period, and the fact that no employers in this sector remain in Ireland may justify a derogation from the threshold of 500 redundancies set out in article 4(1) of the EGF regulation. It reiterated, in this regard, its recommendation to the Commission to either clarify the derogation criteria set out in Article 4(1) of the EGF Regulation, or lower the threshold of 500 workers being made redundancies.

    A package of personalised services: Parliament welcomed the fact that, in order to provide workers with speedy assistance, the Irish authorities decided to initiate the implementation of the personalised services to the affected workers on 22 May 2015, well ahead of the decision on the granting of EGF support for the proposed coordinated package. It noted that Ireland is planning five types of measures for redundant workers covered by this application:

    1. guidance and career planning and development,
    2. EGF Training Grants,
    3. Training and Further Education Programmes,
    4. Higher Education Programmes,
    5. Time Limited Allowances.

    It noted that 24.81% of the costs will be used for time limited allowances, which remains much below the maximum allowed 35% of all costs.

    It recalled the importance of improving the employability of all workers by means of adapted training and the recognition of skills and competences gained throughout a worker's professional career.  Members expected the training on offer in the coordinated package to be adapted not only to the needs of the dismissed workers but also to the actual business environment. They also noted that the Irish authorities confirm that the eligible actions do not receive assistance from other Union financial instruments.

    Smallest number of laid off workers: Parliament regretted that the EGF mobilisation is proposed for only 108 redundant employees. It observed that this proposal aims to mobilise the EGF with effectively the smallest number of laid off workers proposed so far. Lastly, Parliament pointed out that all 108 redundancies are in the economic sector classified as "repair and installation of machinery and equipment", and more specifically aviation jet engines, which renders the workers skilled and adaptable to the labour market.

activities/4/docs
  • url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=TA&language=EN&reference=P8-TA-2015-0454 type: Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading title: T8-0454/2015
activities/4/type
Old
Vote in plenary scheduled
New
Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading
procedure/stage_reached
Old
Awaiting Parliament 1st reading / single reading / budget 1st stage
New
Procedure completed, awaiting publication in Official Journal
activities/3
date
2015-12-14T00:00:00
body
CSL
type
Council Meeting
council
Agriculture and Fisheries
meeting_id
3437
activities/2/docs
  • url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=REPORT&mode=XML&reference=A8-2015-0363&language=EN type: Budgetary report tabled for plenary, 1st reading title: A8-0363/2015
procedure/stage_reached
Old
Awaiting committee decision
New
Awaiting Parliament 1st reading / single reading / budget 1st stage
activities/2
date
2015-12-10T00:00:00
body
EP
type
Vote in committee, 1st reading/single reading
committees
activities/3/date
Old
2015-12-15T00:00:00
New
2015-12-16T00:00:00
activities/0/docs/0/celexid
CELEX:52015PC0555:EN
activities/2/type
Old
Indicative plenary sitting date, 1st reading/single reading
New
Vote in plenary scheduled
activities/0/docs/0/text
  • PURPOSE: to mobilise the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) in order to assist Ireland in dealing with redundancies in its aviation maintenance sector.

    PROPOSED ACT: Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council.

    CONTENT: Article 12 of Council Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1311/2013 laying down the multiannual financial framework for the years 2014-2020 provides that the EGF is not to exceed a maximum annual amount of EUR 150 million (2011 prices).

    The rules applicable to financial contributions from the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) are laid down in Regulation (EU) No 1309/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (2014-2020) and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1927/2006.

    In this context, the Commission has assessed the application for the mobilisation of the EGF in order to assist Finland, and has concluded as follows:

    Ireland: EGF/2015/006 IE/PWA International: on 19 June 2015, Ireland submitted application EGF/2015/006 IE/PWA International Ltd for a financial contribution from the EGF, following redundancies in PWA International (PWAI) and one supplier in Ireland.

    Ireland submitted its application within 12 weeks of the date on which the intervention criteria were met. The deadline expired on 6 November 2015.

    In order to establish the link between the redundancies and major structural changes in world trade patterns due to globalisation, Ireland argues that the closure of PWAI, a Maintenance Repair and Overhaul (MRO) enterprise and a joint venture between United Technologies Corporation's Pratt & Whitney (P&W) and Singapore Airlines Engineering Company (SIAEC), was made to consolidate the company’s operations in North America and Asia by the phased transfer from PWAI to other repair facilities within the P&W network, namely P&W PSD based in Arkansas (USA) and Eagle Services Asia based in Singapore.

    Over the past 10 years Asia-based customers have accounted for approximately 50 % of PWAI’s business e.g. Japan Airlines (JAL), JAL Aeroparts, All Nippon Airways (ANA) and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI). Another 40 % of PWAI’s business has been with USA-based customers, like United Airlines, and just 10 % with European customers e.g. SR Technics in Switzerland and Lufthansa in Germany.

    Technological shifts towards new generation aircraft also help to explain the reduced demand for activity by PWAI at an Irish location and the migration of such activity outside the EU. The future world aircraft fleet is likely to be dominated by single aisle / narrow-body aircraft typical of Airbus 32. This growth is predicted to emanate from Asia, where the aviation sector is expanding and there is a requirement to replace older aircraft types with narrow body types.

    The trend towards locating MRO activity near centres of global aviation expansion, and the adverse impacts of global trade deals, has seriously affected Europe and in particular Ireland. To date, the "repair and installation of machinery and equipment" sector has been the subject of these three EGF applications, two of which based on trade related globalisation (EGF/2014/0161E/ Lufthansa Technik and the current application) and one (EGF/2009/021 IE/SR Technics) on the global financial and economic crisis.

    The application relates to 108 workers made redundant in PWA International Ltd. and one supplier. The primary enterprise operated in the economic sector classified under the NACE Revision 2 Division 33 (Repair and installation of machinery and equipment). The redundancies made by the enterprises are mainly located in the NUTS5 level 2 region of Southern and Eastern (IE 02).

    Eligibility of the Irish application: Ireland submitted the application under the intervention criteria of Article 4(2) derogating from the criteria of Article 4(1)(a) of the EGF Regulation, which requires at least 500 workers being made redundant over a reference period of four months in an enterprise in a Member State, including workers made redundant by suppliers and downstream producers.

    The redundancies during the reference period are 61 workers made redundant by PWA International Ltd and 47 workers made redundant before or after the reference period of four months. These workers were all made redundant after the general announcement of the projected redundancies on 10 October 2013. The total number of eligible beneficiaries is therefore 108.

    It is proposed to contribute to all personalised services the total of EUR 442 293.

    BUDGETARY IMPLICATIONS: having examined the application in respect of the conditions set out in Article 13(1) of the EGF Regulation, and having taken into account the number of targeted beneficiaries, the proposed actions and the estimated costs, the Commission proposes to mobilise the EGF for the amount of EUR 442 293, representing 60 % of the total costs of the proposed actions, in order to provide a financial contribution for the application.

    The proposed decision to mobilise the EGF will be taken jointly by the European Parliament and the Council, as laid down in point 13 of the Interinstitutional Agreement of 2 December 2013 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline, on cooperation in budgetary matters and on sound financial management.

    At the same time as it presents this proposal for a decision to mobilise the EGF, the Commission will present to the European Parliament and to the Council a proposal for a transfer to the relevant budgetary line for the amount of EUR 442 293.

    Furthermore, at the same time as it adopts this proposal for a decision to mobilise the EGF, the Commission will adopt a decision on a financial contribution, by means of an implementing act, which will enter into force on the date on which the European Parliament and the Council adopt the proposed decision to mobilise the EGF.

activities/2
date
2015-12-15T00:00:00
body
EP
type
Indicative plenary sitting date, 1st reading/single reading
activities/1/committees/0/shadows/1
group
ALDE
name
ALI Nedzhmi
committees/0/shadows/1
group
ALDE
name
ALI Nedzhmi
activities/1
date
2015-11-11T00:00:00
body
EP
type
Committee referral announced in Parliament, 1st reading/single reading
committees
procedure/dossier_of_the_committee
BUDG/8/04943
procedure/stage_reached
Old
Preparatory phase in Parliament
New
Awaiting committee decision
activities/0/commission/0
DG
Commissioner
GEORGIEVA Kristalina
committees/0/date
2015-11-06T00:00:00
committees/0/rapporteur
  • group: S&D name: NEGRESCU Victor
committees/0/shadows
  • group: ECR name: KÖLMEL Bernd
  • group: GUE/NGL name: NÍ RIADA Liadh
  • group: Verts/ALE name: VANA Monika
  • group: EFD name: ZANNI Marco
other/0
body
EC
dg
commissioner
GEORGIEVA Kristalina
committees/2
body
EP
responsible
False
committee_full
Regional Development
committee
REGI
activities
  • date: 2015-11-06T00:00:00 docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/docs_autres_institutions/commission_europeenne/com/2015/0555/COM_COM(2015)0555_EN.pdf type: Non-legislative basic document published title: COM(2015)0555 body: EC commission: type: Non-legislative basic document published
committees
  • body: EP responsible: True committee_full: Budgets committee: BUDG
  • body: EP responsible: False committee_full: Employment and Social Affairs committee: EMPL
links
other
    procedure
    reference
    2015/2295(BUD)
    title
    Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund: redundancies in aircraft repair and installation services in Ireland
    geographical_area
    Ireland
    stage_reached
    Preparatory phase in Parliament
    subtype
    Mobilisation of funds
    type
    BUD - Budgetary procedure
    subject