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2022/0010(BUD) Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund: redundancies in the automotive industry in Spain

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RoleCommitteeRapporteurShadows
Lead BUDG VANA Monika (icon: Verts/ALE Verts/ALE) WINZIG Angelika (icon: EPP EPP), GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL Eider (icon: S&D S&D), LAPORTE Hélène (icon: ID ID), RZOŃCA Bogdan (icon: ECR ECR)
Committee Opinion EMPL PÎSLARU Dragoş (icon: Renew Renew)
Lead committee dossier:

Events

2022/03/22
   Final act published in Official Journal
2022/03/09
   CSL - Draft budget approved by Council
2022/03/08
   EP - Decision by Parliament
Details

The European Parliament adopted by 665 votes 28, with 3 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 (EGF) for workers made redundant following an application from Spain - EGF/2021/006 ES/Cataluña automotive.

Parliament approved the proposal for a decision to mobilise the EGF to provide a financial contribution of EUR 2 795 156 in commitment and payment appropriations from the Union budget for the financial year 2022 in response to the application submitted by Spain for assistance with redundancies in the automotive sector (manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers) in the region of Catalonia.

This contribution represents 85% of the total cost of EUR 3 288 419, including EUR 3 138 300 for personalised services and EUR 150 119 for EGF implementation.

Events leading to the redundancies

On 28 May 2020, Nissan announced the closure of its plant in Barcelona, resulting in more than 2 500 direct redundancies and the loss of 8 000 jobs among its suppliers. The redundancies referred to in this request are concentrated in four counties in the region of Barcelona (Barcelonès, Alt Penedés, Baix Llobregat and Vallès Oriental), where a large number of companies in the automobile sector are located.

Members also noted that the social consequences of the redundancies are likely to be significant for Catalonia, where the automotive industry is the third most important sector (after chemicals and food), both in terms of turnover and employment.

Beneficiaries

The application relates in total to 705 displaced workers whose activity has ceased. In addition, Spain expects that 450 out of the total eligible beneficiaries will participate in the measures.

Members recalled that 34.9% of the targeted beneficiaries are over 54 years of age, 44.4% are women and 50.4% have a lower secondary education or less. They stressed the importance of ensuring that the specificities related to age, educational level and the combination of both factors are duly taken into account when implementing the personalised service package.

Personalised services

Parliament recalled that the personalised services to be provided to displaced workers for a total of 37.8% of the financial support include the following actions: (i) workshops on job search methods, (ii) occupational guidance, (iii) training (horizontal competencies, re-skilling, up-skilling and internships, as well as vocational training), (iv) entrepreneurship support, (v) business creation grants, (vi) intensive job-search assistance including identifying local and regional job perspectives, (vii) tutoring after reintegration into work and various financial incentives.

Members welcomed the fact that the co-ordinated package of personalised services was planned to be in line with the Spanish Circular Economy Strategy and that the EGF application was supported through a process involving the social partners. They asked that the social partners be involved in the implementation and evaluation of the service package.

Lastly, stressing that the digital and green transformation will have a significant effect on the labour market and the automotive sector, Parliament recalled the important role that the EU should play in providing the necessary qualifications for the just transformation in line with the European Green Deal.

Members called for particular attention to be paid to qualified education, including vocational training and promoting the so-called dual apprenticeship system, which has proven to be effective in several Member States.

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2022/03/02
   EP - Budgetary report tabled for plenary, 1st reading
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2022/03/02
   EP - Budgetary report tabled for plenary
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2022/02/28
   EP - Vote in committee
2022/02/07
   EP - Specific opinion
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2022/02/07
   EP - Amendments tabled in committee
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2022/01/27
   EP - Committee referral announced in Parliament
2022/01/27
   EP - PÎSLARU Dragoş (Renew) appointed as rapporteur in EMPL
2022/01/24
   EP - Committee draft report
Documents
2022/01/20
   EC - Non-legislative basic document published
Details

PURPOSE: to mobilise the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) to help Spain facing redundancies in the automotive sector.

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

CONTENT: on 23 September 2021, Spain submitted an application for a financial contribution from the EGF, following displacements in the automotive sector (manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers) in the region of Cataluña in Spain.

Following the assessment of this application, the Commission concluded, in accordance with all relevant provisions of the EGF Regulation, that the conditions for a financial contribution from the EGF are met.

Grounds for the application

The Spanish application is based on the intervention criteria of Article 4(2)(b) of the EGF Regulation, which requires the cessation of activity of at least 200 displaced workers over a reference period of six months in enterprises operating in the same economic sector and located in one region or two contiguous regions defined at NUTS 2 level in a Member State.

There were 346 displaced workers in the NUTS 2 region of Cataluña in Spain. The six-month reference period for the application runs from 1 January 2021 to 1 July 2021. In addition, 359 workers were dismissed after the six-month reference period.

Events leading to the economic crisis

The automotive industry is the third most important sector in Catalonia (after chemicals and food) both in terms of turnover and employment. The turnover of the automotive industry (EUR 23.8 billion) represents more than 10% of the region's GDP. The sector provides around 143 000 jobs (direct, indirect and induced jobs), that represents 4.2% of the Catalan employed population.

The event giving rise to these displacements is Nissan’s decision to stop activities and close down its plant in Catalonia. On 27 May 2020, Renault, Nissan and Mitsubishi presented their new strategic plan based on a leader-follower scheme and on complementarity between companies. Each company would focus on a particular type of vehicle, per product segment i.e. the leading company will engineer one mother vehicle (leader car) and sister vehicles with the support of the followers’ teams. Each enterprise will also focus on its core regions. Under this scheme, Nissan will focus on China, North America and Japan; Renault on Europe, Russia, South America and North Africa; and Mitsubishi on Southeast Asia and Oceania.

The following day, triggered by the steady contraction of the EU market share in global passenger car production, Nissan confirmed its intentions to reduce its presence in Europe to refocus on more profitable markets and announced the closure of its plant in Barcelona.

The closure of Nissan’s plant in Barcelona resulted in more than 2 500 direct redundancies and the loss of 8 000 jobs among its suppliers (3 000 among top-tier suppliers, those who negotiate directly with vehicle manufacturers, and additional 5 000 among smaller suppliers).

Beneficiaries

Out of 705 redundant workers, it is estimated that 450 redundant workers should participate in the measures.

The personalised services to be provided to the redundant workers include the following actions: (i) general information on vocational counselling and training programmes and available incentives; (ii) occupational guidance; (iii) training and reskilling; (iv) support and contribution to business creation of up to EUR 5000; (v) tutoring and (vi) incentives.

The measures have been designed in line with the Spanish circular economy strategy.

The estimated total costs are EUR 3 288 419, comprising expenditure for personalised services of EUR 3 138 300 and expenditure for preparatory, management, information and publicity, control and reporting activities of EUR 150 119.

Budget proposal

The annual allocation to the EGF does not exceed EUR 186 million (in 2018 prices), as foreseen in the Council Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2020/2093 laying down the multiannual financial framework for the years 2021-2027.

Following the examination of the application, the Commission proposes to mobilise the EGF for EUR 2 795 156 , representing 85 % of the total costs of the proposed measures, in order to provide a financial contribution for the application.

2021/12/16
   EP - VANA Monika (Verts/ALE) appointed as rapporteur in BUDG

Documents

Votes

Mobilisation du Fonds européen d'ajustement à la mondialisation en faveur des travailleurs licenciés – demande EGF/2021/006 ES/Cataluña automotive – Espagne - Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund – application EGF/2021/006 ES/Cataluña Automotive – Spain - Inanspruchnahme des Europäischen Fonds für die Anpassung an die Globalisierung zugunsten entlassener Arbeitnehmer – Antrag EGF/2021/006 ES/Cataluña automotive – Spanien - A9-0038/2022 - Monika Vana - Proposition de décision #

2022/03/08 Outcome: +: 665, -: 28, 0: 3
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AmendmentsDossier
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  • The European Parliament adopted by 665 votes 28, with 3 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 (EGF) for workers made redundant following an application from Spain - EGF/2021/006 ES/Cataluña automotive.
  • Parliament approved the proposal for a decision to mobilise the EGF to provide a financial contribution of EUR 2 795 156 in commitment and payment appropriations from the Union budget for the financial year 2022 in response to the application submitted by Spain for assistance with redundancies in the automotive sector (manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers) in the region of Catalonia.
  • This contribution represents 85% of the total cost of EUR 3 288 419, including EUR 3 138 300 for personalised services and EUR 150 119 for EGF implementation.
  • Events leading to the redundancies
  • On 28 May 2020, Nissan announced the closure of its plant in Barcelona, resulting in more than 2 500 direct redundancies and the loss of 8 000 jobs among its suppliers. The redundancies referred to in this request are concentrated in four counties in the region of Barcelona (Barcelonès, Alt Penedés, Baix Llobregat and Vallès Oriental), where a large number of companies in the automobile sector are located.
  • Members also noted that the social consequences of the redundancies are likely to be significant for Catalonia, where the automotive industry is the third most important sector (after chemicals and food), both in terms of turnover and employment.
  • Beneficiaries
  • The application relates in total to 705 displaced workers whose activity has ceased. In addition, Spain expects that 450 out of the total eligible beneficiaries will participate in the measures.
  • Members recalled that 34.9% of the targeted beneficiaries are over 54 years of age, 44.4% are women and 50.4% have a lower secondary education or less. They stressed the importance of ensuring that the specificities related to age, educational level and the combination of both factors are duly taken into account when implementing the personalised service package.
  • Personalised services
  • Parliament recalled that the personalised services to be provided to displaced workers for a total of 37.8% of the financial support include the following actions: (i) workshops on job search methods, (ii) occupational guidance, (iii) training (horizontal competencies, re-skilling, up-skilling and internships, as well as vocational training), (iv) entrepreneurship support, (v) business creation grants, (vi) intensive job-search assistance including identifying local and regional job perspectives, (vii) tutoring after reintegration into work and various financial incentives.
  • Members welcomed the fact that the co-ordinated package of personalised services was planned to be in line with the Spanish Circular Economy Strategy and that the EGF application was supported through a process involving the social partners. They asked that the social partners be involved in the implementation and evaluation of the service package.
  • Lastly, stressing that the digital and green transformation will have a significant effect on the labour market and the automotive sector, Parliament recalled the important role that the EU should play in providing the necessary qualifications for the just transformation in line with the European Green Deal.
  • Members called for particular attention to be paid to qualified education, including vocational training and promoting the so-called dual apprenticeship system, which has proven to be effective in several Member States.
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  • PURPOSE: to mobilise the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) to help Spain facing redundancies in the automotive sector.
  • PROPOSED ACT: Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council.
  • CONTENT: on 23 September 2021, Spain submitted an application for a financial contribution from the EGF, following displacements in the automotive sector (manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers) in the region of Cataluña in Spain.
  • Following the assessment of this application, the Commission concluded, in accordance with all relevant provisions of the EGF Regulation, that the conditions for a financial contribution from the EGF are met.
  • Grounds for the application
  • The Spanish application is based on the intervention criteria of Article 4(2)(b) of the EGF Regulation, which requires the cessation of activity of at least 200 displaced workers over a reference period of six months in enterprises operating in the same economic sector and located in one region or two contiguous regions defined at NUTS 2 level in a Member State.
  • There were 346 displaced workers in the NUTS 2 region of Cataluña in Spain. The six-month reference period for the application runs from 1 January 2021 to 1 July 2021. In addition, 359 workers were dismissed after the six-month reference period.
  • Events leading to the economic crisis
  • The automotive industry is the third most important sector in Catalonia (after chemicals and food) both in terms of turnover and employment. The turnover of the automotive industry (EUR 23.8 billion) represents more than 10% of the region's GDP. The sector provides around 143 000 jobs (direct, indirect and induced jobs), that represents 4.2% of the Catalan employed population.
  • The event giving rise to these displacements is Nissan’s decision to stop activities and close down its plant in Catalonia. On 27 May 2020, Renault, Nissan and Mitsubishi presented their new strategic plan based on a leader-follower scheme and on complementarity between companies. Each company would focus on a particular type of vehicle, per product segment i.e. the leading company will engineer one mother vehicle (leader car) and sister vehicles with the support of the followers’ teams. Each enterprise will also focus on its core regions. Under this scheme, Nissan will focus on China, North America and Japan; Renault on Europe, Russia, South America and North Africa; and Mitsubishi on Southeast Asia and Oceania.
  • The following day, triggered by the steady contraction of the EU market share in global passenger car production, Nissan confirmed its intentions to reduce its presence in Europe to refocus on more profitable markets and announced the closure of its plant in Barcelona.
  • The closure of Nissan’s plant in Barcelona resulted in more than 2 500 direct redundancies and the loss of 8 000 jobs among its suppliers (3 000 among top-tier suppliers, those who negotiate directly with vehicle manufacturers, and additional 5 000 among smaller suppliers).
  • Beneficiaries
  • Out of 705 redundant workers, it is estimated that 450 redundant workers should participate in the measures.
  • The personalised services to be provided to the redundant workers include the following actions: (i) general information on vocational counselling and training programmes and available incentives; (ii) occupational guidance; (iii) training and reskilling; (iv) support and contribution to business creation of up to EUR 5000; (v) tutoring and (vi) incentives.
  • The measures have been designed in line with the Spanish circular economy strategy.
  • The estimated total costs are EUR 3 288 419, comprising expenditure for personalised services of EUR 3 138 300 and expenditure for preparatory, management, information and publicity, control and reporting activities of EUR 150 119.
  • Budget proposal
  • The annual allocation to the EGF does not exceed EUR 186 million (in 2018 prices), as foreseen in the Council Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2020/2093 laying down the multiannual financial framework for the years 2021-2027.
  • Following the examination of the application, the Commission proposes to mobilise the EGF for EUR 2 795 156 , representing 85 % of the total costs of the proposed measures, in order to provide a financial contribution for the application.
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