2014/167/EU: Decision on the mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund in accordance with 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 (application EGF/2013/008 ES/Comunidad Valenciana textiles from Spain)

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to mobilise the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) in respect of redundancies in the textiles industry in Spain. CONTENT: the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) was established by Council Regulation No 1927/2006 to provide additional support to redundant workers who suffer from the consequences of major structural changes in world trade patterns and to assist them with their reintegration into the labour market. The Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 on budgetary discipline allows for the mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) through a flexibility mechanism, within the annual ceiling of EUR 500 million over and above the relevant headings of the financial framework. The Commission services have carried out a thorough examination of the application submitted by Spain to mobilise the EGF. The main elements of the assessment are as follows: The Committee on Budgets adopted the report by Frédéric DAERDEN (S&D, BE) on the proposal for a decision on the mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) for an amount of EUR 840 000 in commitment and payment appropriations to assist Spain in respect of redundancies in the textiles industry. Members recalled that the European 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 and to assist their reintegration into the labour market. Given that Spain submitted the application for a financial contribution from the EGF, following 560 redundancies in 198 enterprises operating in Comunidad Valenciana with 300 workers targeted for EFG co-funded measures, Members requested the institutions involved to make the necessary efforts to improve procedural arrangements in order to accelerate the mobilisation of the EGF agreeing with the Commission that the conditions set out in Article 2 (b) of the EGF regulation (1927/2006) are met. Therefore, Spain is entitled to a financial contribution under this regulation . Members noted that Comunidad Valenciana has been severely affected by globalisation with unemployment reaching 29.19% in the first quarter of 2013. They welcomed the fact that the region avails itself yet again of EGF aid to alleviate high unemployment by addressing for the second time lay-offs in textile sector. They noted that to date, the manufacture of textiles sector has been the subject of 11 EGF applications, all of them based on trade related globalisation while Comunidad Valenciana region submitted already six EGF applications. Members welcomed the fact that, in order to provide workers with speedy assistance, the Spanish authorities decided to initiate the implementation of the personalised services to the affected workers on 1 January 2014, well ahead of the final decision on granting the EGF support for the proposed coordinated package. Targeted measures : Members noted that the coordinated package of personalised services to be co-funded includes measures for the reintegration of 300 redundant workers into employment such as profiling, occupational guidance, counselling, trainings.…