Proposal for a DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on the mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers following an application from Spain – EGF/2021/006 ES/Cataluña automotive
Date: 2022-01-20
Institutions: Directorate-General for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion, European Commission
Subjects: Catalonia, European Globalisation Adjustment Fund, Spain, commitment of expenditure, dismissal, employment aid, general budget (EU), globalisation, motor vehicle industry, reintegration into working life

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   EUROPEAN COMMISSION  Brussels, 20.1.2022  COM(2022) 20 final 2022/0010 (BUD)  Proposal for a DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on the mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers following an application from Spain – EGF/2021/006 ES/Cataluña automotive  
 
EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 

CONTEXT OF THE PROPOSAL 

1. 

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3. 

The  rules  applicable  to  financial  contributions  from  the  European  Globalisation 
Adjustment  Fund  for  Displaced  Workers  (EGF)  are  laid  down  in  Regulation  (EU) 
2021/691  of  the  European  Parliament  and  of  the  Council  of  28  April  2021  on  the 
European  Globalisation  Adjustment  Fund  for  Displaced  Workers  (EGF)  and 
repealing Regulation (EU) No 1309/20131 (hereinafter called EGF Regulation). 

On 23 September 2021, Spain submitted an application EGF/2021/006 ES/Cataluña 
automotive for a financial contribution from the EGF, following displacements in the 
economic sector classified under the NACE Revision 2 division 29 (Manufacture of 
motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers) in the NUTS 2 region of Cataluña (ES51) 
in Spain. 

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

SUMMARY OF THE APPLICATION 

EGF application 

Member State 

Region(s) concerned (NUTS2 level 2) 

EGF/2021/006 ES/Cataluña 
automotive 

Spain 
Cataluña (ES51) 

Date of submission of the application 

23 September 2021 

Date of acknowledgement of receipt of the 
application 

29 September 2021 

Date of request for additional information 

7 October 2021 

Deadline for provision of the additional 
information 

29 October 2021 

Deadline for the completion of the assessment 

20 January 2022 

Intervention criterion 

Article 4(2)(b) of the EGF Regulation 

Number of enterprises concerned 

10 

Sector(s) of economic activity 
(NACE Revision 2 division)3 

Division 29 (Manufacture of motor 
vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers) 

Reference period (six months): 

1 January 2021 – 1 July 2021 

Number of displacements during the reference 
period (a) 

346 

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OJ L 153, 3.5.2021, p. 48. 
Commission Delegated Regulation 2019/1755 of 8 August 2019 amending the Annexes to Regulation 
(EC) No 1059/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the establishment of a common 
classification of territorial units for statistics (NUTS). OJ L 270, 24.10.2019, p. 1–56. 
OJ L 393, 30.12.2006, p. 1. 

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Number of displacements before or after the 
reference period (b) 

Total number of displacements (a + b) 

Total number of eligible beneficiaries 

Total number of targeted beneficiaries 
Budget for personalised services (EUR) 
Budget for implementing EGF4 (EUR) 
Total budget (EUR) 
EGF contribution (85 %) (EUR) 

359 

705 

705 

450 
3 138 300 
150 119 
3 288 419 
2 795 156 

ASSESSMENT OF THE APPLICATION 

Procedure 

4. 

Spain submitted application EGF/2021/006 ES/Cataluña automotive within 12 weeks 
of  the  date  on  which  the  intervention  criteria  set  out  in  Article 4  of  the  EGF 
Regulation were met, on 23 September 2021. The Commission acknowledged receipt 
of the application on 29 September 2021 and requested additional information from 
Spain  on  7  October  2021.  Such  additional  information  was  provided  within  15 
working days of the request. The deadline of 50 working days of the receipt of the 
complete application within which the Commission should finalise its assessment of 
the  application's  compliance  with 
the  conditions  for  providing  a  financial 
contribution expires on 20 January 2022.  

Eligibility of the application 

Enterprises and beneficiaries concerned 

5. 

The  application  relates  to  346  displaced  workers  whose  activity  has  ceased  in  the 
economic sector classified under the NACE Revision 2 division 29 (Manufacture of 
motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers). The redundancies are located in the NUTS 
2 region of Cataluña (ES51). 

Enterprises and number of displacements within the reference period 

Aludyne Automotive Spain, SLU 
Bosch Sistemas de Frenado, SLU 
Continental Automotive Spain, SA 
Faurencia Interior Systems España, 
SAU 
Fico Transpar, SA 
Total no. of enterprises: 10 

3  Gruau Ibérica, SLU 
13  Magna Seating Spain SLU 
156  Nobel Plastiques Iberia, SA 

71  Robert Bosch España (Castellet plant) 

10  U-Shin Spain, SLU 
Total no. of displacements:  

7 
1 
68 

8 

9 

Total no. of self-employed persons whose activity has ceased:  

Total no. of eligible workers and self-employed persons:  

346 

0 

346 

Intervention criteria 

6. 

Spain  submitted  the  application  under  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 

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In accordance with the fifth paragraph of Article 7 of Regulation (EU) 2021/691. 

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economic sector defined at NACE Revision 2 division 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 (ES51). 

7. 

The reference period of six months for the application runs from 1 January 2021 to 1 
July 2021. 

Calculation of displacements and of cessation of activity 

8. 

The cessation of activities of the displaced workers during the reference period has 
been  calculated  from  from  the  date  of  the  de  facto  termination  of  the  contract  of 
employment or its expiry.  

Eligible beneficiaries 

9. 

In addition to the workers already referred to, the eligible beneficiaries include  359 
displaced  workers  whose  activity  ceased  before  or  after  the  reference  period  of  six 
months. All these workers ceased their activity within the six months before the start 
of  the  reference  period  on  1 January  2021  and/or  between  the  end  of  the  reference 
period and the day before of the adoption of this proposal. A clear causal link can be 
established  with  the  event  that  triggered  the  cessations  of  activity  of  the  displaced 
workers during the reference period.. 

10. 

The total number of eligible beneficiaries is 705. 

Description of the events that led to the displacements and cessation of activity 

11. 

12. 

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 Oceania5. The following day, triggered by the steady contraction 
of  the  EU  market  share  in  global  passenger  car  production6,  Nissan  confirmed  its 
intentions  to  reduce  its  presence  in  Europe7 to  refocus  on  more  profitable  markets 
and announced the closure of its plant in Barcelona8. The closure was completed by 
the end of 2021. 

13. 

The  enterprises  listed  in  point  5  were  suppliers  to  Nissan.  The  announcement  of 
Nissan's  closure  caused  the  partial  closure  of  some  of  these  suppliers  (such  as 

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Groupe Renault – Alliance, press release 27 May 2020  
https://www.elmundo.es/motor/2020/05/27/5ece193ffc6c83c0408b4596.html 
According to the International Organization of Motor Vehicle Manufacturers (OICA), over the past two 
decades  (1999-2019),  the  EU  has  been  steadily  losing  market  share  in  terms  of  passenger  car 
production. In 1999, the EU was the world’s leading region, with 40,7% of global car production, whilst 
in 2019, the EU’s share had declined to 23,6%. 
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-nissan-restructuring-exclusive-idUSKBN22R1NX 
https://latribunadeautomocion.es/2020/05/uchida-nissantenemos-la-intencion-de-cerrar-barcelona-en-
diciembre-de-2020/?v=d3dcf429c679 

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Faurencia9 or  Continental)  and  the  reduction  by  31-53%  of  their  workforce,  while 
other suppliers closed down entirely, such as Aludyne10, Magna Seating11 or Robert 
Bosch12. 

Expected impact of the displacements as regards the local, regional or national economy and 
employment 

14. 

15. 

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  (23,8  billion  euros)  represents  more  than  10%  of  the  region's 
GDP13. The sector provides around 143 000 jobs (direct, indirect and induced jobs), 
that  represents  4,2%  of  the  Catalan  employed  population,  according  to  data  of  the 
Cluster of the Automotive Industry of Catalonia (CIAC)14. 

The displacements concerned by this application are concentrated in four counties of 
the  province  of  Barcelona  (Barcelonès,  Alt  Penedés,  Baix  Llobregat  and  Vallés 
Oriental),  where  a  large  number  of  automotive  enterprises  are  located.  Job 
destruction in these regions was on the rise over the period 2018 - 2020  

Displacements in Barcelonès, Alt Penedés, Baix Llobregat and Vallés Oriental 
(2017=0) 

4.000

3.500

3.000

2.500

2.000

1.500

1.000

500

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3.786

2.325

843

714

854

1.156

1.104

673

2018

2019

2020

373

222

63

290

Alt Penedès

Baix Llobregat

Barcelonès

Vallès Occidental

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Total  dismissed  workers  160;  89  over  the  period  June-December  2020  and  71  during  the  reference 
period January-July 2021. 
Aludyne dismissed its entire workforce, 79 workers over the period June-December 2020 and 3 during 
the reference period. 
Magna Seating Spain dismissed its entire workforce,  57 workers over the period June-December 2020 
and 1 during the reference period. 
Robert Bosch España (Castellet plant) dismissed its entire workforce 293 workers over the period June-
December 2020 and 8 during the reference period 
https://www.economiadigital.es/empresas/nissan-industria-catalana-pierde-3600-millones-
cierre_20067534_102.html 
Cluster of the Automotive Industry of Catalonia (CIAC) is a non-profit association, open to companies 
linked  to  the  automotive  sector  based  in  Catalonia  and  with  RDI  activity.  The  main  objective  of  the 
CIAC is to strengthen the competitiveness of the automobile industry. 

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Source: SOC (Catalonia’s public employment service)15 

16. 

17. 

The  number  of  workers  displaced  by  collective  redundancy  procedure  between 
January  and June 2021 in  Catalonia (7 993 people),  already  exceeds  the  number of 
displaced workers in 2020 (7 936 people)16. Almost 50% of the displacements in the 
first half of 2021 occurred in the automotive sector, which is the most affected by the 
rebound in collective redundancy procedures.   

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)17.  The  employers'  association  Primec  estimates  the 
negative  impact  of  the  closure  of  Nissan  Barcelona  at  EUR 3 600  million,  a  loss 
equivalent to 2,6% of the value of the industrial sector in Catalonia18. 

Application of the EU Quality Framework for anticipation of change and restructuring 

(QFR) 

18. 

19. 

20. 

Spain has described how the recommendations set out in the EU Quality Framework 
for  anticipation  of  change  and  restructuring  have  been  taken  into  account  in  the 
present case. Spain highlights that public bodies monitor restructuring processes and 
manage  collective  redundancies  requests  although  without  authorisation/refusal 
capacity.  These  bodies  can  however  set  up  programmes  promoting  job  creation  in 
partnership with local bodies or public-private bodies (redeployment agencies). 

In  the  run-up  to  displacements,  in  accordance  with  national  legislation,  social 
partners,  enterprises  and  workers’  representatives  engage  in  negotiation  aimed  at 
agreeing on displacements and the outplacement plans that are a legal obligation for 
an  enterprise  dismissing  50  or  more  workers  at  the  same  time.  The  outplacement 
plans  provide  the  workers  with  job-search  assistance,  occupational  guidance  and 
training.  The  duration  of  the  plans  is  six  months.  Catalonia’s  public  employment 
service (SOC) provides  redeployment services to the displaced workers not entitled 
to the outplacement plans. 

The  most  representative  trade  union  and  business  organizations  in  Catalonia, 
Comisiones Obreras, UGT, Fomento del Trabajo Nacional (FOMENT) and PIMEC 
(association  of  SMEs  of  Catalonia)  analysed  the  future  prospects  of  the  regional 
labor  market  and  the  skills  in  demand  by  enterprises  offering  jobs.  These  social 
partners  were  part  of  the  working  group  set  to  define  the  package  of  measures  for 
which the EGF co-financing is requested.  

Complementarity with actions funded by national or Union funds 

21. 

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17 

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Spain  has  confirmed  that  the  measures  described  below  receiving  a  financial 
contribution  from  the  EGF  will  not  also  receive  financial  contributions  from  other 
Union financial instruments. 

Servei Públic d'Ocupació de Catalunya. 
https://www.elperiodico.com/es/economia/20210611/ola-repunta-catalunya-7-993-11816139 
https://www.lavanguardia.com/economia/20201111/49392567462/nissan-barcelona-crisis-impacto-
cierre-fabricas-plantas.html 
https://www.economiadigital.es/empresas/nissan-industria-catalana-pierde-3600-millones-
cierre_20067534_102.html 

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22. 

The  coordinated  package  of  personalised  services  complements  actions  funded  by 
other  national  or  EU  funds  such  as  SOC's  general  services  (job-search  support, 
vocational counselling and training). 

Procedures  for  consulting  the  targeted  beneficiaries  or  their  representatives  or  the  social 
partners as well as local and regional authorities 

23. 

Spain  has  indicated  that  various  actors  supported  the  EGF  application.  A  working 
group  was  created  with  representatives,  among  others,  of  SOC,  CIAC,  and  the 
Agència per la Competitivitat de l'Empresa (ACCIÓ)19. The working group met on a 
bi-weekly  basis  from  30  July  2020  to  14  December  2020.  The  social  partners 
(referred to in point 20) also participated in the process. The social partners officially 
expressed  their  support  for  the  EGF  measures  to  be  offered  to  former  workers  in 
Nissan’s suppliers in a meeting held on 26 November 2020. 

Targeted beneficiaries and proposed measures 

Targeted beneficiaries 

24. 

The estimated number of displaced workers expected to participate in the measures is 
450. The breakdown of these workers by gender, age group and educational level is 
as follows: 

Category 

Gender: 

Men: 

Women: 

Non-binary 

Age group: 

Below 30 years: 

Educational 
level 

30-54 years: 

Over 54 years: 

Lower  secondary 
education or less20  
Upper  secondary21 
or  post-secondary 
education22 

Tertiary 
education23 

Number of  
expected 
beneficiaries 

250 

200 

0 

16 

277 

157 

(55,6 %) 

(44,4 %) 

(0,0 %) 

(3,5 %) 

(61,6 %) 

(34,9 %) 

227 

(50,4 %) 

108 

(24,0 %) 

115 

(25,6 %) 

Proposed measures 

25. 

The  personalised  services  to  be  provided  to  displaced  workers  consist  of  the 
following measures:  

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ACCIÓ is the Catalan agency for business competitiveness. 
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General information and welcome session. This includes general information 
on available counselling and training programmes, allowances and incentives; 
and  the  profiling  of  the  workers.  As  the  measure  is  implemented  in 
collaboration  with  the  Cluster  of  the  Automotive  Industry  of  Catalonia,  the, 
workers  have  the  opportunity  to  clarify  their  career  prospects  within  the 
automotive  sector  and  decide  whether  upskill  and  remain  in  the  sector  or 
retrain to find employment in other sectors. 

Preparatory workshops focused on various job-search methodologies and key 
job-seach aspects such as CV drafting, job interviews and group dynamics, etc. 
This  is  complemented  with  more  in-depth  information  on  redeployment, 
sectors  that  require  licensing  or  certificates  of  professional  competence,  and 
certification  of  competencies  and  soft  skills  acquired  in  work  situations.  For 
those considering self-employment there are workshops on business creation. 

Occupational  guidance  are  provided  in  bilateral  sessions  with  a  counsellor. 
Together,  counsellor  and  worker  will  prepare  a  personalised  path  to 
employment  or  self-employment.  Training  needs  will  also  be  defined  during 
these sessions. 

Training.  This  includes  (1) training  on  horizontal  competencies  such  as 
personal  development,  occupational  risk  prevention,  foreign  languages,  and 
training  as  trainers;  (2) re-skilling  vocational  training  to  cater  for  identified 
needs  of  the  local  labour  market  such  as  maintenance  of  buildings  and  urban 
equipment, warehouse operations, warehouse logistics, HACCP24, food safety, 
food handling, etc.; and (3) up-skilling vocational training to cater for the skills 
at  request  in  the  automotive  sector,  such  as  welding  techniques  (TIG 25 , 
MIG/MAG26, automatic welding, special welding,  etc.), industrial  design (2D 
and  3D  Mechanical  Design,  CAD,  CAD-CAM 27  system  integration,  etc.), 
machining  (CNC  programming28,  interpretation  of  CNC  plans,  operator  and 
tool  preparer,  etc.),  and  maintenance  (electric,  hydraulic  and  pneumatic 
automation;  programmable  automations;  maintenance  of 
rolling  and 
transmission  systems;  hybrid  and  electric  vehicle  maintenance;  etc.);  and 
(4) internships in enterprises. This aims to facilitate a training experience in a 
real work environment.  

Entrepreneurship  support.  With  the  aim  of  developing  viable  business  or 
self-employment  projects,  workers  interested  in  becoming  self-employed 
receive support in the form of training and personalised tutoring throughout the 
business start-up process. This may cover planning, feasibility studies, business 
plans, help with identifying financing possibilities, etc. 

Business  creation.  The  workers  who  start  their  own  business  or  self-
employment activity receive up to EUR 5 000 to cover set-up costs. 

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Hazard  Analysis  Critical  Control  Points  (HACCP)  is  an  internationally  recognized  method  of 
identifying and managing food safety related risks. 
Tungsten inert gas (TIG) welding. 
Metal Inert Gas (MIG) and Metal Active Gas (MAG) welding. 
CAD/CAM stands for computer-aided design & computer-aided manufacturing. 
CNC programming (Computer Numerical Control Programming) is utilized by manufacturers to create 
program  instructions  for  computers  to  control  a  machine  tool.  CNC  is  highly  involved  in  the 
manufacturing process and improves automation as well as flexibility. 

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Intensive  job-search  assistance,  including  active  search  of  the  local  and 
regional  employment  opportunities  (also  for  self-employed  persons)  and  job-
matching. 

Tutoring  after  reintegration  into  work.  The  workers  reintegrated  into 
employment  are  guided  during  the  first  months  to  prevent  possible  problems 
arising in their new jobs. 

Incentives. There are a variety of incentives. (1) A contribution to commuting 
expenses is foreseen. The amount is calculated per day of participation and  it 
will  take  into  account  whether  the  commute  is  urban  or  interurban. 
(2) Outplacement  incentives.  Those  who  return  to  employment  receive 
EUR 350  per  month,  for  a  maximum  of  three  months.  The  incentive  is 
designed  to  encourage  quick  reemployment  and  stimulate  elderly  workers  to 
remain in the labour market. (3) Internship allowance. Workers on internships 
in  enterprises  receive  EUR 10  per  hour  of  internship.  (4) Contribution  to 
expenses for carers of dependent persons. Workers with caring responsibilities 
(children,  elderly  or  disabled  persons)  receive  up  to  EUR 20  per  day  of 
participation  in  the  measures.  This  aims  to  cover  the  additional  costs  that 
participants  with  care  responsibilities  face  in  order  to  participate  in  the 
measures. 

The  measures  were  planned  to  be  in  line  with  the  Spanish  Circular  Economy 
Strategy29 and  the  Strategy  for  the  Sustainable  Development  of  Catalonia 30.  The 
horizontal  training  on  digital  skills  along  with  some  of  the  planned  up-skilling/re-
skilling training caters for the requirement of disseminating the skills required in the 
digital industrial age and in a resource-efficient economy, in line with Article 7.2 of 
the  EGF  Regulation.  To  serve  this  purpose,  the  following  studies  Capacitats  i 
tecnologies  vinculades  a  la  indústria  4.0  a  Catalunya 31  and  Competències  i 
necessitats formatives del sector de l’automoció a Catalunya32 have been taken into 
account. 

The  proposed  actions  constitute  active  labour  market  measures  within  the  eligible 
measures set out in Article 7 of the EGF Regulation. These actions do not substitute 
passive social protection measures.  

Regarding  the  activities  already  undertaken  for  the  assistance  of  the  displaced 
workers,  Spain  has  informed  that  the  workers  entitled  to  outplacement  plans 33 
already received them and SOC has provided the workers with access to its general 
services (job-search support, vocational counselling and training).  

Spain has provided the required information on measures that are mandatory for the 
enterprises concerned by virtue of national law or pursuant to collective agreements. 
Spain has confirmed that a financial contribution from the EGF will not replace such 
measures. 

https://www.miteco.gob.es/es/calidad-y-evaluacion-ambiental/temas/economia-circular/estrategia/ 
Estrategia para el desarrollo sostenible de Cataluña 
Capacitats i tecnologies vinculades a la indústria 4.0 a Catalunya 
Competències i necessitats formatives del sector de l’automoció a Catalunya 
Outplacement plans that are a legal obligation for the enterprise that dismisses 50  or more  workers at 
the same time. These plans provide the workers with job-search assistance, occupational guidance and 
training. The duration of the plans is six months 

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Estimated budget 

30. 

The  estimated 
personalised  services  of  EUR 3 138 300  and  expenditure 
management, 
EUR 150 119. 

total  costs  are  EUR 3 288 419,  comprising  expenditure  for 
for  preparatory, 
information  and  publicity,  control  and  reporting  activities  of 

31. 

The total financial contribution requested from the EGF is EUR 2 795 156 (85 % of 
total costs). 

32. 

The national pre-financing and co-funding is provided by SOC. 

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Measures 

Estimated 
number of 
participants 

Estimated cost 
per participant 
(EUR)34 

Estimated total 
costs 
(EUR)35  

Personalised services (measures under Article 7(2)(a) of the EGF Regulation) 

General information to eligible beneficiaries 
and welcome session 
(acogida y diagnóstico inicial) 

Preparatory workshops 
(medidas de sensibilización-talleres 
preparatorios) 

Occupational guidance 
(programa de orientación laboral)  

Training 
(programa de formación) 

Entrepreneurship support 
(escuela de emprendedores y asesoría del 
emprendedor)  

Business creation 
(incentivo a la constitución de negocios)  

Intensive job-search assistence 
(prospección laboral)  

Tutoring after reintegration into work 
(seguimiento en el empleo)  

450 

70 

31 500 

200 

450 

400 

50 

20 

300 

200 

250 

50 000 

472 

212 500 

3 104 

1 241 500 

1 300 

65 000 

5 000 

100 000 

1 300 

390 000 

250 

50 000 

Sub-total (a): 
Percentage of the package of personalised 
services  

– 

2 140 500 

(68,21 %) 

Allowances and incentives (measures under Article 7(2)(b) of the EGF Regulation) 

Incentives 
(beca desplazamiento, insercción laboral por 
cuenta aj ena, conciliación, y beca prácticas 
en empresa)  

Sub-total (b): 
Percentage of the package of personalised 
services: 

Activities under Article 7(5) of the EGF Regulation 

1. Preparatory activities 

450 

2 217 

997 800 

– 

– 

997 800 

(31,79 %) 

14 678 

34 

35 

To avoid decimals, the estimated costs per worker have been rounded. However, the rounding has no 
impact on the total cost of each measure, which remains as in the application submitted by Spain. 
Totals do not tally due to rounding. 

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2. Management 

3. Information and publicity 

4. Control and reporting 

Sub-total (c): 
Percentage of the total costs : 

Total costs (a + b + c): 

EGF contribution (85 % of total costs) 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

85 087 

35 615 

14 739 

150 119 

(4,57 %) 

3 288 419 

2 795 156 

33. 

The  costs  of  the  measures  identified  in  the  table  above  as  measures  under 
Article 7(2)(b) of the EGF Regulation do not exceed 35 % of the total costs for the 
coordinated  package  of  personalised  services.  Spain  confirmed  that  these  measures 
are conditional on the active participation of the targeted beneficiaries in job-search 
or training activities. 

34. 

Spain confirmed that the costs of investments for self-employment, business creation 
and employee take-overs will not exceed EUR 22 000 per beneficiary. 

Period of eligibility of expenditure 

35. 

36. 

Spain started providing the personalised services to the targeted beneficiaries on  17 
January  2022.  The  expenditure  on  the  measures  will  therefore  be  eligible  for  a 
financial contribution from the EGF from 17 January 2022 until 24 months after the 
date of the entry into force of the Financing Decision.  

Spain  started incurring the administrative expenditure to  implement  the EGF on  30 
July 2020. The expenditure for preparatory, management, information and publicity, 
control and reporting activities shall therefore be eligible for a financial contribution 
from the EGF from 30 July 2020 until 31 months after the date of the entry into force 
of the Financing Decision.  

Management and control systems 

37. 

The application contains a description of the management and control system, which 
specifies  the  responsibilities  of  the  bodies  involved.  Spain  has  notified  the 
Commission  that  the  financial  contribution  will  be  managed  and  controlled  by  the 
same  bodies  that  manage  and  control  the  European  Social  Fund  Plus.  SOC  will  be 
the intermediate body for the managing authority. 

Commitments provided by the Member State concerned 

38. 

Spain has provided all necessary assurances regarding the following:  

– 

– 

– 

the principles of equality of treatment and non-discrimination will be respected 
in access to the proposed measures and their implementation, 

the  requirements  laid  down  in  national  and  EU  legislation  concerning 
collective redundancies have been complied with, 

the  dismissing enterprises, which have continued their activities after the lay-
offs, have complied with their legal obligations and provided for their workers 
accordingly, 

– 

any double financing will be prevented, 

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the  financial  contribution  from  the  EGF  will  comply  with  the  procedural  and 
material Union rules on State aid. 

BUDGETARY IMPLICATION 

Budgetary proposal 

39. 

40. 

41. 

The EGF shall not exceed a maximum annual amount of EUR 186 million (in 2018 
prices),  as 
in  Article 8  of  Council  Regulation  (EU,  Euratom) 
No 2020/2093  of  17  December  2020  laying  down  the  multiannual  financial 
framework for the years 2021 to 202736. 

laid  down 

Having examined the application in respect of the conditions set out in Article 13(1) 
and (2) of the EGF Regulation, and having taken into account the number of targeted 
beneficiaries,  the  proposed  measures  and  the  estimated  costs,  the  Commission 
proposes to mobilise the EGF for the amount of EUR 2 795 156, representing 85 % 
of  the  total  costs  of  the  proposed  measures,  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  9  of  the  Interinstitutional 
Agreement of 16 December 2020 between the European Parliament, the Council of 
the  European  Union  and  the  European  Commission  on  budgetary  discipline,  on 
cooperation in budgetary matters and on sound financial management, as well as on 
new  own  resources,  including  a  roadmap  towards  the  introduction  of  new  own 
resources37. 

Related acts 

42. 

43. 

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 the amount of EUR 2 795 156. 

At the same time as it adopted this proposal for a decision to mobilise the EGF, the 
Commission  adopted  a  decision  on  a  financial  contribution  that  constitutes  a 
financing decision within the meaning of Article 110 of the Financial Regulation38. 
That financing decision will enter into force on the date on which the Commission is 
notified of the approval of the budgetary transfer by the European Parliament and the 
Council. 

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37 
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OJ L 433, 22.12.2020, p. I/11. 
OJ L 433, 22.12.2020, p. I/29. 
Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2018/1046 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 July 2018 on 
the  financial  rules  applicable  to  the  general  budget  of  the  Union,  amending  Regulations  (EU)  No 
1296/2013, (EU) No 1301/2013, (EU) No 1303/2013, (EU) No 1304/2013, (EU) No 1309/2013, (EU) 
No  1316/2013,  (EU)  No  223/2014,  (EU)  No  283/2014,  and  Decision  No  541/2014/EU  and  repealing 
Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012 OJ L 193, 30.7.2018, p. 1 

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2022/0010 (BUD) 

Proposal for a 

DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL 

on the mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced 
Workers following an application from Spain – EGF/2021/006 ES/Cataluña automotive 

THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, 

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, 

Having regard to Regulation (EU) 2021/691 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 
28 April 2021 on the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers (EGF) 
and repealing Regulation (EU) No 1309/201339, and in particular Article 15(1) thereof, 

Having  regard  to  the  Interinstitutional  Agreement  of  16  December  2020  between  the 
European Parliament, the Council of the European Union and the European Commission on 
budgetary  discipline,  on  cooperation  in  budgetary  matters  and  on  sound  financial 
management, as well as on new own resources, including a roadmap towards the introduction 
of new own resources40, and in particular point 9 thereof, 

Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission, 

Whereas: 

(1) 

(2) 

(3) 

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40 
41 

42 

43 

The European Globalisation Adjustment Fund  for  Displaced  Workers (EGF)  aims to 
demonstrate solidarity and promote decent and sustainable employment in the Union 
by providing support for displaced workers and self-employed persons whose activity 
has ceased in the case of major restructuring events and assisting them in returning to 
decent and sustainable employment as soon as possible.  

The  EGF  is  not  to  exceed  a  maximum  annual  amount  of  EUR 186  million  (in  2018 
prices), as laid down in Article 8 of Council Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2020/209341. 

On 23 September 2021, Spain submitted an application to mobilise the EGF, in respect 
of  worker’s  displacements  in  the  economic  sector  classified  under  the  Statistical 
classification of economic activities in the European Community ('NACE')42 Revision 
2  division  29  (Manufacture  of  motor  vehicles,  trailers  and  semi-trailers)  in  the 
Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics ('NUTS')43 level 2 region of Cataluña 
(ES51)  in  Spain.  It  was  supplemented  by  additional  information  provided  in 

OJ L 153, 3.5.2021, p. 48. 
OJ L 433, 22.12.2020, p. I/29 
Council Regulation (EU, Euratom)  No 2020/2093 of 17 December 2020 laying down the multiannual 
financial framework for the years 2021 to 2027 (OJ L 433, 22.12.2020, p. I/11). 
Regulation (EC) No 1893/2006 of the  European Parliament and of the Council of 20 December 2006 
establishing the statistical classification of economic activities NACE Revision 2 and amending Council 
Regulation (EEC) No 3037/90 as well as certain EC Regulations on specific statistical domains (OJ L 
393, 30.12.2006, p. 1). 
Commission Delegated Regulation 2019/1755 of 8  August 2019 amending the Annexes to Regulation 
(EC) No 1059/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the establishment of a common 
classification of territorial units for statistics (NUTS). OJ L 270, 24.10.2019, p. 1–56. 

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accordance with Article 8(5) of Regulation (EU) 2021/691. That application complies 
with  the  conditions  for  a  financial  contribution  from  the  EGF  as  laid  down  in 
Article 13 of Regulation (EU) 2021/691. 

(4) 

(5) 

The EGF should, therefore, be mobilised in order to provide a financial contribution of 
EUR 2 795 156 in respect of the application submitted by Spain. 

In  order  to  minimise  the  time  taken  to  mobilise  the  EGF,  this  decision  should  apply 
from the date of its adoption, 

HAVE ADOPTED THIS DECISION:  

For the general budget of the Union for the financial year 2022, the European Globalisation 
Adjustment  Fund  for  Displaced  Workers  shall  be  mobilised  to  provide  the  amount  of 
EUR 2 795 156 in commitment and payment appropriations. 

Article 1 

Article 2 

This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the 
European Union. It shall apply from [the date of its adoption]. 

Done at Brussels, 

For the European Parliament 
The President 

For the Council 
The President 

  

Date to be inserted by the Parliament before the publication in OJ. 

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