Proposal for a DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on the mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers (EGF/2022/000 TA 2022 - Technical assistance at the initiative of the Commission)
Date: 2022-01-26
Institutions: Directorate-General for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion, European Commission
Subjects: European Globalisation Adjustment Fund, commitment of expenditure, dismissal, employment aid, financial aid, general budget (EU), globalisation, payment appropriation, reintegration into working life, technical cooperation

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   EUROPEAN COMMISSION  Brussels, 26.1.2022  COM(2022) 25 final 2022/0015 (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 (EGF/2022/000 TA 2022 - Technical assistance at the initiative of the Commission)  
 
EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 

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 
(EU) 
Adjustment  Fund 
No 1309/20131 (hereinafter called EGF Regulation). 

for  Displaced  Workers 

repealing  Regulation 

(EGF)  and 

SUMMARY OF THE APPLICATION 

Key data: 

EGF Reference no. 
European Commission 
Administrative expenditure: budget in EUR 
% administrative expenditure (ceiling: 0,5 %) 

EGF/2022/000 
Technical assistance 
290 000 
0,14% 

In accordance with Article 11(1) of the EGF Regulation, a maximum of 0,5 % of the annual 
maximum amount of the EGF may be made available each year for technical assistance at the 
initiative of the Commission. 

Technical assistance to be funded and breakdown of its estimated costs 

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The  Covid-19  pandemic  not  only  disturbed  the  delivery  of  EGF  cases,  but  also 
caused  uncertainty  as  concerns  general  operations,  in  particular  events  that  would 
require  physical  presence.  Thus  in  2021  the  Commission  did  not  request  technical 
assistance support. The proposal for 2022 is adapted to the current situation. 

The contribution will be used for expenditure mentioned in Article 11(1) and (4) as 
well  as  Article 12(2),  (3)  and  (4)  of  the  EGF  Regulation,  as  detailed  hereunder.  It 
will be managed by the European Commission under direct management. 

Description 

Total expenditure 
(in EUR) 

Administrative expenditure 

Technical expenditure 

Total estimated expenditure 

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Administrative expenditure: 

190 000 

100 000 

290 000 

  The Expert Group of Contact Persons of the EGF, with two members from each 
Member State, will be holding its regular meetings (in the first and second half of 
2022,  and  the  first  half  of  2023).  Due  to  the  pandemic,  the  2021  meeting  was 

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entirely  virtual.  According to  current  planning, in 2022, meetings  with  physical 
presence are likely to resume. 
In order to promote networking among the Member States, the Commission will 
organise  one  seminar  with  the  participation  of  EGF  implementing  bodies  and 
social  partners.  This  will  be  scheduled  the  day  preceding  an  Expert  Group 
meeting in 2022. The meeting will likely take place as a physical meeting. 
Information activities: the EGF’s online presence2, which the Commission has set 
up  within  its  Employment,  Social  Affairs  and  Inclusion  area,  and  which  it  is 
maintaining  as  required  under  Article 12(2)  of  the  EGF  Regulation,  will  be 
regularly updated and expanded, with each new element being translated into all 
EU languages. General awareness of the EGF will be increased and its visibility 
promoted.  The  EGF  will  be  covered  in  various  Commission  publications  and 
audio-visual activities as provided for in Article 11(1) of the EGF Regulation.  

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Technical expenditure: 

  Maintenance and update of an electronic data exchange system. The Commission 
is  continuing  its  work  on  standardised  procedures  for  EGF  applications  and 
management, using the functionalities of the Shared Fund Management Common 
System  (SFC).  This  allows  applications  under  the  EGF  Regulation  to  be 
simplified,  their  processing  sped  up  and  various  reports  more  easily  extracted. 
The SFC interface is also facilitating the EGF financial operations. This includes 
in particular: 

–  Maintenance of the SFC 2014-2020 application, and further development 

needed for the closure of cases. 

– 

Further  development  of  the  EGF  2021-2027  interface  in  SFC,  in 
particular  new  functionalities  and  adjustments  to  align  SFC  with  the 
requirements of the EGF Regulation 2021-2027. 

  Monitoring and data gathering: the Commission will collect data on applications 
received, paid and wound up, and measures proposed and implemented. This data 
will  be  made  available  on  the  web  site  and  compiled  in  appropriate  form  for 
future biennial reports. 

Financing 

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The  maximum  annual  budget  available  for  the  EGF  in  2022  is  EUR 186 million  in 
2018  prices  (EUR 201 332 382  in  2022  prices),  as  set  out  in  Article 8  of  Council 
Regulation  (EU,  Euratom)  2020/2093  of  17  December  2020  laying  down  the 
multiannual financial framework for the years 2021 to 20273. 

Article 11(1)  of  the  EGF  Regulation  states  that  0,5 %  of  this  amount  can  be  made 
available for technical assistance at the initiative of the Commission. Currently, the 
entire  amount  for  2022  remains  available.  The  proposed  amount  corresponds  to 
0,14 % of the maximum annual budget available for the EGF in 2022. 

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 

http://ec.europa.eu/egf  
OJ L 433, 22.12.2020, p. I/15. 

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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 
resources4. 

Related acts 

8. 

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 290 000. 

Source of payment appropriations 

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Appropriations  from  the  EGF  budget  line  will  be  used  to  cover  the  amount  of 
EUR 290 000 needed for technical assistance. 

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2022/0015 (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 (EGF/2022/000 TA 2022 - Technical assistance at the initiative of the 
Commission) 

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 1309/20135, 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 resources6, and in particular point 9 thereof, 

Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission, 

Whereas: 

(1) 

(2) 

(3) 

(4) 

(5) 

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  workers  made  redundant  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) 2020/20937. 

Regulation (EU) 2021/691 provides that a maximum of 0,5 % of the annual maximum 
amount of the EGF may be used each year for technical assistance at the initiative of 
the Commission. 

The EGF should, therefore, be mobilised in order to provide the sum of EUR 290 000 
for technical assistance at the initiative of the Commission. 

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

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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/15). 

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HAVE ADOPTED THIS DECISION:  

Article 1 

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 290 000 in commitment and payment appropriations. 

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 

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

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