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 Greece – EGF/2021/008 EL/Attica electrical equipment manufacturing
Date: 2022-05-30
Institutions: Directorate-General for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion, European Commission
Subjects: Attica, European Globalisation Adjustment Fund, Greece, commitment of expenditure, dismissal, electrical engineering, employment aid, general budget (EU), globalisation, reintegration into working life

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   EUROPEAN COMMISSION  Brussels, 30.5.2022  COM(2022) 248 final 2022/0170 (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 Greece – EGF/2021/008 EL/Attica electrical equipment manufacturing  
 
EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 

CONTEXT OF THE PROPOSAL 

1. 

2. 

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  21  December  2021,  Greece  submitted  an  application  EGF/2021/008 EL/Attica 
electrical  equipment  manufacturing  for  a  financial  contribution  from  the  EGF, 
following displacements in the economic sector classified under the NACE Revision 
2 division 27 (Manufacture of electrical equipment) in the NUTS 2 region of Attica 
(EL30) in Greece. 

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/2021/008 EL/Attica electrical 
equipment manufacturing 

Greece 
Attica (EL30) 

Date of submission of the application 

21 December 2021 

Date of acknowledgement of receipt of the 
application 

21 December 2021 

Receipt of translation 

11 February 2022 

Date of request for additional information 

24 February 2022 

Deadline for provision of the additional 
information 

17 March 2022 

Deadline for the completion of the assessment 

7 June 2022 

Intervention criterion 

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

Number of enterprises concerned 

6 

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

Division 27 (Manufacture of electrical 
equipment) 

Reference period (six months): 

1 April 2021 – 1 October 2021 

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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 during the reference 
period (a) 

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) 

206 

0 

206 

206 

206 
1 689 800 
70 000 
1 759 800 
1 495 830 

ASSESSMENT OF THE APPLICATION 

Procedure 

4. 

Greece  submitted  application  EGF/2021/008 EL/Attica  electrical  equipment 
manufacturing within 12 weeks of the date on which the intervention criteria set out 
in  Article 4  of  the  EGF  Regulation  were  met,  on  21  December  2021.  The 
Commission  acknowledged  receipt  of  the  application  on  the  same  date,  and 
requested additional information from Greece on 24 February 2022. 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 7 June 2022.  

Eligibility of the application 

Enterprises and beneficiaries concerned 

5. 

The  application  relates  to  206  displaced  workers  whose  activity  has  ceased  in  the 
economic sector classified under the NACE Revision 2 division 27 (Manufacture of 
electrical equipment). The redundancies are located in the NUTS 2 region of Attica 
(EL30). The collective redundancies concern 6 enterprises in total. 

Enterprises and number of displacements within the reference period 

BSH OIKIAKES SYSKEVES ANON. 
VIOM. ETAIRIA [BSH-Pitsos] 
NEXANS HELLAS 
MONOPROSOPI AVE 
SAMMLER V. 
MICHALOPOULOS AEVE 
Total no. of enterprises: 6 

166  SELLER HELLAS AVEE 

6 

KAMPOURAKIS GEORGIOS - 
G.E.M.A. 

7  MAVILEK AVEE 

6 

11 

10 

Total no. of displacements:  

206 

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

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

0 

206 

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

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Intervention criteria 

6. 

7. 

Greece 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 
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 206 
displaced workers in the NUTS 2 region of Attica (EL30). 

The  reference  period  of  six  months  for  the  application  runs  from  1  April  2021  to 
1 October 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 as follows: 

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186  from  the  date  of  the  employer’s  individual  notice  to  make  the  worker 
redundant  or  to  terminate  the  employment  contract  or  relationship  of  the 
worker, and 

20 from the date of the de facto termination or the expiry of the employment 
contract or relationship. 

Eligible beneficiaries 

9. 

The total number of eligible beneficiaries is 206. 

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

10. 

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12. 

The  primary  event  giving  rise  to  these  redundancies  is  the  closure  of  Pitsos' 5 
production plant in Attica, while retaining the brand, sales and service department in 
Greece. 

A  combination  of  factors,  including  the  lack  of  automation  and  advanced 
manufacturing,  high  production  costs  of  electrical  household  appliances  and 
loss  of 
domestic  supply  shortages  of  electrical  components  resulted 
competitiveness  of  Pitsos'    factory.  To  reduce  manufacturing  costs  and  to  optimise 
production facility the plant required substantial capital investments. However, such 
investments were not supported by BSH-Pitsos6 management, and eventually it was 
decided to move production to Turkey, where the production costs are lower7.   

in  a 

Moreover,  a  long-lasting  socioeconomic  crisis  (2008-2016)  in  Greece  had  a 
significant  impact  in  consumers’  expenditure,  which  in  turn  decreased  domestic 
demand  for  new  household  appliances.  Between  2008  and  2016  spending  on 
household  appliances  in  Greece  has  decreased  by  35 %,  from  approximately  EUR 
824  million  in  2008  to  around  EUR  536  million  in  20168.    Even  if  expenditure  on 
household appliances recovered by 9,5 % from 2017 to 2019, it was hit again by the 
Covid-19 pandemic and was down by 50% in 2020 compared to 20199.  

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Pitsos is a Greek manufacturer of household appliances https://www.pitsos.gr  
Pitsos  is  a  company  owned  by  BSH  Hausgeräte  GmbH  (Bosch-Siemens  Hausgeräte),  a  German 
manufacturer of household appliances https://www.bsh-group.com  
https://www.liberal.gr/economy/pitsos-parateinetai-eos-to-2021-i-leitourgia-tis-monadas-stou-
renti/214847  
https://www.statista.com/statistics/581413/house-hold-appliance-expenditure-greece/  
https://imegsevee.gr/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/etisia-ereuna-eisodimatos-2020.pdf  

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15. 

The announcement to stop Pitsos factory operations was made in September 201710. 
However,  a  temporary  agreement  was  reached  to  extend  production  until  the 
beginning  of  2021,  in  order  to  mitigate  the  adverse  consequences  of  the  plant’s 
closure. The process of closing operations and dismissal of workers was scheduled to 
be  completed  by  31  March  2021 11 .  Nevertheless,  the  actions  took  longer  than 
planned,  consequently  the  majority  of  displacements  occurred  between  April  and 
September 2021. 
With  regard  to  the  redundancies  in  the  other  five  enterprises12,  Greece  argues  that 
electrical equipment manufacturing industry faces challenges, in particular the need 
of  digital  transformation  and  automation,  as  well  as  the  insufficient  skills  of  the  
workforce to adapt to the rapidly transforming digital economy.  

The  basic  digital  skills  of  the  Greek  population  remain  underdeveloped  and  fall 
behind  EU  average,  which  implies  a  high  risk  of  technological  lag  and  digital 
illiteracy13.  According  to  the  European  Commission’s  2021  Digital  Economy  and 
Society Index (DESI), Greece ranks 22nd of 27 EU Member States with regard to the 
integration  of  digital  technologies  into  business  activities  and  only  23 %  of 
individuals possess above basic digital skills, versus an EU average of 31 %14.  

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

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Although the unemployment rate in Greece has been gradually declining since 2013, 
when it reached its highest peak of 27,5 %15, it remained one of the highest in the EU 
at 15,3 %16 in 2021.  

Attica region is the largest in Greece in terms of population, with about 3,7 million 
inhabitants,  which  generates    almost  half  (47  %)  of  the  total  national  GDP.  Attica 
region has also the highest number of unemployed with 342 744 people in December 
2021,  representing  31 %  of  registered  unemployed  people  in  the  country 17.  The 
number  of  registered  unemployed  workers  in  Attica  increased  by  3,8 %  from 
334 658  in  December  201918 to  347 427  in  December  202119.  Moreover,  almost  a 
quarter  (24,1 %)  of  Attica  population  are  at  risk  of  poverty  and  social  exclusion20. 
The  redundancies  in  the  manufacturing  of  electrical  equipment  sector  in  Attica 
region will further aggravate the unemployment situation, as well as the expansion of 
poverty in the region.   

and 

Economy 

https://greekreporter.com/2017/10/19/one-of-greeces-oldest-plants-is-shutting-down/  
https://www.capital.gr/epixeiriseis/3528092/bsh-kleinei-to-ergastasio-tis-pitsos-31-3-oi-
diapragmateuseis-me-mpakatselo-kai-ergazomenous  
Enterprises listed in paragraph 5, all operating in the electrical equipment manufacturing sector. 
https://www.cedefop.europa.eu/files/greece_-_european_inventory_on_nqf_2020.pdf  
Digital 
Society 
strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/policies/countries-digitisation-performance  
Eurostat https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/tps00203/default/table?lang=en  
European  Economic 
euro/economic-performance-and-forecasts/economic-forecasts/autumn-2021-economic-forecast-
recovery-expansion-amid-headwinds_en#documents  
https://www.oaed.gr/storage/statistika-stoikheia/synoptikh-ekthesh-dekembrios-2021.pdf  
https://www.oaed.gr/storage/statistika-stoikheia/eksamhniaia-ekthesh-b-eksamhno-2020.pdf  
https://www.oaed.gr/storage/statistika-stoikheia/synoptikh-ekthesh-dekembrios-2021.pdf  
https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/tgs00107/default/table?lang=en  

Forecast.  Autumn 

(DESI) 

Index 

2021 

2021 

https://ec.europa.eu/info/business-economy-

https://digital-

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18. 

The  Greek  authorities  argue  that  the  displaced  workers  will  face  difficulties  of  re-
employment as most of them (81 %) possessed lower secondary education or less21. 
The measures offered will increase their chances of finding a job on the open labour 
market, or support those who want to start their own business.  

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

(QFR) 

19. 

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21. 

Greece  has  described  how  the  recommendations  set  out  in  the  EU  Quality 
Framework  for  anticipation  of  change  and  restructuring  have  been  taken  into 
account.  The  Greek  authorities  confirmed  that  actions  to  better  anticipate  and 
manage restructuring processes were followed and measures had been taken.  

Upon  the  announcement  to  terminate  Pitsos  production  department  in  September 
2017 22 ,  the  company's  management  and  workers’  representatives  held  extensive 
consultations to explore all possible options before contemplating redundancies. To 
mitigate the effects of the plant closure, in particular on employees, it was agreed to 
extend production operations until 31 December 2020.  At the same time, the process 
of cessation of operations and dismissal of staff was planned until 31 March 202123.     

The  negotiating  parties  have  also  agreed  to  set  up  a  voluntary  redundancy  scheme, 
which  included  a  compensation  package,  pension  contributions  and  additional 
financial benefits such as gift vouchers for household appliances from the company. 
It  also  included  a  limited  training  program,  with  counseling  sessions,  vocational 
guidance and assistance in writing curriculum vitae (CV). 

Complementarity with actions funded by national or Union funds 

22. 

Greece  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. 

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

23. 

Greece has indicated that the co-ordinated package of personalised services has been 
drawn  up  in  consultation  with  workers’  representatives  and  the  Ministry  of  Labour 
and Social Affairs. On 24 November 2021, the managing authority for the EGF held 
a  meeting  with  workers’  representatives  and  a  number  of  former  employees  to 
discuss  the  proposed  application  and  the  content  of  the  integrated  package  of 
measures. 

Targeted beneficiaries and proposed measures 

Targeted beneficiaries 

24. 

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

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International  Standard  Classification  of  Education  (ISCED  0-2)  https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-
explained/index.php?title=International_Standard_Classification_of_Education_%28ISCED%29#ISCE  
https://greekreporter.com/2017/10/19/one-of-greeces-oldest-plants-is-shutting-down/  
https://www.capital.gr/epixeiriseis/3528092/bsh-kleinei-to-ergastasio-tis-pitsos-31-3-oi-
diapragmateuseis-me-mpakatselo-kai-ergazomenous  

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Category 

Gender: 

Men: 

Women: 

Non-binary 

Age group: 

Below 30 years: 

Educational 
level 

30-54 years: 

Over 54 years: 

Lower  secondary 
education or less24  
Upper  secondary25 
or  post-secondary 
education26 

Tertiary 
education27 

Number of  
expected 
beneficiaries 

180 

(87,4 %) 

26 

(12,6 %) 

0 

(0,0 %) 

26 

(12,6 %) 

137 

(66,5 %) 

43 

(20,9 %) 

167 

(81,1 %) 

6 

(2,9 %) 

33 

(16,0 %) 

Proposed measures 

25. 

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

– 

Professional  counselling. This measure will be offered to all participants and 
consists of individual sessions and guidance covering the following stages: 

(1)  General  information  and  welcome  sessions.  During  this  phase  the 
participants will receive guidance about the support process, information 
on proposed actions and available trainings. This also includes activities 
such as collecting personal and professional data, assessing  jobseeker’s 
professional competences and their needs for the services.  

(2)  Development  process,  personal  and  professional  stocktaking.  This 
measure  aims  to  help  beneficiaries  to  identify  their  own  strengths  and 
weaknesses 
their 
professional  choices.  Particular  emphasis  will  be  placed  on  skills 
development and information about the labour market needs. 

that  may  hinder  effective 

job  seeking  and/or 

(3)  Developing and  preparation of the individual  action  plan. This  involves 
preparation  of  detailed 
individual  professional  action  plan.  The 
participants  interested  in  setting  up  a  business  will  receive  support, 
including entrepreneurial training. 

– 

Training  in  digital  skills.  All  participants  will  be  trained  in  digital  skills 
according  to  their  level  of  knowledge  and  their  needs.  Training  will  lead  to 
certification where possible. 

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ISCED 0-2 
ISCED 3 
ISCED 4 
ISCED 5-8 

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– 

Vocational  training  /education.  This  measure  aims  in  providing  specialised 
vocational training/retraining (e.g. vocational education and training leading to 
certification,  licence  to  practise  a  profession,  foreign  language  courses, 
professional  driving  licence,  etc.).  Higher  education  programmes  (e.g. 
postgraduate  programmes)  with  a  duration  of  less  than  two  years  are  also 
included. 

Higher  education.  This  will  focus  on  obtaining  educational  qualifications 
from  higher  education  institutions  (higher  education  degree  or  post-graduate 
degree in a specialisation). 

Contribution  to  business  start-up.  Beneficiaries  who  set  up  their  own 
businesses will receive up to EUR 22 000 as a contribution to cover setting-up 
costs. They can also benefit from personalised tutoring throughout the start-up 
process. The contribution will be paid in several instalments based on reaching 
pre-defined  milestones.  The  condition  for  the  first  instalment  is  that  the 
beneficiaries  must  draw  up  a  business  plan 
in  cooperation  with 
Entrepreneurship  Counsellor  and  the  business  must  be  registered  with  the 
competent public finance authority.   

– 

Further incentives will be offered:  

Occupational counselling allowance. Beneficiaries completing all professional 
counselling sessions will receive a lump sum of EUR 700.  

Training in digital skills allowance. The lump sum of EUR 600 will be offered 
to the participants who will complete training in digital skills.  

Vocational training / education allowance. Beneficiaries completing vocational 
training /education programme will receive an allowance of EUR 800. 

Higher education allowance. Beneficiaries who will complete higher education 
(two-year programmes) will receive an allowance of EUR 800. 

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Training  in  digital  skills  was  included  as  horizontal  element  in  designing  the 
proposed  actions.  The  package  will  contribute  to  the  dissemination  of  horizontal 
skills required in the digital industrial age as well as in a resource-efficient economy, 
in line with Article 7.2 of the EGF Regulation. 

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

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

Estimated budget 

29. 

The  estimated 
personalised  services  of  EUR 1 689 800  and  expenditure 
management, 
EUR 70 000. 

total  costs  are  EUR 1 759 800,  comprising  expenditure  for 
for  preparatory, 
information  and  publicity,  control  and  reporting  activities  of 

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The total financial contribution requested from the EGF is EUR 1 495 830 (85 % of 
total costs). 

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The  national  pre-financing  or  co-funding  is  provided  by  the  Public  Investment 
Programme of the Greek Ministry of Economy and Development. 

Measures 

Estimated 
number of 
participants 

Estimated cost 
per participant 
(EUR)28 

Estimated total 
costs 
(EUR)29  

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

Professional counselling  
(Επαγγελματική συμβουλευτική) 

Training in digital skills  
(Κατάρτιση σε ψηφιακές δεξιότητες) 

Vocational training /education 
(Επαγγελματική Κατάρτιση / Εκπαίδευση) 

Higher education  
(Ανώτερη εκπαίδευση) 

Contribution to business start-up 
(Συνεισφορά για σύσταση επιχείρησης) 

206 

206 

201 

5 

12 

1 000 

206 000 

700 

144 200 

3 000 

603 000 

8 000 

40 000 

22 000 

264 000 

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

– 

1 257 200 

(74,4 %) 

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

Occupational counselling allowance 
(Επίδομα επαγγελματικής συμβουλευτικής) 

206 

700 

144 200 

Training in digital skills allowance  
(Επίδομα κατάρτισης σε ψηφιακές 
δεξιότητες) 

Vocational training / education allowance 
(Επίδομα επαγγελματικής 
κατάρτισης/εκπαίδευσης) 

Higher education allowance  
(Επίδομα ανώτερης εκπαίδευσης) 

206 

600 

123 600 

201 

800 

160 800 

5 

800 

4 000 

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

Activities under Article 7(5) of the EGF Regulation 

1. Preparatory activities 

– 

– 

432 600 

(25,6 %) 

0 

28 

29 

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 Greece. 
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) 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

45 000 

20 000 

5 000 

70 000 

(3,98 %) 

1 759 800 

1 495 830 

32. 

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. Greece confirmed that these measures 
are conditional on the active participation of the targeted beneficiaries in job-search 
or training activities. 

33. 

Greece  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 

34. 

35. 

Greece will start providing the personalised services to the targeted beneficiaries as 
soon  as  the  mobilisation  of  the  EGF  is  adopted  by  the  budgetary  authority.  The 
expenditure  on  the  measures  will  therefore  be  eligible  for  a  financial  contribution 
from the EGF from  the date on which Greece starts to provide personalised services 
until 24 months after the date of the entry into force of the Financing Decision. With 
the exception of formal studies of a duration of more than two years, which will be 
eligible until the deadline for submission of the final report. 

Greece  started  incurring  the  administrative  expenditure  to  implement  the  EGF  on 
1 March  2022.  The  expenditure  for  preparatory,  management,  information  and 
publicity,  control  and  reporting  activities  shall  therefore  be  eligible  for  a  financial 
contribution from the EGF from 1 March 2022 until 31 months after the date of the 
entry into force of the Financing Decision.  

Management and control systems 

36. 

The application contains a description of the management and control system, which 
specifies  the  responsibilities  of  the  bodies  involved.  Greece  has  notified  the 
Commission  that  the  financial  contribution  will  be  managed  and  controlled  as 
follows: 

– 

– 

– 

the  NSRF30 Executive  Directorate  of  the  Ministry  of  Labour,  Social  Security 
and Solidarity will act as managing authority, 

the EDEL (Financial Audit Committee) within the Finance Ministry will act as 
audit authority, and  

the  department  for  Certification  and  Verification  of  Co-financed  Programmes 
of Ministry of Development and Investment as certifying authority.  

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National Strategic Reference Framework (NSRF) 

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Commitments provided by the Member State concerned 

37. 

Greece 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, 

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

BUDGETARY IMPLICATION 

Budgetary proposal 

38. 

39. 

40. 

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 202731. 

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 1 495 830, 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 
resources32. 

Related acts 

41. 

42. 

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 1 495 830. 

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 

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OJ L 433 I, 22.12.2020, p. 11. 

OJ L 433 I, 22.12.2020, p. 29. 

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financing decision within the meaning of Article 110 of the Financial Regulation33. 
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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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) 
N1296/2013, (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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2022/0170 (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 Greece – EGF/2021/008 EL/Attica electrical 
equipment manufacturing 

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 1309/201334, 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 resources35, and in particular point 9 thereof, 

Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission, 

Whereas: 

(1) 

(2) 

(3) 

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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) 2020/209336. 

On  21  December  2021,  Greece  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')37 
Revision 2 division 27 (Manufacture of electrical equipment) in the Nomenclature of 
Territorial Units for Statistics ('NUTS')38 level 2 region of Attica (EL30) in Greece. It 

OJ L 153, 3.5.2021, p. 48. 
OJ L 433 I, 22.12.2020, p. 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 I, 22.12.2020, p. 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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was supplemented by additional information provided in 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 1 495 830 in respect of the application submitted by Greece. 

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 1 495 830 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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