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/2022/003 ES/Alu Ibérica
Date: 2023-03-16
Institutions: Directorate-General for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion, European Commission
Subjects: European Globalisation Adjustment Fund, Galicia, Spain, commitment of expenditure, dismissal, employment aid, general budget (EU), globalisation, metallurgical industry, reintegration into working life

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   EUROPEAN COMMISSION  Brussels, 16.3.2023  COM(2023) 129 final 2023/0068 (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/2022/003 ES/Alu Ibérica  
 
EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 

CONTEXT OF THE PROPOSAL 

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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. 

On  30  November  2022,  Spain  submitted  an  application  EGF/2022/003 ES/Alu 
Ibérica  for  a  financial  contribution  from  the  EGF,  following  displacements  in  Alu 
Ibérica LC S.L. (Alu Ibérica) in Spain. 

Following  its  assessment  of  this  application,  the  Commission  has  concluded,  in 
accordance  with  all  applicable  provisions  of  Regulation  (EU) 2021/691,  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/2022/003 ES/Alu Ibérica 

Spain 
Galicia (ES11) 

Date of submission of the application 

30 November 2022 

Date of acknowledgement of receipt of the 
application 

14 December 2022 

Date of request for additional information 

14 December 2022 

Deadline for provision of the additional 
information 

5 January 2023 

Deadline for the completion of the assessment 

16 March 2023 

Intervention criterion 

Enterprise 

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

Article 4(2), point (a), of Regulation 
(EU) 2021/691 

Alu Ibérica LC S.L. (Alu Ibérica) 

Division 24 (Manufacture of basic 
metals) 

Reference period (four months): 

10 May 2022 – 10 September 2022 

Number of displacements during the reference 
period (a) 

303 

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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) 

0 

303 

303 

303 
1 429 400 
70 600 
1 500 000 
1 275 000 

ASSESSMENT OF THE APPLICATION 

Procedure 

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Spain  submitted  application  EGF/2022/003 ES/Alu  Ibérica  within  12  weeks  of  the 
date  on  which  the  intervention  criteria  set  out  in  Article 4  of  Regulation 
(EU) 2021/691  were  met,  on  30  November  2022.  The  Commission  acknowledged 
receipt  of  the  application  and  requested  additional  information  from  Spain  on  14 
December 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 16 March 2023.  

Eligibility of the application 

Enterprises and beneficiaries concerned 

5. 

The  application  relates  to  303  displaced  workers  whose  activity  has  ceased  in  Alu 
Ibérica.  The  enterprise  operated  in  the  economic  sector  classified  under  the  NACE 
Revision 2 division 24 (Manufacture of basic metals). The redundancies are located 
in the NUTS 2 region of Galicia (ES 11). 

Intervention criteria 

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Spain submitted the application under the intervention criteria of Article 4(2), point 
(a), of Regulation (EU) 2021/691, which requires the cessation of activity of at least 
200 displaced  workers  over a reference period of  four months in  an  enterprise in  a 
Member State, including  workers displaced in  suppliers and downstream  producers 
and / or self-employed persons whose activity has ceased.  

The reference period of four months for the application runs from 10 May 2022 to 10 
September 2022. 

There were 303 displaced workers in Alu Ibérica during the reference period. 

Calculation of displacements and of cessation of activity 

9. 

Pursuant  to  Article  6,  first  paragraph,  point  (a),  in  conjunction  with  Article  5,  first 
paragraph, point (c), of Regulation (EU) 2021/691, the cessation of activities of the 
displaced workers  during the reference period  has been  calculated  from  the date of 
the de facto termination of the contract of employment or its expiry. 

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

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Eligible beneficiaries 

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The total number of eligible beneficiaries is 303. 

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

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The event giving rise to these displacements is the loss of competitiveness resulting 
from  the  increase  in  the  prices  of  energy  and  raw  materials,  such  as  magnesium, 
together  with  the  decline  in  world  aluminum  prices  resulting  from  production 
overcapacity in China that led Alu Ibérica into liquidation5. 

The EU primary aluminium industry, made up of 12 smelters located in 8 Member 
States, accounts for 3% of global production6. As an electro-intensive industry, it is 
highly  dependent  on  competitive  and  stable  electricity  prices.  Aluminium  is  one  of 
sectors most vulnerable to the surge in energy prices.  

According  to  Eurometaux,  the  nonferrous  metals  trade  body,  producers  faced 
electricity and gas costs over ten times higher in 2022 than in 2021 far exceeding the 
sales  price  for  their  products7.  About  one  million  tonnes  of  aluminium  production 
were halted or idled between October 2021 (when energy prices started to rise) and 
October 20228, because of rising energy prices and the difficulties in securing energy 
contracts at long-term fixed prices.  
In December 2021,  Alcoa9 curtailed aluminium  production (227 000 tonnes) at  San 
Ciprián  (Spain)  until  202410.  In  2022  Q4,  Aluminium  Dunkerque,  Europe’s  largest 
primary smelter for aluminium, has reduced output by 22% (63 800 tonnes)11; while 
Speira  curtailed  50%  of  its  smelter  production  at  the  “Rheinwerk”  plant  in  Neuss, 
until further notice. Smelting production will be reduced to 70 000 tonnes of primary 
metal  per  year 12.  This  wave  of  cutbacks  follows  indefinite  shutdowns  of  Norsk 
Hydro’s aluminium smelter in Slovakia13 and Alu Ibérica14 in Spain. 

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Halting  or  closing  production  in  Europe  triggers  increased  imports.  EU  imports  of 
aluminium  from  China  increased  on  average  by  20%  in  volume  in  February-June 

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Alu  Iberica  was  in  voluntary  bankruptcy  since  December  2021,  after  the  court  accredited  its  state  of 
insolvency. On 22 February 2022, the Commercial Court number 2 of A Coruña declared Alu Ibérica 
LC dissolved and agreed to open the liquidation procedure. 
European aluminium activity report 2021-2022. 
Letter  to  President  of  the  European  Parliament  Roberta  Metsola,  President  of  the  European  Council 
Charles Michel, President of the European Commission Ursula Von der Leyen. (September 2022). 
European aluminium and Euroactiv. 
Alcoa  Corporation  is  the  world's  eighth-largest  producer  of  aluminium  with  facilities  in  US,  Europe 
(Iceland, Norway, Netherlands, Hungary and Spain), Australia and Brazil. 
https://aluminiuminsider.com/alcoa-to-curtail-aluminium-production-at-san-ciprian-until-2024/ 
https://aluminiuminsider.com/aluminium-dunkerque-to-cut-production-by-over-one-fifth-due-to-high-
power-prices/ 
www.speira.com/newsroom/speira-to-curtail-50-of-rheinwerk-smelter-production/ 
www.alcircle.com/news/hydro-to-shut-down-primary-aluminium-production-in-slovakia-recycling-
operations-to-continue-83294 
https://www.poderjudicial.es/cgpj/gl/Poder-Xudicial/Tribunais-Superiores-de-Xustiza/TSX-
Galicia/Sala-de-prensa/Comunicados-de-prensa/Un-Xulgado-da-Coruna-aproba-o-plan-de-liquidacion-
de-Alu-Iberica-LC-presentado-pola-administracion-concursal 

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2022  compared  to  the  same  period  previous  year 15;  and  from  Russia  by  13%  in 
March-June 2022 compared to 202116. 
According to Eurometaux17, China covers more than half of the global production of 
processed minerals and metals and is the major EU supplier for several critical raw 
materials (in particular magnesium, a key material in aluminium production). China 
has  a  near-total  monopoly  on  global  magnesium  production  (89%)  and  supplies 
around  93%  of  the  EU’s  requirements,  since  EU  closed  its  last  magnesium 
production  plant  in  2001.  In  2021 Q4,  there  was  a  shortage  of  Chinese  magnesium 
triggered by rising coal cost in China. Magnesium spot prices increased by 157% on 
average between September and October 202118. The shortage caused big concerns 
at  European  aluminium  smelters  for  the  potentially  catastrophic  effects  of  a 
magnesium supply shortage on the aluminium production. 

China  has  considerably  subsidized  its  domestic  production  of  metals  and  other 
strategic materials through its 'Made in China 2025' industrial strategy. As a result, 
Chinese industry has developed overcapacities for various metals such as, tungsten,  
lead, and especially  aluminum19. According to  OECD, China’s growing  dominance 
of  the  aluminium  industry  has  led  to  substantial  disruption  for  other  countries  and 
global trade patterns20.  

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

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The territories most affected by Alu Ibérica bankruptcy and subsequent redundancies 
are the NUTS level 3 region A Coruña and the city of the same name.  

In  2020  the  impact  of  the  pandemic  resulted  in  a  significant  drop  in  activity  and 
employment  rates  (by  3,20%  and  4,66%,  respectively)  in  A  Coruña.  Likewise,  the 
unemployment  rate  increased  significantly  to  stand  at  11,63%  in  2020.  Despite 
improvement since then, the unemployment rate stood at 9,50%21 in Q3 2022 (latest 
data available), which is 3,5 percentage points higher than the EU average (6%)22. 

Large  enterprises  like  Alu  Ibérica  (250  employees  or  more)  represent  0,1%  of  the 
total  business  in  Galicia,  where  93%  of  businesses  have  five  or  less  employees, 
including 67,64% which have no employees23. 

The  closure  of  Alu  Ibérica  has  a  significant  impact  on  the  labour  market  and  the 
economy  of  the  city  of  A  Coruña,  due  to  its  size.  According  to  the  Spanish 
authorities,  Alu  Ibérica  generated  a  turnover  of  more  than  EUR 130  million,  with 

www.euractiv.com/section/politics/short_news/european-industry-eyes-china-as-aluminium-factories-
shut/ 
Euroactiv citing Reuters. 
Eurometaux  Policy  Paper  “Overcoming  EU  metals  strategic  dependencies  is  a  key  solution  for  EU’s 
Green Deal success”. November 2021.  
www.fastmarkets.com/insights/magnesium-still-considered-a-risky-market-supply-challenges-loom-
2022-preview 
https://eurometaux.eu/media/1623/press-release-new-study-shows-massive-distortions-in-chinas-
nonferrous-metals-industry-252017.pdf 
Measuring  distortions  in  international  markets:  the  aluminium  value  chain.  OECD  Trade  Policy 
Working Papers nº 218, page 49. 
Data from the Labor market report of the province of A Coruña, Ministry of labor and social economy, 
SEPE year 2021 
EU unemployment rate in October 2022  
Galician Statistics Institute  

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significant  economic  impact  on  local  actors  involved  in  the  production  process: 
personnel  expenses  EUR 20  million,  external  services  EUR 80  million,  and  local 
taxes of about EUR 1,5 million. 

In  September  2022,  the  total  number  of  workers  (i.e.  people  affiliated  with  social 
security)  in  the  city  of  A  Coruña  amounted  to  93 341,  of  which  7 479  are 
manufacturing workers. According to Spanish authorities, each direct job lost in the 
industry trigger the loss of 1,03 jobs in ancillary enterprises. Thus, the impact of the 
closure  of  Alu  Ibérica  is  estimated  at  615  job  losses  (303  direct  and  312  in  in 
ancillary enterprises), which represent a loss of 8,2% of the manufacturing jobs.  

The  context  of  the  COVID-19  crisis  coupled  with  the  Russian  war  of  aggression 
against  Ukraine  worsen  the  outlook  for  economic  development.  The  current  rise  in 
inflation,  in  particular  the  increase  in  prices  of  raw  materials  and  energy,  reduces 
enterprises’ margins and their competitiveness. For 2023, the Independent Authority 
for  Fiscal  Responsibility  (AIReF)  forecasts  a  limited  increase  for  Galician  GDP  of 
0,6%24. Employment forecasts are pessimistic for 2023, with a rise of about 0,2%25. 
This environment of uncertainty suggests less hiring in 2023. 

Workers aged 45+ are already at a disadvantage in the regional labour market. In A 
Coruña 60% of the registered job seekers belong to this age category26. According to 
the Spanish authorities, 35% of Alu Ibérica redundant workers belong to the 45+ age 
group, the displacements are expected to have a strong impact on the unemployment 
of this age group. 

Moreover, as the enterprise is in bankruptcy proceedings, the displaced workers will 
not receive any redeployment support financed by the dismissing enterprise.  

The  regional  authorities  consider  that  the  workers  displaced  from  Alu  Ibérica  will 
need additional support to overcome the issues of the local labour market described 
above and find new jobs.  

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

(QFR) 

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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. The Galician authorities monitored the bankruptcy process to guarantee 
workers’  rights  and  seek  alternatives  for  maintaining  industrial  activity  (workers' 
main demand), either within the same sector or through operational restructuring of 
the facilities by way of a new investor. 

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). 

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The  legal  obligation  to  provide  workers  with  job-search  assistance,  occupational 
guidance  and  training  for  six  months  does  not  apply  to  enterprises  in  bankruptcy 

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https://www.lavozdegalicia.es/noticia/galicia/2022/10/13/autoridad-fiscal-ve-factibles-previsiones-
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Ibid.  
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proceedings.  Spain  is  applying for  EGF  co-financing to top-up the  general  services 
on offer to the workers in the regional public employment service (Emprego Galicia). 

30. 

Regarding  the  activities  undertaken  to  assist  the  displaced  workers,  Spain  has 
reported  that  Emprego  Galicia  has  provided  the  workers  with  access  to  its  general 
services (job-search support, vocational counselling and training).  

Complementarity with actions funded by national or Union funds 

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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. 

The  coordinated  package  of  personalised  services  complements  actions  funded  by 
other  national  or  EU  funds.  Emprego  Galicia's  vocational  counselling  and  training 
services benefit of ESF and Next Generation funding. 

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

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In  compliance  with  Article  7(4)  of  Regulation  (EU)  2021/691,  Spain  has  indicated 
that  Association  of  Metal  Industries  and  Associated  Technologies  of  Galicia 
(ASIME) 27  and  the  trade  unions  CCOO 28  and  UGT 29  ,  the  social  partners  that 
participate in the Social Dialogue in Galicia, supported the Regional Government of 
Galicia  (Xunta  de  Galicia)  when  preparing  the  application  by  providing  detailed 
information  on  the  aluminium  sector  and  related  labor  market.  The  co-ordinated 
package of personalised  services has been drawn up in  consultation  with  the social 
partners  and  discussed  in  two  meetings  on  2  and  10  November  2022.  Through  a 
collaboration  agreement, 
the 
implementation of the services. 

the  social  partners  will  also  be 

involved 

in 

Targeted beneficiaries and proposed measures 

Targeted beneficiaries 

34. 

The estimated number of displaced workers expected to participate in the measures is 
303.  Pursuant to Article 8(7), point (f), of Regulation (EU) 2021/691, the provided 
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: 

Number of  
expected 
beneficiaries 

293 

(96,7 %) 

10 

(3,3 %) 

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(0,0 %) 

(0,0 %) 

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ASIME is an employers association that includes more than 600 Galician enterprises active in sectors 
such  as  automotive,  metal-mechanical  and  transport  activities;  naval,  maritime  and  marine  energy; 
metal  structures  and  construction;  aeronautics;  aluminium  (extrusion,  carpentry  and  enclosures); 
logistics and information and communication systems. 
Federation of Industry of CCOO Galicia. 
Federation of Metal, Construction and Related Industries of UGT (MCA-UGT) 

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Educational 
level 

Category 

30-54 years: 

Over 54 years: 

Lower  secondary 
education or less30  
Upper  secondary31 
or  post-secondary 
education32 

Tertiary 
education33 

Number of  
expected 
beneficiaries 

294 

(97,0 %) 

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15 

(3,0 %) 

(5,0 %) 

273 

(90,0 %) 

15 

(5,0 %) 

Proposed measures 

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

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General  information  services  and  preparatory  workshops:  This  is  the  first 
measure  to  be  offered  to  all  targeted  beneficiaries  and  includes  general 
information on available counselling and training programmes, allowances and 
incentives  and  workers'  profiling.  Preparatory  workshops,  will  provide  more 
in-depth  information  on  redeployment,  sectors  that  require  licensing  or 
certificates of professional competence, certification of competencies and soft 
skills  acquired  in  work  situations.  Workshops  on  entrepreneurship  are  also 
foreseen.  

Occupational  guidance  towards  employment  or  self-employment  will  be 
provided throughout the implementation period.    

Training.  The  training  offer  will  include  (1) training  on  key  competencies 
and  horizontal  competencies,  in  particular  basic  IT  skills  needed  for  job-
search;  (2) recognition  of  prior  learning:  preparation  for  tests  towards 
recognition  of  skills  acquired  through  work  experience;  (3) re-skilling 
vocational  training  such  as  maintenance  of  buildings  and  urban  equipment, 
warehouse  operations,  warehouse  logistics,  forklift  and  platform  operator, 
industrial automation, Scrum Master34 certificate, etc.. The re-skilling training 
aims  at  providing  new  professional  skills  that  are  part  of  the  National 
Catalogue  of  Professional  Qualifications;  and  (4) up-skilling  vocational 
training  such  as  virtual  and  augmented  reality  for  aluminium  products, 
CAD/CAM35 solutions  applied  to  aluminium  components  and  parts,  bespoke 

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ISCED 0-2 
ISCED 3 
ISCED 4 
ISCED 5-8 
A Scrum Master is a facilitator who is responsible for managing the exchange of information between 
team  members.  Scrum  is  a  project  management  framework  that  enables  a  team  to  communicate  and 
self-organize to make changes quickly. 
Computer-aided design (CAD) and Computer-aided manufacturing (CAM). 

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alloys 36 ,  treatment  of  aluminiums  (lacquering,  anodizing  and  chemical 
brightening), laser additive manufacturing, and a variety of welding techniques, 
such as FSW37 and hybrid laser MAG38 welding techniques, monitored electric 
arc welding systems, etc.. Training towards entrepreneurship will be provided 
for those aiming at self-employment. 

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 
employment  will  be  guided  during  the  first  months  to  prevent  possible 
problems arising in their new jobs. 

into  work.  The  workers  reintegrated 

to  commuting  expenses 

Incentives.  There  will  be  a  variety  of  incentives.  (1) Participation  incentive. 
The workers who take part in the measures and follow the agreed pathway to 
reintegration  will  receive  up  to  EUR 400  (one  pay-off  or  instalments). 
(EUR  0,19/kilometre  plus 
(2) Contribution 
additional  costs  such  as  tolls  and  parking  costs,  when  duly  justified  and 
reimbursement  of  public  transport  costs).  (3) Contribution  to  expenses  for 
carers  of  dependent  persons. Workers with caring responsibilities (children, 
elderly or disabled persons) will receive up to EUR 20 per day of participation 
in  the  measures.  This  aims  to  cover  the  additional  costs  faced  by  the 
participants with caring responsibilities in order to avail themselves of training 
or  other  measures.  (4) Outplacement  incentives.  Those  who  return  to 
employment as dependent  workers or as self-employed  will receive EUR 200 
per month, for a maximum period of six months. The incentive is designed to 
stimulate  workers,  particularly  those  who  are  older,  to  remain  in  the  labour 
market and to encourage quick reemployment. 

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Emerging  and  more  dynamic  sectors  are  constantly  incorporating  new  working 
techniques and new technologies into production processes. For that reason, priority 
was  given  to  skills  needed  in  digitalisation,  robotisation  and  for  the  transition  to  a 
green  economy,  (such  as  those  related  to  new  mobility,  new  fuels,  electrical 
technologies,  etc.)  when  designing  the  training  offer.  In  this  respect,  ASIME  has 
been a key actor. 

Most of the proposed up-skilling trainings are in line with the requirements set out in 
Article  7(2)  of  Regulation  (EU) 2021/691,  like  the  training  on  bespoke  alloys  that 
focuses on sustainable manufacturing in recycling and remelting plants.   

The  proposed  actions,  here  described,  constitute  active  labour  market  policy 
measures  within 
in  Article  7  of  Regulation 
(EU) 2021/691. These actions do not substitute passive social protection measures.  

the  eligible  actions  set  out 

Spain has provided the required information on measures that are mandatory for the 
enterprise concerned by virtue of national law or pursuant to collective agreements. 
In accordance with Article 9(1) of Regulation (EU) 2021/691,  Spain has confirmed 
that a financial contribution from the EGF will not replace such measures. 

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Training  focused  on  mechanical  properties  and  structural  analysis  of  composite  materials,  and  on 
sustainable manufacturing in recycling and remelting plants. 
Friction Stir Welding. 
Metal Active Gas (MAG) welding. 

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Estimated budget 

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The  estimated 
personalised  services  of  EUR 1 429 400  and  expenditure 
management, 
EUR 70 600. 

total  costs  are  EUR 1 500 000,  comprising  expenditure  for 
for  preparatory, 
information  and  publicity,  control  and  reporting  activities  of 

The total financial contribution requested from the EGF is EUR 1 275 000 (85 % of 
total costs). 

Pursuant to Article 8(7), point (m) of Regulation (EU) 2021/691, Spain has specified 
that the the national pre-financing and co-funding is provided by the Consellería de 
Promoción  de  Emprego  e  Igualdade  (Regional  Ministry  of  Employment  and 
Equality). 

Measures 

Estimated 
number of 
participants 

Estimated cost 
per participant 
(EUR)39 

Estimated total 
costs 
(EUR)40  

Personalised services (measures under Article 7(2), second subparagraph, point (a) of Regulation 
(EU) 2021/691) 

General information services and preparatory 
workshops 
(acogida y diagnóstico inicial) 

Occupational guidance 
(orientación laboral) 

Training 
(formación transversal, de especialización 
dentro del sector, de recualificación fuera del 
sector y en autoempleo)  

Intensive job-search assistance 
(apoyo a la recolocación, prospección 
laboral) 

Tutoring after reintegration into work 
(seguimiento en el empleo)  

303 

100 

30 300 

205 

500 

102 500 

265 

2 545 

674 500 

180 

1 300 

234 000 

150 

250 

37 500 

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

– 

1 078 800 

(75,47 %) 

Allowances and incentives (measures under Article 7(2), second subparagraph, point (b) of 
Regulation (EU) 2021/691) 

Incentives 
(beca de participación, beca de 
desplazamiento, incentivo para la inserción 

215 

1 631 

350 600 

39 

40 

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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laboral por cuenta ajena o propia, incentivo 
para la conciliación)  

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

Activities under Article 7(5) of Regulation (EU) 2021/691 

1. Preparatory activities 

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) 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

350 600 

(24,53 %) 

0 

47 267 

14 933 

8 400 

70 600 

(4,71 %) 

1 500 000 

1 275 000 

43. 

The  costs  of  the  measures  identified  in  the  table  above  as  measures  under 
Article 7(2),  second  subparagraph,  point  (b)  of  Regulation  (EU) 2021/691  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. 

Period of eligibility of expenditure 

44. 

45. 

Spain  started  providing  the  personalised  services  to  the  targeted  beneficiaries  on 
2 March  2023.  The  expenditure  on  the  measures  will  therefore  be  eligible  for  a 
financial  contribution  from  the  EGF  from  2 March  2023  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 
1 March  2023.  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 2023 until 31 months after the date of the 
entry into force of the Financing Decision.   

Management and control systems 

46. 

The  application  contains  a  description  of  the  management  and  control  system 
required  under  Article  23  of  Regulation  (EU)  2021/691,  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 ESF+. The Xunta de Galicia41 will be the intermediate body 
for the managing authority. 

41 

Consellería de Facenda e Administración Pública – Dirección General de Política Financiera, Tesoro y 
Fondos  Europeos  and  Consellería  de  Promoción  de  Emprego  e  Igualdade  –  Dirección  de  Relacións 
Laborais. 

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Commitments provided by the Member State concerned 

47. 

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, 

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 

48. 

49. 

50. 

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 202742. 

laid  down 

Having examined the application in respect of the conditions set out in Article 13(1) 
and (2) of Regulation (EU) 2021/691, 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 1 275 000, 
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  pursuant  to  Article  15(1),  first  subparagraph,  second 
sentence,  of  Regulation  (EU)  2021/691  and,  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 resources43. 

Related acts 

51. 

52. 

42 
43 
44 

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 to 
transfer to the relevant budgetary line the amount of EUR 1 275 000. 

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  Regulation  (EU,  Euratom) 
2018/104644. That financing decision will enter into force on the date on which the 

OJ L 433 I, 22.12.2020, p. 11. 
OJ L 433 I, 22.12.2020, p. 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) 

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Commission  is  notified  of  the  approval  of  the  budgetary  transfer  by  the  European 
Parliament  and  the  Council  pursuant  to  Article  15(2),  first  subparagraph,  of 
Regulation (EU) 2021/691. 

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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2023/0068 (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/2022/003 ES/Alu Ibérica 

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 1309/2013 45 ,  and  in  particular  Article 15(1),  first 
subparagraph, 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 resources46, and in particular point 9 thereof, 

Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission, 

Whereas: 

(1) 

(2) 

(3) 

(4) 

(5) 

45 
46 
47 

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)  2020/209347 
and Article 16 of Regulation (EU) 2021/691. 

On 30 November 2022, Spain submitted an application to mobilise the EGF, in respect 
of  worker’s  displacements  in  Alu  Ibérica  LC  S.L.  in  Spain.  It  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. 

The EGF should, therefore, be mobilised in order to provide a financial contribution of 
EUR 1 275 000 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, 

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). 

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HAVE ADOPTED THIS DECISION:  

Article 1 

For the general budget of the Union for the financial year 2023, the European Globalisation 
Adjustment  Fund  for  Displaced  Workers  shall  be  mobilised  to  provide  the  amount  of 
EUR 1 275 000 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 

 

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

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