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 Belgium – EGF/2025/001 BE/BelGaN
Date: 2025-07-07
Institutions: Directorate-General for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion, European Commission
Subjects: Belgium, European Globalisation Adjustment Fund, Province of East Flanders, commitment of expenditure, dismissal, employment aid, general budget (EU), globalisation, information technology industry, reintegration into working life

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   EUROPEAN COMMISSION  Brussels, 7.7.2025  COM(2025) 157 final 2025/0198 (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 Belgium – EGF/2025/001 BE/BelGaN  
 
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. 

On 21 February 2025, Belgium submitted an application EGF/2025/001 BE/BelGaN 
for  a  financial  contribution  from  the  EGF,  following  displacements  in  BelGaN  BV 
(BelGaN) in Belgium. 

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) 

Date of submission of the application 

Date of acknowledgement of receipt of the 
application 

EGF/2025/001 BE/BelGaN 

Belgium 
Provincie Oost-Vlaanderen (BE23) 

21 February 2025 

21 February 2025 

Date of request for additional information 

1 April 2025 

Deadline for provision of the additional 
information 

23 April 2025 

Deadline for the completion of the assessment 

7 July 2025 

Intervention criterion 

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

Primary enterprise 

BelGan BV 

Number of enterprises concerned 

1 

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

Division 26 (Manufacture of 
computer, electronic and optical 
products) 

Reference period (four months): 

31 July 2024 – 30 November 2024 

Number of displacements during the reference 

417 

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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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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) 

ASSESSMENT OF THE APPLICATION 

Procedure 

0 

417 

417 

417 
1 052 607 
43 500 
1 096 107 
931 690 

4. 

Belgium  submitted  application  EGF/2025/001 BE/BelGaN  within  12  weeks  of  the 
date on which the intervention criteria set out in Article 4 (2), point (a) of Regulation 
(EU)  2021/691  were  met,  on  21  February  2025.  The  Commission  acknowledged 
receipt of the  application the same date. The Commission  was in  possession of the 
translation of the application on 28 March 2025 and requested additional information 
from Belgium on 1 April 2025. 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 July 2025.  

Eligibility of the application 

Enterprises and beneficiaries concerned 

5. 

The  application  relates  to  417  displaced  workers  whose  activity  has  ceased  in 
BelGaN  BV  (BelGaN)  The  enterprise  operated  in  the  economic  sector  classified 
under  the  NACE  Revision  2  division  26  (Manufacture  of  computer,  electronic  and 
optical  products).  The  redundancies  made  by  BelGaN  are  located  in  the  NUTS  2 
region of Provincie Oost-Vlaanderen (BE23). 

Intervention criteria 

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Belgium  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 31 July 2024 to 30 
November 2024. 

There were 417 displaced workers in BelGaN during the reference period. 

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In accordance with Article 7(5) of Regulation (EU) 2021/691. 

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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 (b), of  Regulation  (EU) 2021/691, the cessation  of  activities  of all 
displaced workers during the reference period has been calculated as from the date of 
the employer's individual notice to lay off or to terminate the contract of employment 
of the worker. 

Eligible beneficiaries 

10. 

The total number of eligible beneficiaries is 417. 

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 bankruptcy of BelGaN. 
BelGaN    had  taken  over  Onsemi’s5 production  and  R&D  facilities  in  Oudenaarde 
aiming  to  advance  Gallium  nitride  (GaN)  chip  technologies.  GaN  holds  significant 
potential  in  the  semiconductor  industry,  offering  substantial  improvements  in 
performance and efficiency over traditional silicon-based chips.  

BelGaN,  promoting  itself  as  a  semiconductor  manufacturer  focused  on  the 
automotive  sector,  actively  sought  new  investors  to  drive  its  capital-intensive 
transition  from  a  silicon-based  chip  manufacturer  to  a  gallium  nitride-based  chip 
manufacturer. However, the promise of GaN was not enough to keep the enterprise 
afloat. 

BelGaN  suffered  a  setback  in  2023,  recording  a  net  loss  of  €8,3  million  on  €55 
million in revenue6, attributed to rising energy, chemical, and labour costs. 

The  enterprise  could  not  raise  sufficient  investment,  ultimately  leading  to  its 
downfall.  BelGaN  ceased  operations  and  filed  for  bankruptcy  on  30  July  2024, 
resulting in 417 redundancies. 

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

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In  Belgium,  bankruptcies  are  on  the  rise  since  2022.  In  2024,  more  than  11 000 
enterprises filed for bankruptcy, of which 57% were in Flanders, the highest number 
since 2013. As a result, 32 566 jobs were lost (59% in Flanders), 18,3% more than in 
20237. 
Furthermore,  recent  restructuring  events  such  as  the  displacements  at  Van  Hool8, 
Sappy  and  Purmo9,  for  which  Belgium  applied  for  EGF  support,  are  affecting  the 
Flemish labour market: job openings in the industry have declined. 
Oudenaarde 10 is  the  territory  most  affected  by  the  redundancies  in  BelGaN.  The 
number  of  unemployed  jobseekers  in  Oudenaarde  increased  by  9%  year-on-year  in 
December 2024. The increase was particularly significant among highly-skilled and 

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An US semiconductors manufacturer.  
Staatsbladmonitor 
Source: Statbel 
COM(2025) 1 
COM(2024) 370 
Administrative District of Oudenaarde.  

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medium-skilled  unemployed  workers  (+13,5%  and  +12,9%  respectively),  while 
among the low-skilled it was 3%11.  
In Oudenaarde, the number of job vacancies reported by employers to VDAB12, the 
Flemish public employment service, decreased by 17,7% year-on-year in 202413. The 
number  of  job  openings  followed  the  same  downward  trend,  falling  by  21,8%  in 
2024 compared to 2023, or by 32,4% if only industrial occupations are considered, 
indicating a cooling labour market14.  

According  to  VDAB,  the  combination  of  an  ageing  labour  force  with  the  lack  of 
interest  in  STEM15 among  the  younger  people  makes  it  difficult  to  replace  retiring 
workers  in  industrial  jobs,  which  might  turn  into  an  advantage  for  former  BelGaN 
employees in job-transition. 

Application of the EU Quality Framework for anticipation of change and restructuring 
(QFR) 

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Belgium  has  described  how  the  recommendations  set  out  in  the  EU  Quality 
Framework  for  anticipation  of  change  and  restructuring  have  been  taken  into 
account. 
Belgium  has  reported  that  national  labour  law 16  on  the  active  management  of 
restructuring requires  enterprises undergoing restructuring to  set  up an employment 
unit,  whose  purpose  is  to  provide  workers  laid  off  in  the  context  of  collective 
redundancies with 30 hours of outplacement services in a period of three months (60 
hours in six months for workers aged 45+). Since this legal obligaton does not apply 
in the event of bankruptcy, VDAB made available the outplacement services to the 
workers with its own resources. 

Regarding  the  activities  undertaken  to  assist  the  displaced  workers,  Belgium  has 
reported that the first measures to support the workers (information and registration 
sessions) were launched  on  21 August  2024,  three weeks after the bankruptcy,  and 
the  aforementioned  outplacement  services  were  organised  shortly  thereafter.  A  job 
fair was held on 17 October 202417.  

Complementarity with actions funded by national or Union funds 

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

The  coordinated  package  of  personalised  services  complements  actions  funded  by 
other national or EU funds. 

Source: Arvastat. 
Vlaamse Dienst voor Arbeidsbemiddeling en Beroepsopleiding (VDAB) 
Source: Arvastat. 
Source:VDAB. Unpublished information from VDAB mstr-dashboard. 
STEM,  acronym  used  to  group  together  the  distinct  but  related  technical  disciplines  of  science, 
technology, engineering, and mathematic. 
The Royal Decree of 10 November 2006 amending the Royal Decree of 9 March 2006. 
The job-fair took place in the Sint-Jozefskerk in Oudenaarde. 34 enterprises participated. 

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

26. 

BelGaN’s  bankruptcy  came  unexpected. 
the  workers 
representatives: General Labour Federation of Belgium (ABVV)18 and Confederation 
of Christian Trade Unions (ACV)19, VDAB decided to immediately begin providing 
the measures  to  the workers, rather than  to  wait for a possible takeover.  Therefore, 
only limited preparations were possible. 

In  agreement  with 

Targeted beneficiaries and proposed measures 

Targeted beneficiaries 

27. 

All displaced workers are expected to participate in the measures. 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: 

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 

333 

(79,9 %) 

84 

(20,1 %) 

0 

(0,0 %) 

58 

(13,9 %) 

328 

(78,7 %) 

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39 

(7,4 %) 

(9,4 %) 

232 

(55,6 %) 

146 

(35,0 %) 

Proposed measures 

28. 

Pursuant  to  Article  8(7),  point  (h)  of  Regulation  (EU)  2021/691,  the  personalised 
coordinated  package  to  be  provided  to  displaced  workers  consists  of  the  following 
measures:  

– 

Information Sessions is the first service offered to all laid-off workers. During 
the  sessions,  social  intervention  advisors  inform  workers  about  the  support 
available to facilitate their transition to employment. 

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Algemeen Belgisch Vakverbond. 
Algemeen Christelijk Vakverbond. 
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Outplacement:  This  measure  complements  the  outplacement  services  offered 
by the VDAB described in paragraph 14. It includes digital skills assessment, 
job  search  assistance,  or  assistance  towards  self-employment.  There  are  also 
assessment  sessions  to  determine  whether  the  jobseeker  meets  the  labour 
market  demands,  or  the  job  search  is  realistic.  Support  also  focuses  on 
preparing  the  workers  for  future  job  applications,  helping  them  write 
compelling CVs or cover letters, and practising how to master job interviews. 

Digital illiterates will receive basic ICT training and additional support through 
digibanks, where workers can borrow a laptop, receive training on how to use 
it, and get answers to their digital questions. Webinars and other online tools, 
such  as  123digit.be,  will  help  those  who  already  have  some  digital  skills  to 
improve them. 

Training  and  retraining:  Workers  are  coached  in  specific  learning  paths 
designed  to  improve  their  technical  and  digital  skills,  and  to  develop  skills 
related to areas experiencing labour shortages or to the green transition. Upon 
agreement  of  individual  projects  with  the  vocational  counsellor,  workers  will 
be  offered  targeted  training  to  cater  for  the  identified  needs.  They  will  also 
have access to a wide range of training, including those provided by VDAB or 
by training providers. 

Training at the workplace: Workers receive on-the-job training at the enterprise 
that will employ them after training. Depending on the needs of the worker, the 
training  can  last  between  4  and  26  weeks.  Training  is  followed  by  an 
employment  contract,  either  permanent  or  fixed  term  of  at  least  the  same 
duration as the training. 

Job-fair:  This  recruitment  event  helps  put  together  jobseekers  and  employers 
that  seek  to  fill  their  vacancies.  Before  attending  the  event,  counselling 
sessions help to prepare the meeting with potential employers. 

Job-search  assistance:  This  comprises  individual  and  collective  coaching 
sessions  with  a  vocational  mediator,  supporting  to  apply  and  prepare  job 
interviews,  peer-to-peer  coaching,  and  visits  to  enterprises  with  recruiting 
needs.  

Job-scouting  and  job-matching:  A  dedicated  team  will  scout  out  for  job 
vacancies  before  they  are  posted  and  help  the  best  candidates  among  former 
BelGaN  workers  apply  for  these  positions.  Recruitment  events  will  also  be 
organised quarterly. 

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The  ICT  training  and  additional  support  foreseen  within  the  outplacement  services 
and some of the trainings on offer cater for the dissemination of the skills required in 
the digital industrial age and in a resource-efficient economy, as required by Article 
7(2) of Regulation (EU) 2021/691.  

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

Belgium 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, Belgium 
has  confirmed  that  a  financial  contribution  from  the  EGF  will  not  replace  such 
measures. 

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Estimated budget 

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The  estimated 
personalised  services  of  EUR 1 052 607  and  expenditure 
management, 
EUR 43 500. 

total  costs  are  EUR 1 096 107,  comprising  expenditure  for 
for  preparatory, 
information  and  publicity,  control  and  reporting  activities  of 

The  total  financial  contribution  requested  from  the  EGF  is  EUR 931 690  (85 %  of 
total costs). 

Pursuant  to  Article  8(7),  point  (m),  of  Regulation  (EU)  2021/691,  Belgium  has 
specified that the national pre-financing and co-funding is provided by VDAB. 

Measures 

Estimated 
number of 
participants 

Estimated cost 
per participant 
(EUR)24 

Estimated total 
costs 
(EUR)25  

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

Information sessions 
(Sociaal Interventieadviseur) 

Outplacement 
(Actieve bemiddeling naar werk)  

Training and retraining 
(Aanbod opleiding in eigen beheer, 
Opleiding in kader van SIFbudget, Aanbod 
erkende opleidingen bij partners)  

Training at the work place 
(Opleiding in de onderneming) 

Job fairs 
(Jobbeurs)  

Job search assistance 
(Jobhunting)  

Job scouting and job matching  
(Big recruitment)  

417 

200 

65 

10 

144 

130 

130 

182 

76 088 

550 

110 000 

6 874 

446 808 

960 

9 600 

10 

1 500 

1 738 

226 000 

1 404 

182 611 

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

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

1. Preparatory activities 

2. Management 

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– 

– 

1 052 607 

(96,03 %) 

11 000 

15 000 

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25 

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 Belgium. 
Totals do not tally due to rounding. 

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3. Information and publicity 

4. Control and reporting 

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

Total costs (a + b): 

EGF contribution (85 % of total costs) 

Period of eligibility of expenditure 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

2 500 

15 000 

43 500 

(3,97 %) 

1 096 107 

931 690 

35. 

36. 

Belgium started providing the personalised services to the targeted beneficiaries on 8 
August  2024.  The  expenditure  on  the  measures  will  therefore  be  eligible  for  a 
financial  contribution  from  the  EGF  from  8  August  2024  until  24  months  after  the 
date of the entry into force of the Financing Decision. 

Belgium  started  incurring  the  administrative  expenditure  to  implement  the  EGF  on 
31 July  2024.  The  expenditure  for  preparatory,  management,  information  and 
publicity,  control  and  reporting  activities  shall  therefore  be  eligible  for  a  financial 
contribution from the EGF from  31 July 2024 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 
required  under  Article  23  of  Regulation  (EU)  2021/691,  which  specifies  the 
responsibilities of the bodies involved. Belgium has notified the Commission that the 
financial  contribution  will  be  managed  by  VDAB.  The  payments  will  be  made  by 
VDAB’s  financial  service.  The  Department  of  Finance  and  Budget  -  Audit  Unit  of 
the Flemish Audit Authority for the European Structural Funds is the audit authority 
for the EGF. 

Commitments provided by the Member State concerned 

38. 

Belgium has provided all necessary assurances regarding the following:  

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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 be consistent with the procedural 
and  material  Union  rules  on  State  aid.  Those  rules  will  be  complied  with  in 
case of complementary actions funded by national means. 

BUDGETARY IMPLICATION 

Budgetary proposal 

39. 

The  EGF  shall  not  exceed  a  maximum  annual  amount  of  EUR 30  million  (in  2018 
prices), as laid down in Article 8 of Council Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2020/2093 of 
17  December  2020  laying  down  the  multiannual  financial  framework  for  the  years 

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2021  to  2027 26 amended  by  Council  Regulation  (EU,  Euratom)  2024/765  of  29 
February 202427. 

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 931 690, 
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 
the  European 
Interinstitutional  Agreement  of  16  December  2020  between 
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 resources28. 

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 to 
transfer to the relevant budgetary line the amount of EUR 931 690. 

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) 
2024/250929. 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  pursuant  to  Article  15(2),  first  subparagraph,  of 
Regulation (EU) 2021/691. 

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OJ L 433 I, 22.12.2020, p. 11. 
OJ L, 2024/765, 29.2.2024.  
OJ L 433 I, 22.12.2020, p. 28. 
Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 September 
2024  on  the  financial  rules  applicable  to  the  general  budget  of  the  Union  (recast),  OJ  L,  2024/2509, 
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2025/0198 (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 Belgium – EGF/2025/001 BE/BelGaN 

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 30 ,  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 resources31, and in particular point 9 thereof, 

Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission, 

Whereas: 

(1) 

(2) 

(3) 

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 30  million  (in  2018 
prices),  as laid down in  Article 8 of Council Regulation  (EU, Euratom)  2020/209332 
amended  by  Council  Regulation  (EU,  Euratom)  2024/765 33 ,  and  Article  16  of 
Regulation (EU) 2021/691. 

On  21  February  2025,  Belgium  submitted  an  application  to  mobilise  the  EGF  in 
accordance  with  Article  8(1)  of  Regulation  (EU)  2021/691,  in  respect  of  worker’s 
displacements  in  BelGaN  BV  in  Belgium.  It  was  supplemented  by  additional 
information  provided  in  accordance  with  Article 8(5)  of  Regulation  (EU)  2021/691. 
That application is considered to comply with the conditions for providing a financial 
contribution from the EGF as laid down in Article 13 of Regulation (EU) 2021/691, on 

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OJ L 153, 3.5.2021, p. 48. 
OJ L 433 I, 22.12.2020, p. 28 
Council  Regulation  (EU,  Euratom)  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). 
OJ L, 2024/765, 29.2.2024. 

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the basis of the assessment made by the Commission in the Proposal for a mobilisation 
decision of the European Parliament and of the Council34. 

The EGF should, therefore, be mobilised in order to provide a financial contribution of 
EUR 931 690 in respect of the application submitted by Belgium. 

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

(4) 

(5) 

HAVE ADOPTED THIS DECISION:  

For the general budget of the Union for the financial year 2025, the European Globalisation 
Adjustment  Fund  for  Displaced  Workers  shall  be  mobilised  to  provide  the  amount  of 
EUR 931 690 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 

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COM(2025) 157. 
Date to be inserted by the Parliament before the publication in OJ. 

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