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 Sweden – EGF/2025/003 SE/Northvolt
Date: 2025-10-28
Institutions: Directorate-General for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion, European Commission
Subjects: East Middle Sweden, European Globalisation Adjustment Fund, Stockholm, Sweden, Upper Norrland (Sweden), commitment of expenditure, dismissal, electrical engineering, employment aid, general budget (EU), globalisation, reintegration into working life

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   EUROPEAN COMMISSION  Brussels, 28.10.2025  COM(2025) 621 final 2025/0326 (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 Sweden – EGF/2025/003 SE/Northvolt  
 
EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 

CONTEXT OF THE PROPOSAL 

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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 16 June 2025, Sweden submitted an application EGF/2025/003 SE/Northvolt for 
a  financial  contribution  from  the  EGF,  following  displacements  in  Northvolt 
(Northvolt  AB)  and  its  subsidiaries  as  well  as  in  13  subcontractors,  suppliers  and 
dowstream producers in Sweden. 

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 

EGF/2025/003 SE/Northvolt 

Sweden 
Övre Norrland (SE33) 
Stockholm (SE11) 
Östra Mellansverige (SE12) 
16 June 2025 

Date of acknowledgement of receipt of the 
application 

16 June 2025 

Date of request for additional information 

4 August 2025 

Deadline for provision of the additional 
information 

26 August 2025 

Deadline for the completion of the assessment 

4 November 2025 

Intervention criterion 

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

Primary enterprise 

Northvolt (Northvolt AB) 

Number of enterprises concerned3 

14 

Sector of economic activity of primary 
enterprise 

Division 
engineering 

71 

(Architectural 

activities; 

and 
technical 

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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. 
This  figure  also  comprises  job  displacements  outside  the  reference  period  in  Northvolt  (incl. 
subsidiaries) as well as in Adecco Sweden AB, Away Group AB, Dongjin Sweden AB, Falck Sverige 
AB, Kubli Bod AB, Randstad AB, Sodexo AB, and Uggla Engineering Sweden AB. 

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(NACE Revision 2 division)4 

testing and analysis) 

Number of subcontractors, suppliers and 
downstream producers5 

88 

Reference period (four months): 

28 November 2024 - 28 March 2025 

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 EGF6 (EUR) 
Total budget (EUR) 
EGF contribution (60 %) (EUR) 

5 829 

657 

6 486 

6 486 

5 800 
13 663 977 
546 560 
14 210 537 
8 526 322 

ASSESSMENT OF THE APPLICATION 

Procedure 

4. 

Sweden  submitted  application  EGF/2025/003 SE/Northvolt  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 16 June 2025. The Commission acknowledged receipt 
of  the  application  the  same  date.  The  Commission  was  in  possession  of  the 
translation  of the  application on 18 July  2025  and requested additional information 
from Sweden on 4 August 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 4 November 2025. 

Eligibility of the application 

Enterprises and beneficiaries concerned 

5. 

The  application  relates  to  5 829  displaced  workers  whose  activity  has  ceased  in 
Northvolt  (Northvolt  AB)  and  its  subsidiaries,  as  well  as  in  8  subcontractors, 
suppliers,  and  dowstream  producers.  The  primary  enterprise  operated  in  the 
economic sectors classified under the NACE Revision 2 divisions 71 (Architectural 
and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis). The redundancies made by 
Northvolt  are  mainly  located  in  the  NUTS  2  regions  of  Övre  Norrland  (SE33), 
Stockholm (SE11), and Östra Mellansverige (SE12). 

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OJ L 393, 30.12.2006, p. 1. 
This figure relates to job displacements within the reference period. 
In accordance with Article 7(5) of Regulation (EU) 2021/691. 

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Enterprises and number of displacements within the reference period 

Primary enterprise and subsidiaries7 

Northvolt AB 
Northvolt Ett AB 
Northvolt Revolt AB 
Northvolt Systems AB 
Northvolt Fem AB 
Northvolt Labs AB 
Novo Energy Production AB 
Novo Energy R&D AB 
Novo Energy AB 

Subcontractors, suppliers, downstream 
producers 
1 013  Adecco Sweden AB 
3 456  Compass Group AB 
332  Dongjin Sweden AB 
191  Kedali AB 

10  Kjell Grenholm Åkeri AB 

492  Linotolgolv AB 

54  Sodexo AB 
3  Titan konstruktion AB 
10 

2 
15 
11 
35 
3 
25 
167 
10 

Northvolt - total 
Total no. of enterprises8: 9 

5 561 

Total no. of displacements:  

5 829 

Intervention criteria 

6. 

7. 

8. 

Sweden  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 28 November 2024 
to 28 March 2025. 

] The cessation of activity during the reference period occurred as follows: 

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5 561 displaced workers in Northvolt, 

268 displaced workers in 8 subcontractors, suppliers and dowstream producers 
of Northvolt. 

Calculation of displacements and of cessation of activity 

9. 

Pursuant  to  Article 6,  first  paragraph,  point (a),  in  conjunction  with  Article 5,  first 
paragraph, of Regulation (EU) 2021/691, the cessation of activities of the displaced 
workers during the reference period has been calculated as follows: 

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4 552 from the date on which the employer, in accordance with Article 3(1) of 
Council Directive 98/59/EC9, notified the competent public authority in writing 
of the projected collective redundancies. Sweden confirmed prior to the date of 
the  completion  of  the  assessment  by  the  Commission  that  these  4 552 
redundancies have actually been effected, 

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Novo  Energy  Production  AB,  Novo  Energy  R&D  AB,  and  Novo  Energy  AB  were  founded  as  joint-
ventures of Northvolt and Volvo Cars. At the beginning of 2025, Volvo Cars acquired all shares to be 
the sole owner of the companies. 
The  primary  enterprise  Northvolt  including  subsidiaries  and  eight  subcontractors,  suppliers,  and 
downstream producers. 
Council  Directive  98/59/EC  of  20 July  1998  on  the  approximation  of  the  laws  of  the  Member  States 
relating to collective redundancies (OJ L 225, 12.8.1998, p. 16). 

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1 277 from the date of the de facto termination of the contract of employment 
or its expiry. 

Eligible beneficiaries 

10. 

In addition to the workers already referred to, the eligible beneficiaries include  657 
displaced workers whose activity ceased before or after the reference period of four 
months. All these workers ceased their activity within the six months before the start 
of  the  reference  period  on  28  November  2024  or  between  the  end  of  the  reference 
period  and  the  day  before  the  adoption  of  this  proposal,  pursuant  to  Article  6,  first 
paragraph,  point  (b),  of  Regulation  (EU)  2021/691.  A  clear  causal  link  can  be 
established  with  the  event  that  triggered  the  cessations  of  activity  of  the  displaced 
workers during the reference period, as  required by Article 6, second paragraph, of 
Regulation (EU) 2021/691. 

11. 

The total number of eligible beneficiaries is 6 486. 

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

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19. 

The  event  giving  rise  to  these  displacements  is  a  major  restructuring  event 
concerning Northvolt AB, followed by the bankruptcy of the enterprise. As a knock-
on  effect,  a  further  smaller  wave  of  job  displacements  hit  the  enterprise’s 
subcontractors, suppliers, and downstream producers. 

In  an  attempt  to  establish  a  European  battery  industry  to  reduce  dependence  on 
Chinese  manufacturers,  Northvolt  AB  was  founded  by  private  investors  in  2016. 
Northvolt built a battery factory in the municipality of Skellefteå. This factory, called 
Northvolt Ett (Northvolt One), had been set-up with the aim to manufacture lithium-
ion  batteries  for  electric  cars  and  for  storing  energy.  Further,  Northvolt  Labs  was 
established as a research campus in the municipality of Västerås. 

Northvolt Ett was opened in June 2022. However, severe problems in the production 
process quickly became apparent. During 2023, production in Northvolt Ett was only 
reaching 0,5 % of its initially planned capacity. Due to these delays, major clients of 
Northvolt saw themselves forced to cancel their orders. 

At  the  same  time,  Chinese  battery  producers  could  sell  batteries  at  half  price 
compared  to  Northvolt,  due  to  state  subsidies.  As  a  consequence  of  the  Chinese 
dominance, and in an effort to be independent from Chinese producers, many world 
economies also heavily subsidised their own battery production. 

The efforts to  gain  market  shares led to  a tremendous oversupply of batteries, with 
announced  production  capacities  exceeding  by  far  projected  demand.  Chinese 
producers  alone  produced  enough  batteries  to  meet  global  demand.  Northvolt’s 
bankruptcy  is  thus  a  sign  of  inevitable  market  corrections  in  the  light  of  the 
overcapacity challenges. 

As  a  consequence  of  a  strategic  review,  on  September  23,  2024,  Northvolt 
announced extensive staff cuts, with a total of 1 600 employees being given notice of 
termination.  

On 12 March 2025, Northvolt was declared bankrupt. Production continued until 22 
May 2025, when the last remaining customer decided to change supplier. 

On 7 August 2025, Lyten, an American start-up company, announced the intention to 
take over Northvolt's battery production. This transaction is currently under approval 

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by  the  Swedish  authorities.  When  production  could  start  again,  and  how  many 
workers could be rehired, is still unclear. 

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

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24. 

Northvolt’s bankruptcy is the largest bankruptcy in Sweden in modern times. The job 
displacements  occurred  at  Northvolt’s  sites  in  Skellefteå,  Västerås  and  Stockholm. 
However,  in  consideration  of  the  absorption  capacity  of  the  local  job  markets,  the 
number  of  displacements  in  the  respective  cities,  and  the  primarily  research  and 
management-oriented job profiles of the workforce affected, the Swedish authorities 
expect  no  major  impact  in  the  cities  of  Västerås  and  Stockholm.  With  more  than 
5 000 job displacements, the impact on the city of Skellefteå (population of 36 000 in 
the city and 77 000 in the municipality) is severe. Therefore, the Swedish authorities 
decided  to  focus  the  EGF  assistance  on  Skellefteå.  However,  the  workforce  in 
Västerås and Stockholm will be informed about the possibility of EGF measures, and 
assistance will be granted upon request. 

The city of Skellefteå in northern Sweden underwent a period of transformation. To 
stop the population decline, the region secured heavy structural investments, which, 
paired  with  a  development  strategy  focussing  on  the  green  transition,  attracted 
investors. Northvolt’s battery factory was a catalyst for the economic development of 
the region. 

At  the  beginning  of  2024,  there  were  still  several  thousand  vacancies  reported  in 
Skellefteå,  and  the  unemployment  rate  was  2.9 %.  However,  after  Northvolt’s 
bankruptcy, unemployment increased sharply to 8.2 % in April 2025. 

A  major  fear  is  the  expected  brain-drain  following  the  job  displacements.  Many 
workers had moved to the city for the job at Northvolt just a few years ago. Further, 
40 %  of  Northvolt’s  workforce  were  third-country  nationals,  whose  work  and 
residence  permits  were  dependent  on  their  employment.  In  order  to  retain  talent, 
major efforts are needed to help them find new employment, preferably in the region, 
quickly. 

Many of the displaced workers have particular skills in the field of battery production 
and  engineering.  Targeted  measures  may  be  needed  to  help  these  people  find  new 
roles  in  other  growing  industries  in  the  region.  Training  and  upskilling  will  be  the 
keys to mitigating the long-term effects on unemployment. 

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

(QFR) 

25. 

Sweden  has  described  how  the  recommendations  set  out  in  the  EU  Quality 
Framework  for  anticipation  of  change  and  restructuring  have  been  taken  into 
account: Before its bankruptcy, Northvolt had provided for the part of its workforce 
adversely affected by its large-scale restructuring in the fall of 2024. The enterprise 
had concluded a collective agreement with the trade unions. Third-country nationals, 
whose work and residence permit was dependent on their employment contract, were 
offered relocation packages.  

26. 

Regarding  the  activities  undertaken  to  assist  the  displaced  workers,  Sweden  has 
reported  that  workers  were  helped  by  the  Swedish  Job  Security  Councils  TRR  and 

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TSL10.  These  entities  were  set-up  by  collective  agreements  between  employer  and 
employee  organisations  to  fund  transition  support  for  employees  affected  by  job 
displacement.  However,  people  with  insufficient  employment  history,  and  third-
country nationals without a permanent right of residence, are not covered. 

Complementarity with actions funded by national or Union funds 

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28. 

Sweden  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 
national or private funds, namely the regular suite of measures offered by the Public 
Employment Service, as well as those offered by the Swedish Job Security Councils 
TRR  and  TSL.  It  is  also  complemented  by  further  EU  funds,  as  a  call  under  the 
national  ESF+  programme  has  been  published  to  boost  capacity  building  in  the 
region affected with the aim of reviving the labour market.  

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

29. 

Sweden has indicated that the coordinated package of personalised services has been 
drawn  up  in  consultation  with  trade  unions  as  representatives  of  the  targeted 
beneficiaries,  as  well  as  the  social  partners,  in  compliance  with  Article  7(4)  of 
Regulation  (EU)  2021/691.  A  first  meeting  between  the  dismissing  enterprise,  the 
trade  unions,  the  Public  Employment  Service,  as  well  as  the  Swedish  Job  Security 
Councils  TRR  and  TSL  convened  on  22  October  2024.  During  this  meeting,  a 
working group with representatives of these organisations was set-up. 

30. 

 The  working  group  also  agreed  on  the  application  for  EGF  assistance,  and  on  the 
design  of  a  package  of  measures  in  line  with  local  and  regional  development 
strategies and employer’s needs. 

Targeted beneficiaries and proposed measures 

Targeted beneficiaries 

31. 

The estimated number of displaced workers expected to participate in the measures is 
5 800. 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 

Number of  
expected beneficiaries 

Gender: 

Men: 

Women: 

Non-binary 

4 126 

(71,1 %) 

1 674 

(28,9 %) 

0 

(0 %) 

Age group: 

Below 30 years: 

1 682 

(29,0 %) 

30-54 years: 

Over 54 years: 

3 944 

(68,0 %) 

174 

(3,0 %) 

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TRR (Trygghetsrådet) is supporting white collar and TSL (Trygghetsfonden) blue collar employees. 

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Educational 
level 

Lower  secondary 
education or less11  
Upper  secondary12 
or  post-secondary 
education13 

Tertiary 
education14 

348 

(6,0 %) 

1 740 

(30,0 %) 

3 712 

(64,0 %) 

Proposed measures 

32. 

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:  

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– 

– 

– 

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In-depth  assessment  and  individual  planning:  This  measure  is  the  core  of  the 
individual job search assistance. It covers in-depth sessions with an individual 
coach. 

Job-search  activities  and  coaching:  Both  individual  and  group  measures  are 
offered,  and  cover  coaching  for  individual  contact  sessions  with  potential 
employers,  workshops,  or  motivational  talks.  Private  service  providers 
procured  by 
individualised, 
the  Public  Employment  Service  offer 
comprehensive  support  in  assessing  a  person’s  skills,  and  in  finding 
employment. 

Support for starting own business: Trainings offered by an external consultant 
to those interested in starting their own business. 

Start-up investment support: Jobseekers who start their own company will have 
the opportunity to apply for specific investment support of up to EUR 22 000. 
This  may  be  used  towards  initial  investments  and  equipment,  business 
development costs, digital solutions and marketing. 

Labour market training: Short, practical vocational training sessions offered by 
the  Public  Employment  Service  which  are  targeted  at  jobseekers  and  aim  to 
match skills in shortage occupations and meet current employment needs in the 
labour  market.  This  may  include  the  use  of  micro-credentials  for  the 
recognition of the learning acquired. 

Training  courses  within  the  regular  education  system:  These  courses  are 
courses  of  at  least  two  years,  offered  by  training  institutes  or  the  higher 
education  system.  These  courses  would  normally  not  be  accessible  to 
jobseekers.  Courses  can  be  adapted  to  individual  needs,  in  particular  to  those 
without knowledge of the Swedish language. 

Steps to Work: This measure is geared at particularly vulnerable beneficiaries 
that  might  need  special  support  to  access  the  labour  market  or  pursue 
education. 

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Allowances: An allowance is paid to those doing an internship or preparing to 
launch  their  own  business.  An  activity  allowance  is  paid  to  those  actively 
participating in the training measures offered. A mobility allowance is paid to 
cover  travel  and  removal  expenses  if  new  employment  is  found  in  another 
region. Travel expenses for the participation in out-of-town job interviews can 
be reimbursed. 

Digital  and  green  skills:  These  measures  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  coordinated  measures  were 
designed in line with the skills needs resulting from the digital industrial age and the 
transition  to  a  more  resource-efficient  economy15.  The  measures  also  include  the 
validation of previous experience. 

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.  

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

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35. 

Estimated budget 

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38. 

total  costs  are  EUR 14 210 537,  comprising  expenditure  for 
The  estimated 
personalised  services  of  EUR 13 663 977  and  expenditure  for  preparatory, 
management, 
information  and  publicity,  control  and  reporting  activities  of 
EUR 546 560. 

The total financial contribution requested from the EGF is EUR 8 526 322 (60 % of 
total costs). 

Pursuant  to  Article  8(7),  point  (m),  of  Regulation  (EU)  2021/691,  Sweden  has 
specified 
is  provided  by 
Arbetsförmedlingen (Swedish Public Employment Service). 

the  national  pre-financing  and  co-funding 

that 

Measures 

Estimated 
number of 
participants 

Estimated 
cost per 
participant 
(EUR)16 

Estimated total costs 
(EUR)17  

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

In-depth assessment and individual 
planning (Kartläggning och individuell 
planering) 

5 800 

57 

330 688 

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16 

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Examples  of  course  content  are  programmable  logic  controller  (PLC),  industrial  automation,  digital 
production management, energy-efficient technology and basic programming. 
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 Sweden. 
Totals do not tally due to rounding. 

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Job-search activities and coaching 
(Jobbsökaraktiviteter och coachning) 

Job-search activities and coaching via 
providers (Jobbsökaraktiviteter och 
coachning via privata leverantörer)  

Support for starting own business (Stöd 
vid start av eget företagande) 

Start-up investment support 
(Investeringsstöd) 

Labour market training 
(Arbetsmarknadsutbildning) 

1 000 

29 

28 508 

500 

1 824 

912 242 

50 

1 642 

82 102 

100 

21 715 

2 171 502 

510 

9 697 

4 945 539 

Training courses within the regular 
education system (Utbildning inom 
ordinarie utbildningssystem) 

Steps to Work (Steg till arbete (STA)) 

40 

50 

17 105 

684 182 

6 769 

338 442 

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

– 

9 493 205 

(69,48 %) 

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

Activity allowance while doing an 
internship or for preparing a business 
start-up (Finansiellt stöd (Aktivitetsstöd) 
för praktik och starta eget)  

150 

5 473 

821 018 

Mobility allowance (Flyttbidrag) 

150 

1 824 

273 673 

Activity allowance (Finansiellt stöd 
(Aktivitetsstöd)  

Travel allowance to participate in 
interviews (Finansiellt stöd för resa vid 
anställningsintervju) 

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 

550 

5 473 

3 010 400 

200 

328 

65 681 

– 

– 

– 

– 

4 170 772 

(30,52 %) 

63 071 

456 121 

13 684 

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4. Control and reporting 

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

Total costs (a + b + c): 

EGF contribution (60 % of total costs) 

– 

– 

– 

– 

13 684 

546 560 

(3,85 %) 

14 210 537 

8 526 322 

39. 

40. 

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

In accordance with Article 7(2), fourth subparagraph, of Regulation (EU) 2021/691, 
Sweden confirmed that the costs of investments for self-employment, business start-
ups and employee take-overs will not exceed EUR 22 000 per beneficiary. 

Period of eligibility of expenditure 

41. 

42. 

Sweden started providing the personalised services to the targeted beneficiaries on 25 
October  2024.  The  expenditure  on  the  measures  will  therefore  be  eligible  for  a 
financial contribution from the EGF from 25 October 2024 until 24 months after the 
date  of  the  entry  into  force  of  the  Financing  Decision,  with  the  exception  of 
education or training courses the duration of which is two years or more, which will 
be  eligible  until  31  months  after  the  date  of  entry  into  force  of  the  Financing 
Decision. 

Sweden started incurring the administrative expenditure to implement the EGF on 25 
October  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 25 October 2024 until 31 months after the date of 
the entry into force of the Financing Decision.  

Management and control systems 

43. 

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. Sweden has notified the Commission that the 
financial  contribution  will  be  managed  by  Arbetsförmedlingen,  the  Swedish  Public 
Employment  Service,  as  in  previous  EGF  cases.  Arbetsförmedlingen  acts  as  the 
managing  and  paying  authority.  The  EU  and  International  Cooperation  Unit  in  the 
Director-General’s Office has the overall responsibility for managing EGF measures. 
The  Accounting  and  Reporting  Unit  in  the  Finance  Department  is  responsible  for 
managing the financial resources. A certifying function has also been designated to 
certify  the  project’s  final  accounts.  Sweden  also  notified  that  an  externally-sourced 
independent audit company will be contracted by the managing authority to provide 
an  audit  opinion  on  whether  expenditure  for  which  EU  co-financing  has  been 
provided is legal and regular, the accounts detailing the programme expenditure give 
a true and fair view, and control systems put in place function properly. 

Commitments provided by the Member State concerned 

44. 

Sweden 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  comply  with  the  procedural  and 
material Union rules on State aid. 

BUDGETARY IMPLICATION 

Budgetary proposal 

45. 

46. 

47. 

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 
2021  to  202718  amended  by  Council  Regulation  (EU,  Euratom)  2024/765  of  29 
February 202419. 

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 8 526 322, 
representing 60 % 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 resources20. 

Related acts 

48. 

49. 

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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 8 526 322. 

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) 
2024/250921. 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 

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, 
26.9.2024. 

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Parliament  and  the  Council  pursuant  to  Article  15(2),  first  subparagraph,  of 
Regulation (EU) 2021/691. 

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2025/0326 (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 Sweden – EGF/2025/003 SE/Northvolt 

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 1309/201322,  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 resources23, 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)  2020/209324 
amended  by  Council  Regulation  (EU,  Euratom)  2024/765,  and  Article  16  of 
Regulation (EU) 2021/691. 

On 16 June 2025, Sweden submitted an application to mobilise the EGF in accordance 
with Article 8(1) of Regulation (EU) 2021/691, in respect of workers’ displacements 
in  Northvolt  (Northvolt  AB)  and  its  subsidiaries  as  well  as  in  13  subcontractors, 
suppliers  and  dowstream  producers  in  Sweden.  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, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2021/691/oj. 
OJ L 433 I, 22.12.2020, p. 28, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/agree_interinstit/2020/1222/oj. 
Council  Regulation  (EU,  Euratom)  2020/2093  of  17  December  2020  laying  down  the  multiannual 
to  2027  (OJ  L 433  I,  22.12.2020,  p. 11,  ELI: 
financial  framework  for 
http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2020/2093/oj). 

the  years  2021 

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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 Council25. 

The EGF should, therefore, be mobilised in order to provide a financial contribution of 
EUR 8 526 322 in respect of the application submitted by Sweden. 

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 8 526 322 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) 621 
Date to be inserted by the Parliament before the publication in OJ. 

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