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/2025/004 BE/ Tupperware
Date: 2026-01-20
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, plastics industry, reintegration into working life, rubber industry

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   EUROPEAN COMMISSION  Brussels, 20.1.2026  COM(2026) 1 final 2026/0004 (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/2025/004 BE/ Tupperware  
 
EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 

CONTEXT OF THE PROPOSAL 

1. 

2. 

3. 

The  rules  applicable  to  financial  contributions  from  the  European  Globalisation 
Adjustment  Fund  for  Displaced  Workers  (EGF)  are  laid  down  in  Regulation  (EU) 
2021/691  of  the  European  Parliament  and  of  the  Council  of  28  April  2021  on  the 
European  Globalisation  Adjustment  Fund  for  Displaced  Workers  (EGF)  and 
repealing Regulation (EU) No 1309/20131. 

28 

August 

On 
application 
Belgium 
EGF/2025/004 BE/Tupperware for a financial contribution from the EGF, following 
displacements in Tupperware General Services NV  in Belgium. 

submitted 

2025, 

an 

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/2025/004 BE/Tupperware 

Belgium 
Provincie Oost-Vlaanderen (BE23) 

28 August 2025 

28 August 2025 

Date of request for additional information 

10 October 2025 

Deadline for provision of the additional 
information 

31 October 2025 

Deadline for the completion of the assessment 

21 January 2026 

Intervention criterion 

Primary enterprise 

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

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

Tupperware General Services NV 

Division 22 (Manufacture of rubber 
and plastic products) 

Reference period (four months): 

17 February 2025 – 17 June 2025 

Number of displacements during the reference 
period (a) 

Total number of eligible beneficiaries 

Total number of targeted beneficiaries 

267 

267 

267 

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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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Budget for personalised services (EUR) 
Budget for implementing EGF4 (EUR) 
Total budget (EUR) 
EGF contribution (85 %) (EUR) 

1 843 500 
65 500 
1 909 000 
1 622 650 

ASSESSMENT OF THE APPLICATION 

Procedure 

4. 

Belgium  submitted  application  EGF/2025/004 BE/Tupperware  within  12  weeks  of 
the  date  on  which  the  intervention  criteria  set  out  in  Article 4  (2)(a)  of  Regulation 
(EU)  2021/691  were  met,  on  28  August  2025.  The  Commission  acknowledged 
receipt of the  application  the same date. The Commission  was in  possession  of the 
translation  of  the  application  on  26  September  2025  and  requested  additional 
information  from  Belgium  on  10  October  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 21 January 2026.  

Eligibility of the application 

Enterprises and beneficiaries concerned 

5. 

The  application  relates  to  267  displaced  workers  whose  activity  has  ceased  in 
Tupperware  General  Services  NV.  This  enterprise  operated  in  the  economic  sector 
classified under the NACE Revision 2 division 22 (Manufacture of rubber and plastic 
products).  The  redundancies  located  in  the  NUTS  2  region  of  Provincie  Oost-
Vlaanderen (BE23). 

Intervention criteria 

6. 

7. 

8. 

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 17 February 2025 
to 17 June 2025. 

There  were  267  displaced  workers  in  Tupperware  General  Services  NV  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  of  Regulation  (EU)  2021/691,  the  cessation  of  activities  of  the  267 
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. 

Eligible beneficiaries 

10. 

The total number of eligible beneficiaries is 267. 

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

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

11. 

12. 

The  American  corporation  Tupperware  Brands,  parent  company  of  Tupperware 
Belgium,  unexpectedly  revoked  the  manufacturing  and  sales  licenses  granted  to 
Tupperware  General  Services  NV,  rendering  the  Belgian  subsidiary  of  Tupperware 
financially inviable and leading to its bankruptcy on 17 February 2025. 

In  October  2024,  Tupperware  Brands  was  taken  over  by  creditors.  The  acquisition 
led to a significant restructuring, with the company withdrawing from some non-core 
markets and closing facilities, such as the European plants.. 

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

13. 

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15. 

16. 

In  Belgium,  bankruptcies  are  on  the  rise  since  2022.  In  2024,  more  than  11 000 
enterprises  were  declared  bankrupt  (6 323  in  Flanders),  the  highest  number  since 
20135.  This  uptrend  has  continued:  between  January  and  September  2025,  8 493 
enterprises  went  bankrupt  of  which  4 964  or  58%  in  Flanders6.  As  a  result  of 
bankruptcies, 32 566 jobs were lost in Belgium in 2024 and 15 351 in the first half of 
2025,  of  which  the  job  losses  in  Flanders  represent  59%  and  51%  respectively7. 
About 18% of the job losses happened in the industry. 
Furthermore,  recent  restructuring  events  such  as  the  displacements  at  Van  Hool8, 
Sappi and Purmo9, BelGaN10, Casa and Audi11 for which Belgium applied for EGF 
support, are affecting the Flemish labour market: job openings in the industry have 
declined. 

Tupperware  was  in  Aalst,  one  of  the  six  administrative  districts  of  the  Province  of 
East Flanders. East Flanders saw a decline in the number of vacancies reported to the 
public  employment  services  by  13,8%  in  May  2025  year  on  year.  Furthermore, 
before  the  closure  of  Tupperware,  Aalst  was  already  struggling  with  the  lowest 
employment  rate  of  Flanders,  53,82%12,  which  is  20  percentage  points  lower  than 
Flanders' average employment rate (74,1%).  
The unemployment rate in Flanders is around 3,8%. However, it rises to 8,8%13 (+5 
percentage  points)  among  people  with  low  levels  of  education.  Since  one  in  three 
former Tupperware workers has a low level of education, specific support tailored to 
these profiles is needed to help workers overcome their shortcomings and  find new 
jobs. 

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

(QFR) 

17. 

Belgium  has  described  how  the  recommendations  set  out  in  the  EU  Quality 
Framework  for  anticipation  of  change  and  restructuring  have  been  taken  into 
account. 

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Source: Statbel (bankruptcies in 2024) 
Source: Statbel (monthly bankruptcies) 
Source: Statbel (Bankruptcies and job losses in Belgium by month)   
COM(2025) 1 
COM(2024) 370 
COM(2025) 157 
COM(2026) 2 
Provincies in cijfers 
Source: Statbel 

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18. 

19. 

Belgium  has  reported  that  national  labour  law14  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+). However, this legal obligation does not 
apply  in  the  event  of  bankruptcy.  Therefore,  the  outplacement  measure  described 
below in paragraph 24 replaces the counseling and outplacement services that these  
displaced workers do not receive.  

Regarding  the  activities  undertaken  to  assist  the  displaced  workers,  Belgium  has 
reported  that  information  and  registration  sessions,  and  outplacement  services  to 
support  former  Tupperware  workers  were  launched  on  19  March  2025,  one  month 
after  the  bankruptcy  declaration.  The  job-search  event  (‘job  fair’)  described  below 
took place on 19 June 2025 in Aalst. 

Complementarity with actions funded by national or Union funds 

20. 

21. 

Belgium  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. 

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

22. 

Belgium  has  indicated  that  the  co-ordinated  package  of  personalised  services  has 
been  drawn  up  in  consultation  with  experts,  including  some  members  of  the 
taskforce, and the social partners, in compliance with Article 7(4) of Regulation (EU) 
2021/691. The final package of measures was agreed with the trade unions General 
Confederation  of  Liberal  Trade  Unions  of  Belgium  (ACLVB)15,  General  Labour 
Federation  of  Belgium  (ACCG)16,  and  Confederation  of  Christian  Trade  Unions 
ACV17 on 24 June 2025.  

Targeted beneficiaries and proposed measures 

Targeted beneficiaries 

23. 

All  267  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: 

Number of  
expected 
beneficiaries 

168 

(62,9 %) 

99 

(37,1 %) 

0 

10 

(0,0 %) 

(3,8 %) 

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The Royal Decree of 10 November 2006 amending the Royal Decree of 9 March 2006. 
Algemene Centrale der Liberale Vakbonden van België.  
De Algemene Centrale-ABVV.  
Algemeen Christelijk Vakverbond. 

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Educational 
level 

30-54 years: 

Over 54 years: 

Lower  secondary 
education or less18  
Upper  secondary19 
or  post-secondary 
education20 

Tertiary 
education21 

131 

126 

(49,0 %) 

(47,2 %) 

88 

(33,0 %) 

106 

(39,7 %) 

73 

(27,3 %) 

Proposed measures 

24. 

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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Taskforce:  Account  managers  with  in-depth  knowledge  of  the  local  labour 
market,  and  consultants  experienced  in  providing  guidance  in  collective 
redundancies processes, will organise and run the information sessions, define 
together with the workers personalised paths for reintegration into employment 
and  re-adjust  them,  if  need  be.  The  taskforce  has  the  support  of  a  team  of 
experts in European projects. 

Outplacement: Outplacement services provided in group or individual sessions 
include,  among  other  things,  an  initial  interview  and  individual  guidance, 
certification  of  acquired  skills,  guidance  on  using  the  VDAB's  "My  Career" 
(Mijn Loopbaan) digital platform for job searching, as well as guidance before, 
during, and after the job fair described below.  

Digitally  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. 

Assistance  in  finding  a  job:  The  assistance  begins  with  sessions  to  assess 
whether jobseekers meet labour market demands and whether their job search 
is  realistic. Subsequently, workers receive support  focused on  preparing  them 
for future job  applications, helping them write compelling  resumes and cover 
letters,  strengthening  their  self-confidence,  and  practising  how  to  perform 
successfully in job interviews. 

Guidance:  The  orientation  services  include  guidance,  search  for  job  openings 
and  job  placement  (that  is  connecting  job  seekers  with  suitable  employment 
opportunities by matching candidates' skills and goals with employers' needs), 
digital skills assessment, help with individual job search using digital tools, and 
mental  support.  These  services  are  provided  through  a  voucher  scheme  to 
ensure  workers’  freedom  of  choice.  VDAB  counsellors,  after  assessing  the 

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workers’  individual  needs,  set  the  intensity  of  the  service  to  be  received  that 
ranges between intensive and very intensive. 

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

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.  The  employment  contract  is  either 
permanent or fixed term for 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-scouting  and  job-matching:  A  dedicated  team  will  scout  out  for  job 
vacancies  before  they  are  posted  and  help  suitable  candidates  among  former 
Tupperware  workers  apply  for  these  positions.  Job-search  events  will  be 
organised  at  VDAB  premises  quarterly.  The  events  enable  participants  to 
interact  with  local  and  regional  employers,  explore  job  openings,  and 
understand entry pathways. 

25. 

26. 

27. 

The  ICT  training  and  additional  support  foreseen  within  the  outplacement  services 
caters 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. 

Estimated budget 

28. 

The  estimated 
personalised  services  of  EUR 1 843 500  and  expenditure 
management, 
EUR 65 500. 

total  costs  are  EUR 1 909 000,  comprising  expenditure  for 
for  preparatory, 
information  and  publicity,  control  and  reporting  activities  of 

29. 

The total financial contribution requested from the EGF is EUR 1 622 650 (85 % of 
total costs). 

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30. 

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)22 

Estimated total 
costs 
(EUR)23  

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

Taskforce  

Outplacement 
(Outplacement begeleiding) 

Assistance in finding a job 
(Actieve bemiddeling en begeleiding naar 
werk)  

Guidance 
(Begeleiding door partners)  

Reinforced job-search assistance 
(Jobhunting)   

Training and retraining 
(Opleiding eigen beheer, opleiding SIF, 
opleiding bij partners)  

Training at the workplace 
(Opleiding in de onderneming (IBO))  

Jobfair 
(Jobbeurs) 

Job scouting and job matching 
(Big Recruitment)  

267 

150 

843 

225 000 

2 512 

376 736 

100 

1 550 

155 000 

30 

60 

65 

10 

44 

60 

4 500 

135 000 

5 206 

312 355 

6 874 

446 809 

960 

9 600 

8 

350 

3 044 

182 650 

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 

3. Information and publicity 

4. Control and reporting 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

1 843 500 

(96,57 %) 

35 000 

3 000 

2 500 

25 000 

22 

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

Total costs (a + b): 

EGF contribution (85 % of total costs) 

Period of eligibility of expenditure 

– 

– 

– 

65 500 

(3,43 %) 

1 909 000 

1 622 650 

31. 

32. 

Belgium  started  providing the personalised services to  the targeted beneficiaries on 
17 February 2025. The expenditure on the measures will therefore be eligible for a 
financial contribution from the EGF from 17 February 2025 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 
17  February  2025.  The  expenditure  for  preparatory,  management,  information  and 
publicity,  control  and  reporting  activities  shall  therefore  be  eligible  for  a  financial 
contribution from the EGF from 17 February 2025 until 31 months after the date of 
the entry into force of the Financing Decision.  

Management and control systems 

33. 

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 

34. 

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

BUDGETARY IMPLICATION 

Budgetary proposal 

35. 

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  202724  amended  by  Council  Regulation  (EU,  Euratom)  2024/765  of  29 
February 202425. 

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OJ L 433 I, 22.12.2020, p. 11. 
OJ L, 2024/765, 29.2.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/765/oj..  

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36. 

37. 

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 1 622 650, 
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 resources26. 

Related acts 

38. 

39. 

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 1 622 650. 

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) 
2024/250927. 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. 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, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/2509/oj. 

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2026/0004 (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/2025/004 BE/ Tupperware 

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 1309/201328,  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 resources29, 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)  2020/209330 
amended  by  Council  Regulation  (EU,  Euratom)  2024/76531,  and  Article  16  of 
Regulation (EU) 2021/691. 

On  28  August  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 Tupperware General Services NV 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 the basis of the assessment made by the Commission in the Proposal for 
a mobilisation decision of the European Parliament and of the Council32.  

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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, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/765/oj. 
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The EGF should, therefore, be mobilised in order to provide a financial contribution of 
EUR 1 622 650 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, 

HAVE ADOPTED THIS DECISION:  

For the general budget of the Union for the financial year 2026, the European Globalisation 
Adjustment  Fund  for  Displaced  Workers  shall  be  mobilised  to  provide  the  amount  of 
EUR 1 622 650 in commitment and payment appropriations. 

Article 1 

Article 2 

This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the 
European Union. It shall apply from [the date of its adoption]*. 

Done at Brussels, 

For the European Parliament 
The President 

For the Council 
The President 

* 

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

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