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name: decision (eu) 2018/1859 of the european parliament and of the council of 14 november 2018 on the mobilisation of the european union solidarity fund to provide assistance to latvia type: decision subject matter: budget; europe; eu finance; cooperation policy; deterioration of the environment; regions of eu member states date published: 2018-11-28 28.11.2018 en official journal of the european union li 302/1 decision (eu) 2018/1859 of the european parliament and of the council of 14 november 2018 on the mobilisation of the european union solidarity fund to provide assistance to latvia 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 council regulation (ec) no 2012/2002 of 11 november 2002 establishing the european union solidarity fund (1), and in particular article 4(3) thereof, having regard to the interinstitutional agreement of 2 december 2013 between the european parliament, the council and the commission on budgetary discipline, on cooperation in budgetary matters and on sound financial management (2), and in particular point 11 thereof, having regard to the proposal from the european commission, whereas: (1) the european union solidarity fund (the fund) aims to enable the union to respond in a rapid, efficient and flexible manner to emergency situations in order to show solidarity with the population of regions struck by natural disasters. (2) the fund is not to exceed a maximum annual amount of eur 500 000 000 (2011 prices), as laid down in article 10 of council regulation (eu, euratom) no 1311/2013 (3). (3) on 14 november 2017, latvia submitted an application to mobilise the fund, following a long-lasting period of intense rainfalls during summer and autumn 2017 leading to the saturation of soils and subsequent flooding. (4) the application by latvia meets the conditions for providing a financial contribution from the fund, as laid down in article 4 of regulation (ec) no 2012/2002. (5) the fund should therefore be mobilised in order to provide a financial contribution to latvia. (6) by decision (eu) 2018/508 of the european parliament and of the council (4), the fund was mobilised to provide the sum of eur 50 000 000 in commitment and payment appropriations for the payment of advances for the financial year 2018. those appropriations have only been used to a very limited extent. consequently, there is scope for financing the full amount for the present mobilisation through the reallocation of the appropriations mobilised for the payment of advances in the general budget of the union for the financial year 2018. (7) in order to minimise the time taken to mobilise the fund, this decision should apply from the date of its adoption, have adopted this decision: article 1 for the general budget of the union for the financial year 2018, the european union solidarity fund shall be mobilised to provide the amount of eur 17 730 519 to latvia, in commitment and payment appropriations. the amount of the mobilisation referred to in the first paragraph shall be financed from the appropriations mobilised for the payment of advances in the union budget for the financial year 2018. the appropriations available for the payment of advances shall be reduced accordingly. 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 14 november 2018. done at strasbourg, 14 november 2018. for the european parliament the president a. tajani for the council the president k. edtstadler (1) oj l 311, 14.11.2002, p. 3. (2) oj c 373, 20.12.2013, p. 1. (3) council regulation (eu, euratom) no 1311/2013 of 2 december 2013 laying down the multiannual financial framework for the years 2014-2020 (oj l 347, 20.12.2013, p. 884). (4) decision (eu) 2018/508 of the european parliament and of the council of 12 december 2017 on the mobilisation of the european union solidarity fund to provide for the payment of advances in the general budget of the union for 2018 (oj l 83, 27.3.2018, p. 13).

name: decision (eu) 2018/1675 of the european parliament and of the council of 2 october 2018 on the mobilisation of the european globalisation adjustment fund following an application from the netherlands egf/2018/001 nl/financial service activities type: decision subject matter: economic policy; financial institutions and credit; regions of eu member states; employment; europe date published: 2018-11-12 12.11.2018 en official journal of the european union l 284/36 decision (eu) 2018/1675 of the european parliament and of the council of 2 october 2018 on the mobilisation of the european globalisation adjustment fund following an application from the netherlands egf/2018/001 nl/financial service activities 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) no 1309/2013 of the european parliament and of the council of 17 december 2013 on the european globalisation adjustment fund (2014-2020) and repealing regulation (ec) no 1927/2006 (1), and in particular article 15(4) thereof, having regard to the interinstitutional agreement of 2 december 2013 between the european parliament, the council and the commission on budgetary discipline, on cooperation in budgetary matters and on sound financial management (2), and in particular point 13 thereof, having regard to the proposal from the european commission, whereas: (1) the european globalisation adjustment fund (egf) aims to provide support for workers made redundant and self-employed persons whose activity has ceased as a result of major structural changes in world trade patterns due to globalisation, as a result of a continuation of the global financial and economic crisis, or as a result of a new global financial and economic crisis, and to assist them with their reintegration into the labour market. (2) the egf is not to exceed a maximum annual amount of eur 150 million (2011 prices), as laid down in article 12 of council regulation (eu, euratom) no 1311/2013 (3). (3) on 23 february 2018, the netherlands submitted an application to mobilise the egf, in respect of redundancies in 20 enterprises operating in the financial services sector in the following regions: friesland, drenthe and overijssel in the netherlands. it was supplemented by additional information provided in accordance with article 8(3) of regulation (eu) no 1309/2013. that application complies with the requirements for determining a financial contribution from the egf as laid down in article 13 of regulation (eu) no 1309/2013. (4) the egf should, therefore, be mobilised in order to provide a financial contribution of eur 1 192 500 in respect of the application submitted by the netherlands. (5) 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: article 1 for the general budget of the union for the financial year 2018, the european globalisation adjustment fund shall be mobilised to provide the amount of eur 1 192 500 in commitment and payment appropriations. article 2 this decision shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the official journal of the european union. it shall apply from 2 october 2018. done at strasbourg, 2 october 2018. for the european parliament the president a. tajani for the council the president j. bogner-strauss (1) oj l 347, 20.12.2013, p. 855. (2) oj c 373, 20.12.2013, p. 1. (3) council regulation (eu, euratom) no 1311/2013 of 2 december 2013 laying down the multiannual financial framework for the years 2014-2020 (oj l 347, 20.12.2013, p. 884).

name: decision (eu) 2018/1093 of the european parliament and of the council of 4 july 2018 on the mobilisation of the european globalisation adjustment fund following an application from france egf/2017/009 fr/air france type: decision subject matter: employment; eu finance; europe; economic policy; air and space transport; regions of eu member states date published: 2018-08-07 7.8.2018 en official journal of the european union l 200/44 decision (eu) 2018/1093 of the european parliament and of the council of 4 july 2018 on the mobilisation of the european globalisation adjustment fund following an application from france egf/2017/009 fr/air france 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) no 1309/2013 of the european parliament and of the council of 17 december 2013 on the european globalisation adjustment fund (2014-2020) and repealing regulation (ec) no 1927/2006 (1), and in particular article 15(4) thereof, having regard to the interinstitutional agreement of 2 december 2013 between the european parliament, the council and the commission on budgetary discipline, on cooperation in budgetary matters and on sound financial management (2), and in particular point 13 thereof, having regard to the proposal from the european commission, whereas: (1) the european globalisation adjustment fund (egf) aims to provide support for workers made redundant and self-employed persons whose activity has ceased as a result of major structural changes in world trade patterns due to globalisation, as a result of a continuation of the global financial and economic crisis, or as a result of a new global financial and economic crisis, and to assist them with their reintegration into the labour market. (2) the egf is not to exceed a maximum annual amount of eur 150 million (2011 prices), as laid down in article 12 of council regulation (eu, euratom) no 1311/2013 (3). (3) on 23 october 2017, france submitted an application to mobilise the egf, in respect of redundancies in air france in france. it was supplemented by additional information provided in accordance with article 8(3) of regulation (eu) no 1309/2013. that application complies with the requirements for determining a financial contribution from the egf as laid down in article 13 of regulation (eu) no 1309/2013. (4) the egf should, therefore, be mobilised in order to provide a financial contribution of eur 9 894 483 in respect of the application submitted by france. (5) 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: article 1 for the general budget of the union for the financial year 2018, the european globalisation adjustment fund shall be mobilised to provide the amount of eur 9 894 483 in commitment and payment appropriations. article 2 this decision shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the official journal of the european union. it shall apply from 4 july 2018. done at strasbourg, 4 july 2018. for the european parliament the president a. tajani for the council the president k. edtstadler (1) oj l 347, 20.12.2013, p. 855. (2) oj c 373, 20.12.2013, p. 1. (3) council regulation (eu, euratom) no 1311/2013 of 2 december 2013 laying down the multiannual financial framework for the years 2014-2020 (oj l 347, 20.12.2013, p. 884).

name: decision (eu) 2018/845 of the european parliament and of the council of 30 may 2018 on the mobilisation of the european globalisation adjustment fund (egf/2018/000 ta 2018 technical assistance at the initiative of the commission) type: decision subject matter: cooperation policy; budget; economic policy; employment; eu institutions and european civil service; eu finance date published: 2018-06-08 8.6.2018 en official journal of the european union l 144/1 decision (eu) 2018/845 of the european parliament and of the council of 30 may 2018 on the mobilisation of the european globalisation adjustment fund (egf/2018/000 ta 2018 technical assistance at the initiative of the commission) 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) no 1309/2013 of the european parliament and of the council of 17 december 2013 on the european globalisation adjustment fund (2014-2020) and repealing regulation (ec) no 1927/2006 (1), and in particular article 11(2) thereof, having regard to the interinstitutional agreement of 2 december 2013 between the european parliament, the council and the commission on budgetary discipline, on cooperation in budgetary matters and on sound financial management (2), and in particular point 13 thereof, having regard to the proposal from the european commission, whereas: (1) the european globalisation adjustment fund (egf) aims to provide support for workers made redundant and self-employed persons whose activities have ceased as a result of major structural changes in world trade patterns due to globalisation, as a result of a continuation of the global financial and economic crisis, or as a result of a new global financial and economic crisis, and to assist them with their reintegration into the labour market. (2) the egf is not to exceed a maximum annual amount of eur 150 million (2011 prices), as laid down in article 12 of council regulation (eu, euratom) no 1311/2013 (3). (3) regulation (eu) no 1309/2013 provides that a maximum of 0,5 % of the annual maximum amount of the egf may be used each year for technical assistance at the initiative of the commission. (4) the egf should, therefore, be mobilised in order to provide the sum of eur 345 000 for technical assistance at the initiative of the commission, have adopted this decision: article 1 for the general budget of the european union for the financial year 2018, the european globalisation adjustment fund shall be mobilised to provide the sum of eur 345 000 in commitment and payment appropriations. article 2 this decision shall enter into force on the third day following that of its publication in the official journal of the european union. done at strasbourg, 30 may 2018. for the european parliament the president a. tajani for the council the president l. pavlova (1) oj l 347, 20.12.2013, p. 855. (2) oj c 373, 20.12.2013, p. 1. (3) council regulation (eu, euratom) no 1311/2013 of 2 december 2013 laying down the multiannual financial framework for the years 2014-2020 (oj l 347, 20.12.2013, p. 884).

name: decision (eu) 2018/646 of the european parliament and of the council of 18 april 2018 on a common framework for the provision of better services for skills and qualifications (europass) and repealing decision no 2241/2004/ec (text with eea relevance. ) type: decision subject matter: cooperation policy; information and information processing; employment; education; documentation; labour market date published: 2018-05-02 2.5.2018 en official journal of the european union l 112/42 decision (eu) 2018/646 of the european parliament and of the council of 18 april 2018 on a common framework for the provision of better services for skills and qualifications (europass) and repealing decision no 2241/2004/ec (text with eea relevance) the european parliament and the council of the european union, having regard to the treaty on the functioning of the european union, and in particular articles 165 and 166 thereof, having regard to the proposal from the european commission, after transmission of the draft legislative act to the national parliaments, having regard to the opinion of the european economic and social committee (1), after consulting the committee of the regions, acting in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure (2), whereas: (1) individuals, when looking for a job, or making decisions on learning, studying or working, need access to information and guidance on what opportunities are available, on how to assess their skills and on ways to present information about their skills and qualifications. (2) differences in definitions, document formats, languages as well as assessment and validation methods all pose considerable challenges for individuals, employers, competent authorities and bodies. those challenges arise mainly when individuals move between countries, including third countries, but also when they are looking for a new job or engaging in learning and career management. clear and widely disseminated information, a shared understanding and improved transparency of skills and qualifications are important in order to address those challenges. (3) the new skills agenda for europe, adopted by the commission on 10 june 2016, invites member states, social partners, industry and other stakeholders to work together on ten actions to improve the quality and relevance of skills formation, to make skills more visible and comparable and to improve skills intelligence and especially information for better career choices. a revision of the europass framework was proposed as one of the ten actions that offer a key route to achieving and supporting those objectives. (4) decision no 2241/2004/ec of the european parliament and of the council (3) established a framework to address the challenges relating to job seeking, engaging in learning and career management. the aim of that decision was to achieve better transparency of qualifications and competences through a portfolio of documents known as europass, which individuals can use on a voluntary basis. that decision also established national bodies, known as national europass centres, in order to implement the europass framework. (5) to achieve its main objective, the europass framework focuses on tools for the documentation of skills and qualifications. those tools have become widely used through the europass internet-based information system. (6) the national europass centres provide support to users and promote the documentation of skills and qualifications. the euroguidance network, which promotes the european dimension in guidance and provides high quality information on lifelong guidance and transnational mobility for learning purposes, has also contributed to the development of information provision regarding union tools for skills and qualifications. the european qualifications framework national coordination points support national authorities in referencing national qualifications frameworks or systems to the european qualifications framework (eqf) and focus on bringing the eqf closer to individuals and organisations. support for, and greater coordination of, those national services should be ensured in order to enhance their impact while respecting the diversity of national systems. (7) in its report to the european parliament and the council of 19 december 2013 on the evaluation of europass, the commission concluded that the national europass centres' mission of raising awareness of europass and providing the necessary information to interested parties was a satisfactory model for the implementation of europass. the commission further concluded, however, that most europass tools still did not reach all potential users and had an unequal reach in terms of geography and age group, and that better coordination and integration of services supporting guidance and mobility within the europass framework would enable more potential users to be targeted. (8) evidence shows that europass is used by social groups with high digital literacy while less advantaged groups, such as people with lower levels of education, older persons or long-term unemployed persons are often not aware of the existence of europass and its tools and therefore cannot benefit from it. (9) the europass portfolio is one of a number of tools and instruments that have been put in place at union level to improve transparency and understanding of skills and qualifications. (10) the europass portfolio comprises five document templates. the europass curriculum vitae (cv) template allows individuals to complete their cvs in a standardised format. since the europass cv was first established in 2004, more than 100 million europass cvs have been created online. two qualification supplement templates, namely the europass diploma supplement and the europass certificate supplement, offer information on the content and learning outcomes associated with a qualification and on the education system of the country issuing the qualification. the europass language passport is used to describe language skills. the europass mobility template describes the skills acquired abroad on mobility experiences for learning or work. (11) the council recommendation of 22 may 2017 (4) provides a common reference framework to help individuals and organisations compare different qualification systems and the levels of qualifications from those systems. (12) the council recommendation of 20 december 2012 (5) invited member states to have in place, by 2018, in accordance with national circumstances and specificities, and as they deem appropriate, arrangements for the validation of non-formal and informal learning, which enable individuals to have their knowledge, skills and competences, which have been acquired through non-formal and informal learning, validated, and to obtain a full qualification, or, where applicable, partial qualification. (13) the council resolution of 28 may 2004 on strengthening policies, systems and practices in the field of guidance throughout life sets out the key objectives of a lifelong guidance policy for all citizens of the union. the council resolution of 21 november 2008 (6) highlights the importance of guidance for lifelong learning. (14) the learning opportunities and qualifications in europe portal gives access to information on learning opportunities and qualifications offered in different education systems in europe and on the comparison of national qualifications frameworks using the eqf. (15) the eu skills panorama provides information on skills for different occupations and specific industries, including demand and supply at national level. (16) the analysis of job vacancies and of other labour market trends is an established way of developing skills intelligence to understand the issues of skills gaps and shortages as well as qualification mismatches. (17) the multilingual european skills, competences, qualifications and occupations classification (esco), developed and continuously updated by the commission, in close cooperation with member states and stakeholders, aims to promote the transparency of skills and qualifications for education and training, as well as for work-related purposes. following appropriate testing, and having due regard for the position of member states, esco could be used by the commission within the europass framework; the use of esco by member states is on a voluntary basis, following testing with, and evaluation by, the member states. (18) the european network of employment services (eures), established by regulation (eu) 2016/589 of the european parliament and of the council (7), is a cooperative network for exchanging information and facilitating interaction between jobseekers and employers. it provides free assistance to jobseekers who wish to move to another country and assists employers who wish to recruit workers from other countries. synergies and cooperation between the europass and eures portals could reinforce the impact of both services. (19) labour market processes such as the publication of job vacancies, job applications, skills assessments and recruitment are increasingly managed online through tools that use social media, big data and other technologies. candidate selection is managed through tools and processes that seek information on skills and qualifications acquired in formal, non-formal and informal settings. (20) formal, non-formal and informal learning currently also takes place in new forms and settings, and is offered by a variety of providers, particularly through the use of digital technologies and platforms, distance learning, e-learning, peer-to-peer learning, massive open online courses and open educational resources. furthermore, skills, experiences and learning achievements are acknowledged in different forms, for example digital open badges. digital technologies are also used for skills obtained through non-formal learning such as youth work and volunteering. (21) for the purposes of this decision, skills are understood in a broad sense covering what a person knows, understands and can do. skills refer to different types of learning outcomes, including knowledge and competences as well as ability to apply knowledge and to use knowhow in order to complete tasks and solve problems. in addition to the acknowledged importance of professional skills, there is an acknowledgement that transversal or soft skills, such as critical thinking, team work, problem solving and creativity, digital or language skills, are increasingly important and are essential prerequisites for personal and professional fulfilment and can be applied in different fields. individuals could benefit from tools and guidance on assessing and describing those and other skills. (22) traditionally, individuals have presented information on their acquired skills and qualifications in a cv and in supporting documents such as certificates or diplomas. now, new tools are available which can facilitate the presentation of skills and qualifications by using varied online and digital formats. the new tools can also support self-assessment by individuals of skills acquired in different settings. (23) the europass framework should respond to current and future needs. users need tools to document their skills and qualifications. in addition, tools for assessment of skills and self-assessment of skills, as well as access to relevant information, including information on validation opportunities and guidance, can be beneficial for making decisions on employment and learning opportunities. (24) union tools for skills and qualifications should adapt to changing practices and advances in technology in order to ensure they remain relevant and beneficial to users. this should be achieved by, among other things, creating innovative features, such as interactive tools, editing and design of documents, by seeking to ensure more comprehensive, effective and efficient tools and simplification, as well as increased technical interoperability and synergies between related tools, including those developed by third parties, and by taking into account the specific needs of people with disabilities. in addition, authentication measures could be used to support the verification of digital documents on skills and qualifications. (25) the europass framework established by decision no 2241/2004/ec should therefore be replaced by a new framework to address evolving needs. (26) the new europass framework should meet the needs and expectations of all individual end-users, such as learners, job seekers, including unemployed persons and workers, as well as of other relevant stakeholders, such as employers (in particular small and medium-sized enterprises), chambers of commerce, civil society organisations, volunteers, guidance practitioners, public employment services, social partners, education and training providers, youth organisations, youth work providers, responsible national authorities and policy makers. it should also consider the needs of third country nationals arriving or residing in the union to support their integration. (27) the europass framework should evolve in order to allow for the description of different types of learning and skills and, in particular, those acquired through non-formal and informal learning. (28) the europass framework should be developed through a user-centric approach based on feedback, and through requirements gathering, including through surveys and testing, with attention paid to the particular current and future needs of europass target groups. europass' features should in particular reflect the member states' and the union's commitment to ensure that persons with disabilities have equal access to the labour market and to information and communication technologies and systems. europass tools should be perceivable, operable, understandable and robust, thereby enabling them to be more accessible to users, in particular to persons with disabilities. (29) updates and changes to the europass framework should be made in cooperation with relevant stakeholders, such as employment services, guidance practitioners, education and training providers, the social partners such as trade unions and employers' associations, and in full respect of ongoing political cooperation, such as the bologna process in the european higher education area. constructive collaboration between the commission, member states and stakeholders is of paramount importance to the successful development and implementation of the europass framework. (30) relevant union law on personal data protection and national implementing measures should apply to the processing of personal data that are stored and processed pursuant to this decision. users should have the possibility to restrict access to their personal data. (31) participation in the framework should be open to members of the european economic area which are not member states of the union, acceding states, candidate states and potential candidate states for accession to the union, given their long-standing interest and cooperation with the union in this field. participation should be in accordance with the relevant provisions of the instruments governing relations between the union and those countries. information on skills and qualifications provided through the europass framework should come from a wider range of countries and education systems than those of participating countries and reflect migration movements from and to other parts of the world. (32) the commission should ensure the coherent implementation and monitoring of this decision through a europass advisory group composed of representatives of the member states and relevant stakeholders. the advisory group should, in particular, develop a strategic approach to the implementation and future development of europass, and advise on the development of web-based tools, including through testing, and on information provided through the europass online platform, in cooperation with other groups, where relevant. (33) co-funding for the implementation of this decision is provided, inter alia, by the union programme erasmus+, as established by regulation (eu) no 1288/2013 of the european parliament and of the council (8). the committee created under that regulation is involved in strategic discussions on the progress of europass implementation, and on future developments. (34) since the objective of this decision, namely the establishment of a comprehensive and interoperable framework of tools and information, in particular for transnational employment and learning mobility purposes, cannot be sufficiently achieved by the member states but can rather, by reason of the effects of the action, be better achieved at union level, the union may adopt measures, in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity as set out in article 5 of the treaty on european union. in accordance with the principle of proportionality as set out in that article, this decision does not go beyond what is necessary in order to achieve that objective. (35) as a general principle, the obligations and administrative and financial burdens on the member states should be balanced with regard to costs and benefits. (36) the activities carried out in the context of this decision should be supported by the expertise of the union agencies, in particular by the european centre for the development of vocational training, within their domains of competence. (37) decision no 2241/2004/ec should therefore be repealed, without prejudice to the validity or status of previously issued europass documents. all established europass document templates should be maintained within the new framework until such time as necessary changes or updates are made in accordance with this decision. in order to ensure a smooth transition to the europass online platform, the europass internet-based information system established by decision no 2241/2004/ec should continue to operate until the europass online platform is set up and becomes operational, have adopted this decision: article 1 subject matter and scope 1. this decision establishes a european framework to support the transparency and understanding of skills and qualifications acquired in formal, non-formal and informal settings, including through practical experiences, mobility and volunteering (europass). 2. europass shall consist of web-based tools and relevant available information, including information to support the european dimension of guidance provided through an online platform and supported by national services intended to help users to better communicate and present skills and qualifications and to compare qualifications. 3. europass shall be targeted at: (a) individual end-users, such as learners, job seekers, workers and volunteers, and (b) relevant stakeholders, such as education and training providers, guidance practitioners, employers, public employment services, social partners, youth work providers, youth organisations and policy makers. 4. the use of europass shall be voluntary and shall not impose any obligations or confer any rights other than those defined in this decision. article 2 definitions for the purposes of this decision, the following definitions apply: (a) certificate supplement means a document attached to a vocational education and training or professional certificate issued by the competent authorities or bodies, in order to make it easier for third persons particularly in another country to understand the learning outcomes acquired by the holder of the qualification, as well as the nature, level, context, content and status of the education and training completed and skills acquired; (b) diploma supplement means a document attached to a higher education diploma issued by the competent authorities or bodies, in order to make it easier for third persons particularly in another country to understand the learning outcomes acquired by the holder of the qualification, as well as the nature, level, context, content and status of the education and training completed and skills acquired; (c) europass supplements means a set of documents, such as diploma supplements and certificate supplements, issued by the competent authorities or bodies; (d) guidance means a continuous process that enables individuals to identify their capacities, skills and interests, through a range of individual and collective activities to make educational, training and occupational decisions and to manage their individual life paths in learning, work and other settings in which those capacities and skills are learned or used; (e) european dimension of guidance means cooperation and support at union level to strengthen policies, systems and practices for guidance within the union; (f) qualification means a formal outcome of an assessment and validation process which is obtained when a competent authority or body determines that an individual has achieved learning outcomes to given standards; (g) assessment of skills means the process or method used to evaluate, measure and eventually describe, through self-assessment or assessment certified by a third party, or both, the skills of individuals acquired through formal, non-formal or informal settings; (h) self-assessment of skills means the process of systematic reflection by individuals on their skills through reference to an established description of skills; (i) skills intelligence means available quantitative or qualitative analysis of aggregated data on skills from existing sources in relation to the labour market and of corresponding learning opportunities in the education and training system which can contribute to guidance and counselling, recruitment processes, the choice of education, training and career paths; (j) authentication services means technical processes, such as electronic signatures and website authentication, which allow users to verify information, such as their identity, through europass; (k) technical interoperability means the ability of information and communication technology systems to interact so as to enable the sharing of information, achieved through agreement by all parties and owners of the information; (l) validation means the process by which a competent authority or body confirms that an individual has acquired learning outcomes, including those acquired in non-formal and informal learning settings, measured against a relevant standard, and which consists of four distinct phases, namely identification, documentation, assessment and certification of the results of the assessment in the form of a full qualification, credits or a partial qualification, as appropriate and in line with national circumstances; (m) open standards means technical standards that have been developed in a collaborative process, and have been published for free use by any interested party; (n) online platform means a web-based application that provides information and tools to end users and allows them to complete specific tasks online; (o) personal data means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person. article 3 online platform 1. europass shall provide, through an online platform, web-based tools for: (a) documenting and describing personal information in a variety of formats, including curriculum vitae (cv) templates; (b) documenting and describing skills and qualifications acquired through working and learning experiences, including through mobility and volunteering; (c) the assessment of skills and self-assessment of skills; (d) documenting the learning outcomes of qualifications, including the europass supplement templates, as referred to in article 5. the use of europass tools for the assessment of skills and self-assessment of skills as referred to in point (c) shall not lead directly to formal recognition or the issuance of qualifications. 2. the europass online platform shall provide available information or links to available information on the following topics: (a) learning opportunities; (b) qualifications and qualifications frameworks or systems; (c) opportunities for validation of non-formal and informal learning; (d) recognition practices and relevant legislation in different countries, including third countries; (e) services offering guidance for transnational learning mobility and career management; (f) skills intelligence as produced by relevant union-level activities and agencies within their domains of competence; (g) information on skills and qualifications that could be relevant to the particular needs of third country nationals arriving or residing in the union to support their integration. article 4 main principles and features 1. the europass online platform and web-based tools, including their content and functionality, shall be user-friendly and secure and be made available free-of-charge to all users. 2. the europass online platform and web-based tools, including their content and functionality, shall be accessible to persons with disabilities, in accordance with the accessibility requirements established in relevant union law. 3. europass web-based tools shall use open standards to be made available free of charge, for reuse by member states and other stakeholders on a voluntary basis. 4. europass web-based tools shall refer to the eqf in information on qualifications, descriptions of national education and training systems and other relevant topics, as appropriate and in line with national circumstances. 5. the europass online platform may include an option for users to store personal data such as a personal profile. union data protection law shall apply to the processing of such personal data. a number of options shall be made available to users to enable them to restrict access to their data or to certain attributes. 6. europass shall support authentication services for any digital documents or representations of information on skills and qualifications. 7. europass web-based tools shall be delivered in the official languages of the institutions of the union. 8. europass web-based tools shall support and ensure technical interoperability and synergies with other relevant instruments and services offered at union and, where appropriate, national levels. article 5 europass supplements 1. europass supplements shall be issued, in accordance with templates, by the competent authorities or bodies. in particular, the order of each item in the templates shall be respected, to ensure ease of understanding and the provision of complete information. 2. the templates referred to in paragraph 1 shall be developed and, when necessary, revised by the commission, in close cooperation and consultation with the member states and other stakeholders such as the council of europe and the united nations educational, scientific and cultural organisation to ensure relevance and usability of the supplements. 3. europass supplements shall be issued free of charge and, where possible, in electronic form. europass supplements shall be issued in the national language and, where possible, in another european language. 4. europass supplements shall not replace original diplomas or certificates and shall not amount to formal recognition of the original diploma or certificate by competent authorities or bodies of other countries. article 6 the commission's tasks 1. the commission shall manage the europass online platform. in that regard the commission shall: (a) ensure the availability and high quality of union-level information or links to such available information as referred to in article 3(2); (b) develop, test and, when necessary, update the europass online platform, including open standards, in line with user needs and technological advancements as well as changes in labour markets and in the provision of education and training; (c) keep up to date with and incorporate, where relevant, the latest technological developments that can improve the accessibility of europass for older persons and persons with disabilities; (d) ensure that any development or updating of the europass online platform, including open standards, supports consistency of information and demonstrates clear added value; (e) ensure that any web-based tools, in particular tools for assessment and self-assessment, are fully tested and quality-assured; and (f) ensure the quality and monitor the effectiveness of the europass online platform including web-based tools in line with user needs. 2. the commission shall ensure the effective implementation of this decision. in that regard the commission shall: (a) ensure the active participation and involvement of member states in strategic planning, including setting and steering strategic objectives, quality assurance and financing, and take due regard of their positions; (b) ensure the active participation and involvement of member states in the development, testing, updating and evaluation of the europass online platform, including open standards, and take due regard of their positions; (c) ensure that, at union level, relevant stakeholders are involved in the implementation and evaluation of this decision; (d) set up learning activities and best practice exchanges between member states and, where appropriate, facilitate peer counselling at the request of member states; and (e) ensure that effective and adequate promotion, guidance and information activities are carried out at union level in order to reach relevant users and stakeholders, including persons with disabilities. article 7 member states' tasks 1. each member state shall be responsible for the implementation of this decision at national level through the relevant national services and without prejudice to national arrangements in terms of implementation and organisation. in that regard member states shall: (a) coordinate the activities related to the implementation of europass web-based tools; (b) promote the use and strengthen the awareness and visibility of europass; (c) promote and provide information on services offering guidance for transnational learning mobility and career management, including, where appropriate, individual guidance services; (d) make information on learning opportunities, qualifications and recognition practices available on the europass online platform, including through links to relevant national websites; (e) involve stakeholders from all relevant sectors, and promote cooperation among public and private stakeholders, in the activities under their responsibility. 2. the provision of information to the europass online platform under article 3(2) shall not create any additional obligations for member states. article 8 data processing and protection the measures provided for in this decision shall be carried out in accordance with union law on protection of personal data, in particular directive 95/46/ec of the european parliament and of the council (9) and regulation (ec) no 45/2001 of the european parliament and of the council (10). article 9 monitoring and evaluation 1. the commission shall report on progress and expected future developments following the adoption of this decision, as appropriate, in the context of relevant education, training and employment policy frameworks. 2. by 23 may 2023, and every five years thereafter, the commission shall submit to the european parliament and to the council an evaluation report on the implementation and impact of this decision. 3. the evaluation shall be carried out by an independent body based on qualitative and quantitative indicators developed by the commission in consultation with member states. article 10 participating countries 1. participation in the activities referred to in this decision shall be open to members of the european economic area which are not member states of the union in accordance with the conditions laid down in the agreement on the european economic area. 2. participation shall also be open to acceding states, candidate states and potential candidate states for accession to the union in accordance with their agreements concluded with the union. article 11 financial provisions the implementation of this decision at national level shall be co-financed through union programmes. the annual appropriations shall be authorised by the european parliament and the council within the limits of the multiannual financial framework. article 12 repeal and transitional provisions 1. decision no 2241/2004/ec is repealed. 2. the europass internet-based information system established by decision no 2241/2004/ec shall continue to operate until such time as the europass online platform established by this decision is set up and becomes operational. article 13 entry into force this decision shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the official journal of the european union. done at strasbourg, 18 april 2018. for the european parliament the president a. tajani for the council the president l. pavlova (1) oj c 173, 31.5.2017, p. 45. (2) position of the european parliament of 15 march 2018 (not yet published in the official journal) and decision of the council of 12 april 2018. (3) decision no 2241/2004/ec of the european parliament and of the council of 15 december 2004 on a single community framework for the transparency of qualifications and competences (europass) (oj l 390, 31.12.2004, p. 6). (4) council recommendation of 22 may 2017 on the european qualifications framework for lifelong learning and repealing the recommendation of the european parliament and of the council of 23 april 2008 on the establishment of the european qualifications framework for lifelong learning (oj c 189, 15.6.2017, p. 15). (5) council recommendation of 20 december 2012 on the validation of non-formal and informal learning (oj c 398, 22.12.2012, p. 1). (6) resolution of the council and of the representatives of the governments of the member states, meeting within the council of 21 november 2008 on better integrating lifelong guidance into lifelong learning strategies (oj c 319, 13.12.2008, p. 4). (7) regulation (eu) 2016/589 of the european parliament and of the council of 13 april 2016 on a european network of employment services (eures), workers' access to mobility services and the further integration of labour markets, and amending regulations (eu) no 492/2011 and (eu) no 1296/2013 (oj l 107, 22.4.2016, p. 1). (8) regulation (eu) no 1288/2013 of the european parliament and of the council of 11 december 2013 establishing erasmus+: the union programme for education, training, youth and sport and repealing decisions no 1719/2006/ec, no 1720/2006/ec and no 1298/2008/ec (oj l 347, 20.12.2013, p. 50). (9) directive 95/46/ec of the european parliament and of the council of 24 october 1995 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data (oj l 281, 23.11.1995, p. 31). (10) regulation (ec) no 45/2001 of the european parliament and of the council of 18 december 2000 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data by the community institutions and bodies and on the free movement of such data (oj l 8, 12.1.2001, p. 1).

name: decision (eu) 2018/513 of the european parliament and of the council of 14 march 2018 on the mobilisation of the european globalisation adjustment fund following an application from germany egf/2017/008 de/goodyear type: decision subject matter: employment; europe; eu finance; chemistry; economic policy; regions of eu member states; cooperation policy date published: 2018-03-28 28.3.2018 en official journal of the european union l 84/16 decision (eu) 2018/513 of the european parliament and of the council of 14 march 2018 on the mobilisation of the european globalisation adjustment fund following an application from germany egf/2017/008 de/goodyear 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) no 1309/2013 of the european parliament and of the council of 17 december 2013 on the european globalisation adjustment fund (2014-2020) and repealing regulation (ec) no 1927/2006 (1), and in particular article 15(4) thereof, having regard to the interinstitutional agreement of 2 december 2013 between the european parliament, the council and the commission on budgetary discipline, on cooperation in budgetary matters and on sound financial management (2), and in particular point 13 thereof, having regard to the proposal from the european commission, whereas: (1) the european globalisation adjustment fund (egf) aims to provide support for workers made redundant and self-employed persons whose activity has ceased as a result of major structural changes in world trade patterns due to globalisation, as a result of a continuation of the global financial and economic crisis, or as a result of a new global financial and economic crisis, and to assist them with their reintegration into the labour market. (2) the egf is not to exceed a maximum annual amount of eur 150 million (2011 prices), as laid down in article 12 of council regulation (eu, euratom) no 1311/2013 (3). (3) on 6 october 2017, germany submitted an application to mobilise the egf, in respect of redundancies in goodyear dunlop tires germany gmbh in germany. it was supplemented by additional information provided in accordance with article 8(3) of regulation (eu) no 1309/2013. that application complies with the requirements for determining a financial contribution from the egf as laid down in article 13 of regulation (eu) no 1309/2013. (4) the egf should, therefore, be mobilised in order to provide a financial contribution of eur 2 165 231 in respect of the application submitted by germany. (5) 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: article 1 for the general budget of the union for the financial year 2018, the european globalisation adjustment fund shall be mobilised to provide the amount of eur 2 165 231 in commitment and payment appropriations. article 2 this decision shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the official journal of the european union. it shall apply from 14 march 2018. done at strasbourg, 14 march 2018. for the european parliament the president a. tajani for the council the president l. pavlova (1) oj l 347, 20.12.2013, p. 855. (2) oj c 373, 20.12.2013, p. 1. (3) council regulation (eu, euratom) no 1311/2013 of 2 december 2013 laying down the multiannual financial framework for the years 2014-2020 (oj l 347, 20.12.2013, p. 884).

name: decision (eu) 2017/1599 of the european parliament and of the council of 13 september 2017 on the mobilisation of the european union solidarity fund to provide assistance to italy type: decision subject matter: europe; budget; cooperation policy; eu finance; deterioration of the environment; regions of eu member states date published: 2017-09-23 23.9.2017 en official journal of the european union l 245/3 decision (eu) 2017/1599 of the european parliament and of the council of 13 september 2017 on the mobilisation of the european union solidarity fund to provide assistance to italy 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 council regulation (ec) no 2012/2002 of 11 november 2002 establishing the european union solidarity fund (1), and in particular article 4(3) thereof, having regard to the interinstitutional agreement of 2 december 2013 between the european parliament, the council and the commission on budgetary discipline, on cooperation in budgetary matters and on sound financial management (2), and in particular point 11 thereof, having regard to the proposal from the european commission, whereas: (1) the european union solidarity fund (the fund) aims to enable the union to respond in a rapid, efficient and flexible manner to emergency situations in order to show solidarity with the population of regions struck by natural disasters. (2) the fund is not to exceed a maximum annual amount of eur 500 000 000 (2011 prices), as laid down in article 10(1) of council regulation (eu, euratom) no 1311/2013 (3). the entire 2016 allocation remained unspent, was carried over to the following year, in accordance with article 10(1) of regulation (eu, euratom) no 1311/2013 and was partially used in april 2017. the 2017 allocation was not yet drawn on. (3) on 16 november 2016, italy submitted an application to mobilise the fund, following an earthquake that affected the regions of abruzzo, lazio, marche and umbria on 24 august 2016. additional earthquakes struck the previously hit areas and significantly increased the level of previously reported damage. italy then submitted its final application on 15 february 2017 with revised estimates including all damage caused between 24 august 2016 and 18 january 2017. (4) the application by italy meets the conditions for providing a financial contribution from the fund, as laid down in article 4 of regulation (ec) no 2012/2002. (5) the fund should therefore be mobilised in order to provide a financial contribution to italy. (6) since the amount that may be mobilised for 2017 is not sufficient to cover the full contribution, the difference should exceptionally be financed through the annual amount available for 2018 as provided for in article 10(2) of regulation (eu, euratom) no 1311/2013. (7) in order to minimise the time taken to mobilise the fund, this decision should apply from the date of its adoption, have adopted this decision: article 1 for the general budget of the union for the financial year 2017, the european union solidarity fund shall be mobilised to provide the amount of eur 1 196 797 579 to italy in commitment and payment appropriations. article 2 this decision shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the official journal of the european union. it shall apply from 13 september 2017. done at strasbourg, 13 september 2017. for the european parliament the president a. tajani for the council the president m. maasikas (1) oj l 311, 14.11.2002, p. 3. (2) oj c 373, 20.12.2013, p. 1. (3) council regulation (eu, euratom) no 1311/2013 of 2 december 2013 laying down the multiannual financial framework for the years 2014-2020 (oj l 347, 20.12.2013, p. 884).

name: decision (eu) 2017/1600 of the european parliament and of the council of 13 september 2017 on the mobilisation of the european globalisation adjustment fund following an application from finland egf/2017/002 fi/microsoft 2 type: decision subject matter: information technology and data processing; economic policy; employment; cooperation policy; europe; eu finance; regions of eu member states date published: 2017-09-23 23.9.2017 en official journal of the european union l 245/5 decision (eu) 2017/1600 of the european parliament and of the council of 13 september 2017 on the mobilisation of the european globalisation adjustment fund following an application from finland egf/2017/002 fi/microsoft 2 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) no 1309/2013 of the european parliament and of the council of 17 december 2013 on the european globalisation adjustment fund (2014-2020) and repealing regulation (ec) no 1927/2006 (1), and in particular article 15(4) thereof, having regard to the interinstitutional agreement of 2 december 2013 between the european parliament, the council and the commission on budgetary discipline, on cooperation in budgetary matters and on sound financial management (2), and in particular point 13 thereof, having regard to the proposal from the european commission, whereas: (1) the european globalisation adjustment fund (egf) aims to provide support for workers made redundant and self-employed persons whose activity has ceased as a result of major structural changes in world trade patterns due to globalisation, as a result of a continuation of the global financial and economic crisis, or as a result of a new global financial and economic crisis, and to assist them with their reintegration into the labour market. (2) the egf is not to exceed a maximum annual amount of eur 150 million (2011 prices), as laid down in article 12 of council regulation (eu, euratom) no 1311/2013 (3). (3) on 1 february 2017 finland submitted an application to mobilise the egf, in respect of redundancies in microsoft oy (microsoft mobile oy) and 11 suppliers and downstream producers and cessations of activities. it was supplemented by additional information provided in accordance with article 8(3) of regulation (eu) no 1309/2013. that application complies with the requirements for determining a financial contribution from the egf as laid down in article 13 of regulation (eu) no 1309/2013. (4) the egf should, therefore, be mobilised in order to provide a financial contribution of eur 3 520 080 in respect of the application submitted by finland. (5) 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: article 1 for the general budget of the union for the financial year 2017, the european globalisation adjustment fund shall be mobilised to provide the amount of eur 3 520 080 in commitment and payment appropriations. article 2 this decision shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the official journal of the european union. it shall apply from 13 september 2017. done at strasbourg, 13 september 2017. for the european parliament the president a. tajani for the council the president m. maasikas (1) oj l 347, 20.12.2013, p. 855. (2) oj c 373, 20.12.2013, p. 1. (3) council regulation (eu, euratom) no 1311/2013 of 2 december 2013 laying down the multiannual financial framework for the years 2014-2020 (oj l 347, 20.12.2013, p. 884).

name: decision (eu) 2017/1372 of the european parliament and of the council of 14 july 2017 on the mobilisation of the european globalisation adjustment fund following an application from spain egf/2017/001 es/castilla y le n mining type: decision subject matter: eu finance; europe; employment; regions of eu member states; economic policy; budget; cooperation policy; coal and mining industries date published: 2017-07-25 25.7.2017 en official journal of the european union l 193/2 decision (eu) 2017/1372 of the european parliament and of the council of 14 july 2017 on the mobilisation of the european globalisation adjustment fund following an application from spain egf/2017/001 es/castilla y le n mining 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) no 1309/2013 of the european parliament and of the council of 17 december 2013 on the european globalisation adjustment fund (2014-2020) and repealing regulation (ec) no 1927/2006 (1), and in particular article 15(4) thereof, having regard to the interinstitutional agreement of 2 december 2013 between the european parliament, the council and the commission on budgetary discipline, on cooperation in budgetary matters and on sound financial management (2), and in particular point 13 thereof, having regard to the proposal from the european commission, whereas: (1) the european globalisation adjustment fund (egf) aims to provide support for workers made redundant and self-employed persons whose activity has ceased as a result of major structural changes in world trade patterns due to globalisation, as a result of a continuation of the global financial and economic crisis, or as a result of a new global financial and economic crisis, and to assist them with their reintegration into the labour market. (2) the egf is not to exceed a maximum annual amount of eur 150 million (2011 prices), as laid down in article 12 of council regulation (eu, euratom) no 1311/2013 (3). (3) on 20 january 2017 spain submitted an application to mobilise the egf, in respect of redundancies in the economic sector classified under the statistical classification of economic activities in the european community (nace) revision 2 division 5 (mining of coal and lignite) in the region of castilla y le n. it was supplemented by additional information provided in accordance with article 8(3) of regulation (eu) no 1309/2013. that application complies with the requirements for determining a financial contribution from the egf as laid down in article 13 of regulation (eu) no 1309/2013. (4) in accordance with article 6(2) of regulation (eu) no 1309/2013, spain has decided to provide personalised services co-financed by the egf also to 125 young people not in employment, education or training (neets). (5) in accordance with article 4(2) of regulation (eu) no 1309/2013, the application from spain is considered admissible since the redundancies have a serious impact on employment and the local economy. (6) the egf should, therefore, be mobilised in order to provide a financial contribution of eur 1 002 264 in respect of the application submitted by spain. (7) 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: article 1 for the general budget of the union for the financial year 2017, the european globalisation adjustment fund shall be mobilised to provide the amount of eur 1 002 264 in commitment and payment appropriations. article 2 this decision shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the official journal of the european union. it shall apply from 14 july 2017. done at brussels, 14 july 2017. for the european parliament the president a. tajani for the council the president t. t niste (1) oj l 347, 20.12.2013, p. 855. (2) oj c 373, 20.12.2013, p. 1. (3) council regulation (eu, euratom) no 1311/2013 of 2 december 2013 laying down the multiannual financial framework for the years 2014-2020 (oj l 347, 20.12.2013, p. 884).

name: decision (eu) 2017/951 of the european parliament and of the council of 17 may 2017 on the mobilisation of the european globalisation adjustment fund following an application from finland egf/2016/008 fi/nokia network systems type: decision subject matter: europe; employment; regions of eu member states; economic policy; cooperation policy; information technology and data processing date published: 2017-06-03 3.6.2017 en official journal of the european union l 143/9 decision (eu) 2017/951 of the european parliament and of the council of 17 may 2017 on the mobilisation of the european globalisation adjustment fund following an application from finland egf/2016/008 fi/nokia network systems 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) no 1309/2013 of the european parliament and of the council of 17 december 2013 on the european globalisation adjustment fund (2014-2020) and repealing regulation (ec) no 1927/2006 (1), and in particular article 15(4) thereof, having regard to the interinstitutional agreement of 2 december 2013 between the european parliament, the council and the commission on budgetary discipline, on cooperation in budgetary matters and on sound financial management (2), and in particular point 13 thereof, having regard to the proposal from the european commission, whereas: (1) the european globalisation adjustment fund (egf) aims to provide support for workers made redundant and self-employed persons whose activity has ceased as a result of major structural changes in world trade patterns due to globalisation, as a result of a continuation of the global financial and economic crisis, or as a result of a new global financial and economic crisis, and to assist them with their reintegration into the labour market. (2) the egf is not to exceed a maximum annual amount of eur 150 million (2011 prices), as laid down in article 12 of council regulation (eu, euratom) no 1311/2013 (3). (3) on 22 november 2016 finland submitted an application to mobilise the egf, in respect of redundancies in the economic sector classified under the statistical classification of economic activities in the european community (nace) revision 2 division 26 (manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products) in finland. it was supplemented by additional information provided in accordance with article 8(3) of regulation (eu) no 1309/2013. that application complies with the requirements for determining a financial contribution from the egf as laid down in article 13 of regulation (eu) no 1309/2013. (4) the egf should, therefore, be mobilised in order to provide a financial contribution of eur 2 641 800 in respect of the application submitted by finland. (5) 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: article 1 for the general budget of the union for the financial year 2017, the european globalisation adjustment fund shall be mobilised to provide the amount of eur 2 641 800 in commitment and payment appropriations. article 2 this decision shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the official journal of the european union. it shall apply from 17 may 2017. done at strasbourg, 17 may 2017. for the european parliament the president a. tajani for the council the president c. abela (1) oj l 347, 20.12.2013, p. 855. (2) oj c 373, 20.12.2013, p. 1. (3) council regulation (eu, euratom) no 1311/2013 of 2 december 2013 laying down the multiannual financial framework for the years 2014-2020 (oj l 347, 20.12.2013, p. 884).

name: decision (eu) 2017/741 of the european parliament and of the council of 5 april 2017 on the mobilisation of the european union solidarity fund to provide assistance to the united kingdom, cyprus and portugal type: decision subject matter: eu finance; cooperation policy; europe; budget; deterioration of the environment date published: 2017-04-28 28.4.2017 en official journal of the european union l 111/6 decision (eu) 2017/741 of the european parliament and of the council of 5 april 2017 on the mobilisation of the european union solidarity fund to provide assistance to the united kingdom, cyprus and portugal 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 council regulation (ec) no 2012/2002 of 11 november 2002 establishing the european union solidarity fund (1), and in particular article 4(3) thereof, having regard to the interinstitutional agreement of 2 december 2013 between the european parliament, the council and the commission on budgetary discipline, on cooperation in budgetary matters and on sound financial management (2), and in particular point 11 thereof, having regard to the proposal from the european commission, whereas: (1) the european union solidarity fund (the fund) aims to enable the union to respond in a rapid, efficient and flexible manner to emergency situations in order to show solidarity with the population of regions struck by natural disasters. (2) the fund is not to exceed a maximum annual amount of eur 500 000 000 (2011 prices), as laid down in article 10 of council regulation (eu, euratom) no 1311/2013 (3). (3) on 26 february 2016, the united kingdom submitted an application to mobilise the fund, following floods that affected 11 regions during the period of december 2015 to january 2016. in their application the authorities of the united kingdom stressed that the damage assessment was incomplete and that the relevant figures were only provisional. the final application file was completed on 22 september 2016. (4) on 5 september 2016, cyprus submitted an application to mobilise the fund, following the consequences of severe drought built up since october 2015 and wild fires on 18 and 19 of june 2016. (5) on 21 september 2016, portugal submitted an application to mobilise the fund, following wild fires in the island of madeira between 8 and 13 august 2016. (6) the applications by the united kingdom, cyprus and portugal meet the conditions for providing a financial contribution from the fund, as laid down in article 4 of regulation (ec) no 2012/2002. (7) the fund should therefore be mobilised in order to provide a financial contribution to united kingdom, cyprus and portugal. (8) in order to minimise the time taken to mobilise the fund, this decision should apply from the date of its adoption, have adopted this decision: article 1 for the general budget of the union for the financial year 2017, the european union solidarity fund shall be mobilised as follows in commitment and payment appropriations: (a) the amount of eur 60 301 050 shall be provided to the united kingdom; (b) the amount of eur 7 298 760 shall be provided to cyprus; (c) the amount of eur 3 925 000 shall be provided to portugal; 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 5 april 2017. done at strasbourg, 5 april 2017. for the european parliament the president a. tajani for the council the president i. borg (1) oj l 311, 14.11.2002, p. 3. (2) oj c 373, 20.12.2013, p. 1. (3) council regulation (eu, euratom) no 1311/2013 of 2 december 2013 laying down the multiannual financial framework for the years 2014-2020 (oj l 347, 20.12.2013, p. 884).

name: decision (eu) 2017/342 of the european parliament and of the council of 14 december 2016 on the mobilisation of the flexibility instrument to finance immediate budgetary measures to address the on-going migration, refugee and security crisis type: decision subject matter: eu finance; budget; cooperation policy date published: 2017-02-28 28.2.2017 en official journal of the european union l 50/53 decision (eu) 2017/342 of the european parliament and of the council of 14 december 2016 on the mobilisation of the flexibility instrument to finance immediate budgetary measures to address the on-going migration, refugee and security crisis 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 the interinstitutional agreement of 2 december 2013 between the european parliament, the council and the commission on budgetary discipline, on cooperation in budgetary matters and on sound financial management (1), and in particular point (12) thereof, having regard to the proposal from the european commission, whereas: (1) the flexibility instrument is intended to allow the financing of clearly identified expenditure which could not be financed within the limits of the ceilings available for one or more other headings. (2) the ceiling on the annual amount available for the flexibility instrument is eur 471 million (2011 prices), as laid down in article 11 of council regulation (eu, euratom) no 1311/2013 (2). (3) due to the urgent needs, it is necessary to mobilise significant additional amounts to finance measures to alleviate the ongoing migration, refugee and security crisis. (4) after having examined all possibilities for re-allocating appropriations under the expenditure ceiling for heading 3 (security and citizenship), it appears necessary to mobilise the flexibility instrument to supplement the financing available in the general budget of the union for the financial year 2017, beyond the ceilings of heading 3 by the amount of eur 530,0 million to finance measures in the field of migration, refugees and security. (5) on the basis of the expected payment profile, the payment appropriations corresponding to the mobilisation of the flexibility instrument should be distributed over several financial years and are estimated at eur 238,3 million in 2017, eur 91,0 million in 2018, eur 141,9 million in 2019 and eur 58,8 million in 2020. (6) in order to minimise the time taken to mobilise the flexibility instrument, this decision should apply from the beginning of the financial year 2017, have adopted this decision: article 1 1. for the general budget of the union for the financial year 2017, the flexibility instrument shall be mobilised to provide the amount of eur 530,0 million in commitment appropriations in heading 3 (security and citizenship). that amount shall be used to finance measures for managing the ongoing migration, refugee and security crisis. 2. on the basis of the expected payment profile, the payment appropriations corresponding to the mobilisation of the flexibility instrument will be as follows: (a) eur 238,3 million in 2017; (b) eur 91,0 million in 2018; (c) eur 141,9 million in 2019; (d) eur 58,8 million in 2020. the specific amounts for each financial year shall be authorised in accordance with the annual budgetary procedure. 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 1 january 2017. done at strasbourg, 14 december 2016. for the european parliament the president m. schulz for the council the president i. kor ok (1) oj c 373, 20.12.2013, p. 1. (2) council regulation (eu, euratom) no 1311/2013 of 2 december 2013 laying down the multiannual financial framework for the years 2014-2020 (oj l 347, 20.12.2013, p. 884).

name: decision (eu) 2016/2099 of the european parliament and of the council of 23 november 2016 on the mobilisation of the european globalisation adjustment fund (following an application from estonia egf/2016/003 ee/petroleum and chemicals) type: decision subject matter: regions of eu member states; employment; economic policy; oil industry; coal and mining industries; europe; chemistry date published: 2016-12-01 1.12.2016 en official journal of the european union l 326/14 decision (eu) 2016/2099 of the european parliament and of the council of 23 november 2016 on the mobilisation of the european globalisation adjustment fund (following an application from estonia egf/2016/003 ee/petroleum and chemicals) 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) no 1309/2013 of the european parliament and of the council of 17 december 2013 on the european globalisation adjustment fund (2014-2020) and repealing regulation (ec) no 1927/2006 (1), and in particular article 15(4) thereof, having regard to the interinstitutional agreement of 2 december 2013 between the european parliament, the council and the commission on budgetary discipline, on cooperation in budgetary matters and on sound financial management (2), and in particular point 13 thereof, having regard to the proposal from the european commission, whereas: (1) the european globalisation adjustment fund (egf) aims to provide support for workers made redundant and self-employed persons whose activity has ceased as a result of major structural changes in world trade patterns due to globalisation, as a result of a continuation of the global financial and economic crisis, or as a result of a new global financial and economic crisis, and to assist them with their reintegration into the labour market. (2) the egf is not to exceed a maximum annual amount of eur 150 million (2011 prices), as laid down in article 12 of council regulation (eu, euratom) no 1311/2013 (3). (3) on 11 may 2016, estonia submitted an application to mobilise the egf, in respect of redundancies in eesti energia as, nitrofert as and viru keemia grupp as in estonia. it was supplemented by additional information provided in accordance with article 8(3) of regulation (eu) no 1309/2013. that application complies with the requirements for determining a financial contribution from the egf as laid down in article 13 of regulation (eu) no 1309/2013. (4) in accordance with article 4(2) of regulation (eu) no 1309/2013, the application from estonia is considered admissible since the redundancies have a serious impact on employment and the local and regional economy. (5) the egf should, therefore, be mobilised in order to provide a financial contribution of eur 1 131 358 in respect of the application submitted by estonia. (6) 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: article 1 for the general budget of the union for the financial year 2016, the european globalisation adjustment fund shall be mobilised to provide the amount of eur 1 131 358 in commitment and payment appropriations. article 2 this decision shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the official journal of the european union. it shall apply from 23 november 2016. done at strasbourg, 23 november 2016. for the european parliament the president m. schulz for the council the president i. kor ok (1) oj l 347, 20.12.2013, p. 855. (2) oj c 373, 20.12.2013, p. 1. (3) council regulation (eu, euratom) no 1311/2013 of 2 december 2013 laying down the multiannual financial framework for the years 2014-2020 (oj l 347, 20.12.2013, p. 884).

name: decision (eu, euratom) 2016/1201 of the european parliament, the council and the commission of 13 july 2016 appointing the members of the supervisory committee of the european anti-fraud office (olaf) type: decision subject matter: eu institutions and european civil service date published: 2016-07-23 23.7.2016 en official journal of the european union l 198/40 decision (eu, euratom) 2016/1201 of the european parliament, the council and the commission of 13 july 2016 appointing the members of the supervisory committee of the european anti-fraud office (olaf) the european parliament, the council and the european commission, having regard to the treaty on the functioning of the european union, having regard to the treaty establishing the european atomic energy community, having regard to regulation (eu, euratom) no 883/2013 of the european parliament and of the council of 11 september 2013 concerning investigations conducted by the european anti-fraud office (olaf) and repealing regulation (ec) no 1073/1999 of the european parliament and of the council and council regulation (euratom) no 1074/1999 (1), and in particular article 15(2) of this regulation. whereas: (1) article 15(2) of regulation (eu, euratom) no 883/2013 provides that the supervisory committee of the european anti-fraud office (olaf) shall be composed of five independent members having experience in senior judicial or investigative functions or comparable functions relating to the areas of activity of the office. they shall be appointed by common accord of the european parliament, the council and the commission. the decision appointing the members of the supervisory committee shall also include a reserve list of potential members to replace members of the supervisory committee for the remainder of their term of office in the event of the resignation, death or permanent incapacity of one or more of those members. (2) according to article 15(3), the term of office of the members of the supervisory committee shall be five years and shall not be renewable. three and two members shall be replaced alternately in order to preserve the supervisory committee's expertise. (3) according to article 21(2), the duties of two members of the supervisory committee, chosen by lot, are to end, by way of derogation from the first sentence of article 15(3), upon the expiry of the first 36 months of their term of office. therefore, the duties of two members appointed with effect from 23 january 2012 ended on 22 january 2015. in accordance with article 15(4) of the regulation (eu, euratom) no 883/2013, these members remained in office after the expiry of their term of office, pending completion of the process of appointment of new members of the supervisory committee. new members should therefore be appointed to replace these two members. (4) following a selection procedure, the european parliament, the council and the commission are satisfied that the persons to be appointed as members and potential members of the supervisory committee fulfil the requirements of independence and experience in senior judicial or investigative functions or comparable functions relating to the areas of activity of the european anti-fraud office (olaf) laid down in article 15(2) of regulation (eu, euratom) no 883/2013, have decided as follows: article 1 1. the following persons are hereby appointed as members of the supervisory committee of the european anti-fraud office (olaf) as from the day of entry into force of this decision: ms colette drinan, ms gra yna maria stronikowska. 2. the following persons are hereby appointed as members of the supervisory committee of the european anti-fraud office (olaf) as from 23 january 2017: ms maria helena pereira loureiro correia fazenda, mr petr klement, mr jan mulder. 3. should any of the above persons resign from the supervisory committee, die or become permanently incapacitated, he or she shall immediately be replaced for the remainder of the term of office by the first named person on the following list who has not yet replaced a member of the supervisory committee: mr rafael mu oz l pez-carmona, ms anca jurma, ms dobrinka mihaylova, mr gerhard jarosch, ms kalliopi theologitou, mr antonio balsamo, mr angelo maria quaglini. article 2 in carrying out their duties, the members of the supervisory committee shall neither seek nor take instructions from any government or any institution, body, office or agency. they shall not deal with a matter in which, directly or indirectly, they have any personal interest such as to impair their independence, and, in particular, family and financial interests. the members of the supervisory committee shall be bound by an obligation of professional secrecy in the exercise of their functions, and shall continue to be bound by that obligation after the end of their mandate. article 3 members of the supervisory committee shall be reimbursed for expenses they may incur in the course of their duties, and shall receive a daily payment for each day spent on those duties. the amount of that payment and the procedure for reimbursement shall be determined by the commission. article 4 the commission shall inform the above persons of this decision, and shall immediately inform any person replacing a member of the supervisory committee pursuant to article 1(3). article 5 the decision shall enter into force on 13 july 2016. done at brussels, 13 july 2016. for the european parliament the president martin schulz for the council the president peter ka im r for the commission vice-president kristalina georgieva (1) oj l 248, 18.9.2013, p. 1.

name: decision (eu) 2016/1112 of the european parliament and of the council of 6 july 2016 providing further macro-financial assistance to tunisia type: decision subject matter: economic analysis; executive power and public service; economic structure; economic conditions; cooperation policy; africa; economic policy date published: 2016-07-09 9.7.2016 en official journal of the european union l 186/1 decision (eu) 2016/1112 of the european parliament and of the council of 6 july 2016 providing further macro-financial assistance to tunisia the european parliament and the council of the european union, having regard to the treaty on the functioning of the european union, and in particular article 212(2) thereof, having regard to the proposal from the european commission, after transmission of the draft legislative act to the national parliaments, acting in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure (1), whereas: (1) relations between the european union (the union) and the republic of tunisia (tunisia) are developing within the framework of the european neighbourhood policy (enp). tunisia was the first mediterranean country to sign an association agreement (2) with the union on 17 july 1995, which came into force on 1 march 1998. under that agreement, tunisia finalised dismantling tariffs for industrial products in 2008, thus making tunisia the first mediterranean country to enter into a free trade area with the union. bilateral political dialogue and economic cooperation have been further developed within the framework of enp action plans, of which the most recent covers the period 2013-2017. (2) following the revolution and the ousting of president ben ali on 14 january 2011, tunisia's first free and democratic elections took place on 23 october 2011. a new constitution was adopted in january 2014, and parliamentary and presidential elections took place in the fourth quarter of 2014, with concerted efforts by the main political actors to proceed with reforms towards a fully-fledged democratic system. (3) in parallel with this political transition process, the tunisian economy has suffered from continuous domestic unrest, regional instability (including the impact of the libyan conflict) and a weak international environment (particularly in the union, tunisia's main trading partner). those unfavourable developments have substantially weakened its growth performance, as well as its fiscal and balance of payments positions. (4) since 2011, following the political changes in tunisia, the union has expressed its unequivocal commitment to supporting tunisia in its economic and political reform process. it has increased its financial support to tunisia, strengthening its cooperation in many fields, including civil society, the electoral system, security, regional development and social and economic reforms. in addition, it has offered the possibility of concluding a deep and comprehensive free trade area agreement, the negotiations of which were launched in october 2014. (5) in this difficult economic and financial context, the tunisian authorities and the international monetary fund (imf) agreed, in april 2013, on a non-precautionary three-year stand-by arrangement of sdr 1 146 million (special drawing rights) in support of tunisia's economic adjustment and reform programme, which was subsequently extended until the end of 2015. in total, usd 1 500 million has been drawn under the imf programme following six completed programme reviews. (6) in august 2013, tunisia requested complementary macro-financial assistance from the union. in response, a decision providing macro-financial assistance of eur 300 million in the form of loans was adopted in may 2014 (mfa-i) (3). the memorandum of understanding defining the policy conditions related to mfa-i entered into force on 4 march 2015. following implementation of the agreed policy measures, the first tranche of mfa-i was disbursed on 7 may 2015 and the second tranche was disbursed on 1 december 2015. (7) the union made eur 524 million available in grants for the period 2011-2015 under its regular cooperation programme in support of tunisia's economic and political reform agenda. in addition, eur 155 million was allocated to tunisia in 2011-2013 under the support for partnership, reforms and inclusive growth (spring) programme and eur 122 million was allocated in 2014-2015 under the umbrella programme. moreover, the european investment bank has provided loans in the amount of eur 1 338 million since 2011. (8) in 2015, tunisia's economy was significantly affected by several terrorist attacks which targeted key economic industries, such as tourism and transport, and aimed to disrupt the consolidation of its political transition. those attacks have had a negative impact on the economic recovery tunisia was beginning to experience. together with persistent regional instability (including the reactivation of the libyan conflict), and the still weak european and global economic environment, those events have exacerbated tunisia's already weak balance of payments and fiscal positions. this has resulted in significant external and budgetary financial gaps. (9) in this challenging context, the union has reaffirmed its commitment to supporting tunisia in its economic and political reform process. in particular, this commitment was expressed in the conclusions of the meeting of the association council between the union and tunisia in march 2015, as well as following the june 2015 terrorist attack near sousse, in the council conclusions of 20 july 2015. political and economic support from the union for tunisia's reform process is consistent with the union's policy towards the southern mediterranean region, as set out in the context of the enp. (10) following the deterioration in tunisia's economic and financial situation, the imf and tunisia have started discussions on a successor arrangement of a larger amount, which could take the form of an extended financing facility (imf programme) and would likely cover a period of four years, starting in the spring of 2016. the new imf programme would aim to alleviate tunisia's short-term balance of payment difficulties while encouraging the implementation of strong adjustment measures. (11) in august 2015, in view of the worsening economic situation and outlook, tunisia requested additional macro-financial assistance from the union. (12) given that tunisia is a country covered by the enp, it should be considered to be eligible to receive macro-financial assistance from the union. (13) the union's macro-financial assistance should be an exceptional financial instrument of untied and undesignated balance-of-payments support, which aims to address the beneficiary's immediate external financing needs and should underpin the implementation of a policy programme containing strong immediate adjustment and structural reform measures designed to improve the balance-of-payments position in the short term. (14) given that there is still a significant residual external financing gap in tunisia's balance of payments over and above the resources provided by the imf and other multilateral institutions, the union's macro-financial assistance to be provided to tunisia is, in the current exceptional circumstances, considered to be an appropriate response to tunisia's request to support economic stabilisation, in conjunction with the imf programme. the union's macro-financial assistance would support the economic stabilisation and the structural reform agenda of tunisia, supplementing resources made available under the imf's financial arrangement. (15) the union's macro-financial assistance should aim to support the restoration of a sustainable external financing situation for tunisia thereby supporting its economic and social development. (16) the determination of the amount of the union's macro-financial assistance is based on a complete quantitative assessment of tunisia's residual external financing needs, and takes into account its capacity to finance itself with its own resources, in particular the international reserves at its disposal. the union's macro-financial assistance should complement the programmes and resources provided by the imf and the world bank. the determination of the amount of the assistance also takes into account expected financial contributions from multilateral donors and the need to ensure fair burden sharing between the union and other donors, as well as the pre-existing deployment of the union's other external financing instruments in tunisia and the added value of the overall union involvement. (17) the commission should ensure that the union's macro-financial assistance is legally and substantially in line with the key principles, objectives and measures taken within the different areas of external action and other relevant union policies. (18) the union's macro-financial assistance should support the union's external policy towards tunisia. commission services and the european external action service should work closely together throughout the macro-financial assistance operation in order to coordinate, and to ensure the consistency of, union external policy. (19) the union's macro-financial assistance should support tunisia's commitment to values shared with the union, including democracy, the rule of law, good governance, respect for human rights, sustainable development and poverty reduction, as well as its commitment to the principles of open, rule-based and fair trade. (20) a pre-condition for granting the union's macro-financial assistance should be that tunisia respects effective democratic mechanisms, including a multi-party parliamentary system, and the rule of law, and guarantees respect for human rights. in addition, the specific objectives of the union's macro-financial assistance should strengthen the efficiency, transparency and accountability of the public finance management systems in tunisia and should promote structural reforms aimed at supporting sustainable and inclusive growth, employment creation and fiscal consolidation. both the fulfilment of the preconditions and the achievement of those objectives should be regularly monitored by the commission and the european external action service. (21) in order to ensure that the union's financial interests linked to the union's macro-financial assistance are protected efficiently, tunisia should take appropriate measures relating to the prevention of, and fight against, fraud, corruption and any other irregularities linked to the assistance. in addition, provision should be made for the commission to carry out checks and for the court of auditors to carry out audits. (22) release of the union's macro-financial assistance is without prejudice to the powers of the european parliament and of the council, as budgetary authority. (23) the amounts of the provision required for macro-financial assistance should be consistent with the budgetary appropriations provided for in the multi-annual financial framework. (24) the union's macro-financial assistance should be managed by the commission. in order to ensure that the european parliament and the council are able to follow the implementation of this decision, the commission should regularly inform them of developments relating to the assistance and provide them with relevant documents. (25) in order to ensure uniform conditions for the implementation of this decision, implementing powers should be conferred on the commission. those powers should be exercised in accordance with regulation (eu) no 182/2011 of the european parliament and of the council (4). (26) the union's macro-financial assistance should be subject to economic policy conditions, to be laid down in a memorandum of understanding. in order to ensure uniform conditions of implementation and for reasons of efficiency, the commission should be empowered to negotiate such conditions with the tunisian authorities under the supervision of the committee of representatives of the member states in accordance with regulation (eu) no 182/2011. under that regulation, the advisory procedure should, as a general rule, apply in all cases other than as provided for in that regulation. considering the potentially important impact of assistance of more than eur 90 million, it is appropriate that the examination procedure be used for operations above that threshold. considering the amount of the union's macro-financial assistance to tunisia, the examination procedure should apply to the adoption of the memorandum of understanding, and to any reduction, suspension or cancellation of the assistance, have adopted this decision: article 1 1. the union shall make macro-financial assistance of a maximum amount of eur 500 million available to tunisia (the union's macro-financial assistance), with a view to supporting tunisia's economic stabilisation and a substantive reform agenda. the assistance shall contribute to covering tunisia's balance of payments needs as identified in the imf programme. 2. the full amount of the union's macro-financial assistance shall be provided to tunisia in the form of loans. the commission shall be empowered, on behalf of the union, to borrow the necessary funds on the capital markets or from financial institutions and to on-lend them to tunisia. the loans shall have a maximum average maturity of 15 years. 3. the release of the union's macro-financial assistance shall be managed by the commission in a manner consistent with the agreements or understandings reached between the imf and tunisia, and with the key principles and objectives of economic reforms set out in the eu-tunisia association agreement. the commission shall regularly inform the european parliament and the council of developments regarding the union's macro-financial assistance, including disbursements thereof, and shall provide those institutions with the relevant documents in due time. 4. the union's macro-financial assistance shall be made available for a period of two and a half years, starting from the first day after the entry into force of the memorandum of understanding referred to in article 3(1). 5. if the financing needs of tunisia decrease fundamentally during the period of the disbursement of the union's macro-financial assistance compared to the initial projections, the commission, acting in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in article 7(2), shall reduce the amount of the assistance or suspend or cancel it. article 2 1. a pre-condition for granting the union's macro-financial assistance shall be that tunisia respects effective democratic mechanisms, including a multi-party parliamentary system, and the rule of law, and guarantees respect for human rights. 2. the commission and the european external action service shall monitor the fulfilment of the pre-condition set out in paragraph 1 throughout the life-cycle of the union's macro-financial assistance. 3. paragraphs 1 and 2 shall be applied in accordance with council decision 2010/427/eu (5). article 3 1. the commission, in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in article 7(2), shall agree with the tunisian authorities on clearly defined economic policy and financial conditions, focusing on structural reforms and sound public finances, to which the union's macro-financial assistance is to be subject, to be laid down in a memorandum of understanding (the memorandum of understanding). the economic policy and financial conditions set out in the memorandum of understanding shall be consistent with the agreements or understandings referred to in article 1(3), including the macroeconomic adjustment and structural reform programmes implemented by tunisia with the support of the imf. 2. the conditions referred to in paragraph 1 shall aim, in particular, at enhancing the efficiency, transparency and accountability of the public finance management systems in tunisia, including for the use of the union's macro-financial assistance. progress in mutual market opening, the development of rules-based and fair trade and other priorities in the context of the union's external policy shall also be duly taken into account when designing the policy measures. progress in attaining those objectives shall be regularly monitored by the commission. 3. the detailed financial terms of the union's macro-financial assistance shall be laid down in a loan agreement to be concluded between the commission and the tunisian authorities. 4. the commission shall verify at regular intervals that the conditions referred to in article 4(3) continue to be met, including whether the economic policies of tunisia are in accordance with the objectives of the union's macro-financial assistance. in so doing, the commission shall coordinate closely with the imf and the world bank, and, where necessary, with the european parliament and the council. article 4 1. subject to the conditions in paragraph 3, the union's macro-financial assistance shall be made available by the commission in three loan instalments. the size of each instalment shall be laid down in the memorandum of understanding. 2. the amounts of the union's macro-financial assistance shall be provisioned, where required, in accordance with council regulation (ec, euratom) no 480/2009 (6). 3. the commission shall decide on the release of the instalments subject to the fulfilment of all of the following conditions: (a) the pre-condition set out in article 2; (b) a continuous satisfactory track record of implementing a policy programme that contains strong adjustment and structural reform measures supported by a non-precautionary imf credit arrangement; and (c) the satisfactory implementation of the economic policy and financial conditions agreed in the memorandum of understanding. the release of the second instalment shall not, in principle, take place earlier than three months after the release of the first instalment. the release of the third instalment shall not, in principle, take place earlier than three months after the release of the second instalment. 4. where the conditions in the first subparagraph of paragraph 3 are continuously not met, the commission shall temporarily suspend or cancel the disbursement of the union's macro-financial assistance. in such cases, it shall inform the european parliament and the council of the reasons for that suspension or cancellation. 5. the union's macro-financial assistance shall be disbursed to the central bank of tunisia. subject to the provisions to be agreed in the memorandum of understanding, including a confirmation of residual budgetary financing needs, the union funds may be transferred to the tunisian ministry of finance as the final beneficiary. article 5 1. the borrowing and lending operations related to the union's macro-financial assistance shall be carried out in euro using the same value date and shall not involve the union in the transformation of maturities, or expose it to any exchange or interest rate risk, or to any other commercial risk. 2. where the circumstances permit, and if tunisia so requests, the commission may take the steps necessary to ensure that an early repayment clause is included in the loan terms and conditions and that it is matched by a corresponding clause in the terms and conditions of the borrowing operations. 3. where circumstances permit an improvement of the interest rate of the loan and if tunisia so requests, the commission may decide to refinance all or part of its initial borrowings or may restructure the corresponding financial conditions. refinancing or restructuring operations shall be carried out in accordance with paragraphs 1 and 4 and shall not have the effect of extending the maturity of the borrowings concerned or of increasing the amount of capital outstanding at the date of the refinancing or restructuring. 4. all costs incurred by the union which relate to the borrowing and lending operations under this decision shall be borne by tunisia. 5. the commission shall inform the european parliament and the council of developments in the operations referred to in paragraphs 2 and 3. article 6 1. the union's macro-financial assistance shall be implemented in accordance with regulation (eu, euratom) no 966/2012 of the european parliament and of the council (7) and commission delegated regulation (eu) no 1268/2012 (8). 2. the implementation of the union's macro-financial assistance shall be under direct management. 3. the loan agreement referred to in article 3(3) shall contain provisions: (a) ensuring that tunisia regularly checks that financing provided from the budget of the union has been properly used, takes appropriate measures to prevent irregularities and fraud, and, if necessary, takes legal action to recover any funds provided under this decision that have been misappropriated; (b) ensuring the protection of the union's financial interests, in particular providing for specific measures in relation to the prevention of, and fight against, fraud, corruption and any other irregularities affecting the union's macro-financial assistance, in accordance with council regulation (ec, euratom) no 2988/95 (9), council regulation (euratom, ec) no 2185/96 (10) and regulation (eu, euratom) no 883/2013 of the european parliament and of the council (11); (c) expressly authorising the commission, including the european anti-fraud office, or its representatives to carry out checks, including on-the-spot checks and inspections; (d) expressly authorising the commission and the court of auditors to perform audits during and after the availability period of the union's macro-financial assistance, including document audits and on-the-spot audits, such as operational assessments; (e) ensuring that the union is entitled to early repayment of the loan where it has been established that, in relation to the management of the union's macro-financial assistance, tunisia has engaged in any act of fraud or corruption or any other illegal activity detrimental to the financial interests of the union. 4. before the implementation of the union's macro-financial assistance, the commission shall assess, by means of an operational assessment, the soundness of tunisia's financial arrangements, the administrative procedures, and the internal and external control mechanisms which are relevant to the assistance. article 7 1. the commission shall be assisted by a committee. that committee shall be a committee within the meaning of regulation (eu) no 182/2011. 2. where reference is made to this paragraph, article 5 of regulation (eu) no 182/2011 shall apply. article 8 1. by 30 june of each year, the commission shall submit to the european parliament and to the council a report on the implementation of this decision in the preceding year, including an evaluation of that implementation. the report shall: (a) examine the progress made in implementing the union's macro-financial assistance; (b) assess the economic situation and prospects of tunisia, as well as progress made in implementing the policy measures referred to in article 3(1); (c) indicate the connection between the economic policy conditions laid down in the memorandum of understanding, tunisia's ongoing economic and fiscal performance and the commission's decisions to release the instalments of the union's macro-financial assistance. 2. not later than two years after the expiry of the availability period referred to in article 1(4), the commission shall submit to the european parliament and to the council an ex-post evaluation report, assessing the results and efficiency of the completed union's macro-financial assistance and the extent to which it has contributed to the aims of the assistance. article 9 this decision shall enter into force on the third day following that of its publication in the official journal of the european union. done at strasbourg, 6 july 2016. for the european parliament the president m. schulz for the council the president i. kor ok (1) position of the european parliament of 8 june 2016 (not yet published in the official journal) and decision of the council of 24 june 2016. (2) euro-mediterranean agreement establishing an association between the european communities and their member states, of the one part, and the republic of tunisia, of the other part (oj l 278, 21.10.2005, p. 9). (3) decision no 534/2014/eu of 15 may 2014 of the european parliament and of the council providing macro-financial assistance to the republic of tunisia (oj l 151, 21.5.2014, p. 9). (4) regulation (eu) no 182/2011 of the european parliament and of the council of 16 february 2011 laying down the rules and general principles concerning mechanisms for control by member states of the commission's exercise of implementing powers (oj l 55, 28.2.2011, p. 13). (5) council decision 2010/427/eu of 26 july 2010 establishing the organisation and functioning of the european external action service (oj l 201, 3.8.2010, p. 30). (6) council regulation (ec, euratom) no 480/2009 of 25 may 2009 establishing a guarantee fund for external actions (oj l 145, 10.6.2009, p. 10). (7) regulation (eu, euratom) no 966/2012 of the european parliament and of the council of 25 october 2012 on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the union and repealing council regulation (ec, euratom) no 1605/2002 (oj l 298, 26.10.2012, p. 1). (8) commission delegated regulation (eu) no 1268/2012 of 29 october 2012 on the rules of application of regulation (eu, euratom) no 966/2012 on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the union (oj l 362, 31.12.2012, p. 1). (9) council regulation (ec, euratom) no 2988/95 of 18 december 1995 on the protection of the european communities financial interests (oj l 312, 23.12.1995, p. 1). (10) council regulation (euratom, ec) no 2185/96 of 11 november 1996 concerning on-the-spot checks and inspections carried out by the commission to protect the communities' financial interests against fraud and other irregularities (oj l 292, 15.11.1996, p. 2). (11) regulation (eu, euratom) no 883/2013 of the european parliament and of the council of 11 september 2013 concerning investigations conducted by the european anti-fraud office (olaf) and repealing regulation (ec) no 1073/1999 of the european parliament and of the council and council regulation (euratom) no 1074/1999 (oj l 248, 18.9.2013, p. 1). joint statement by the european parliament and the council this decision is adopted without prejudice to the joint declaration adopted together with decision 778/2013/eu of the european parliament and of the council providing further macro-financial assistance to georgia, which is to continue to be regarded as the basis for all decisions of the european parliament and council providing macro-financial assistance to third countries and territories.

name: decision (eu) 2016/990 of the european parliament and of the council of 8 june 2016 on the mobilisation of the european globalisation adjustment fund (application from greece egf/2015/011 gr/supermarket larissa) type: decision subject matter: regions of eu member states; employment; europe; budget; economic policy; distributive trades; cooperation policy date published: 2016-06-21 21.6.2016 en official journal of the european union l 162/12 decision (eu) 2016/990 of the european parliament and of the council of 8 june 2016 on the mobilisation of the european globalisation adjustment fund (application from greece egf/2015/011 gr/supermarket larissa) 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) no 1309/2013 of the european parliament and of the council of 17 december 2013 on the european globalisation adjustment fund (2014-2020) and repealing regulation (ec) no 1927/2006 (1), and in particular article 15(4) thereof, having regard to the interinstitutional agreement of 2 december 2013 between the european parliament, the council and the commission on budgetary discipline, on cooperation in budgetary matters and on sound financial management (2), and in particular point 13 thereof, having regard to the proposal from the european commission, whereas: (1) the european globalisation adjustment fund (egf) aims to provide support for workers made redundant and self-employed persons whose activity has ceased as a result of major structural changes in world trade patterns due to globalisation, as a result of a continuation of the global financial and economic crisis, or as a result of a new global financial and economic crisis, and to assist them with their reintegration into the labour market. (2) the egf is not to exceed a maximum annual amount of eur 150 million (2011 prices), as laid down in article 12 of council regulation (eu, euratom) no 1311/2013 (3). (3) on 26 november 2015, greece submitted an application egf/2015/011 gr/supermarket larissa for a financial contribution from the egf, following redundancies in supermarket larissa abee in greece. it was supplemented by additional information provided in accordance with article 8(3) of regulation (eu) no 1309/2013. that application complies with the requirements for determining a financial contribution from the egf as laid down in article 13 of regulation (eu) no 1309/2013. (4) in accordance with article 6(2) of regulation (eu) no 1309/2013, greece has decided to provide personalised services co-financed by the egf also to 543 young persons not in employment, education or training (neets). (5) the egf should, therefore, be mobilised in order to provide a financial contribution of eur 6 468 000 in respect of the application submitted by greece. (6) 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: article 1 for the general budget of the european union for the financial year 2016, the european globalisation adjustment fund shall be mobilised to provide the sum of eur 6 468 000 in commitment and payment appropriations. article 2 this decision shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the official journal of the european union. it shall apply from 8 june 2016. done at strasbourg, 8 june 2016. for the european parliament the president m. schulz for the council the president a.g. koenders (1) oj l 347, 20.12.2013, p. 855. (2) oj c 373, 20.12.2013, p. 1. (3) council regulation (eu, euratom) no 1311/2013 of 2 december 2013 laying down the multiannual financial framework for the years 2014-2020 (oj l 347, 20.12.2013, p. 884).

name: decision (eu) 2016/618 of the european parliament and of the council of 13 april 2016 on the mobilisation of the european globalisation adjustment fund (application from sweden egf/2015/009 se/volvo trucks) type: decision subject matter: budget; employment; europe; eu finance; mechanical engineering; regions of eu member states date published: 2016-04-21 21.4.2016 en official journal of the european union l 105/20 decision (eu) 2016/618 of the european parliament and of the council of 13 april 2016 on the mobilisation of the european globalisation adjustment fund (application from sweden egf/2015/009 se/volvo trucks) 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) no 1309/2013 of the european parliament and of the council of 17 december 2013 on the european globalisation adjustment fund (2014-2020) and repealing regulation (ec) no 1927/2006 (1), and in particular article 15(4) thereof, having regard to the interinstitutional agreement of 2 december 2013 between the european parliament, the council and the commission on budgetary discipline, on cooperation in budgetary matters and on sound financial management (2), and in particular point 13 thereof, having regard to the proposal from the european commission, whereas: (1) the european globalisation adjustment fund (egf) aims to provide support for workers made redundant and self-employed persons whose activity has ceased as a result of major structural changes in world trade patterns due to globalisation, as a result of a continuation of the global financial and economic crisis, or as a result of a new global financial and economic crisis, and to assist them with their reintegration into the labour market. (2) the egf is not to exceed a maximum annual amount of eur 150 million (2011 prices), as laid down in article 12 of council regulation (eu, euratom) no 1311/2013 (3). (3) on 16 september 2015, sweden submitted an application egf/2015/009 se/volvo trucks for a financial contribution from the egf, following redundancies in volvo trucks (volvo group truck operation, emea) and four suppliers and downstream producers in sweden. it was supplemented by additional information provided in accordance with article 8(3) of regulation (eu) no 1309/2013. the application complies with the requirements for determining a financial contribution from the egf as laid down in article 13 of regulation (eu) no 1309/2013. (4) the egf should, therefore, be mobilised in order to provide a financial contribution of eur 1 793 710 in respect of the application submitted by sweden. (5) 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: article 1 for the general budget of the european union for the financial year 2016, the european globalisation adjustment fund shall be mobilised to provide the sum of eur 1 793 710 in commitment and payment appropriations. article 2 this decision shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the official journal of the european union. it shall apply from 13 april 2016. done at strasbourg, 13 april 2016. for the european parliament the president m. schulz for the council the president j.a. hennis-plasschaert (1) oj l 347, 20.12.2013, p. 855. (2) oj c 373, 20.12.2013, p. 1. (3) council regulation (eu, euratom) no 1311/2013 of 2 december 2013 laying down the multiannual financial framework for the years 2014-2020 (oj l 347, 20.12.2013, p. 884).

name: decision (eu) 2016/407 of the european parliament and of the council of 9 march 2016 on the mobilisation of the european globalisation adjustment fund (application from belgium egf/2015/007 be/hainaut-namur glass) type: decision subject matter: regions of eu member states; employment; chemistry; economic policy; budget; europe; cooperation policy date published: 2016-03-19 19.3.2016 en official journal of the european union l 74/34 decision (eu) 2016/407 of the european parliament and of the council of 9 march 2016 on the mobilisation of the european globalisation adjustment fund (application from belgium egf/2015/007 be/hainaut-namur glass) 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) no 1309/2013 of the european parliament and of the council of 17 december 2013 on the european globalisation adjustment fund (2014-2020) and repealing regulation (ec) no 1927/2006 (1), and in particular article 15(4) thereof, having regard to the interinstitutional agreement of 2 december 2013 between the european parliament, the council and the commission on budgetary discipline, on cooperation in budgetary matters and on sound financial management (2), and in particular point 13 thereof, having regard to the proposal from the european commission, whereas: (1) the european globalisation adjustment fund (egf) aims to provide support for workers made redundant and self-employed persons whose activity has ceased as a result of major structural changes in world trade patterns due to globalisation, as a result of a continuation of the global financial and economic crisis, or as a result of a new global financial and economic crisis, and to assist them with their reintegration into the labour market. (2) the egf is not to exceed a maximum annual amount of eur 150 million (2011 prices), as laid down in article 12 of council regulation (eu, euratom) no 1311/2013 (3). (3) on 19 august 2015, belgium submitted an application to mobilise the egf in respect of redundancies and cessations of activities in the economic sector classified under the nace revision 2 division 23 (manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products) in the nuts level 2 regions of hainaut (b32) and namur (b35) in belgium. it was supplemented by additional information provided in accordance with article 8(3) of regulation (eu) no 1309/2013. that application complies with the requirements for determining a financial contribution from the egf as laid down in article 13 of regulation (eu) no 1309/2013. (4) in accordance with article 6(2) of regulation (eu) no 1309/2013, belgium has decided to provide personalised services co-financed by the egf also to 100 young people not in employment, education or training (neets). (5) in accordance with article 4(2) of regulation (eu) no 1309/2013, the application from belgium is considered admissible since the redundancies have a serious impact on employment and the local, regional and national economy. (6) the egf should, therefore, be mobilised in order to provide a financial contribution of eur 1 095 544 in respect of the application submitted by belgium. (7) 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: article 1 for the general budget of the european union for the financial year 2016, the european globalisation adjustment fund shall be mobilised to provide the sum of eur 1 095 544 in commitment and payment appropriations. article 2 this decision shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the official journal of the european union. it shall apply from 9 march 2016. done at strasbourg, 9 march 2016. for the european parliament the president m. schulz for the council the president j.a. hennis-plasschaert (1) oj l 347, 20.12.2013, p. 855. (2) oj c 373, 20.12.2013, p. 1. (3) council regulation (eu, euratom) no 1311/2013 of 2 december 2013 laying down the multiannual financial framework for the years 2014-2020 (oj l 347, 20.12.2013, p. 884).

name: decision (eu) 2015/1869 of the european parliament and of the council of 6 october 2015 on the mobilisation of the european globalisation adjustment fund (application from belgium egf/2015/003 be/ford genk) type: decision subject matter: mechanical engineering; employment; economic conditions; cooperation policy; europe; economic policy; regions of eu member states; eu finance date published: 2015-10-20 20.10.2015 en official journal of the european union l 275/24 decision (eu) 2015/1869 of the european parliament and of the council of 6 october 2015 on the mobilisation of the european globalisation adjustment fund (application from belgium egf/2015/003 be/ford genk) 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) no 1309/2013 of the european parliament and of the council of 17 december 2013 on the european globalisation adjustment fund (2014-2020) and repealing regulation (ec) no 1927/2006 (1), and in particular article 15(4) thereof, having regard to the interinstitutional agreement of 2 december 2013 between the european parliament, the council and the commission on budgetary discipline, on cooperation in budgetary matters and on sound financial management (2), and in particular point 13 thereof, having regard to the proposal from the european commission, whereas: (1) the european globalisation adjustment fund (egf) aims to provide support for workers made redundant and self-employed persons whose activity has ceased as a result of major structural changes in world trade patterns due to globalisation, as a result of a continuation of the global financial and economic crisis, or as a result of a new global financial and economic crisis, and to assist them with their reintegration into the labour market. (2) the egf is not to exceed a maximum annual amount of eur 150 million (2011 prices), as laid down in article 12 of council regulation (eu, euratom) no 1311/2013 (3). (3) on 24 march 2015, belgium submitted application egf/2015/003 be/ford genk for a financial contribution from the egf, following redundancies and cessations of activities (hereafter referred to as redundancies) in ford genk and 11 suppliers and downstream producers. it was supplemented by additional information in accordance with article 8(3) of regulation (eu) no 1309/2013. that application complies with the requirements for determining a financial contribution from the egf as laid down in article 13 of regulation (eu) no 1309/2013. (4) the egf should, therefore, be mobilised in order to provide a financial contribution of eur 6 268 564 in respect of the application submitted by belgium. (5) 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: article 1 for the general budget of the european union for the financial year 2015, the european globalisation adjustment fund shall be mobilised to provide the sum of eur 6 268 564 in commitment and payment appropriations. article 2 this decision shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the official journal of the european union. it shall apply from 6 october 2015. done at strasbourg, 6 october 2015. for the european parliament the president m. schulz for the council the president n. schmit (1) oj l 347, 20.12.2013, p. 855. (2) oj c 373, 20.12.2013, p. 1. (3) council regulation (eu, euratom) no 1311/2013 of 2 december 2013 laying down the multiannual financial framework for the years 2014-2020 (oj l 347, 20.12.2013, p. 884).

name: decision (eu) 2015/643 of the european parliament and of the council of 15 april 2015 on the mobilisation of the european globalisation adjustment fund (application egf/2014/016 ie/lufthansa technik from ireland) type: decision subject matter: europe; budget; employment; eu finance; mechanical engineering; cooperation policy; economic conditions; economic analysis; economic policy date published: 2015-04-24 24.4.2015 en official journal of the european union l 106/27 decision (eu) 2015/643 of the european parliament and of the council of 15 april 2015 on the mobilisation of the european globalisation adjustment fund (application egf/2014/016 ie/lufthansa technik from ireland) 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) no 1309/2013 of the european parliament and of the council of 17 december 2013 on the european globalisation adjustment fund (2014-2020) and repealing regulation (ec) no 1927/2006 (1), and in particular article 15(4) thereof, having regard to the interinstitutional agreement of 2 december 2013 between the european parliament, the council and the commission on budgetary discipline, on cooperation in budgetary matters and on sound financial management (2), and in particular point 13 thereof, having regard to the proposal from the european commission, whereas: (1) the european globalisation adjustment fund (egf) was established to provide support for workers made redundant and self-employed persons whose activity has ceased as a result of major structural changes in world trade patterns due to globalisation, as a result of a continuation of the global financial and economic crisis addressed in regulation (ec) no 546/2009 of the european parliament and of the council (3), or as a result of a new global financial and economic crisis and to assist them with their reintegration into the labour market. (2) article 12 of council regulation (eu, euratom) no 1311/2013 (4) allows the mobilisation of the egf within a maximum annual amount of eur 150 million (2011 prices). (3) ireland submitted an application to mobilise the egf, in respect of redundancies in lufthansa technik airmotive ireland ltd and two suppliers in ireland, on 19 september 2014 and supplemented it by additional information as provided by article 8(3) of regulation (eu) no 1309/2013. this application complies with the requirements for determining a financial contribution from the egf as laid down in article 13 of regulation (eu) no 1309/2013. (4) the egf should, therefore, be mobilised in order to provide a financial contribution of an amount of eur 2 490 758 for the application submitted by ireland, have adopted this decision: article 1 for the general budget of the european union for the financial year 2015, the european globalisation adjustment fund shall be mobilised to provide the sum of eur 2 490 758 in commitment and payment appropriations. article 2 this decision shall be published in the official journal of the european union. done at brussels, 15 april 2015. for the european parliament the president m. schulz for the council the president z. kalni a-luka evica (1) oj l 347, 20.12.2013, p. 855. (2) oj c 373, 20.12.2013, p. 1. (3) regulation (ec) no 546/2009 of the european parliament and of the council of 18 june 2009 amending regulation (ec) no 1927/2006 on establishing the european globalisation adjustment fund (oj l 167, 29.6.2009, p. 26). (4) council regulation (eu, euratom) no 1311/2013 of 2 december 2013 laying down the multiannual financial framework for the years 2014-2020 (oj l 347, 20.12.2013, p. 884).

name: decision (eu) 2015/471 of the european parliament and of the council of 11 march 2015 on the mobilisation of the european globalisation adjustment fund (application egf/2014/011 be/caterpillar, from belgium) type: decision subject matter: budget; economic policy; europe; cooperation policy; economic conditions; employment; eu finance; mechanical engineering date published: 2015-03-20 20.3.2015 en official journal of the european union l 76/58 decision (eu) 2015/471 of the european parliament and of the council of 11 march 2015 on the mobilisation of the european globalisation adjustment fund (application egf/2014/011 be/caterpillar, from belgium) 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) no 1309/2013 of the european parliament and of the council of 17 december 2013 on the european globalisation adjustment fund (2014-2020) and repealing regulation (ec) no 1927/2006 (1), and in particular article 15(4) thereof, having regard to the interinstitutional agreement of 2 december 2013 between the european parliament, the council and the commission on budgetary discipline, on cooperation in budgetary matters and on sound financial management (2), and in particular point 13 thereof, having regard to the proposal from the european commission, whereas: (1) the european globalisation adjustment fund (egf) was established to provide support for workers made redundant and self-employed persons whose activity has ceased as a result of major structural changes in world trade patterns due to globalisation, as a result of a continuation of the global financial and economic crisis addressed in regulation (ec) no 546/2009 of the european parliament and of the council (3), or as a result of a new global financial and economic crisis and to assist them with their reintegration into the labour market. (2) article 12 of council regulation (eu, euratom) no 1311/2013 (4) allows the mobilisation of the egf within a maximum annual amount of eur 150 million (2011 prices). (3) belgium submitted an application to mobilise the egf, in respect of redundancies in caterpillar belgium s.a. in belgium on 22 july 2014 and supplemented it by additional information as provided by article 8(3) of regulation (eu) no 1309/2013. this application complies with the requirements for determining a financial contribution from the egf as laid down in article 13 of regulation (eu) no 1309/2013. (4) the egf should therefore be mobilised in order to provide a financial contribution of an amount of eur 1 222 854 for the application submitted by belgium, have adopted this decision: article 1 for the general budget of the european union for the financial year 2015, the european globalisation adjustment fund shall be mobilised to provide the sum of eur 1 222 854 in commitment and payment appropriations. article 2 this decision shall be published in the official journal of the european union. done at strasbourg, 11 march 2015. for the european parliament the president m. schulz for the council the president z. kalni a-luka evica (1) oj l 347, 20.12.2013, p. 855. (2) oj c 373, 20.12.2013, p. 1. (3) regulation (ec) no 546/2009 of the european parliament and of the council of 18 june 2009 amending regulation (ec) no 1927/2006 on establishing the european globalisation adjustment fund (oj l 167, 29.6.2009, p. 26). (4) council regulation (eu, euratom) no 1311/2013 of 2 december 2013 laying down the multiannual financial framework for the years 2014-2020 (oj l 347, 20.12.2013, p. 884).

name: decision (eu) 2015/473 of the european parliament and of the council of 11 march 2015 on the mobilisation of the european globalisation adjustment fund (application egf/2014/014 de/aleo solar, from germany) type: decision subject matter: budget; employment; europe; eu finance; economic conditions; cooperation policy; economic policy; soft energy date published: 2015-03-20 20.3.2015 en official journal of the european union l 76/62 decision (eu) 2015/473 of the european parliament and of the council of 11 march 2015 on the mobilisation of the european globalisation adjustment fund (application egf/2014/014 de/aleo solar, from germany) 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) no 1309/2013 of the european parliament and of the council of 17 december 2013 on the european globalisation adjustment fund (2014-2020) and repealing regulation (ec) no 1927/2006 (1), and in particular article 15(4) thereof, having regard to the interinstitutional agreement of 2 december 2013 between the european parliament, the council and the commission on budgetary discipline, on cooperation in budgetary matters and on sound financial management (2), and in particular point 13 thereof, having regard to the proposal from the european commission, whereas: (1) the european globalisation adjustment fund (egf) was established to provide support for workers made redundant and self-employed persons whose activity has ceased as a result of major structural changes in world trade patterns due to globalisation, as a result of a continuation of the global financial and economic crisis addressed in regulation (ec) no 546/2009 of the european parliament and of the council (3), or as a result of a new global financial and economic crisis and to assist them with their reintegration into the labour market. (2) article 12 of council regulation (eu, euratom) no 1311/2013 (4) allows the mobilisation of the egf within a maximum annual amount of eur 150 million (2011 prices). (3) germany submitted an application to mobilise the egf, in respect of redundancies in aleo solar ag and two of its subsidiaries in germany, on 29 july 2014 and supplemented it by additional information as provided by article 8(3) of regulation (eu) no 1309/2013. this application complies with the requirements for determining a financial contribution from the egf as laid down in article 13 of regulation (eu) no 1309/2013. (4) the egf should therefore be mobilised in order to provide a financial contribution of an amount of eur 1 094 760 for the application submitted by germany, have adopted this decision: article 1 for the general budget of the european union for the financial year 2015, the european globalisation adjustment fund shall be mobilised to provide the sum of eur 1 094 760 in commitment and payment appropriations. article 2 this decision shall be published in the official journal of the european union. done at strasbourg, 11 march 2015. for the european parliament the president m. schulz for the council the president z. kalni a-luka evica (1) oj l 347, 20.12.2013, p. 855. (2) oj c 373, 20.12.2013, p. 1. (3) regulation (ec) no 546/2009 of the european parliament and of the council of 18 june 2009 amending regulation (ec) no 1927/2006 on establishing the european globalisation adjustment fund (oj l 167, 29.6.2009, p. 26). (4) council regulation (eu, euratom) no 1311/2013 of 2 december 2013 laying down the multiannual financial framework for the years 2014-2020 (oj l 347, 20.12.2013, p. 884).

name: decision (eu) 2015/472 of the european parliament and of the council of 11 march 2015 on the mobilisation of the european globalisation adjustment fund (application egf/2014/012 be/arcelormittal, from belgium) type: decision subject matter: budget; economic policy; europe; cooperation policy; economic conditions; iron, steel and other metal industries; employment; eu finance date published: 2015-03-20 20.3.2015 en official journal of the european union l 76/60 decision (eu) 2015/472 of the european parliament and of the council of 11 march 2015 on the mobilisation of the european globalisation adjustment fund (application egf/2014/012 be/arcelormittal, from belgium) 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) no 1309/2013 of the european parliament and of the council of 17 december 2013 on the european globalisation adjustment fund (2014-2020) and repealing regulation (ec) no 1927/2006 (1), and in particular article 15(4) thereof, having regard to the interinstitutional agreement of 2 december 2013 between the european parliament, the council and the commission on budgetary discipline, on cooperation in budgetary matters and on sound financial management (2), and in particular point 13 thereof, having regard to the proposal from the european commission, whereas: (1) the european globalisation adjustment fund (egf) was established to provide support for workers made redundant and self-employed persons whose activity has ceased as a result of major structural changes in world trade patterns due to globalisation, as a result of a continuation of the global financial and economic crisis addressed in regulation (ec) no 546/2009 of the european parliament and of the council (3), or as a result of a new global financial and economic crisis and to assist them with their reintegration into the labour market. (2) article 12 of council regulation (eu, euratom) no 1311/2013 (4) allows the mobilisation of the egf within a maximum annual amount of eur 150 million (2011 prices). (3) belgium submitted an application to mobilise the egf, in respect of redundancies in arcelormittal li ge s.a. in belgium on 22 july 2014 and supplemented it by additional information as provided by article 8(3) of regulation (eu) no 1309/2013. this application complies with the requirements for determining a financial contribution from the egf as laid down in article 13 of regulation (eu) no 1309/2013. (4) the egf should therefore be mobilised in order to provide a financial contribution of an amount of eur 1 591 486 for the application submitted by belgium, have adopted this decision: article 1 for the general budget of the european union for the financial year 2015, the european globalisation adjustment fund shall be mobilised to provide the sum of eur 1 591 486 in commitment and payment appropriations. article 2 this decision shall be published in the official journal of the european union. done at strasbourg, 11 march 2015. for the european parliament the president m. schulz for the council the president z. kalni a-luka evica (1) oj l 347, 20.12.2013, p. 855. (2) oj c 373, 20.12.2013, p. 1. (3) regulation (ec) no 546/2009 of the european parliament and of the council of 18 june 2009 amending regulation (ec) no 1927/2006 on establishing the european globalisation adjustment fund (oj l 167, 29.6.2009, p. 26). (4) council regulation (eu, euratom) no 1311/2013 of 2 december 2013 laying down the multiannual financial framework for the years 2014-2020 (oj l 347, 20.12.2013, p. 884).

name: 2014/886/eu: decision of the european parliament and of the council of 4 december 2014 appointing the european data protection supervisor and the assistant supervisor type: decision subject matter: eu institutions and european civil service date published: 2014-12-09 9.12.2014 en official journal of the european union l 351/9 decision of the european parliament and of the council of 4 december 2014 appointing the european data protection supervisor and the assistant supervisor (2014/886/eu) 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 (ec) no 45/2001 of the european parliament and of the council of 18 december 2000 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data by the community institutions and bodies and on the free movement of such data (1), and in particular article 42(1) thereof, having regard to the proposal of a list of candidates drawn up by the european commission on 16 september 2014, in accordance with article 42(1) of regulation (ec) no 45/2001, following a public call for candidates, with a view to the appointment of the european data protection supervisor and the assistant supervisor, whereas: (1) the term of office of the european data protection supervisor and the assistant supervisor came to an end on 16 january 2014. however, in accordance with article 42(6) of regulation (ec) no 45/2001, the european data protection supervisor and the assistant supervisor remain in office until they are replaced. (2) the european data protection supervisor and the assistant supervisor are to be appointed by common accord between the european parliament and the council, for a period of five years from 4 december 2014, have adopted this decision: article 1 the following are appointed for the period from 4 december 2014 to 5 december 2019: european data protection supervisor: mr giovanni buttarelli, assistant supervisor: mr wojciech rafa wiewi rowski. article 2 this decision shall enter into force on 4 december 2014. done at brussels, 4 december 2014. for the european parliament the president m. schulz for the council the president s. gozi (1) oj l 8, 12.1.2001, p. 1.

name: 2014/877/eu: decision of the european parliament and of the council of 26 november 2014 on the mobilisation of the european globalisation adjustment fund, in accordance with point 13 of the interinstitutional agreement of 2 december 2013 between the european parliament, the council and the commission on budgetary discipline, on cooperation in budgetary matters and on sound financial management (application egf/2014/007 ie/andersen ireland, from ireland) type: decision subject matter: economic conditions; eu finance; miscellaneous industries; employment; economic policy; budget; europe date published: 2014-12-06 6.12.2014 en official journal of the european union l 350/9 decision of the european parliament and of the council of 26 november 2014 on the mobilisation of the european globalisation adjustment fund, in accordance with point 13 of the interinstitutional agreement of 2 december 2013 between the european parliament, the council and the commission on budgetary discipline, on cooperation in budgetary matters and on sound financial management (application egf/2014/007 ie/andersen ireland, from ireland) (2014/877/eu) 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) no 1309/2013 of the european parliament and of the council of 17 december 2013 on the european globalisation adjustment fund (2014-2020) and repealing regulation (ec) no 1927/2006 (1), and in particular article 15(4) thereof, having regard to council regulation (eu, euratom) no 1311/2013 of 2 december 2013 laying down the multiannual financial framework for the years 2014-2020 (2), and in particular article 12 thereof, having regard to the interinstitutional agreement between the european parliament, the council and the commission of 2 december 2013 on budgetary discipline, on cooperation in budgetary matters and on sound financial management (3), and in particular point 13 thereof, having regard to the proposal from the european commission, whereas: (1) the european globalisation adjustment fund (egf) was established to provide support for workers made redundant and self-employed persons whose activity has ceased as a result of major structural changes in world trade patterns due to globalisation, as a result of a continuation of the global financial and economic crisis addressed in regulation (ec) no 546/2009 of the european parliament and of the council (4), or as a result of a new global financial and economic crisis and to assist them with their reintegration into the labour market. (2) the egf shall not exceed a maximum annual amount of eur 150 million (2011 prices), as laid down in article 12 of regulation (eu, euratom) no 1311/2013. (3) on 16 may 2014 ireland submitted an application to mobilise the egf, in respect of redundancies in andersen ireland limited in ireland, and supplemented it by additional information as provided for in article 8(3) of regulation (eu) no 1309/2013. this application complies with the requirements for determining a financial contribution from the egf as laid down in article 13 of regulation (eu) no 1309/2013. (4) in accordance with article 6(2) of regulation (eu) no 1309/2013, ireland has decided to provide personalised services co-financed by the egf also to neets. (5) the egf should, therefore, be mobilised in order to provide a financial contribution of an amount of eur 1 501 200 for the application submitted by ireland, have adopted this decision: article 1 for the general budget of the european union for the financial year 2014, the european globalisation adjustment fund shall be mobilised to provide the sum of eur 1 501 200 in commitment and payment appropriations. article 2 this decision shall be published in the official journal of the european union. done at strasbourg, 26 november 2014. for the european parliament the president m. schulz for the council the president s. gozi (1) oj l 347, 20.12.2013, p. 855. (2) oj l 347, 20.12.2013, p. 884. (3) oj c 373, 20.12.2013, p. 1. (4) oj l 167, 29.6.2009, p. 26.

name: 2014/812/eu: decision of the european parliament and of the council of 22 october 2014 on the mobilisation of the european globalisation adjustment fund, in accordance with point 13 of the interinstitutional agreement of 2 december 2013 between the european parliament, the council and the commission on budgetary discipline, on cooperation in budgetary matters and on sound financial management (application egf/2013/010 es/castilla y le n from spain) type: decision subject matter: economic policy; budget; employment; economic conditions; cooperation policy; eu finance; wood industry; regions of eu member states; europe date published: 2014-11-20 20.11.2014 en official journal of the european union l 333/11 decision of the european parliament and of the council of 22 october 2014 on the mobilisation of the european globalisation adjustment fund, in accordance with point 13 of the interinstitutional agreement of 2 december 2013 between the european parliament, the council and the commission on budgetary discipline, on cooperation in budgetary matters and on sound financial management (application egf/2013/010 es/castilla y le n from spain) (2014/812/eu) 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 (ec) no 1927/2006 of the european parliament and of the council of 20 december 2006 establishing the european globalisation adjustment fund (1), and in particular article 12(3) thereof, having regard to regulation (eu) no 1309/2013 of the european parliament and the council of 17 december 2013 on the european globalisation adjustment fund (2014-2020) and repealing regulation (ec) no 1927/2006 (2), and in particular article 23, second paragraph, thereof, having regard to council regulation (eu, euratom) no 1311/2013 of 2 december 2013 laying down the multiannual financial framework for the years 2014-2020 (3), and in particular article 12 thereof, having regard to the interinstitutional agreement between the european parliament, the council and the commission of 2 december 2013 on budgetary discipline, on cooperation in budgetary matters and on sound financial management (4), and in particular point 13 thereof, having regard to the proposal from the european commission, whereas: (1) the european globalisation adjustment fund (egf) was established to provide additional support for workers made redundant as a result of major structural changes in world trade patterns due to globalisation and to assist them with their reintegration into the labour market. (2) the egf shall not exceed a maximum annual amount of eur 150 million (2011 prices), as laid down in article 12 of regulation (eu, euratom) no 1311/2013. (3) spain submitted an application to mobilise the egf, in respect of redundancies in three enterprises operating in the nace revision 2 division 16 (manufacture of wood and of products of wood and cork, except furniture; manufacture of articles of straw and plaiting materials) in the nuts ii region of castilla y le n (es 41), on 5 december 2013 and supplemented it by additional information up to 25 march 2014. this application complies with the requirements for determining the financial contributions as laid down in article 10 of regulation (ec) no 1927/2006. the commission, therefore, proposes to mobilise an amount of eur 700 000. (4) the egf should, therefore, be mobilised in order to provide a financial contribution for the application submitted by spain, have adopted this decision: article 1 for the general budget of the european union for the financial year 2014, the european globalisation adjustment fund shall be mobilised to provide the sum of eur 700 000 in commitment and payment appropriations. article 2 this decision shall be published in the official journal of the european union. done at strasbourg, 22 october 2014. for the european parliament the president m. schulz for the council the president b. della vedova (1) oj l 406, 30.12.2006, p. 1. (2) oj l 347, 20.12.2013, p. 855. (3) oj l 347, 20.12.2013, p. 884. (4) oj c 373, 20.12.2013, p. 1.

name: 2014/814/eu: decision of the european parliament and of the council of 22 october 2014 on the mobilisation of the european globalisation adjustment fund, in accordance with point 13 of the interinstitutional agreement of 2 december 2013 between the european parliament, the council and the commission on budgetary discipline, on cooperation in budgetary matters and on sound financial management (application egf/2014/002 nl/gelderland-overijssel construction from the netherlands) type: decision subject matter: economic conditions; eu finance; employment; budget; building and public works; europe date published: 2014-11-20 20.11.2014 en official journal of the european union l 333/15 decision of the european parliament and of the council of 22 october 2014 on the mobilisation of the european globalisation adjustment fund, in accordance with point 13 of the interinstitutional agreement of 2 december 2013 between the european parliament, the council and the commission on budgetary discipline, on cooperation in budgetary matters and on sound financial management (application egf/2014/002 nl/gelderland-overijssel construction from the netherlands) (2014/814/eu) 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) no 1309/2013 of the european parliament and of the council of 17 december 2013 on the european globalisation adjustment fund (2014-2020) and repealing regulation (ec) no 1927/2006 (1), and in particular article 15(4) thereof, having regard to council regulation (eu, euratom) no 1311/2013 of 2 december 2013 laying down the multiannual financial framework for the years 2014-2020 (2), and in particular article 12 thereof, having regard to the interinstitutional agreement between the european parliament, the council and the commission of 2 december 2013 on budgetary discipline, on cooperation in budgetary matters and on sound financial management (3), and in particular point 13 thereof, having regard to the proposal from the european commission, whereas: (1) the european globalisation adjustment fund (egf) was established to provide support for workers made redundant and self-employed persons whose activity has ceased as a result of major structural changes in world trade patterns due to globalisation and to assist them with their reintegration into the labour market. (2) the egf shall not exceed a maximum annual amount of eur 150 million (2011 prices), as laid down in article 12 of regulation (eu, euratom) no 1311/2013. (3) the netherlands submitted an application to mobilise the egf, in respect of redundancies in 89 enterprises operating in the nace revision 2 division 41 (construction of buildings) (4) in the nuts 2 level contiguous regions of gelderland and overijssel, on 20 february 2014 and supplemented it by additional information as provided by article 8(3) of regulation (eu) no 1309/2013. this application complies with the requirements for determining a financial contribution from the egf as laid down in article 13 of regulation (eu) no 1309/2013. (4) the egf should, therefore, be mobilised in order to provide a financial contribution of an amount of eur 1 625 781 for the application submitted by the netherlands, have adopted this decision: article 1 for the general budget of the european union for the financial year 2014, the european globalisation adjustment fund shall be mobilised to provide the sum of eur 1 625 781 in commitment and payment appropriations. article 2 this decision shall be published in the official journal of the european union. done at strasbourg, 22 october 2014. for the european parliament the president m. schulz for the council the president b. della vedova (1) oj l 347, 20.12.2013, p. 855. (2) oj l 347, 20.12.2013, p. 884. (3) oj c 373, 20.12.2013, p. 1. (4) regulation (ec) no 1893/2006 of the european parliament and of the council of 20 december 2006 establishing the statistical classification of economic activities nace revision 2 and amending council regulation (eec) no 3037/90 as well as certain ec regulations on specific statistical domains(oj l 393, 30.12.2006, p. 1).

name: 2014/816/eu: decision of the european parliament and of the council of 22 october 2014 on the mobilisation of the european globalisation adjustment fund, in accordance with point 13 of the interinstitutional agreement of 2 december 2013 between the european parliament, the council and the commission on budgetary discipline, on cooperation in budgetary matters and on sound financial management (application egf/2014/004 es/comunidad valenciana metal from spain) type: decision subject matter: employment; economic conditions; eu finance; budget; europe; regions of eu member states; iron, steel and other metal industries date published: 2014-11-20 20.11.2014 en official journal of the european union l 333/19 decision of the european parliament and of the council of 22 october 2014 on the mobilisation of the european globalisation adjustment fund, in accordance with point 13 of the interinstitutional agreement of 2 december 2013 between the european parliament, the council and the commission on budgetary discipline, on cooperation in budgetary matters and on sound financial management (application egf/2014/004 es/comunidad valenciana metal from spain) (2014/816/eu) 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) no 1309/2013 of the european parliament and of the council of 17 december 2013 on the european globalisation adjustment fund (2014 2020) and repealing regulation (ec) no 1927/2006 (1), and in particular article 15(4) thereof, having regard to council regulation (eu, euratom) no 1311/2013 of 2 december 2013 laying down the multiannual financial framework for the years 2014 2020 (2), and in particular article 12 thereof, having regard to the interinstitutional agreement between the european parliament, the council and the commission of 2 december 2013 on budgetary discipline, on cooperation in budgetary matters and on sound financial management (3), and in particular point 13 thereof, having regard to the proposal from the european commission, whereas: (1) the european globalisation adjustment fund (egf) was established to provide support for workers made redundant and self-employed persons whose activity has ceased as a result of major structural changes in world trade patterns due to globalisation, as a result of a continuation of the global financial and economic crisis addressed in regulation (ec) no 546/2009 (4), or as a result of a new global financial and economic crisis and to assist them with their reintegration into the labour market. (2) the egf shall not exceed a maximum annual amount of eur 150 million (2011 prices), as laid down in article 12 of regulation (eu, euratom) no 1311/2013. (3) spain submitted an application to mobilise the egf, in respect of redundancies in 142 enterprises operating in the nace revision 2 division 25 (manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment) in the nuts 2 level region of comunidad valenciana (es52), on 25 march 2014 and supplemented it by additional information as provided by article 8(3) of regulation (eu) no 1309/2013. this application complies with the requirements for determining a financial contribution from the egf as laid down in article 13 of regulation (eu) no 1309/2013. (4) the egf should, therefore, be mobilised in order to provide a financial contribution of an amount of eur 1 019 184 for the application submitted by spain, have adopted this decision: article 1 for the general budget of the european union for the financial year 2014, the european globalisation adjustment fund shall be mobilised to provide the sum of eur 1 019 184 in commitment and payment appropriations. article 2 this decision shall be published in the official journal of the european union. done at strasbourg, 22 october 2014. for the european parliament the president m. schulz for the council the president b. della vedova (1) oj l 347, 20.12.2013, p. 855. (2) oj l 347, 20.12.2013, p. 884. (3) oj c 373, 20.12.2013, p. 1. (4) oj l 167, 29.6.2009, p. 26.

name: decision no 534/2014/eu of the european parliament and of the council of 15 may 2014 providing macro-financial assistance to the republic of tunisia type: decision subject matter: eu finance; africa; economic analysis; economic structure; economic conditions; economic policy date published: 2014-05-21 21.5.2014 en official journal of the european union l 151/9 decision no 534/2014/eu of the european parliament and of the council of 15 may 2014 providing macro-financial assistance to the republic of tunisia the european parliament and the council of the european union, having regard to the treaty on the functioning of the european union, and in particular article 212 thereof, having regard to the proposal from the european commission, after transmission of the draft legislative act to the national parliaments, acting in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure (1), whereas: (1) relations between the european union and the republic of tunisia (tunisia) are developing within the framework of the european neighbourhood policy (enp). the euro-med association agreement between the european communities and their member states, on the one hand, and tunisia, on the other hand (2) (the eu-tunisia association agreement), entered into force on 1 march 1998. under the eu-tunisia association agreement, tunisia finalised dismantling tariffs for industrial products in 2008, thereby making tunisia the first southern mediterranean country to enter into a free trade area with the union. bilateral political dialogue and economic cooperation have been further developed within the framework of enp action plans, of which the most recent under discussion would cover the period 2013-2017. (2) tunisia's economy has been significantly affected by domestic events related to the events in the southern mediterranean since the end of 2010, known as the arab spring, and by the regional unrest that followed, particularly in neighbouring libya. those events and the weak global economic environment, in particular the recession in the euro area, which is tunisia's main trading and financial partner, have had a very negative impact on the tunisian economy, leading to a slowdown in growth and generating large external and budgetary financing gaps. (3) following the ousting of president ben ali on 14 january 2011, tunisia's first free and democratic elections took place on 23 october 2011. a national constituent assembly has been in place since then, and although the political transition has not been without difficulties, there have been concerted efforts by the main political actors to proceed with reforms towards a fully-fledged democratic system. (4) the constitution adopted by the national constituent assembly of tunisia includes some advances in the field of individual rights and freedoms and gender equality, which set tunisia on the path towards democracy and the rule of law. (5) since the arab spring began, the union has, on various occasions, declared its commitment to supporting tunisia in its economic and political reform process. that commitment was reaffirmed in november 2012, in the conclusions of the meeting of the association council between the union and tunisia. the union's political and economic support for tunisia's reform process is consistent with the union's policy towards the southern mediterranean region, as set out in the context of the enp. (6) in line with the joint declaration by the european parliament and the council adopted together with decision no 778/2013/eu of the european parliament and of the council (3), union macro-financial assistance should be an exceptional financial instrument of untied and undesignated balance-of-payments support, which aims at restoring a beneficiary's sustainable external finance situation and should underpin the implementation of a policy programme containing strong adjustment and structural reform measures designed to improve the balance of payment position, in particular over the programme period, and reinforce the implementation of relevant agreements and programmes with the union. (7) in april 2013, the tunisian authorities and the international monetary fund (imf) agreed on a non-precautionary three-year stand-by-arrangement (imf programme) of sdr 1 146 million (special drawing rights) in support of tunisia's economic adjustment and reform programme. the objectives of the imf programme are consistent with the purpose of the union macro-financial assistance, namely to alleviate short-term balance of payment difficulties, and the implementation of strong adjustment measures is consistent with the aim of union macro-financial assistance. (8) the union has made available eur 290 million in grants for the period 2011-2013 under its regular cooperation programme in support of tunisia's economic and political reform agenda. in addition, eur 155 million has been allocated to tunisia for the period 2011-2013 under the support for partnership, reforms and inclusive growth (spring) programme. (9) in august 2013, in view of the worsening economic situation and outlook, tunisia requested union macro-financial assistance. (10) given that tunisia is a country covered by the enp, it should be considered to be eligible to receive union macro-financial assistance. (11) given that there is still a significant residual external financing gap in tunisia's balance of payments over and above the resources provided by the imf and other multilateral institutions, and despite the implementation of strong economic stabilisation and reform programmes by tunisia, the union macro-financial assistance to be provided to tunisia (the union's macro-financial assistance) is, under the current exceptional circumstances, considered to be an appropriate response to tunisia's request to support economic stabilisation in conjunction with the imf programme. the union's macro-financial assistance would support the economic stabilisation and the structural reform agenda of tunisia, supplementing resources made available under the imf financial arrangement. (12) the union's macro-financial assistance should aim to support the restoration of a sustainable external financing situation for tunisia thereby supporting its economic and social development. (13) the determination of the amount of the union's macro-financial assistance is based on a complete quantitative assessment of tunisia's residual external financing needs, and takes into account its capacity to finance itself with its own resources, in particular the international reserves at its disposal. the union's macro-financial assistance should complement the programmes and resources provided by the imf and the world bank. the determination of the amount of the assistance also takes into account expected financial contributions from multilateral donors and the need to ensure fair burden sharing between the union and other donors, as well as the pre-existing deployment of the union's other external financing instruments in tunisia and the added value of the overall union involvement. (14) the commission should ensure that the union's macro-financial assistance is legally and substantially in line with the key principles, objectives and measures taken within the different areas of external action and other relevant union policies. (15) the union's macro-financial assistance should support the union's external policy towards tunisia. commission services and the european external action service should work closely together throughout the macro-financial assistance operation in order to coordinate, and to ensure the consistency of, union external policy. (16) the union's macro-financial assistance should support tunisia's commitment to values shared with the union, including democracy, the rule of law, good governance, respect for human rights, sustainable development and poverty reduction, as well as its commitment to the principles of open, rule-based and fair trade. (17) a pre-condition for granting the union's macro-financial assistance should be that tunisia respects effective democratic mechanisms, including a multi-party parliamentary system and the rule of law, and guarantees respect for human rights. in addition, the specific objectives of the union's macro-financial assistance should strengthen the efficiency, transparency and accountability of the public finance management systems in tunisia and promote structural reforms aimed at supporting sustainable and inclusive growth, employment creation and fiscal consolidation. both fulfilment of the pre-condition and the achievement of those objectives should be regularly monitored by the commission. (18) in order to ensure that the union's financial interests linked to the union's macro-financial assistance are protected efficiently, tunisia should take appropriate measures relating to the prevention of, and fight against, fraud, corruption and any other irregularities linked to the assistance. in addition, provision should be made for the commission to carry out checks and for the court of auditors to carry out audits. (19) release of the union's macro-financial assistance is without prejudice to the powers of the european parliament and of the council. (20) the amounts of the provision required for the union's macro-financial assistance should be consistent with the budgetary appropriations provided for in the multi-annual financial framework. (21) the union's macro-financial assistance should be managed by the commission. in order to ensure that the european parliament and the council are able to follow the implementation of this decision, the commission should regularly inform them of developments relating to the assistance and provide them with relevant documents. (22) in order to ensure uniform conditions for the implementation of this decision, implementing powers should be conferred on the commission. those powers should be exercised in accordance with regulation (eu) no 182/2011 of the european parliament and of the council (4). (23) the union's macro-financial assistance should be subject to economic policy conditions, to be laid down in a memorandum of understanding. in order to ensure uniform conditions of implementation and for reasons of efficiency, the commission should be empowered to negotiate such conditions with the tunisian authorities under the supervision of the committee of representatives of the member states in accordance with regulation (eu) no 182/2011. under that regulation, the advisory procedure should, as a general rule, apply in all cases other than as provided for in that regulation. considering the potentially important impact of assistance of more than eur 90 million, it is appropriate that the examination procedure be used for operations above that threshold. considering the amount of the union's macro-financial assistance to tunisia, the examination procedure should apply to the adoption of the memorandum of understanding, and to any reduction, suspension or cancellation of the assistance, have adopted this decision: article 1 1. the union shall make macro-financial assistance available to tunisia (the union's macro-financial assistance) of a maximum amount of eur 300 million, with a view to supporting tunisia's economic stabilisation and reforms. the assistance shall contribute to covering tunisia's balance of payments needs as identified in the imf programme. 2. the full amount of the union's macro-financial assistance shall be provided to tunisia in the form of loans. the commission shall be empowered on behalf of the union to borrow the necessary funds on the capital markets or from financial institutions and to on-lend them to tunisia. the loans shall have a maximum maturity of 15 years. 3. the release of the union's macro-financial assistance shall be managed by the commission in a manner consistent with the agreements or understandings reached between the imf and tunisia, and with the key principles and objectives of economic reforms set out in the eu-tunisia association agreement and the eu-tunisia action plan for 2013-2017, agreed under the enp. the commission shall regularly inform the european parliament and the council of developments regarding the union's macro-financial assistance, including disbursements thereof, and shall provide those institutions with the relevant documents in due time. 4. the union's macro-financial assistance shall be made available for a period of two and a half years, starting from the first day after the entry into force of the memorandum of understanding referred to in article 3(1) of this decision. 5. where the financing needs of tunisia decrease fundamentally during the period of the disbursement of the union's macro-financial assistance compared to the initial projections, the commission, acting in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in article 7(2), shall reduce the amount of the assistance or suspend or cancel it. article 2 a pre-condition for granting the union's macro-financial assistance shall be that tunisia respects effective democratic mechanisms, including a multi-party parliamentary system and the rule of law, and guarantees respect for human rights. the commission shall monitor the fulfilment of this pre-condition throughout the life-cycle of the union's macro-financial assistance. this article shall be applied in accordance with council decision 2010/427/eu (5). article 3 1. the commission, in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in article 7(2), shall agree with the tunisian authorities on clearly defined economic policy and financial conditions, focusing on structural reforms and sound public finances, to which the union's macro-financial assistance is to be subject, to be laid down in a memorandum of understanding (the memorandum of understanding), which shall include a time-frame for the fulfilment of those conditions. the economic policy and financial conditions set out in the memorandum of understanding shall be consistent with the agreements or understandings referred to in article 1(3), including the macro-economic adjustment and structural reform programmes implemented by tunisia, with the support of the imf. 2. those conditions shall aim, in particular, to enhance the efficiency, transparency and accountability of the public finance management systems in tunisia, including for the use of the union's macro-financial assistance. progress in mutual market opening, the development of rules-based and fair trade and other priorities in the context of the union's external policy shall also be duly taken into account when designing the policy measures. progress in attaining those objectives shall be regularly monitored by the commission. 3. the detailed financial terms of the union's macro-financial assistance shall be laid down in a loan agreement to be agreed between the commission and the tunisian authorities. 4. the commission shall verify at regular intervals that the conditions in article 4(3) continue to be met, including whether the economic policies of tunisia are in accordance with the objectives of the union's macro-financial assistance. in so doing, the commission shall coordinate closely with the imf and the world bank and, where necessary, with the european parliament and the council. article 4 1. subject to the conditions in paragraph 3, the union's macro-financial assistance shall be made available by the commission in three loan instalments. the size of each instalment shall be laid down in the memorandum of understanding. 2. the amounts of the union's macro-financial assistance shall be provisioned, where required, in accordance with council regulation (ec, euratom) no 480/2009 (6). 3. the commission shall decide on the release of the instalments subject to the fulfilment of all of the following conditions: (a) the pre-condition set out in article 2; (b) a continuous satisfactory track record of implementing a policy programme that contains strong adjustment and structural reform measures supported by a non-precautionary imf credit arrangement; and (c) the implementation, within a specific time-frame, of the economic policy and financial conditions agreed in the memorandum of understanding. the disbursement of the second instalment shall not take place earlier than three months after the release of the first instalment. the disbursement of the third instalment shall not take place earlier than three months after the release of the second instalment. 4. where the conditions in paragraph 3 are not met, the commission shall temporarily suspend or cancel the disbursement of the union's macro-financial assistance. in such cases, it shall inform the european parliament and the council of the reasons for that suspension or cancellation. 5. the union's macro-financial assistance shall be disbursed to the central bank of tunisia. subject to provisions to be agreed in the memorandum of understanding, including a confirmation of residual budgetary financing needs, the union funds may be transferred to the tunisian ministry of finance as the final beneficiary. article 5 1. the borrowing and lending operations related to the union's macro-financial assistance shall be carried out in euro, using the same value date, and shall not involve the union in the transformation of maturities, or expose it to any exchange or interest rate risk, or to any other commercial risk. 2. where the circumstances permit, and if tunisia so requests, the commission may take the steps necessary to ensure that an early repayment clause is included in the loan terms and conditions, and that it is matched by a corresponding clause in the terms and conditions of the borrowing operations. 3. where circumstances permit an improvement of the interest rate of the loan, and if tunisia so requests, the commission may decide to refinance all or part of its initial borrowings, or may restructure the corresponding financial conditions. refinancing or restructuring operations shall be carried out in accordance with paragraphs 1 and 4, and shall not have the effect of extending the maturity of the borrowings concerned or of increasing the amount of capital outstanding at the date of the refinancing or restructuring. 4. all costs incurred by the union which relate to the borrowing and lending operations under this decision shall be borne by tunisia. 5. the commission shall inform the european parliament and the council of developments in the operations referred to in paragraphs 2 and 3. article 6 1. the union's macro-financial assistance shall be implemented in accordance with regulation (eu, euratom) no 966/2012 of the european parliament and of the council (7) and commission delegated regulation (eu) no 1268/2012 (8). 2. the implementation of the union's macro-financial assistance shall be under direct management. 3. the memorandum of understanding and the loan agreement to be agreed with the tunisian authorities shall contain provisions: (a) ensuring that tunisia regularly checks that financing provided from the general budget of the union has been properly used, takes appropriate measures to prevent irregularities and fraud, and, if necessary, takes legal action to recover any funds provided under this decision that have been misappropriated; (b) ensuring the protection of the union's financial interests, in particular providing for specific measures in relation to the prevention of, and fight against, fraud, corruption and any other irregularities affecting the union's macro-financial assistance, in accordance with council regulation (ec, euratom) no 2988/95 (9), council regulation (euratom, ec) no 2185/96 (10) and regulation (eu, euratom) no 883/2013 of the european parliament and of the council (11); (c) expressly authorising the commission, including the european anti-fraud office, or its representatives to carry out checks, including on-the-spot checks and inspections; (d) expressly authorising the commission and the court of auditors to perform audits during and after the availability period of the union's macro-financial assistance, including document audits and on-the-spot audits, such as operational assessments; and (e) ensuring that the union is entitled to early repayment of the loan where it has been established that, in relation to the management of the union's macro-financial assistance, tunisia has engaged in any act of fraud or corruption or any other illegal activity detrimental to the financial interests of the union. 4. during the implementation of the union's macro-financial assistance, the commission shall monitor, by means of operational assessments, the soundness of tunisia's financial arrangements, the administrative procedures, and the internal and external control mechanisms which are relevant to the assistance. article 7 1. the commission shall be assisted by a committee. that committee shall be a committee within the meaning of regulation (eu) no 182/2011. 2. where reference is made to this paragraph, article 5 of regulation (eu) no 182/2011 shall apply. article 8 1. by 30 june of each year, the commission shall submit to the european parliament and to the council a report on the implementation of this decision in the preceding year, including an evaluation of that implementation. that report shall: (a) examine the progress made in implementing the union's macro-financial assistance; (b) assess the economic situation and prospects of tunisia, as well as progress made in implementing the policy measures referred to in article 3(1); (c) indicate the connection between the economic policy conditions laid down in the memorandum of understanding, tunisia's on-going economic and fiscal performance and the commission's decisions to release the instalments of the union's macro-financial assistance. 2. not later than two years after the expiry of the availability period referred to in article 1(4), the commission shall submit to the european parliament and to the council an ex post evaluation report, assessing the results and efficiency of the completed union's macro-financial assistance and the extent to which it has contributed to the aims of the assistance. article 9 this decision shall enter into force on the third day following that of its publication in the official journal of the european union. done at brussels, 15 may 2014. for the european parliament the president m. schulz for the council the president d. kourkoulas (1) position of the european parliament of 16 april 2014 (not yet published in the official journal) and decision of the council of 6 may 2014. (2) euro-mediterranean agreement establishing an association between the european communities and their member states, of the one part, and the republic of tunisia, of the other part (oj l 97, 30.3.1998, p. 2). (3) decision no 778/2013/eu of the european parliament and of the council of 12 august 2013 providing further macro-financial assistance to georgia (oj l 218, 14.8.2013, p. 15). (4) regulation (eu) no 182/2011 of the european parliament and of the council of 16 february 2011 laying down the rules and general principles concerning mechanisms for control by member states of the commission's exercise of implementing powers (oj l 55, 28.2.2011, p. 13). (5) council decision 2010/427/eu of 26 july 2010 establishing the organisation and functioning of the european external action service (oj l 201, 3.8.2010, p. 30). (6) council regulation (ec, euratom) no 480/2009 of 25 may 2009 establishing a guarantee fund for external actions (oj l 145, 10.6.2009, p. 10). (7) regulation (eu, euratom) no 966/2012 of the european parliament and of the council of 25 october 2012 on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the union and repealing council regulation (ec, euratom) no 1605/2002 (oj l 298, 26.10.2012, p. 1). (8) commission delegated regulation (eu) no 1268/2012 of 29 october 2012 on the rules of application of regulation (eu, euratom) no 966/2012 of the european parliament and of the council on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the union (oj l 362, 31.12.2012, p. 1). (9) council regulation (ec, euratom) no 2988/95 of 18 december 1995 on the protection of the european communities financial interests (oj l 312, 23.12.1995, p. 1). (10) council regulation (euratom, ec) no 2185/96 of 11 november 1996 concerning on-the-spot checks and inspections carried out by the commission in order to protect the european communities' financial interests against fraud and other irregularities (oj l 292, 15.11.1996, p. 2). (11) regulation (eu, euratom) no 883/2013 of the european parliament and of the council of 11 september 2013 concerning investigations conducted by the european anti-fraud office (olaf) and repealing regulation (ec) no 1073/1999 of the european parliament and of the council and council regulation (euratom) no 1074/1999 (oj l 248, 18.9.2013, p. 1).

name: 2014/254/eu: decision of the european parliament and of the council of 16 april 2014 on the mobilisation of the european globalisation adjustment fund, in accordance with point 13 of the interinstitutional agreement of 2 december 2013 between the european parliament, the council and the commission on budgetary discipline, on cooperation in budgetary matters and on sound financial management (application egf/2012/007 it/vdc technologies from italy) type: decision subject matter: economic conditions; employment; budget; economic policy; europe; eu finance; electronics and electrical engineering date published: 2014-05-07 7.5.2014 en official journal of the european union l 134/44 decision of the european parliament and of the council of 16 april 2014 on the mobilisation of the european globalisation adjustment fund, in accordance with point 13 of the interinstitutional agreement of 2 december 2013 between the european parliament, the council and the commission on budgetary discipline, on cooperation in budgetary matters and on sound financial management (application egf/2012/007 it/vdc technologies from italy) (2014/254/eu) 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 (ec) no 1927/2006 of the european parliament and of the council of 20 december 2006 establishing the european globalisation adjustment fund (1), and in particular article 12(3) thereof, having regard to regulation (eu) no 1309/2013 of the european parliament and the council of 17 december 2013 on the european globalisation fund (2014-2020) and repealing regulation (ec) no 1927/2006 (2), and in particular article 23, second subparagraph, thereof, having regard to council regulation (eu, euratom) no 1311/2013 of 2 december 2013 laying down the multiannual financial framework for the years 2014-2020 (3), and in particular article 12 thereof, having regard to the interinstitutional agreement between the european parliament, the council and the commission of 2 december 2013 on budgetary discipline, on cooperation in budgetary matters and on sound financial management (4), and in particular point 13 thereof, having regard to the proposal from the european commission, whereas: (1) the european globalisation adjustment fund (egf) was established to provide additional support for workers made redundant as a result of major structural changes in world trade patterns due to globalisation and to assist them with their reintegration into the labour market. (2) the egf shall not exceed a maximum annual amount of eur 150 million (2011 prices), as laid down in article 12 of regulation (eu, euratom) no 1311/2013. (3) italy submitted an application to mobilise the egf on 31 august 2012 in respect of redundancies in the enterprise vdc technologies spa and one supplier and supplemented it by additional information up to 6 september 2013. this application complies with the requirements for determining the financial contributions as laid down in article 10 of regulation (ec) no 1927/2006. the commission, therefore, proposes to mobilise an amount of eur 3 010 985. (4) notwithstanding regulation (ec) no 1927/2006 being repealed, it shall continue to apply for applications submitted up to 31 december 2013 by virtue of article 23, second subparagraph of regulation (eu) no 1309/2013. (5) the egf should, therefore, be mobilised in order to provide a financial contribution for the application submitted by italy, have adopted this decision: article 1 for the general budget of the european union for the financial year 2014, the european globalisation adjustment fund shall be mobilised to provide the sum of eur 3 010 985 in commitment and payment appropriations. article 2 this decision shall be published in the official journal of the european union. done at strasbourg, 16 april 2014. for the european parliament the president m. schulz for the council the president d. kourkoulas (1) oj l 406, 30.12.2006, p. 1. (2) oj l 347, 20.12.2013, p. 855. (3) oj l 347, 20.12.2013, p. 884. (4) oj c 373, 20.12.2013, p. 1.

name: 2014/253/eu: decision of the european parliament and of the council of 16 april 2014 on the mobilisation of the european globalisation adjustment fund, in accordance with point 13 of the interinstitutional agreement of 2 december 2013 between the european parliament, the council and the commission on budgetary discipline, on cooperation in budgetary matters and on sound financial management (application egf/2012/004 es/grupo santana from spain) type: decision subject matter: economic conditions; mechanical engineering; employment; economic policy; budget; europe; eu finance date published: 2014-05-07 7.5.2014 en official journal of the european union l 134/42 decision of the european parliament and of the council of 16 april 2014 on the mobilisation of the european globalisation adjustment fund, in accordance with point 13 of the interinstitutional agreement of 2 december 2013 between the european parliament, the council and the commission on budgetary discipline, on cooperation in budgetary matters and on sound financial management (application egf/2012/004 es/grupo santana from spain) (2014/253/eu) 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 (ec) no 1927/2006 of the european parliament and of the council of 20 december 2006 establishing the european globalisation adjustment fund (1), and in particular article 12(3) thereof, having regard to regulation (eu) no 1309/2013 of the european parliament and the council of 17 december 2013 on the european globalisation fund (2014-2020) and repealing regulation (ec) no 1927/2006 (2), and in particular article 23, second subparagraph, thereof, having regard to council regulation (eu, euratom) no 1311/2013 of 2 december 2013 laying down the multiannual financial framework for the years 2014-2020 (3), and in particular article 12 thereof, having regard to the interinstitutional agreement between the european parliament, the council and the commission of 2 december 2013 on budgetary discipline, on cooperation in budgetary matters and on sound financial management (4), and in particular point 13 thereof, having regard to the proposal from the european commission, whereas: (1) the european globalisation adjustment fund (egf) was established to provide additional support for workers made redundant as a result of major structural changes in world trade patterns due to globalisation and to assist them with their reintegration into the labour market. (2) the egf shall not exceed a maximum annual amount of eur 150 million (2011 prices), as laid down in article 12 of regulation (eu, euratom) no 1311/2013. (3) spain submitted an application to mobilise the egf on 16 may 2012 in respect of redundancies in the enterprise grupo santana and 15 suppliers and downstream producers and supplemented it by additional information up to 28 november 2013. this application complies with the requirements for determining the financial contributions as laid down in article 10 of regulation (ec) no 1927/2006. the commission, therefore, proposes to mobilise an amount of eur 1 964 407. (4) notwithstanding regulation (ec) no 1927/2006 being repealed, it shall continue to apply for applications submitted up to 31 december 2013 by virtue of article 23, second subparagraph of regulation (eu) no 1309/2013. (5) the egf should, therefore, be mobilised in order to provide a financial contribution for the application submitted by spain, have adopted this decision: article 1 for the general budget of the european union for the financial year 2014, the european globalisation adjustment fund shall be mobilised to provide the sum of eur 1 964 407 in commitment and payment appropriations. article 2 this decision shall be published in the official journal of the european union. done at strasbourg, 16 april 2014. for the european parliament the president m. schulz for the council the president d. kourkoulas (1) oj l 406, 30.12.2006, p. 1. (2) oj l 347, 20.12.2013, p. 855. (3) oj l 347, 20.12.2013, p. 884. (4) oj c 373, 20.12.2013, p. 1.