MOBILISATION OF GLOBALISATION ADJUSTMENT FUND.

• Position: Brief article

The European Parliament adopted, on 16 December in Strasbourg, a report by Reimer Boge (EPP, Germany) requesting payment of 15.9 million from the Globalisation Adjustment Fund for workers made redundant in the automotive and construction sectors in Sweden, Austria and the Netherlands. The financing is earmarked for training, self-employment and professional orientation services. "The Globalisation Adjustment Fund cannot mitigate the consequences of structural changes or deflect the challenges of...