# European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF): revision of rules

European Parliament procedure 2008/0267(COD) (COD - Ordinary legislative procedure (ex-codecision procedure), 6th term, committee EMPL). Stage: Procedure completed. 23 committee amendments tabled by 7 Members between 2009-02-16 and 2009-02-16.

## What the amendments focus on

This dossier concerns revision of the rules of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF). Amendments address extending EGF support to workers made redundant as a direct result of the financial and economic crisis, criteria linking redundancies to changes in world trade patterns or the crisis, co-financing rates, redundancy thresholds, eligible costs and the annual ceiling of the Fund.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ilda FIGUEIREDO | Portugal | GUE/NGL | 10 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4466.md |
| Elisabeth SCHROEDTER | Germany | Verts/ALE | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1933.md |
| Thomas MANN | Germany | PPE | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1922.md |
| Philip BUSHILL-MATTHEWS | United Kingdom | PPE-DE | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4535.md |
| Gabriele STAUNER | Germany | PPE-DE | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4293.md |
| Gianluca SUSTA | Italy | S&D | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/36396.md |
| Luigi COCILOVO | Italy | ALDE | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4470.md |

## Official source documents

- PE420.170: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-420.170+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2008-0267-COD · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2008-0267-COD.json

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