# Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund: redundancies in the pharmaceutical sector in Sweden

European Parliament procedure 2012/2155(BUD) (BUD - Budgetary procedure, 7th term, committee BUDG). Stage: Procedure completed. 13 committee amendments tabled by 9 Members between 2012-09-24 and 2012-09-24.

## What the amendments focus on

Budgetary dossier on mobilising the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for redundancies in the pharmaceutical sector in Sweden. Amendments note the application by the Swedish authorities and the Commission's assessment, the early start of measures, criticism of AstraZeneca increasing R&D investment in countries such as China and Russia, the highly skilled dismissed workers, participation incentives including job-search and mobility allowances, and a dedicated EGF allocation.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pervenche BERÈS | France | S&D | 9 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1985.md |
| Frédéric DAERDEN | Belgium | S&D | 9 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/97125.md |
| Marian HARKIN | Ireland | ALDE | 9 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28116.md |
| Marije CORNELISSEN | Netherlands | Verts/ALE | 9 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96726.md |
| Mara BIZZOTTO | Italy | ID | 9 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/97198.md |
| Nils TORVALDS | Finland | RE | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/114268.md |
| Gerben-Jan GERBRANDY | Netherlands | RE | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96940.md |
| George LYON | United Kingdom | ALDE | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96959.md |
| Anne E. JENSEN | Denmark | ALDE | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4440.md |

## Official source documents

- PE496.457: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-496.457+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2012-2155-BUD · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2012-2155-BUD.json

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