# Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund: redundancies in the ICT sector in Finland

European Parliament procedure 2016/2211(BUD) (BUD - Budgetary procedure, 8th term, committee BUDG). Stage: Procedure completed. 21 committee amendments tabled by 4 Members between 2016-09-16 and 2016-09-16.

## What the amendments focus on

This dossier mobilises the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for redundancies in the ICT sector in Finland. Amendments confirm Finland's financial contribution under the EGF Regulation, link the redundancies at Microsoft and the decline of Nokia to the Finnish electronics industry, describe affected NUTS 2 regions and worker profiles, and address personalised services, pay subsidies and income-support measures, synergies with EURES and the European Social Fund, and prevention of double financing.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas HÄNDEL | Germany | GUE/NGL | 10 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96851.md |
| Marian HARKIN | Ireland | ALDE | 10 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28116.md |
| Victor NEGRESCU | Romania | S&D | 6 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/88882.md |
| Petri SARVAMAA | Finland | PPE | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/112611.md |

## Official source documents

- PE589.289: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/BUDG-AM-589289_EN.pdf

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2016-2211-BUD · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2016-2211-BUD.json

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