# Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund: redundancies in telecom hardware production in Sweden

European Parliament procedure 2016/2214(BUD) (BUD - Budgetary procedure, 8th term, committee BUDG). Stage: Procedure completed. 17 committee amendments tabled by 3 Members between 2016-09-16 and 2016-09-16.

## What the amendments focus on

A budgetary decision on the mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for redundancies in telecom hardware production in Sweden. Amendments address Sweden's entitlement to a contribution under the EGF Regulation, the application timeline, redundancies at Ericsson concentrated at sites including Kista, Katrineholm and Kumla, the profile of older blue-collar and white-collar workers, personalised retraining and job-search measures, gender balance, and the avoidance of double financing with other Union funds.

## 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 | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/88882.md |

## Official source documents

- PE589.293: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/BUDG-AM-589293_EN.pdf

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2016-2214-BUD · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2016-2214-BUD.json

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