# Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund: redundancies in the retail trade sector in Greece

European Parliament procedure 2017/2229(BUD) (BUD - Budgetary procedure, 8th term, committee BUDG). Stage: Procedure completed. 8 committee amendments tabled by 2 Members between 2017-11-10 and 2017-11-10.

## What the amendments focus on

A report on mobilising the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for redundancies in the retail trade sector in Greece. The amendments link the redundancies to the financial and economic crisis and the fall in Greek households' purchasing power since 2008, note high unemployment in the affected regions, the high share of older beneficiaries, income support measures and the EGF Regulation.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marita ULVSKOG | Sweden | S&D | 6 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96672.md |
| Georgios KYRTSOS | Greece | RE | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125063.md |

## Official source documents

- PE613.394: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/BUDG-AM-613394_EN.pdf

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2017-2229-BUD · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2017-2229-BUD.json

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