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

European Parliament procedure 2024/0226(BUD) (BUD - Budgetary procedure, 10th term, committee BUDG). Stage: None. 18 committee amendments tabled by 7 Members between 2024-10-01 and 2024-10-01.

## What the amendments focus on

Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund following redundancies in the retail sector in Belgium. Amendments detail the Match-Smatch application for displaced workers in Hainaut, Liège and Namur, the intervention criteria of the EGF Regulation, the decline of the Belgian food retail sector, the acquisition of stores by the Colruyt Group, the refusal of support by Flemish authorities for workers in Wallonia, and the MFF reduction of the EGF.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jean-Marc GERMAIN | France | S&D | 10 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/256901.md |
| Estelle CEULEMANS | Belgium | S&D | 10 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/256880.md |
| Elio DI RUPO | Belgium | S&D | 10 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1294.md |
| Nicolae ȘTEFĂNUȚĂ | Romania | Verts/ALE | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/58766.md |
| Marc BOTENGA | Belgium | GUE/NGL | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/187917.md |
| João OLIVEIRA | Portugal | GUE/NGL | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/257083.md |
| Rudi KENNES | Belgium | GUE/NGL | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/256890.md |

## Official source documents

- PE763.258: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/BUDG-AM-763258_EN.pdf

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2024-0226-BUD · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2024-0226-BUD.json

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