# Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers following an application from Belgium – EGF/2025/008 BE/Liberty

European Parliament procedure 2026/0066(BUD) (BUD, 10th term, committee BUDG). Stage: None. 30 committee amendments tabled by 7 Members between 2026-03-23 and 2026-03-23.

## What the amendments focus on

These amendments concern the mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund following an application from Belgium for displaced workers after Liberty's bankruptcy, declared by Liège's Commercial Court on 22 April 2025. They stress the strategic importance of the steel and basic metals sector, link the difficulties to adverse steel market conditions, energy prices and Liberty Steel's acquisition from ArcelorMittal by the GFG Alliance, and describe the social shock for Wallonia's deindustrialised labour market. Amendments detail the personalised services for workers (outplacement, vocational guidance, training and retraining, business start-up support), insist the EGF must complement rather than replace national responsibilities, and call for final evaluations of the measures and their effectiveness.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hélder SOUSA SILVA | Portugal | PPE | 10 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/257068.md |
| Angéline FURET | France | PfE | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/256896.md |
| Julien SANCHEZ | France | PfE | 6 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/88552.md |
| Nicolae ȘTEFĂNUȚĂ | Romania | Verts/ALE | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/58766.md |
| Isabel BENJUMEA BENJUMEA | Spain | PPE | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197679.md |
| Alexander JUNGBLUTH | Germany | ESN | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/256941.md |
| Matthias ECKE | Germany | S&D | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/237465.md |

## Official source documents

- PE786.725: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/BUDG-AM-786725_EN.pdf

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2026-0066-BUD · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2026-0066-BUD.json

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