Date: 2023-07-27Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Decision (EU) 2023/1548 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 1 June 2023 on the mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers (EGF/2023/000 TA 2023 - Technical assistance at the initiative of the Commission)
Executive Summary:
This decision concerns the mobilization of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers (EGF) for the financial year 2023. It approves the allocation of EUR 190,000 for technical assistance at the initiative of the Commission. The decision entered into force upon its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Key Points / Main Content:
EGF Purpose and Scope:
* The EGF aims to support workers made redundant due to major restructuring events, facilitating their return to sustainable employment.
* The EGF demonstrates solidarity and promotes decent employment within the Union.
Financial Provisions:
* The EGF has a maximum annual amount of EUR 186 million (in 2018 prices).
* A maximum of 0.5% of the EGF's annual maximum amount can be used for technical assistance at the Commission's initiative.
* EUR 190,000 is mobilised from the EGF for technical assistance in 2023.
Technical Assistance:
* The technical assistance is necessary to fulfill obligations in EGF implementation, including monitoring, data gathering, and communication activities.
* It enhances the EGF's visibility.
Decision Details:
* The European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers will be mobilised to provide EUR 190,000 in commitment and payment appropriations for the Union's general budget for the financial year 2023.
* The decision was adopted in Brussels on June 1, 2023.
Impact Analysis:
European Commission:
* Impact: The Commission receives EUR 190,000 for technical assistance to support the implementation of the EGF, including monitoring, data gathering, and communication activities.
* Action Required: The Commission must utilize the funds for technical assistance activities as outlined in Regulation EU 2021/691, Article 11.
Displaced Workers:
* Impact: Displaced workers benefit indirectly through improved monitoring, data gathering, and communication activities related to the EGF, which aims to support their return to sustainable employment.
* Action Required: No direct action required.
European Parliament and Council:
* Impact: The European Parliament and Council have approved the mobilisation of the EGF.
* Action Required: No further action required.
Key Entities Referenced
European Parliament: One of the legislative branches of the European Union, directly elected by EU citizens.
Council of the European Union: Also known as the Council, it is one of the legislative bodies of the European Union, composed of ministers from each member state.
European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers (EGF): A fund of the European Union that provides support to workers made redundant due to major structural changes in world trade patterns or the global financial crisis.
Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union: One of the primary treaties forming the constitutional basis of the European Union.
Regulation EU 2021/691: Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers (EGF).
European Commission: The executive branch of the European Union, responsible for proposing legislation, implementing decisions, and managing the EU's budget.
Brussels: City in Belgium. The location where the decision was made.
Council Regulation EU, Euratom 2020/2093: Council Regulation laying down the multiannual financial framework for the years 2021 to 2027.
L 188/36 EN Official Journal of the European Union 27.7.2023
DECISIONS
DECISION (EU) 2023/1548 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL
of 1 June 2023
on the mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced
Workers (EGF/2023/000 TA 2023 - Technical assistance at the initiative of the Commission)
THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Regulation (EU) 2021/691 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 April 2021 on the
European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers (EGF) and repealing Regulation (EU) No 1309/2013(1),
and in particular Article 15(1), first subparagraph, thereof,
Having regard to the Interinstitutional Agreement of 16 December 2020between the European Parliament, the Council of
the European Union and the European Commission on budgetary discipline, on cooperation in budgetary matters and on
sound financial management, as well as on new own resources, including a roadmap towards the introduction of new own
resources(2), and in particular point 9 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
Whereas:
(1) The European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers (EGF) aims to demonstrate solidarity and
promote decent and sustainable employment in the Union by providing support for workers made redundant and
self-employed persons whose activity has ceased in the case of major restructuring events and assisting them in
returning to decent and sustainable employment as soon as possible.
(2) The EGF is not to exceed a maximum annual amount of EUR 186 million (in 2018 prices), as laid down in Article 8
of Council Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2020/2093(3).
(3) Regulation (EU) 2021/691 provides that a maximum of 0,5 % of the annual maximum amount of the EGF may be
used each year for technical assistance at the initiative of the Commission.
(4) This assistance is necessary to fulfill obligations in EGF implementation as imposed by Article 11 of the Regulation
(EU) 2021/691, in particular concerning monitoring and data gathering as well as communication activities and
those enhancing the EGF’s visibility.
(5) The EGF should, therefore, be mobilised in order to provide the sum of EUR 190 000for technical assistance at the
initiative of the Commission,
(1) OJ L 153, 3.5.2021, p. 48.
(2) OJ L 433 I, 22.12.2020, p. 28.
(3) Council Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2020/2093 of 17 December 2020 laying down the multiannual financial framework for the years
2021 to 2027 (OJ L 433 I, 22.12.2020, p. 11).27.7.2023 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 188/37
HAVE ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
For the general budget of the Union for the financial year 2023, the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced
Workers shall be mobilised to provide the amount of EUR 190 000in commitment and payment appropriations.
Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Done at Brussels, 1 June 2023.
For the European Parliament For the Council
The President The President
R. METSOLA P. KULLGREN