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Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund: application EGF/2024/002 BE/Limburg machinery and paper – Belgium
Passed by an overwhelming majority
The budget decision was approved.
- For
- 599
- Against
- 50
- Abstained
- 7
roll-call vote at 12:58 · 91% of votes cast in favour
Committee report by Matjaž Nemec · Report A-10-2024-0019
AI:What this decision does
Parliament approved the mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers to support workers made redundant in the machinery and paper sectors in Belgium's Limburg province.§1: source passage in the text The decision releases EU funding for personalised services such as guidance, training, and job-search support for the affected workers.§1: source passage in the text The application follows 681 redundancies at Sappi Lanaken and Purmo Group Belgium, with 632 workers targeted for assistance.§1: source passage in the text
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How the groups voted
For: The Left, Greens, S&D, Renew, EPP, ECR, Patriots; Against: ESN
- The Left For 43 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 47
- Greens For 48 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 54
- S&D For 125 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 137
- Renew For 69 for, 6 against, 0 abstainedof 78
- EPP For 166 for, 1 against, 0 abstainedof 193
- ECR For 54 for, 8 against, 5 abstainedof 78
- Patriots For 68 for, 10 against, 1 abstainedof 91
- ESN Against 2 for, 19 against, 1 abstainedof 26
- No group not a group 24 for, 6 against, 0 abstainedof 30
Groups from left to right · for–against–abstained, of the group’s MEPs
A group is shown as divided when no position has two thirds of its votes.
Did not vote with their group
34 MEPs voted differently from their group’s clear line (two thirds of its votes).
Renew voted for (69 of 75). Against: 6
Abir Al-Sahlani (Sweden), Christine Singer (Germany), Emma Wiesner (Sweden), Engin Eroglu (Germany), Joachim Streit (Germany)
1 more from Renew
Karin Karlsbro (Sweden)
EPP voted for (166 of 167). Against: 1
Alice Teodorescu Måwe (Sweden)
ECR voted for (54 of 67). Against: 8, Abstained: 5
Alexandr Vondra (Czechia, against), Beatrice Timgren (Sweden, against), Charlie Weimers (Sweden, against), Dick Erixon (Sweden, against), Emmanouil Fragkos (Greece, abstained)
8 more from ECR
Guillaume Peltier (France, abstained), Jaak Madison (Estonia, against), Laurence Trochu (France, abstained), Marion Maréchal (France, abstained), Nicolas Bay (France, abstained), Ondřej Krutílek (Czechia, against), Sebastian Tynkkynen (Finland, against), Veronika Vrecionová (Czechia, against)
Patriots voted for (68 of 79). Against: 10, Abstained: 1
Anders Vistisen (Denmark, against), Anna Bryłka (Poland, against), António Tânger Corrêa (Portugal, against), Auke Zijlstra (Netherlands, against), Marieke Ehlers (Netherlands, against)
6 more from Patriots
Rachel Blom (Netherlands, against), Sebastiaan Stöteler (Netherlands, against), Sebastian Kruis (Netherlands, against), Tiago Moreira De Sá (Portugal, against), Tomasz Buczek (Poland, abstained), Vilis Krištopans (Latvia, against)
ESN voted against (19 of 22). For: 2, Abstained: 1
Ivan David (Czechia, abstained), Milan Uhrík (Slovakia, for), Sarah Knafo (France, for)
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How it got here
Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 2 parts of the text voted on separately (2 rejected).