Where the law stands, Dossier 2024/0286(BUD)
Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers following an application from Belgium — EGF/2024/002 BE/Limburg machinery and paper
Budget procedure (BUD): Parliament and the Council adopt the EU’s annual budget together. · First reading
A decision on EU spending: the annual budget, amending budgets or emergency funds.
Where it stands
Published as law
Completed: published in the Official Journal on 10 January 2025 and now EU law.
- Referred to committee(done) 13 November 2024
- Committee work(done) Report adopted 21 November 2024
- Tabled for plenary(done) 22 November 2024
- Plenary vote(done) Adopted 17 December 2024
- Published as law(done) 10 January 2025
Decided in plenary
17 December 2024 · decision 6
Jobs, social affairs & equality, Budget decision
Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund: application EGF/2024/002 BE/Limburg machinery and paper – Belgium
Passed 599 for · 50 against · 7 abstained by an overwhelming majority
AI summary:The decision releases EU funding for personalised services such as guidance, training, and job-search support for the affected workers.
What changed
Latest Tabled for plenary → Adopted by Parliament
AI summary:The versions differ only in formal and wording changes: the final text adds clarifying phrases and updates references, and replaces the committee report's background with the adopted decision's title.
Committee draft → Tabled for plenary
AI summary:Adds requirements for member states to ensure visibility of Union funding and to respect workers' rights and collective redundancy rules. Adds digital skills training to the list of personalised services and calls for proactive preventive measures in industries. The other changes are formal: an explanatory statement with a committee opinion letter is added.
Who works on it
- Lead committee
- Budgets
- The MEP who drafts the report and negotiates it on behalf of the committee.
- Matjaž Nemec (S&D)
- An MEP who follows a report on behalf of their own group when another group holds the rapporteur.
- Michalis Hadjipantela (EPP), Bogdan Rzońca (ECR), Olivier Chastel (Renew)
- Committees giving an opinion
- Regional Development
- Employment and Social Affairs· rapporteurJohan Danielsson (S&D)
The text, version by version
Newest first.
Adopted by Parliament· 17 Dec 2024
AI summary:Parliament approves the mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers with €704,135 for Belgium following 681 redundancies in the machinery and paper sectors in Limburg.
Tabled for plenary· 22 Nov 2024
AI summary:Parliament approves the mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers with EUR 704 135 for Belgium, following 681 redundancies in the machinery and paper sectors in Limburg.
Committee draft· 8 Nov 2024
AI summary:This draft report approves the mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers (EGF) with EUR 704 135 for Belgium, following 681 redundancies in the machinery and paper sectors in Limburg.
Timeline
Newest first.
Outcome 1 step
10 January 2025
Published in the Official Journal
The act is now EU law.
Plenary stage 3 steps
17 December 2024
Plenary vote
Sitting of 17 Dec 2024 Report A10-0019/2024Adopted text TA10-0062/2024
11 December 2024
2 amendments tabled for the plenary vote
Groups propose changes to the tabled text; each is voted on before the final vote.
22 November 2024
Report tabled for plenary
This is the text all MEPs vote on. Political groups can still table amendments to it.
Committee stage 5 steps
21 November 2024
Committee vote: report adopted
BUDG (Budgets) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.
21 November 2024
Committee opinion adopted
The opinion is attached to the report for the lead committee to consider.
13 November 2024
Amendments tabled in committee
Members of BUDG (Budgets) proposed changes to the draft.
13 November 2024
Referred to the BUDG (Budgets) committee
The lead committee prepares the report; REGI (Regional Development), EMPL (Employment and Social Affairs) give an opinion.
8 November 2024
Draft report published
The rapporteur’s first text in BUDG (Budgets). Members can table amendments before the committee votes.
Official record: Legislative Observatory, 2024/0286(BUD)