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Where the law stands, Dossier 2025/0061(BUD)

Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers – EGF/2024/003 BE/Van Hool - Belgium

· 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 22 May 2025 and now EU law.

  1. Referred to committee(done) 31 March 2025
  2. Committee work(done) Report adopted 23 April 2025
  3. Tabled for plenary(done) 25 April 2025
  4. Plenary vote(done) Adopted 6 May 2025
  5. Published as law(done) 22 May 2025

Decided in plenary

6 May 2025 · decision 8

Jobs, social affairs & equality, Budget decision

Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers: application EGF/2024/003 BE/Van Hool – Belgium

Passed 598 for · 48 against · 5 abstained by an overwhelming majority

AI summary:The European Parliament approved the mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers to support workers made redundant by the Belgian company Van Hool.

What changed

  • Latest Tabled for plenary → Adopted by Parliament

    AI summary:The versions differ only in formal points: the committee report's background and opinion are replaced by the final decision text, and punctuation is adjusted.

    See the changes →

  • Committee draft → Tabled for plenary

    AI summary:Adds references to unfair subsidization by China and a social responsibility for qualifications, plus clauses on repayment of unspent funds and gender equality. Adds a paragraph on visibility of Union funding and a full opinion letter from the Employment Committee with detailed support and conditions. The other change is formal: updates a committee name.

    See the changes →

Who works on it

Lead committee
Budgets
Janusz Lewandowski (EPP)
Mohammed Chahim (S&D), Angéline Furet (Patriots), Bogdan Rzońca (ECR), Olivier Chastel (Renew), Nicolae Ștefănuță (Greens)
Committees giving an opinion
  • Regional Development
  • Employment and Social Affairs· rapporteurJohan Danielsson (S&D)

The text, version by version

Newest first.

  1. Adopted by Parliament· 6 May 2025

    Adopted text TA10-0074/2025

    What changed since Report A10-0080/2025 →

  2. Tabled for plenary· 25 Apr 2025

    Report A10-0080/2025

    AI summary:Parliament approves the mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers (EGF) with EUR 7 999 015 for Belgium following 2 411 redundancies at Van Hool, supporting 2 397 targeted beneficiaries.

    What changed since Draft report (BUDG) →

  3. Committee draft· 2 Apr 2025

    Draft report (BUDG)

    AI summary:This draft report concerns the mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers (EGF) for Belgium following redundancies at Van Hool. It approves the Commission's proposal to provide EUR 7,999,015 in financial assistance to support 2,397 displaced workers.

Timeline

Newest first.

Outcome 1 step

  1. 22 May 2025

    Published in the Official Journal

    The act is now EU law.

Plenary stage 3 steps

  1. 6 May 2025

    Plenary vote

    Sitting of 6 May 2025 Report A10-0080/2025Adopted text TA10-0074/2025

  2. 30 April 2025

    3 amendments tabled for the plenary vote

    Groups propose changes to the tabled text; each is voted on before the final vote.

    Amendments 1–3

  3. 25 April 2025

    Report tabled for plenary

    This is the text all MEPs vote on. Political groups can still table amendments to it.

    Report A10-0080/2025

Committee stage 5 steps

  1. 23 April 2025

    Committee vote: report adopted

    BUDG (Budgets) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.

  2. 9 April 2025

    Committee opinion adopted

    The opinion is attached to the report for the lead committee to consider.

    EMPL-AL-772050

  3. 7 April 2025

    Amendments tabled in committee

    Members of BUDG (Budgets) proposed changes to the draft.

    Amendments in committee (BUDG)

  4. 2 April 2025

    Draft report published

    The rapporteur’s first text in BUDG (Budgets). Members can table amendments before the committee votes.

    Draft report (BUDG)

  5. 31 March 2025

    Referred to the BUDG (Budgets) committee

    The lead committee prepares the report; REGI (Regional Development), EMPL (Employment and Social Affairs) give an opinion.

Official record: Legislative Observatory, 2025/0061(BUD)