Where the law stands, Dossier 2025/0198(BUD)
Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers following an application from Belgium - EGF/2025/001 BE/BelGaN
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 20 October 2025 and now EU law.
- Referred to committee(done) 8 September 2025
- Committee work(done) Report adopted 23 September 2025
- Tabled for plenary(done) 25 September 2025
- Plenary vote(done) Adopted 8 October 2025
- Published as law(done) 20 October 2025
Decided in plenary
8 October 2025 · decision 8
Jobs, social affairs & equality, Budget decision
Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund: application EGF/2025/001 BE/BelGaN – Belgium
Passed 578 for · 47 against · 16 abstained by an overwhelming majority
AI summary:The decision releases EU funding for personalised measures such as training, job-search assistance and outplacement for the 417 displaced workers.
What changed
Latest Tabled for plenary → Adopted by Parliament
AI summary:The adopted text adds the full legislative decision, including detailed background on the application, the Commission's proposal, and the procedure. Other changes are formal or wording updates, such as replacing words with numerals and updating references.
Committee draft → Tabled for plenary
AI summary:Adds calls for faster procedures and better evaluation of EGF measures, and expands objectives for job-matching and communication. Adds an opinion letter from the Employment Committee, which is formal and procedural.
Who works on it
- Lead committee
- Budgets
- The MEP who drafts the report and negotiates it on behalf of the committee.
- Bogdan Rzońca (ECR)
- An MEP who follows a report on behalf of their own group when another group holds the rapporteur.
- Isabel Benjumea Benjumea (EPP), Giuseppe Lupo (S&D), Angéline Furet (Patriots), 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.
Adopted by Parliament· 8 Oct 2025
AI summary:Parliament approves the mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers (EGF) with EUR 931 690 for Belgium following the bankruptcy of BelGaN, a semiconductor manufacturer.
Tabled for plenary· 25 Sept 2025
AI summary:Parliament approves the mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers (EGF) with EUR 931 690 for Belgium following 417 redundancies at BelGaN, a semiconductor manufacturer in Oost-Vlaanderen.
Committee draft· 1 Sept 2025
AI summary:This draft report approves the mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers (EGF) for Belgium following the bankruptcy of BelGaN, which made 417 workers redundant. It agrees with the Commission that Belgium is entitled to a financial contribution of EUR 931 690.
Timeline
Newest first.
Outcome 1 step
20 October 2025
Published in the Official Journal
The act is now EU law.
Plenary stage 3 steps
8 October 2025
Plenary vote
Sitting of 8 Oct 2025 Report A10-0163/2025Adopted text TA10-0220/2025
1 October 2025
4 amendments tabled for the plenary vote
Groups propose changes to the tabled text; each is voted on before the final vote.
25 September 2025
Report tabled for plenary
This is the text all MEPs vote on. Political groups can still table amendments to it.
Committee stage 5 steps
23 September 2025
Committee vote: report adopted
BUDG (Budgets) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.
9 September 2025
Amendments tabled in committee
Members of BUDG (Budgets) proposed changes to the draft.
8 September 2025
Committee opinion adopted
The opinion is attached to the report for the lead committee to consider.
8 September 2025
Referred to the BUDG (Budgets) committee
The lead committee prepares the report; REGI (Regional Development), EMPL (Employment and Social Affairs) give an opinion.
1 September 2025
Draft report published
The rapporteur’s first text in BUDG (Budgets). Members can table amendments before the committee votes.
Official record: Legislative Observatory, 2025/0198(BUD)