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Where the law stands, Dossier 2026/0001(BUD)

Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers following an application from Belgium – EGF/2025/006 BE/ Audi

· 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 4 March 2026 and now EU law.

  1. Referred to committee(done) 19 January 2026
  2. Committee work(done) Report adopted 28 January 2026
  3. Tabled for plenary(done) 29 January 2026
  4. Plenary vote(done) Adopted 11 February 2026
  5. Published as law(done) 4 March 2026

Decided in plenary

11 February 2026 · decision 4

Jobs, social affairs & equality, Budget decision

Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund: application EGF/2025/006 BE/Audi – Belgium

Passed 593 for · 55 against · 9 abstained by an overwhelming majority

AI summary:The decision releases EU funding for personalised services such as counselling, training, job-search help and business start-up support for the affected workers.

What changed

  • Latest Tabled for plenary → Adopted by Parliament

    AI summary:The only substantive change clarifies that challenging production conditions contributed to the relocation of Audi’s facilities outside the Union. Other changes are formal or wording: spelling adjustments and replacement of background sections with the decision text.

    See the changes →

  • Committee draft → Tabled for plenary

    AI summary:Adds emphasis on skills training and structural challenges, and calls for detailed evaluations and proactive industrial policy. Adds a letter from the Employment Committee with opinion and suggestions. Other changes are wording and formal updates.

    See the changes →

Who works on it

Lead committee
Budgets
Nicolae Ștefănuță (Greens)
Monika Hohlmeier (EPP), Matthias Ecke (S&D), Bogdan Rzońca (ECR), Olivier Chastel (Renew), Nikolas Farantouris (The Left)
Committees giving an opinion
  • Employment and Social Affairs· rapporteurJohan Danielsson (S&D)
  • Regional Development

The text, version by version

Newest first.

  1. Adopted by Parliament· 11 Feb 2026

    Adopted text TA10-0038/2026

    AI summary:Parliament approves the mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers with EUR 7,527,625 for Belgium following the closure of Audi's plant, which displaced 3,414 workers.

    What changed since Report A10-0006/2026 →

  2. Tabled for plenary· 29 Jan 2026

    Report A10-0006/2026

    AI summary:Parliament approves the mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers (EGF) with EUR 7,527,625 for Belgium following 3,414 displacements at Audi and its suppliers.

    What changed since Draft report (BUDG) →

  3. Committee draft· 12 Jan 2026

    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 Audi. It approves the Commission's proposal to grant Belgium EUR 7,527,625 to support 3,414 displaced workers.

Timeline

Newest first.

Outcome 1 step

  1. 4 March 2026

    Published in the Official Journal

    The act is now EU law.

Plenary stage 3 steps

  1. 11 February 2026

    Plenary vote

    Sitting of 11 Feb 2026 Report A10-0006/2026Adopted text TA10-0038/2026

  2. 4 February 2026

    5 amendments tabled for the plenary vote

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

    Amendments 1–2Amendments 3–5

  3. 29 January 2026

    Report tabled for plenary

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

    Report A10-0006/2026

Committee stage 5 steps

  1. 28 January 2026

    Committee vote: report adopted

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

  2. 28 January 2026

    Committee opinion adopted

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

    EMPL-AL-782314

  3. 19 January 2026

    Amendments tabled in committee

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

    Amendments in committee (BUDG)

  4. 19 January 2026

    Referred to the BUDG (Budgets) committee

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

  5. 12 January 2026

    Draft report published

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

    Draft report (BUDG)

Official record: Legislative Observatory, 2026/0001(BUD)