Brussels, 06/10/2010 (Agence Europe) - On Tuesday 5 October, the European Parliament (EP) budgets committee backed the allocation of more than €14 million for workers in Portugal, the Netherlands, Spain and Denmark who have been made redundant. The reports by Barbara Matera (EPP, Italy) on proposals to use the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) will be discussed during the EP plenary session in Strasbourg on 18-21 October.
The EU is proposing to allocate €2.4 million to 839...