Brussels, 14/02/2011 (Agence Europe) - On Monday 14 February the European Commission approved an application from Poland for assistance under the European Globalisation adjustment Fund (EGF). The €453,570 requested by the Polish authorities will help 200 employees made redundant by three machinery and equipment manufacturers in the Polish region of Podkarpackie. The redundancies are a consequence of the drop in exports following decline in demand from the key trading partners Germany, Russia and the Ukraine.
The €323,820 requested by Prague aims to help 460 former Unilever workers in the Czech Republic (out of 634) back into employment. These redundancies were provoked by the closure of the Unilever production plant in Nelahozeves. Unilever was obliged to close the site due to the collapse in demand for products that it produced on the European market. The requests from Poland and the Czech Republic will now be sent to the European Parliament and the Council of the EU for approving the release of these funds. (O.L./transl.fl)