Brussels, 15/12/2011 (Agence Europe) - On Thursday 15 December, the European Parliament approved aid of €24.5 million to French car maker Renault, requested by the firm to finance some 3,500 voluntary redundancies in France in 2009.
The aid from the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) will cover 65% of the estimated total costs. Estelle Grelier (S&D, France) proposed an oral amendment, which was rejected in the plenary session. The proposed amendment stated: “The European...