Brussels, 23/10/2012 (Agence Europe) - On Tuesday 23 October during its plenary session in Strasbourg, the European Parliament approved without amendment several decisions authorising European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) support to help workers who have been made redundant in Ireland, Spain, the Netherlands, Sweden, France, Denmark and Germany. This involves:
a payment of €2.7 million to Ireland for workers made redundant by Talk Talk Broadband Services (Ireland) Limited and at three of its suppliers;
a payment of €2 million to Spain which had asked for EGF aid for 878 redundancies in 35 businesses specialising in the manufacture of metal products (except machines and equipment) situated in Galicia;
a payment of €1.5 million to the Netherlands for workers made redundant by Zalco Aluminium Zeeland Company NV and two of its suppliers (ECL Services Netherlands bv and Start);
a payment of €2.9 million also to the Netherlands for workers made redundant by 54 companies specialising in building construction and situated in Gueldre;
a payment of €4.32 million to Sweden for workers made redundant by AstraZeneca;
€11.9 million for France for workers made redundant by PSA Peugeot Citroën;
a payment of €7.5 million to Denmark for workers made redundant by Vestas Group;
€5.3 million for Germany for workers made redundant by Manroland AG, two of its subsidiaries and a supplier. This EGF aid still has to receive approval from the Council of the EU. (IL/transl.fl)