On Wednesday 19 November, the Member States gave their support to the European Commission’s proposal to broaden the scope of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) so that it supports not only displaced workers, but also those threatened with imminent job loss (see EUROPE B13612A23).
However, a number of adjustments have still to be made before the political agreement (‘general approach’) can be fully validated, according to one source. The Member States’ employment and...