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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9719

7 August 2008
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/social affairs
Commission provides aid to redundant Lithuanian textile workers

Brussels, 06/08/2008 (Agence Europe) - On Wednesday 6 August 2008, the European Commission decided to provide aid to help the 600 worst affected Lithuanian textile workers made redundant by Alytaus Tekstile in Alytus, southern Lithuania, which went into liquidation in July 2007, making 1,089 workers redundant. The Lithuanian government requested €298,994 in aid from the European Globalisation Fund (EGF) to help the 600 worst affected find work. The European Commission approved the request,...