Brussels, 18/09/2008 (Agence Europe) - On Thursday 18 September, the European Commission approved four applications from Italy for assistance under the European Globalisation adjustment Fund (EGF). The Commission will now make a proposal to the European Parliament and the Council to mobilise the budgetary resources. The funding will help almost 6,000 workers in the textiles sector back into employment. The applications - for a total of €35,158,075 - concern workers made redundant in a large number of mainly small enterprises in four different Italian regions: Sardinia, Piedmont, Lombardy and Tuscany. The European Employment Commissioner Vladimír Špidla stated in a press release that, “These applications go to show that the Fund benefits workers from small and medium sized enterprises as well as those from large companies”. Last week, the Commission submitted applications for EFG funds to the Parliament and Council, to support 1521 workers made redundant at Delphi Automotive Systems España, (€10.47 million) and 1089 job losses provoked by the submission of Lithuania company Alytaus Tekstilé's company's balance sheet (€298,994) (EUROPE 9738). (O.L./trans/rh)