European Parliament resolution of 5 May 2009 on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on the mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund, in accordance with point 28 of the Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline and sound financial management (COM(2009)0150 – C6-0115/2009 – 2009/2033(ACI))

5.8.2010 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | CE 212/165 ---|---|---|--- * * * Tuesday 5 May 2009 Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund P6_TA(2009)0339 European Parliament resolution of 5 May 2009 on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on the mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund, in accordance with point 28 of the Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline and sound financial management (COM(2009)0150 – C6-0115/2009 – 2009/2033(ACI)) 2010/C 212 E/28 The European Parliament, having regard to the Commission proposal to the European Parliament and the Council (COM(2009)0150 – C6-0115/2009), having regard to the Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline and sound financial management (1), and in particular point 28 thereof, having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1927/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 December 2006 on establishing the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (2) (EGF Regulation), having regard to the report of the Committee on Budgets and the opinion of the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs (A6-0266/2009), A. | whereas the European Union has set up appropriate legislative and budgetary instruments to provide additional support to workers who suffer from the consequences of major structural changes in world trade patterns and to assist their reintegration into the labour market, ---|--- B. | whereas the Union's financial assistance to workers made redundant should be dynamic and made available as quickly and efficiently as possible, in accordance with the Joint Declaration of the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission adopted during the conciliation meeting on 17 July 2008, and having due regard for the provisions of the Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 in respect of the adoption of decisions to mobilise the Fund, ---|--- C. | whereas Spain has requested assistance in respect of cases concerning redundancies in the automobile sector in the autonomous communities of Castilla y Leon and Aragon (3) and has fulfilled the eligibility criteria set up by the EGF Regulation, ---|--- D. | whereas Article 8(1) of the EGF Regulation provides that up to 0,35 % of the annual amount may be used to finance monitoring, information, administrative and technical support, audit, control and evaluation activities necessary to implement the EGF Regulation, ---|--- E. | whereas on the basis of that Article the Commission proposed to deploy the Fund in order to set up the EGF website providing information on the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund in all EU languages, supported by publications, audio-visual activities and by network for the exchange of best practices between Member States (4), which is in line with the will of the European Parliament to raise citizens' awareness of EU actions, ---|--- 1. | Requests the institutions involved in the decision and implementation process to make the necessary efforts to accelerate the mobilisation of the Fund; ---|--- 2. | Recalls that the European Union should use all its means to tackle the consequences of the global economic and financial crisis; notes, in this respect, that the Fund can play a crucial role in the reintegration of the workers made redundant into the labour market; ---|--- 3. | Welcomes the Commission initiative to provide the citizens of the European Union with a transparent, user-friendly and up-to-date website; ---|--- 4. | Stresses that the mobilisation of the EGF in payment appropriations should not jeopardise the funding of the European Social Fund; ---|--- 5. | Approves the decision annexed to this resolution; ---|--- 6. | Instructs its President to sign the decision with the President of the Council and arrange for its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union; ---|--- 7. | Instructs its President to forward this resolution, including its annex, to the Council and Commission. ---|--- * * * (1) OJ C 139, 14.6.2006, p. 1. (2) OJ L 406, 30.12.2006, p. 1. (3) EGF/2008/004 ES/Castilla y Leon and Aragon. (4) SEC(2008)2986. * * * Tuesday 5 May 2009 ANNEX Tuesday 5 May 2009 DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on the mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund, in accordance with point 28 of the Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline and sound financial management THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, having regard to the Inter-institutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline and sound financial management (1), and in particular point 28 thereof, having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1927/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 December 2006 establishing the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (2), and in particular Article 12(3) thereof, having regard to the proposal from the Commission, Whereas: (1) | The European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (the ‘Fund’) was established to provide additional support to redundant workers who suffer from the consequences of major structural changes in world trade patterns and to assist them with their reintegration into the labour market. ---|--- (2) | The Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 allows the mobilisation of the Fund within the annual ceiling of EUR 500 million. ---|--- (3) | Spain submitted an application to mobilise the Fund, in respect of redundancies in the motor vehicle sector, on 29 December 2008. This application complies with the requirements for determining the financial contributions as laid down in Article 10 of Regulation (EC) No 1927/2006. The Commission therefore proposes to deploy an amount of EUR 2 694 300. ---|--- (4) | Furthermore, the Commission proposes to deploy an amount of EUR 690 000 from the Fund for technical assistance in accordance with Article 8 of Regulation (EC) No 1927/2006. ---|--- (5) | The Fund should therefore be mobilised in order to provide a financial contribution for the application submitted by Spain as well as to address the need for technical assistance, ---|--- HAVE DECIDED AS FOLLOWS: Article 1 For the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2009, the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund shall be mobilised to provide the sum of EUR 3 384 300 in commitment and payment appropriations. Article 2 This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union. Done at Strasbourg, For the European Parliament The President For the Council The President * * * (1) OJ C 139, 14.6.2006, p. 1. (2) OJ L 406, 30.12.2006, p. 1. * * *