Press Release: EU Globalisation Fund pays €3.1 million to help redundant workers in Portugal and Malta

The European Commission made payments totalling €3.1 million to the Portuguese and Maltese authorities from the European Globalisation adjustment Fund (EGF)on 29 May, 2008. This was made up of € 2.4 million to help 1,549 Portuguese auto workers get back into work as quickly as possible and a further €681,000 for 675 dismissed Maltese textile workers. The payments followed approval by the Budgetary Authority (the European Parliament and the Council) on 10 April 2008.