Press Release: Employment: EU Globalisation Fund supported over 21000 workers in 2011

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Series Details IP/12/932 (05.9.12)
Publication Date 05/09/2012
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More than 21,000 workers dismissed due to the economic crisis and the effects of globalisation were helped to find new job opportunities by the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) in 2011, according to a report adopted today by the European Commission. The EU's Globalisation Fund paid out a total of €128 million in 2011 to assist these workers in twelve Member States (Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, The Netherlands, Poland and Portugal).
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European Commission: Memo/12/639: Employment: 2011 report on European Globalisation Adjustment Fund - frequently asked questions http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=MEMO/12/639&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en
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