Decision (EU) 2018/1093 on the mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund following an application from France

Summary:

The European Commission presented on 23 April 2018 a proposal mobilising €9.8 million from the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) to help former workers of Air France find new jobs.

The European Parliament and the Council of the European Union adopted a Decision authorising the mobilisation on 4 July 2018.

Further information:

On 23 October 2017, France submitted an application for a financial contribution from the EGF, following redundancies at Air France. Following its assessment of this application, the Commission concluded that the conditions for awarding a financial contribution from the EGF were met.

• Primary Source

European Commission: Press Release, 23.04.18: Commission mobilises €9.8 million to help former workers of Air France find new jobs http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_IP-18-3461_en.htm

EUR-Lex: COM(2018)230: Proposal for a Decision on the mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund following an application from France https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/HIS/?uri=COM:2018:230:FIN

European Parliament: Press Release, 03.07.18: EU job-search aid worth €9.9 million for 1,858 former Air France workers http://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/press-room/20180628IPR06813/

EP: Legislative Observatory: Procedure File on Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund: redundancies in the air transport sector in France http://www.europarl.europa.eu/oeil-mobile/fiche-procedure/2018/2059(BUD)

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