Press Release: EU Globalisation Fund support for workers increases three-fold in 2010 to over € 83 million

Nearly 23,700 workers dismissed due to economic crisis and major structural changes in world trade patterns were helped by the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) in 2010, according to a report adopted today by the European Commission – more than double the number of workers helped by the Fund in 2009. The €83.5 million paid out by the EU's Globalisation Fund to nine Member States are intended to help the national authorities as they support dismissed workers in finding new job opportunities.

European Commission: Memo/11/561: 2010 report on European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF): FAQ http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=MEMO/11/561&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

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