What changed

2. Notes that the Belgian authorities submitted the application on 21 February 2025, and that, following the provision of additional information by Belgium, the Commission finalised its assessment on 7 July 20252025, almost five months later, and notified it to Parliament on 26 August 2025; stresses the importance of reducing the time between the submission of an application for EGF assistance and the financing decision; underlines the need to simplify and accelerate internal procedures without undermining the institutional balance, in particular the rights of the European Parliament as budgetary authority;

5. Recalls that personalised services to be provided to the workers consist of the following actions: information sessions, outplacement, training and retraining, training at the workplace, job-fair, job-search assistance, job-scouting and job-matching;job-matching with the objective of enabling workers to re-enter the labour market as quickly as possible, equipping them with high-quality skills and training relevant to prospective employers in the sector, while at the same time fostering their capacity to develop entrepreneurial initiatives and new projects; stresses in this context that a well-trained workforce is key to a future-proof European economy;

6. Calls for comprehensive final evaluations of the implemented measures, including data on the number of workers successfully reintegrated into employment and feedback from beneficiaries on the quality and relevance of the support provided;

10. Emphasises the need to ensure clear recognition and visibility of Union funding to highlight its added value; calls for consistent and well-targeted communication to beneficiaries, regional and local authorities, social partners, the media, and the wider public;