What changed

5. Notes that as of August 2025 the American start-up Lyten, global leader in lithium-sulfur batteries, has entered into a binding agreement to acquire Northvolt’s remaining assets in Sweden, Germany and Poland by the end of 2025, and is planning to rehire the laid-off workforce taking into account the ability to offer them equivalent positions in the region; underlines that reemployment should be considered as a primary option and that all unused amounts should be paid back to the Commission in case of taking over;

6. Recalls that, in agreement with trade unions and social partners, personalised services to be provided to all workers consist of the following actions: in-depth assessment and individual planning, job-search activities and coaching, support for starting own business and investment support, labour market training, training courses, special support to enter labour market or pursue education, allowances and digital skills trainings; stresses that the Swedish authorities shall acknowledge the origin and ensure the visibility of the Union funding and highlight the Union added value of the intervention, by providing coherent, effective and targeted information to multiple audiences, including targeted information to beneficiaries, local and regional authorities, the social partners, the media and the public;

7. Stresses that the qualifications and skills of the workers made redundant remain key to a future-proof European economy that accomplishes the green transition; considers therefore that the mobilisation of the EGF needs to be embedded in a larger policy response to ensure that the workers affected find adequate opportunities in line with their qualifications and skills;

11.12. Stresses the urgent need for coherent and coordinated Union’s efforts to ensure competitiveness efforts,and strategic autonomy, developed in close partnership with the Member States,States and regions, in order to safeguard Europe’s future-proof industrial employment base that responds to the requirements of European industrial autonomy and strengthens the Union’s position in strategic sectors, such as the batteries and supplier industry, while advancing the Union’s green and digital objectives;transition; underlines that only a robustrobust, resilient and resilientsustainable European economy can effectively prevent large-scale redundancies, thereby reducing the need for EGF intervention in the first place; emphasises the need to ensure clear recognition and visibility of Union funding to highlight its added value;value and the European solidarity embodied by the EGF; calls for consistent and well-targeted communication to beneficiaries, regional and local authorities, social partners, the media, and the wider public; deplores that the Union battery industry suffers from subsidies Chinese government provides to its producers distorting global competition;