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Follow up to the European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) 2021/691 as regards support to workers affected by imminent job displacement in enterprises undergoing restructuring
* Consultation procedure
1. Rapporteur: Liesbet SOMMEN (EPP / BE)
*** Consent procedure
2. References: 2025/0073(COD) / A10-0251/2025 / P10_TA(2026)0116
***I Ordinary legislative procedure (first reading)
3. Date of adoption of the resolution: 28 April 2026
***II Ordinary legislative procedure (second reading)
4. Legal basis: Article 175(3) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU)
***III Ordinary legislative procedure (third reading)
5. Competent Parliamentary Committee: Committee on Employment and Social Affairs (EMPL)
(The type of procedure depends on the legal basis proposed by the draft act.)
6. Commission's position: accepts all amendments.
Amendments to a draft act
Amendments by Parliament set out in two columns
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The first and second lines of the header of each amendment identify the relevant part of the draft act under consideration. If an amendment pertains to an existing act that the draft act is seeking to amend, the amendment heading includes a third line identifying the existing act and a fourth line identifying the provision in that act that Parliament wishes to amend.
Amendments by Parliament in the form of a consolidated text
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DRAFT EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION
on the Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) 2021/691 as regards support to workers affected by imminent job displacement in enterprises undergoing restructuring
(COM(2025)0140 – C100060/2025 – 2025/0073(COD))
(Ordinary legislative procedure: first reading)
– having regard to the Commission proposal to Parliament and the Council (COM(2025)0140),
– having regard to Article 294(2) and Article 175 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C10-0060/2025),
– having regard to Article 294(3) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
– having regard to the budgetary assessment by the Committee on Budgets,
– having regard to Rules 60 and 58 of its Rules of Procedure,
– having regard to the opinion of the of the European Economic and Social Committee,
– having regard to the opinion of the Committee of the Regions,
– having regard to the report of the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs (A100000/2025),
1. Adopts its position at first reading hereinafter set out;
2. Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council, the Commission and the national parliaments.
Amendment 1
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Text proposed by the Commission
Amendment
(6) The EGF’s role continues to be important as a flexible instrument to support workers who lose their jobs in large-scale restructuring events and to help them to find other jobs as quickly as possible. The Union should continue to provide specific, one-off support to facilitate the reintegration into decent and sustainable employment of displaced workers in areas, sectors, territories or labour markets suffering from a shock caused by serious economic disruption. The EU has to ensure its sustainable prosperity and competitiveness while preserving its unique social market economy, succeeding in the twin transition, and safeguarding its democracy, economic security and geopolitical standing. To safeguard the EU’s future as an economic powerhouse, and progress on its twin digital and green transition, it is vital to support workers affected by imminent job displacement in enterprises undergoing restructuring so that they can acquire the skills that would help them transfer into a different role, or to change job.
(6) The EGF’s role continues to be important as a flexible instrument to support workers who lose their jobs in large-scale restructuring events and to help them to find other jobs as quickly as possible. The Union should continue to provide specific, one-off support to facilitate the reintegration into decent and sustainable employment of displaced workers in areas, sectors, territories or labour markets suffering from a shock caused by serious economic disruption. The EU has to ensure its sustainable prosperity, strategic autonomy and competitiveness while preserving its unique social market economy, succeeding in the twin transition, and safeguarding its democracy, economic security and geopolitical standing. The change in production models related to the twin digital and green transitions will go hand in hand with restructuring processes, which can be essential to ensure a company’s economic sustainability and long-term employment stability, thus strengthening the Union’s competitiveness and saving jobs at the same time. To safeguard the EU’s future as an economic powerhouse, and progress on its twin digital and green transition, it is vital to support workers affected by imminent job displacement in enterprises undergoing restructuring so that they can acquire the skills that would help them transfer into a different role, or to change job. If this restructuring process affects activities in the enterprises’ direct suppliers or downstream users, workers employed by those companies should also be eligible for support. In such cases, those companies should provide proof that there is a demonstrated causal link to the initial restructuring process.
Or. en
Amendment 2
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Text proposed by the Commission
Amendment
(7) Therefore it is necessary to amend Regulation (EU) 2021/691 so that the EGF can also offer assistance to workers affected by imminent job displacement in enterprises undergoing restructuring. As these workers are still in active employment, their employer may request assistance through the relevant Member States’ authorities. As the EGF is under shared management, it is the Member States’ authorities that can request EGF co-funding upon receipt of a request by an enterprise, provided that the enterprise agrees to provide the national co-funding. Should the financial contribution from the EGF be granted, the Member State concerned should make the funds requested available to the enterprise within two weeks of their receipt. In particular, the enterprise should make available to the Member State all information needed to prepare the final report on the implementation of the relevant financial contribution, not later than six months after the end of the implementation of the assistance. The Commission will prepare a beneficiary survey and the enterprise should share the access to the survey to the workers who participated in the programme.
(7) Therefore it is necessary to amend Regulation (EU) 2021/691 so that the EGF can also offer assistance to workers affected by imminent job displacement in enterprises undergoing restructuring, including their suppliers or downstream users. To ensure efficient EGF spending, support should only go to companies undergoing restructuring if this process supports the twin green and digital transitions. As these workers are still in active employment, their employer may request assistance through the relevant Member States’ authorities. Where multiple companies are affected by the restructuring process, the Member State should, on an exceptional basis, allow for collective applications to be submitted. As the EGF is under shared management, it is the Member States’ authorities that can request EGF co-funding upon receipt of a request by an enterprise, provided that the enterprise agrees to provide the national co-funding. Should the financial contribution from the EGF be granted, the Member State concerned should make the funds requested available to the enterprise as soon as possible and in any event within two weeks of their receipt. In particular, the enterprise should make available to the Member State all information needed to prepare the final report on the implementation of the relevant financial contribution, not later than six months after the end of the implementation of the assistance. The Commission will prepare a beneficiary survey and the enterprise should share the access to the survey to the workers who participated in the programme.
Or. en
Amendment 3
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7 a (new)
Text proposed by the Commission
Amendment
(7a) Since workers affected by imminent job displacement are still in active employment, workers need to be informed during the restructuring process. Therefore, companies need to comply with existing national law on social dialogue, collective bargaining and trade union involvement during the restructuring process in general and during the implementation of the targeted packages funded with EGF support.
Or. en
Amendment 4
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Text proposed by the Commission
Amendment
(9) The support provided to workers affected by imminent job displacement in enterprises undergoing restructuring should take into account existing forms of support available under national measures. Short-time work schemes should not be eligible for EGF support as they do not relate to the displacement of jobs, but to their temporary suspension. If the national measures allow it, the requesting enterprise may subcontract the delivery of the coordinated package of personalised measures, or parts thereof.
(9) The support provided to workers affected by imminent job displacement in enterprises undergoing restructuring should supplement existing forms of support available under national measures and support the twin digital and green transition by reskilling and upskilling workers and by doing so ensuring quality jobs creation and decent working conditions. Short-time work schemes should not be eligible for EGF support as they do not relate to the displacement of jobs, but to their temporary suspension. If the national measures allow it, the requesting enterprise may subcontract the delivery of the coordinated package of personalised measures, or parts thereof.
Or. en
Amendment 5
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Text proposed by the Commission
Amendment
(10) The co-financing rate for such measures targeted to workers affected by imminent job displacement in enterprises undergoing restructuring should be equal to the co-financing rate for EGF assistance to displaced workers. Enterprises that request EGF support should provide the national co-financing.
(10) The co-financing rate for such measures targeted to workers affected by imminent job displacement in enterprises undergoing restructuring should be equal to the co-financing rate for EGF assistance to displaced workers. If applicable, suppliers or downstream users included in collective applications should provide the co-financing covering the support for their own workers. Enterprises that request EGF support should provide the national co-financing.
Or. en
Amendment 6
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14 a (new)
Text proposed by the Commission
Amendment
(14a) The current EGF is used regularly in some Member States, while in other Member States uptake has previously been low. Therefore, information campaigns to raise awareness of EGF availability should be organised in those Member States. The Commission should assist Member States through technical guidance and by sharing best practices.
Or. en
Amendment 7
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Regulation (EU) 2021/691
Article 1 – paragraph 2
Text proposed by the Commission
Amendment
2. In accordance with Article 4, the EGF shall offer support to displaced workers and self-employed persons whose activity has ceased in the course of major restructuring events and to workers affected by imminent job displacement in enterprises undergoing restructuring;
2. In accordance with Article 4, the EGF shall offer support to displaced workers and self-employed persons whose activity has ceased in the course of major restructuring events and to workers affected by imminent job displacement in enterprises undergoing restructuring, including their direct suppliers or downstream users, provided that the national obligations under Directive 98/59/EC have been fulfilled prior to the submission of the EGF application and the restructuring process adds to the twin digital and green transitions;
Or. en
Amendment 8
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Regulation (EU) 2021/691
Article 2 – paragraph 1
Text proposed by the Commission
Amendment
1. The EGF shall support socioeconomic transformations that are the result of globalisation and of technological and environmental changes by helping displaced workers and self-employed persons whose activity has ceased to adapt to structural change. The EGF shall constitute an emergency fund. As such, the EGF shall contribute to the implementation of the principles set out in the European Pillar of Social Rights and shall enhance social and economic cohesion among regions and Member States.
1. The EGF shall support socioeconomic transformations that are the result of globalisation and of technological and environmental changes by helping displaced workers and self-employed persons whose activity has ceased to adapt to structural change. The EGF shall also support workers or self-employed persons at risk of imminent job displacement. The EGF shall constitute an emergency fund. As such, the EGF shall contribute to the implementation of the principles set out in the European Pillar of Social Rights, promote sustainable employment and enhance social and economic cohesion among regions and Member States.
Or. en
Amendment 9
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point b
Regulation (EU) 2021/691
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point d
Text proposed by the Commission
Amendment
(d) at least 200 workers affected by imminent job displacement in an enterprise undergoing restructuring in a Member State;
(d) at least 200 workers affected by imminent job displacement resulting from an enterprise undergoing restructuring in a Member State, including workers affected in the enterprises suppliers or downstream users;
Or. en
Amendment 10
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Regulation (EU) 2021/691
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point c
Text proposed by the Commission
Amendment
(c) workers affected by imminent job displacement in an enterprise undergoing restructuring. The workers shall remain eligible even in case of an actual termination of the work relationship. Only those restructuring events shall be eligible that qualify as collective redundancies under Directive 98/59/EC;
(c) workers affected by imminent job displacement in an enterprise undergoing restructuring, including their direct suppliers or downstream users. The workers shall remain eligible even in case of an actual termination of the work relationship. Workers who have received EGF support during employment shall not be excluded from receiving further support after the termination of the work relationship. Only those restructuring events shall be eligible that qualify as collective redundancies under Directive 98/59/EC;
Or. en
Amendment 11
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point a
Regulation (EU) 2021/691
Article 7 – paragraph 1
Text proposed by the Commission
Amendment
1. A financial contribution from the EGF may be made for active labour market policy measures that form part of a coordinated package, designed to facilitate the reintegration of the targeted beneficiaries, in particular the most disadvantaged among them, into employment or self-employment, or to help workers referred to in Article 6, first paragraph, point(c) acquire the skills they need to transfer either into a different role with their current employer or to a different employer;
1. A financial contribution from the EGF may be made for active labour market policy measures that form part of a coordinated package, designed to facilitate the reintegration of the targeted beneficiaries, in particular the most disadvantaged among them, into employment or self-employment, or to help workers referred to in Article 6, first paragraph, point(c) acquire the skills they need to transfer either into a different role with their current employer or to a different employer, preferably within their home region;
Or. en
Amendment 12
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point b
Regulation (EU) 2021/691
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – point c
Text proposed by the Commission
Amendment
(c) ‘For the beneficiaries referred to in Article 6, first paragraph, point (c), the coordinated package may include training and retraining, tailored to the individual worker’s needs, including on information and communication technology and other skills required in the digital age, certification of acquired knowledge and skills, individual job-search assistance services and targeted group activities, occupational guidance, advisory services, mentoring, outplacement assistance, entrepreneurship promotion and cooperation activities. It may not include short-time work schemes;
(c) ‘For the beneficiaries referred to in Article 6, first paragraph, point (c), the coordinated package may include training and retraining supplementing existing forms of support available under national measures, tailored to the individual worker’s needs, including on information and communication technology and other skills required in the digital age, certification of acquired knowledge and skills, individual job-search assistance services and targeted group activities, occupational guidance, advisory services, mentoring, outplacement assistance, entrepreneurship promotion and cooperation activities. It may not include short-time work schemes;
Or. en
Amendment 13
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point b a (new)
Regulation (EU) 2021/691
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 5 a (new)
Text proposed by the Commission
Amendment
(ba) In paragraph 2, the following subparagraph is added:
‘When setting up coordinated packages pursuant to this paragraph, employers shall ensure that the social partners participate in the process, in accordance with the applicable national law, especially by defining skills needs, co-designing training curricula, validating quality, and by monitoring implementation.
Or. en
Amendment 14
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Regulation (EU) 2021/691
Article 8a – paragraph 1
Text proposed by the Commission
Amendment
1. Enterprises undergoing restructuring may request the Member State concerned to submit an application for a financial contribution from the EGF, if the intervention criteria set out in Article 4(2), point (d) are met, and if the enterprise wishes to offer EGF-co-financed assistance to those parts of its workforce affected by imminent job displacement, in line with Article 6, first paragraph, point (c). Such a request shall be submitted by the enterprise within two weeks of the date on which it had notified the public authorities in writing of the projected collective redundancies in accordance with Article 3(1) of Directive 98/59/EC.
1. Enterprises undergoing restructuring may request the Member State concerned to submit an application for a financial contribution from the EGF, if the intervention criteria set out in Article 4(2), point (d) are met, if the enterprise wishes to offer EGF-co-financed assistance to those parts of its workforce affected by imminent job displacement, in line with Article 6, first paragraph, point (c) and after consulting workers' representatives. Such a request shall be submitted by the enterprise within two weeks of the date on which it had notified the public authorities in writing of the projected collective redundancies in accordance with Article 3(1) of Directive 98/59/EC.
Or. en
Amendment 15
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Regulation (EU) 2021/691
Article 8a – paragraph 2
Text proposed by the Commission
Amendment
2. All Member States shall designate a Single Entry Point to which enterprises can direct requests referred to in paragraph 1, and publish relevant guidelines and templates. The information collected from these templates shall cover all the information necessary for a financial contribution application from the EGF as set out in paragraph below.
2. All Member States shall designate a Single Entry Point to which enterprises can direct requests referred to in paragraph 1. If applicable, this Single Entry Point may be established in such a way as to take into account the national division of competence. The Commission shall publish relevant guidelines and common templates in coordination with the Member States. To ensure financial support reaches the workers concerned, those guidelines shall, inter alia, contain guidance regarding the applicable State aid rules. The information collected from these templates shall cover all the information necessary for a financial contribution application from the EGF as set out in paragraph 10.
Or. en
Amendment 16
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Regulation (EU) 2021/691
Article 8a – paragraph 5
Text proposed by the Commission
Amendment
5. If requested by the enterprise, the Member State concerned shall provide guidance to the enterprise throughout the application procedure.
5. If requested by the enterprise or the workers' representative, the Member State concerned shall provide guidance to the enterprise throughout the application procedure.
Or. en
Amendment 17
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Regulation (EU) 2021/691
Article 8a – paragraph 6
Text proposed by the Commission
Amendment
6. If requested by the applicant Member State, the Commission shall provide guidance to the Member State throughout the application procedure.
6. If requested by the applicant Member State, the Commission shall provide guidance to the Member State throughout the application procedure, including by providing centralised templates and guidance on State aid rules.
Or. en
Amendment 18
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Regulation (EU) 2021/691
Article 8a – paragraph 9 – subparagraph 1
Text proposed by the Commission
Amendment
Based on the information provided by the applicant Member State, the Commission shall complete its assessment of the application’s compliance with the conditions for providing a financial contribution within 30 working days of the receipt of the complete application or, where applicable, of the translation of the application.
Based on the information provided by the applicant Member State, the Commission shall complete its assessment of the application’s compliance with the conditions for providing a financial contribution within 30 working days of the receipt of the complete application or, where applicable, of the translation of the application. That assessment shall include a summary of the adequacy of the consultation process and the proposed training measures.
Or. en
Amendment 19
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Regulation (EU) 2021/691
Article 8a – paragraph 10 – introductory part
Text proposed by the Commission
Amendment
10. An application shall contain the following information:
10. An application shall be based on centralised templates and shall contain the following information:
Or. en
Amendment 20
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Regulation (EU) 2021/691
Article 8a – paragraph 10 – point a
Text proposed by the Commission
Amendment
(a) the identification of the enterprise concerned;
(a) the identification of the enterprise concerned, and, if applicable, the identification of any suppliers or downstream users concerned;
Or. en
Amendment 21
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Regulation (EU) 2021/691
Article 8a – paragraph 10 – point ca (new)
Text proposed by the Commission
Amendment
(ca) if applicable, a reasoned analysis provided by suppliers or downstream users detailing the direct and causal link between the companies included in the collective application, including the connection between the main jobs affected by displacement and those affected in their suppliers or downstream users;
Or. en
Amendment 22
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Regulation (EU) 2021/691
Articla 8a – paragraph 10 – point d
Text proposed by the Commission
Amendment
(d) a confirmation that the enterprise has complied and continues to comply with its legal obligations or collective agreements governing those projected redundancies and is providing for its workers accordingly, and a description of the procedures followed by the enterprise for consulting the targeted beneficiaries or their representatives;
(d) a confirmation that the enterprise has complied and continues to comply with its legal obligations or collective agreements governing those projected redundancies and is providing for its workers accordingly, and a description of the procedures followed by the enterprise for consulting the targeted beneficiaries or their representatives during the entire process, including during the establishment of the coordinated package;
Or. en
Amendment 23
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 17
Regulation (EU) 2021/691
Article 22 – paragraph 4
Text proposed by the Commission
Amendment
4. A beneficiary survey shall be launched during the sixth month after the end of each implementation period. The beneficiary survey shall be open to participation for at least four weeks. Member States shall distribute the beneficiary survey to the beneficiaries, send out at least one reminder and inform the Commission of the distribution and reminder sent. In cases involving assistance implemented by an enterprise to beneficiaries under Article 6, first paragraph, point (c), that enterprise is responsible for distributing the survey prepared by the Commission among the workers that have participated in the measures. The responses to the beneficiary surveys shall be collated and analysed by the Commission for the use in future evaluations.
4. A beneficiary survey shall be launched during the sixth month after the end of each implementation period. The beneficiary survey shall be open to participation for at least four weeks. Member States shall distribute the beneficiary survey to the beneficiaries, send out at least one reminder and inform the Commission of the distribution and reminder sent. In cases involving assistance implemented by an enterprise to beneficiaries under Article 6, first paragraph, point (c), that enterprise is responsible for distributing the survey prepared by the Commission among the workers and workers' representatives that have participated in the measures. The responses to the beneficiary surveys shall be collated and analysed by the Commission for the use in future evaluations.
Or. en
EXPLANATORY STATEMENT
Currently, the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) is an emergency fund to be used to support displaced workers who have lost their job due to structural economic transformations. This support enables the most vulnerable workers who lose their job in large scale restructuring events to find new employment as soon as possible. However, the change in production models related to the twin digital and green transition can further increase the amount of restructuring processes. This increases pressure on companies who already need to invest in these transitions. At the same time, international trade developments put further pressure on our European companies, who might have to change operational organisation because of it.
For these reasons and to protect both the strategic independence of the European Union and European jobs, enterprise closures and redundancies should be avoided at all costs. Therefore, proactive, specific and targeted support for workers in companies undergoing restructuring should also be possible under the EGF. This support should enable workers to find new employment in the same company but in a new function, or to find employment in another company. Keeping skilled workers can also support companies undergoing restructuring to continue their European activities.
Given the importance of aligning the EGF support to the Union’s broader strategic goals, this Regulation needs to make sure the available EGF support goes to companies whose restructuring process strengthens the twin digital and green transition and that support goes to the workers affected by imminent job displacement. This will increase the Fund’s role in driving sustainable innovation and skills development. This safeguards the use of public funds and ensures the EGF becomes a tool not only of mitigation but also of transformation.
One of the most significant additions introduces eligibility for workers in direct suppliers and downstream users of enterprises undergoing restructuring, as they are also covered in current EGF support. This reflects the complex interdependencies within modern value chains and acknowledges that the ripple effects of restructuring often extend beyond the core enterprise. To maintain accountability and ensure targeted intervention, the additions require proof of a demonstrated causal link between these workers and the primary restructuring event.
To ensure the targeted packages are specifically designed for the workers affected by imminent job displacement, the early and meaningful involvement of workers and their representatives is paramount. Therefore, applicable national legislation on social dialogue should always be respected during the entire process. The amendments promote transparency and fairness during restructuring and safeguard workers’ rights to participate in decisions that affect their futures. The draft also proposes an enhanced role for social partners in designing the coordinated support packages, ensuring that training and upskilling measures are tailored, effective, and relevant to regional labour markets
To reduce administrative burden for both Member States and companies, the additions also propose the use of standardized templates, centralized guidance and increased clarity on State aid rules.
In summary, these additions respond to both the evolving nature of job displacement and the Union’s strategic priorities. They aim to make the EGF more inclusive, future-oriented, and integrated with EU social and industrial policy, ensuring it remains a vital mechanism for supporting workers in transition.
ANNEX: ENTITIES OR PERSONS FROM WHOM THE RAPPORTEUR HAS RECEIVED INPUT
Pursuant to Article 8 of Annex I to the Rules of Procedure, the rapporteur declares that she received input from the following entities or persons in the preparation of the draft report:
Entity and/or person
European Trade Union Confederation
ACV-CSC
Business Europe
VBO-FEB
IndustriAll - European Trade Union
European Economic & Social Committee
The list above is drawn up under the exclusive responsibility of the rapporteur.
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