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Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund: Application EGF/2023/004 DK/Danish Crown - Denmark

TA-9-2024-0332 · P9_TA(2024)0332 · PE759.752

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Parliament approves a financial contribution of EUR 1 882 212 from the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers following an application from Denmark, EGF/2023/004 DK/Danish Crown. The contribution represents 60 % of the total cost of EUR 3 137 021, comprising EUR 2 878 001 for personalised services and EUR 259 020 for preparatory, management, information, publicity, control and reporting activities. The application follows the closure of Danish Crown's slaughterhouse in Sæby, with 751 displacements in the food products sector in Nordylland; 390 displaced workers will be targeted beneficiaries. Parliament notes that most displaced workers have low or outdated qualifications and that 305 are of a migrant background and not fluent in Danish, and welcomes training measures including Danish language skills. Parliament stresses that EGF assistance must not replace company responsibilities or workers' allowances, and that eligible actions must not receive other Union funding.

Key points

  1. Parliament agrees with the Commission that the conditions of Article 4(2), point (a), of the EGF Regulation are met and that Denmark is entitled to EUR 1 882 212.
  2. The contribution covers 60 % of a total cost of EUR 3 137 021, with EUR 2 878 001 for personalised services and EUR 259 020 for preparatory, management, information, publicity, control and reporting activities.
  3. Denmark submitted the application on 6 December 2023; the Commission finalised its assessment on 29 February 2024 and notified Parliament the same day.
  4. The application relates to 751 displaced workers from the closure of Danish Crown's slaughterhouse in Sæby; 390 displaced workers will be targeted beneficiaries.
  5. Most displaced workers have low formal qualifications (46 %) or outdated qualifications and skills (40 %); 305 (41 %) are of a migrant background and not fluent in Danish.
  6. The coordinated package of personalised services was drawn up with targeted beneficiaries, their representatives and social partners.
  7. Personalised services consist of motivation, retention, training on general competences, upskilling/reskilling training, and training and job-search allowance.
  8. Training offers were drawn from studies including Jobbarometer 2023, the Biennial Labour Market Balance and FremKom4, aiming to raise general, digital and job-specific competencies.
  9. Article 7(2) of the EGF Regulation requires the coordinated package to anticipate future labour market perspectives and skills compatible with a resource-efficient and sustainable economy.
  10. Denmark started providing personalised services on 16 October 2023; the eligibility period runs from that date until 24 months after the entry into force of the financing decision.
  11. Denmark started incurring administrative expenditure on 1 June 2023; such expenditure is eligible from that date until 31 months after the entry into force of the financing decision.
  12. The Danish authorities confirmed that eligible actions receive no other Union funds and that equality of treatment and non-discrimination will be respected.

Who is affected

  • Denmark: receives EUR 1 882 212 to support displaced workers.
  • 390 displaced workers: targeted beneficiaries expected to participate in the measures.
  • Workers with low or outdated qualifications and migrant workers not fluent in Danish: benefit from training including language skills.
  • Danish Crown and its suppliers and downstream producers: source of the displacements.

Figures and deadlines

  • EUR 1 882 212: EGF contribution, 60 % of total cost.
  • EUR 3 137 021: total cost.
  • EUR 2 878 001: expenditure for personalised services.
  • EUR 259 020: expenditure for preparatory, management, information, publicity, control and reporting activities.
  • 751: total displacements.
  • 692: displacements within the reference period from 19 May 2023 to 19 September 2023.
  • 59: displacements before or after the reference period.
  • 390: targeted beneficiaries expected to participate.