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Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers following an application from Belgium - EGF/2025/001 BE/BelGaN

A decision on EU spending: the annual budget, amending budgets or emergency funds.

Where it stands: Completed: published in the Official Journal on 20 October 2025 and now EU law.

  1. ✓ Referred to committee 8 September 2025
  2. ✓ Committee work Report adopted 23 September 2025
  3. ✓ Tabled for plenary 25 September 2025
  4. ✓ Plenary vote Adopted 8 October 2025
  5. ✓ Published as law 20 October 2025
How a file moves through Parliament

A file is referred to one lead committee (others may give an opinion). Its rapporteur writes a draft report, committee members table amendments, and the committee votes to adopt the report. The report is then tabled for all MEPs; political groups can table further amendments, which are voted on before the final vote in plenary. The Council takes the final decision, and the act is published in the Official Journal.

Who is working on it

Lead committee
BUDG — Budgets
Rapporteur
Bogdan RZOŃCA ECR
Shadow rapporteurs
Isabel BENJUMEA BENJUMEA PPEGiuseppe LUPO S&DAngéline FURET PfEOlivier CHASTEL RenewNicolae ȘTEFĂNUȚĂ Verts/ALE
For opinion
REGI — Regional Development EMPL — Employment and Social Affairs · rapporteur Johan DANIELSSON S&D

The rapporteur drafts and negotiates the text for the lead committee; each other political group names a shadow rapporteur to follow the file.

The text, version by version

Adopted by Parliament · latest Adopted text TA10-0220/2025 8 October 2025 ✦ Parliament approves the mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers (EGF) with EUR 931 690 for Belgium following the bankruptcy of BelGaN, a semiconductor manufacturer.⇄ what changed Tabled for plenary Report A10-0163/2025 25 September 2025 ✦ Parliament approves the mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers (EGF) with EUR 931 690 for Belgium following 417 redundancies at BelGaN, a semiconductor manufacturer in Oost-Vlaanderen.⇄ what changed Committee draft Draft report (BUDG) 1 September 2025 ✦ This draft report approves the mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers (EGF) for Belgium following the bankruptcy of BelGaN, which made 417 workers redundant. It agrees with the Commission that Belgium is entitled to a financial contribution of EUR 931 690.

Latest Tabled for plenary → Adopted by Parliament: The adopted text adds the full legislative decision, including detailed background on the application, the Commission's proposal, and the procedure. Other changes are formal or wording updates, such as replacing words with numerals and updating references. see the changes →

Committee draft → Tabled for plenary: Adds calls for faster procedures and better evaluation of EGF measures, and expands objectives for job-matching and communication. Adds an opinion letter from the Employment Committee, which is formal and procedural. see the changes →

Newest version first. Open a version to read it in full. “What changed” shows the differences paragraph by paragraph; ✦ lines are AI-written from the texts themselves.

Timeline

  1. Outcome
  2. 20 October 2025 Published in the Official Journal

    The act is now EU law.

  3. Plenary stage
  4. 8 October 2025 Plenary vote
    Sitting of 8 October 2025 📄 Report A10-0163/2025📄 Adopted text TA10-0220/2025
    Adopted Adopted by an overwhelming majority
    For 578 Against 47 Abstained 16

    Final vote — text as a whole at 14:02 · 90% of votes cast in favour · every MEP’s position →

    How the vote unfolded · 5 ballots

    adopted rejected lapsed square = amendment circle = part of the text decisive vote Solid = roll call (click for every MEP’s vote); faded = no individual positions

    Show all 5 ballots in voting order
    1. Amendment 1, adding text after recital D 14:01 A10-0163/2025 – Bogdan Rzońca – After recital D – Am 1
    Rejected
    2. Separate vote on recital E
    — no individual positions recorded
    Rejected
    3. Amendment 2, adding text after recital F 14:01 A10-0163/2025 – Bogdan Rzońca – After recital F – Am 2
    Rejected
    4. Separate vote on recital J
    — no individual positions recorded
    Rejected
    5. Final vote — text as a whole 14:02 A10-0163/2025 – Bogdan Rzońca – Motion for a resolution (as a whole)
    Adopted
  5. 1 October 2025 4 amendments tabled for the plenary vote

    Groups propose changes to the tabled text; each is voted on before the final vote.

    📄 Amendments 1–2📄 Amendments 3–4
  6. 25 September 2025 Report tabled for plenary

    This is the text all MEPs vote on. Political groups can still table amendments to it.

    📄 Report A10-0163/2025
  7. Committee stage
  8. 23 September 2025 Committee vote: report adopted

    BUDG (Budgets) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.

  9. 9 September 2025 Amendments tabled in committee

    Members of BUDG (Budgets) proposed changes to the draft.

    📄 Amendments in committee (BUDG)
  10. 8 September 2025 Committee opinion adopted

    The opinion is attached to the report for the lead committee to consider.

    📄 EMPL-AL-776881
  11. 8 September 2025 Referred to the BUDG (Budgets) committee

    The lead committee prepares the report; REGI (Regional Development), EMPL (Employment and Social Affairs) give an opinion.

  12. 1 September 2025 Draft report published

    The rapporteur’s first text in BUDG (Budgets). Members can table amendments before the committee votes.

    📄 Draft report (BUDG)