Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers following an application from Belgium - EGF/2025/007 BE/Casa
A decision on EU spending: the annual budget, amending budgets or emergency funds.
Where it stands: Completed: published in the Official Journal on 13 April 2026 and now EU law.
- ✓ Referred to committee 12 February 2026
- ✓ Committee work Report adopted 17 March 2026
- ✓ Tabled for plenary 18 March 2026
- ✓ Plenary vote Adopted 26 March 2026
- ✓ Published as law 13 April 2026
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
- Hélder SOUSA SILVA PPE
- Shadow rapporteurs
- Jean-Marc GERMAIN S&DAngéline FURET PfEBogdan RZOŃCA ECROlivier CHASTEL RenewNicolae ȘTEFĂNUȚĂ Verts/ALENikolas FARANTOURIS The Left
- For opinion
- EMPL — Employment and Social Affairs · rapporteur Johan DANIELSSON S&DREGI — Regional Development
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
Latest Tabled for plenary → Adopted by Parliament: The adopted text drops the committee report's background and opinion sections, leaving only the decision's enacting terms. see the changes →
Committee draft → Tabled for plenary: Adds emphasis on women's needs and low-educated workers' higher unemployment risk, and calls for shorter EGF processing times. Adds calls for proactive measures to prevent lay-offs and bankruptcies, and stresses social partner involvement and industrial policy. Rephrases the objective of EGF contributions without changing substance. Adds a formal letter from the Employment Committee with opinion details. 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
- Outcome
- 13 April 2026 Published in the Official Journal
The act is now EU law.
- Plenary stage
- 26 March 2026 Plenary voteAdopted Adopted by an overwhelming majorityFor 575 Against 48 Abstained 10
Final vote on the motion for a resolution at 11:39 · 91% of votes cast in favour · every MEP’s position →
- 18 March 2026 Report tabled for plenary
This is the text all MEPs vote on. Political groups can still table amendments to it.
- Committee stage
- 17 March 2026 Committee vote: report adopted
BUDG (Budgets) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.
- 4 March 2026 Amendments tabled in committee
Members of BUDG (Budgets) proposed changes to the draft.
- 25 February 2026 Committee opinion adopted
The opinion is attached to the report for the lead committee to consider.
- 17 February 2026 Draft report published
The rapporteur’s first text in BUDG (Budgets). Members can table amendments before the committee votes.
- 12 February 2026 Referred to the BUDG (Budgets) committee
The lead committee prepares the report; EMPL (Employment and Social Affairs), REGI (Regional Development) give an opinion.