Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers following an application from Finland – EGF/2026/003 FI/Valmet Automotive
A decision on EU spending: the annual budget, amending budgets or emergency funds.
Where it stands: Completed: published in the Official Journal on 29 October 2026 and now EU law.
- ✓ Referred to committee 14 September 2026
- ✓ Committee work Report adopted 28 September 2026
- ✓ Tabled for plenary 29 September 2026
- ✓ Plenary vote Adopted 7 October 2026
- ✓ Published as law 29 October 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
- Nicolae ȘTEFĂNUȚĂ Verts/ALE
- Shadow rapporteurs
- Aura SALLA PPENikolas FARANTOURIS S&DAngéline FURET PfEBogdan RZOŃCA ECRLucia YAR RenewElena KOUNTOURA The Left
- 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
Latest Tabled for plenary → Adopted by Parliament: No change of substance: the two versions differ only in presentation — cover page, numbering or the parts a report carries that the adopted text does not. see the changes →
Committee draft → Tabled for plenary: The new version adds recitals and paragraphs on the EGF as an instrument of solidarity and just transition, on competitive businesses and high-quality future-oriented jobs, and on embedding EGF mobilisation in a wider policy response. It adds that support should target rapid, decent and sustainable reintegration, with training aligned to labour market needs and tailored to workers with lower education levels, and that trade union representatives should be involved throughout implementation. It adds points on clear and timely information, on evaluating the effectiveness of measures, and on limited and uneven take-up of the EGF across member states. It changes the description of the beneficiaries to 260 targeted beneficiaries made redundant by Valmet Automotive and five subcontractors and suppliers, and adds an opinion from the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs. The other changes are wording: rephrased descriptions of Valmet Automotive and of the consultation with social partners. 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
- 29 October 2026 Published in the Official Journal
The act is now EU law.
- Plenary stage
- 7 October 2026 Plenary voteAdopted Adopted by an overwhelming majorityFor 601 Against 57 Abstained 9
Final vote — text as a whole at 13:16 · 90% of votes cast in favour · every MEP’s position →
Show all 4 ballots in voting order
1. Separate vote on paragraph 5RejectedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded2. Separate vote on paragraph 6RejectedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded3. Separate vote on paragraph 9RejectedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded4. Final vote — text as a whole 13:16 A10-0243/2026 – Nicolae Ștefănuță – Motion for a resolution (as a whole)Adopted - 30 September 2026 3 amendments tabled for the plenary vote
Groups propose changes to the tabled text; each is voted on before the final vote.
- 29 September 2026 Report tabled for plenary
This is the text all MEPs vote on. Political groups can still table amendments to it.
- Committee stage
- 28 September 2026 Committee vote: report adopted
BUDG (Budgets) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.
- 16 September 2026 Amendments tabled in committee
Members of BUDG (Budgets) proposed changes to the draft.
- 14 September 2026 Referred to the BUDG (Budgets) committee
The lead committee prepares the report; REGI (Regional Development), EMPL (Employment and Social Affairs) give an opinion.
- 10 September 2026 Committee opinion adopted
The opinion is attached to the report for the lead committee to consider.
- 4 September 2026 Draft report published
The rapporteur’s first text in BUDG (Budgets). Members can table amendments before the committee votes.