Press Release: 2,168 Belgian textile workers to get help from EU Globalisation Fund

On 9 September, 2009, the European Commission approved two applications from Belgium for assistance under the European Globalisation adjustment Fund (EGF) – the first to benefit under revised EGF rules. The funding will help 2,168 workers in the textiles sector back into employment. The applications – for a total of almost €9.2 million – concern workers made redundant in mainly small businesses in three Belgian provinces: Limburg, East Flanders and West Flanders. The Commission will now make a proposal to the European Parliament and the Council to mobilise the budgetary resources.