Press Release: €1.4 million from EU Globalisation Fund to help 680 workers in Portugal’s shoe industry

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Series Details IP/11/965 (17.8.11)
Publication Date 17/08/2011
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The European Commission has approved an application from Portugal for assistance from the EU Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF). The grant of € 1.4 million will help 680 redundant workers in shoe manufacturing to find new jobs. The Commission is making a proposal to the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union to mobilise the budgetary resources.

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