Press Release: €35 million from EU Globalisation Fund to help nearly 6,000 construction workers in Ireland

The European Commission has proposed to provide Ireland with €35m from the European Globalisation adjustment Fund (EGF) to help 5,987 redundant construction workers across Ireland back into employment. The money, requested by the Irish authorities through three applications, will cover ex-workers from 3,348 mostly small enterprises. The proposal now goes to the European Parliament and the EU's Council of Ministers for their approval.

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