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€2 million from the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund to support 507 dismissed Liberty Steel workers in Belgium

The European Commission has proposed to mobilise €2 million from the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers (EGF) to support 507 workers dismissed after the bankruptcy of Liberty Steel Belgium. Liberty Steel production lines in Belgium came to a halt in December 2021 due to raw material shortages. Despite efforts to restructure the entity, […]

New EU funding for innovative ideas to reduce long-term unemployment and help people find jobs

Today, the Commission launched a call for proposals worth €23 million to help EU Member States develop new ways of tackling long-term unemployment and support people to find their way back into the labour market. This was announced in the recent action plan to tackle labour and skills shortages in the EU. Through this call […]

Support to mitigate Unemployment Risks in an Emergency (SURE)

European Court of Auditors. Special report 28/2022: Support to mitigate Unemployment Risks in an Emergency (SURE) | OJ C 477/06, 15.12.2022 ​​The economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic put millions of jobs at risk. Against this background, the EU put in place a temporary instrument, SURE (Support to mitigate Unemployment Risks in an Emergency). SURE […]