#32026D0454Decision (EU) 2026/454 on the mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers following Belgium's application for Audi redundancies
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This decision authorises the release of EUR 7,527,625 from the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) to support workers affected by redundancies at Audi Brussels S.A. and five of its suppliers and downstream producers in Belgium. The application was submitted by Belgium on 18 September 2025 and approved because it meets the intervention criteria under Regulation (EU) 2021/691. The funding will help the displaced workers return to decent and sustainable employment as quickly as possible. The amount is drawn from the 2026 EU general budget in both commitment and payment appropriations.
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Key Changes
- Mobilisation of exactly EUR 7,527,625 from the EGF for the 2026 budget
- Application submitted by Belgium on 18 September 2025 for redundancies at Audi Brussels and five suppliers
- Funding provided in both commitment and payment appropriations
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Obligations
What this law requires
Belgium must allocate and utilize the EUR 7,527,625 in EGF funding to support workers displaced by redundancies at Audi Brussels S.A. and its five identified suppliers and downstream producers
Belgium must ensure that EGF-funded support measures assist displaced workers in returning to decent and sustainable employment as quickly as possible
Belgium must comply with all conditions for financial contribution set out in Article 13 of Regulation (EU) 2021/691 when implementing the EGF mobilization
The European Commission must ensure that EGF expenditures do not exceed the maximum annual amount of EUR 30 million (in 2018 prices) as specified in Article 8 of Council Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2020/2093 and Article 16 of Regulation (EU) 2021/691
Belgium must apply the decision and implement the EUR 7,527,625 allocation from the date of entry into force (17 February 2026)