6 Amendments of Victor NEGRESCU related to 2015/2209(BUD)
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas Belgium submitted application EGF/2015/003 BE/Ford Genk for a financial contribution from the EGF following 5 111 redundancies in Ford Genkof which 3701 workers were made redundant in Ford Genk and 1180 in 11 suppliers and downstream producers, operating in the NACE Rev. 2 division 29 ('Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers') and 11 suppliers or downstream producers, whereas the estimate number of 4 500 redundant workers are expected to participate in the measures;
Amendment 4 #
1. Agrees with the Commission that the conditions set out in Article 4(1)(a) of the EGF Regulation are met and that, therefore, under that Regulation Belgium is entitled to a financial contribution of EUR 6 268 564 under that Regulationfrom the total costs of EUR 10 447 607;
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Notes that the Belgian car industry has suffered a production decline of 15,58% as global production increased by 18,9%;
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Recalls that Ford Genk has been the largest employer in the province of Limburg; notes that redundancies cause considerable damage to the Limburg economy with a total loss of more than 8 000 jobs (including indirect job losses), most of which are EU-citizens between 30 and 54 years of age, a rise in the unemployment rate of between 1,8 and 2 percentage points (up to a 29,4 % increase in the region's unemployment rate from 6,8 % to 8,8 %), a reduction in GDP of between 2,6 % and 2,9 % and a potential drop in labour productivity of 10,9 %, due to the high importance of the automotive industry for labour productivity in the region.;
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Notes that, to-date, the NACE Revision 2 Division 29 sector (Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers) has been the subject of 22 EGF applications, 11 of which were based on trade related globalisation and 10 on the global financial and economic crisis, recommends, therefore, that the Commission to makes a study on the Asian and South American markets in order for the EU Manufacturers to learn more about the new import licensing requirements and how to be more present and competitive on these markets;
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Notes that the management and control of this application will be administered by the same bodies which administer the European Social Fund in Flanders.