Dossier · Budgetary procedure
Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund to support workers made redundant following an application from Belgium — EGF/2024/001 BE/Match-Smatch
- Reference
- 2024/0226(BUD) Budgetary procedure
- Where it stands
- Completed: published in the Official Journal on 7 November 2024 and now EU law.
- Stage
- Published as law
- Lead committee
- Budgets BUDG
More facts (6)
- Rapporteur
- Michalis HADJIPANTELA
- Shadow rapporteurs
- 4 members
- Decisions in plenary
- 1
- Last vote
- 22 Oct 2024 · Passed
- Versions
- 3 versions
- Opinions from
- REGI, EMPL
Where it stands
The steps of this kind of dossier and how far it has come, from the procedure file.
- Referred to committee (done) 17 September 2024
- Committee work (done) Report adopted 14 October 2024
- Tabled for plenary (done) 15 October 2024
- Plenary vote (done) Adopted 22 October 2024
- Published as law (done) 7 November 2024
A decision on EU spending: the annual budget, amending budgets or emergency funds.
People
Committees and members responsible for the dossier, as the procedure file names them. Groups as recorded there.
- Lead committee
- Budgets BUDG
- Shadow rapporteurs
- Jean-Marc GERMAIN (S&D), Bogdan RZOŃCA (ECR), Olivier CHASTEL (Renew), João OLIVEIRA (The Left)
- Opinion: REGI
- Regional Development
- Opinion: EMPL
- Employment and Social Affairs · rapporteur Johan DANIELSSON (S&D)
Decisions in plenary, 1
Every decision Parliament took on this dossier, newest first.
| Date | Decision | Kind | Effect | Final vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Oct 2024 | Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund: application EGF/2024/001 BE/Match-Smatch | Budget | Passed | 601 for, 47 against, 17 abstained by roll call |
Every roll-call vote on the dossier, in date and voting order, with each group's line at the date of the vote.
Each group's clear line at the date of the vote: a position with at least two thirds of the group's votes (at least 10 members voting), otherwise Divided; “< 10 voted” when fewer took part. Result: outcome, for–against–abstained (method).
- 22 Oct 2024 Final vote — text as a whole
Adopted 601–47–17
- The Left
- For
- Greens
- For
- S&D
- For
- Renew
- For
- EPP
- For
- ECR
- For
- Patriots
- For
- ESN
- Against
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Versions, 3
The text of the dossier, version by version, newest first. Compare shows what changed between two consecutive versions.
Adopted by Parliament22 Oct 2024
Adopted text TA10-0025/2024 TA-10-2024-0025
Tabled for plenary15 Oct 2024
Report A10-0009/2024 A-10-2024-0009
Committee draft19 Sept 2024
Draft report (BUDG) BUDG-PR-763160
AI: Each version in short Written by AI from the official text — check the source
- Adopted text TA10-0025/2024: Parliament approves a financial contribution from the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers for Belgium, following the displacement of workers at Match-Smatch.
- Report A10-0009/2024: Parliament approves the mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers with EUR 2 661 564 for Belgium to support 365 former Match-Smatch workers in Wallonia.
- Draft report (BUDG): This draft report approves the mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers (EGF) for Belgium following 513 redundancies at Match-Smatch. It agrees with the Commission that Belgium is entitled to EUR 2 661 564, representing 85% of the total cost of EUR 3 131 252.
What changed, 2
Between consecutive versions, newest pair first. The overviews are written by AI from the two texts; the comparison shows every change.
Latest Tabled for plenary → Adopted by Parliament Report A10-0009/2024 → Adopted text TA10-0025/2024
AI: What changed Written by AI from the official text — check the source
The versions differ only in formal and wording changes: the final text replaces the committee report's background and opinion with the adopted decision, and updates citations and punctuation.
Committee draft → Tabled for plenary Draft report (BUDG) → Report A10-0009/2024
AI: What changed Written by AI from the official text — check the source
The report adds duties for Belgian authorities on gender equality and funding visibility, and stresses the challenge of reskilling older workers. It reframes the coordinated package's goal to sustainability and resilience, and adds a social responsibility for the Union in providing qualifications. It updates the description of Match-Smatch's economic situation and the Colruyt acquisition, and adds a monitoring role for the Commission. The other changes are formal: recital renumbering, removal of a redundant recital, and addition of a committee letter.
Timeline, 7
Every recorded step, newest first, grouped by stage; the latest stage is open.
Outcome 1 step · 7 Nov 2024
7 November 2024
Published in the Official Journal
The act is now EU law.
Plenary stage 2 steps · 15 Oct 2024–22 Oct 2024
22 October 2024
Plenary vote
Sitting of 22 Oct 2024 Report A10-0009/2024Adopted text TA10-0025/2024
15 October 2024
Report tabled for plenary
This is the text all MEPs vote on. Political groups can still table amendments to it.
Committee stage 4 steps · 17 Sept 2024–14 Oct 2024
14 October 2024
Committee vote: report adopted
BUDG (Budgets) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.
3 October 2024
Committee opinion adopted
The opinion is attached to the report for the lead committee to consider.
19 September 2024
Draft report published
The rapporteur’s first text in BUDG (Budgets). Members can table amendments before the committee votes.
17 September 2024
Referred to the BUDG (Budgets) committee
The lead committee prepares the report; REGI (Regional Development), EMPL (Employment and Social Affairs) give an opinion.
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Sources & citation
Where the facts on this page come from, and how to cite it.
- Official source
- Data source
- Licensed CC BY 4.0.
- Retrieved
- 25 September 2026
Cite as
European Parliament (2024). “Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund to support workers made redundant following an application from Belgium — EGF/2024/001 BE/Match-Smatch”. Dossier, 22 October 2024. procId 2024-0226, reference 2024/0226(BUD). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2024-0226 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official source: Procedure file (Legislative Observatory, OEIL), https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/en/procedure-file?reference=2024%2F0226(BUD). Data: EP Open Data API: procedure record, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/procedures/2024-0226 (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX
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author = {{European Parliament}},
title = {{Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund to support workers made redundant following an application from Belgium — EGF/2024/001 BE/Match-Smatch}},
year = {2024},
date = {2024-10-22},
howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2024-0226}},
url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2024-0226},
urldate = {2026-09-25},
publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
note = {Dossier. procId 2024-0226, reference 2024/0226(BUD). Official source: https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/en/procedure-file?reference=2024\%2F0226(BUD). Data: EP Open Data API: procedure record (CC BY 4.0)}
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