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€8.9 million to support 3,400 workers fired from Audi Brussels

Published January 09, 2026

Goal: Help displaced workers

This resolution authorises the EU to give €7.5 million from the EGF to help 3,414 workers who lost jobs at Audi in Belgium get training, job‑search help, and money to start new businesses.

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Proposal to use the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) for workers displaced by Audi in Belgium

  • Background
    The EGF is a fund that helps workers who lose jobs because of large‑scale restructuring. Belgium applied for help on 18 September 2025 for workers who lost jobs at Audi Brussels S.A.:n.V. and five of its suppliers in Belgium.

  • Who is affected?

  • 3 148 workers were laid off during the reference period 28 Feb 2025 – 28 Jun 2025.
  • 266 more workers were laid off before or after that period.
  • Total eligible workers: 3 414.
  • Regions: Brussels Capital Region (BE10), East Flanders (BE23), Hainaut (BE32).
  • 3 145 men (92 %), 269 women (8 %).
  • Age: 323 under 30 (9 %), 2 263 aged 30‑54 (66 %), 828 over 54 (24 %).
  • Education: 31 with lower secondary or less (28 %), 1 889 with upper secondary or post‑secondary (55 %), 574 with tertiary (17 %).
  • What the fund will pay for
  • Personalised services (information, counselling, training, job‑search events, entrepreneurship support, business start‑up contribution up to €15 000, job‑search allowance €2 per hour, IT‑skills bonus €700, return‑to‑school allowance €350/month, business‑creation allowance €350/month).
  • Administrative costs (preparation, management, publicity, control, reporting).
  • Budget
  • Total cost: €8 856 030.
  • EGF contribution requested: €7 527 625 (85 % of total).
  • Administrative costs: €117 062.
  • Personalised services: €8 738 968.
  • Timeline
  • Services started 17 Feb 2025; eligible for EGF funding until 24 months after the decision.
  • Administrative costs eligible from 9 Jul 2024 until 31 months after the decision.
  • Management
  • Brussels and Wallonia: same bodies that manage the ESF+.
  • Flanders: managed by VDAB; payments by VDAB’s finance service; audit by the Flemish Audit Authority.
  • Commitments
  • Equality and non‑discrimination in access to services.
  • Compliance with Belgian collective‑redundancy law.
  • No double‑financing; state‑aid rules respected.
  • Decision
  • The European Parliament and the Council will mobilise €7 527 625 from the EGF for 2026.
  • The decision will take effect from the date it is published in the Official Journal.

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