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Highlights - BUDG to vote on support for displaced Austrian workers – 17.03.2026 - Committee on Budgets
The Commission proposed to adopt the decision to mobilize the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers (EGF) following an application from Austria relating to 1 488 displaced workers whose activity had ceased in KTM Gruppe, an Austrian motorcycle producer, followed by insolvency proceedings of the enterprise.The Members of the BUDG Committee will vote on the decision regarding the mobilisiation of EUR 1 806 624 for Austria, covering 60% of the total costs associated with the proposed reintegration measures.
The rapporteur for the file is Janusz Lewandowski (EPP, Poland).
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Highlights - BUDG to vote on support for displaced Belgian workers – 17.03.2026 - Committee on Budgets
The Commission proposed to adopt the decision to mobilize the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers (EGF) following an application from Belgium relating to 416 displaced workers whose activity had ceased in Casa International and Casa Logistics, after the retail chain went bankrupt in March 2025.The Members of the BUDG Committee will vote on the decision regarding the mobilisiation of EUR 1 916 733 for Belgium, covering 85% of the total costs associated with the proposed reintegration measures.
The rapporteur for the file is Hélder Sousa Silva (EPP, Portugal).
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Highlights - Presentation of the ECA's special report on EU transport infrastructure - Committee on Transport and Tourism
During the TRAN Committee meeting on 18 March, Ms A. Turtelboom, a Member of the European Court of Auditors (ECA), will present ECA Special Report 02/2026, “EU transport infrastructure: Further delays and some cost increases, but a reinforced governance framework is in place for the future (an update of ECA Special Report 10/2020)”.The report highlights the progress made and the reasons for the cost increases of the Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T) flagship transport infrastructure projects.The presentation of the ECA special report will take place in SPAAK (1A002) and will be webstreamed.
Agenda 18/03/2026 - Committee on Transport and Tourism Ordinary meeting
ECA Special report 02/2026: EU transport infrastructure – Further delays and some cost increases, but a reinforced governance framework is in place for the future (an update of ECA special report 10/2020)
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Highlights - Consideration of Amendments on EUDS draft report - Special Committee on the European Democracy Shield
On 17 March, the EUDS Committee will discuss the 1655 amendments tabled on the draft report on the findings and recommendations of the Special Committee on the European Democracy Shield.The draft report was presented by rapporteur Tomas Tobe (PPE) in the EUDS Committee Meeting on the 29 January 2026. The amendments build on the different sections presented in the draft report, presenting ideas to the structure of the European Centre for Democratic Resilience, digital and media resilience, electoral structure and the external dimension.
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Highlights - UN Under-Secretary-General and Tech Envoy A. S. Gill on UN Digital Initiatives - Special Committee on the European Democracy Shield
During the EUDS Committee meeting on the 17 March, EUDS members will exchange with the UN Tech Envoy Mr Amandeep Singh Gill. Soon after the AI Impact Summit in New Delhi, the Under-Secretary-General will reflect on its conclusions, present the UN Global Digital compact as well as UN work on AI governance. He will also introduce the UN Office on Digital and Emerging Technologies (ODET).More information via the sections Meeting Documents and Webstreaming.
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