EC proposes aid to Fiat Auto Poland workers

The European Commission has proposed aid worth €1.2 million from the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) for 777 workers laid off by car producer Fiat Auto Poland The goal of the aid package is to help those workers find new jobs. Its total value amounts to €2.5 million, half of which will come from the EGF. The proposal is due to be approved by the European Parliament and the EU's Council of Ministers Poland applied to the EC for support from the EGF after Fiat Auto Poland decided to lay off altogether 1,079 workers in the Tychy plant and its suppliers.