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"Europe and its institutions are often depicted as being far removed from the citizens and their concerns and needs. Nonetheless, the European Union regularly steps in to assist ‘distressed areas’ or areas ‘experiencing difficulties’, especially through the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF). This week, for example, Parliament has approved support amounting to EUR 1.6 million from the EGF for footwear workers in the Comunidad Valenciana region of Spain. The industry is currently being hit by highly aggressive competition from Asian countries and is faced with making numerous redundancies. I voted firmly in favour of adopting this report. Such assistance is both natural and essential: Europe is based on solidarity, so when one of its Member States is in difficulty, it is perfectly normal to come to its aid."@en1
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