Today we will be voting on aid for a Belgian company that fired 3,500 employees
Industry & EmploymentBelgium
- Omissions
- The company is Audi (Volkswagen Group), which is German-owned, not a Belgian company
- The precise figure according to the European Commission is over 3,400 dismissed workers (2,580 from Audi directly and 834 from suppliers), not exactly 3,500
- The European Parliament vote on the €7.5 million EGF funding took place on February 5, 2026, not February 11, 2026
- The factory closure occurred at the end of February 2025, nearly a year before the claimed voting date
- Sources
- PrimaryEuropean Parliament Press ReleaseParliament gave its green light on 5 February 2026 for EU funds to be disbursed for workers dismissed following the closure of an Audi factory in Brussels. The aid will support over 3,400 dismissed workers (2,580 former Audi workers and 834 workers from Audi's suppliers).
- PrimaryEuropean Commission Press ReleaseThe EGF-funded measures will help 2,580 former Audi workers and 834 workers from Audi's suppliers learn new skills and rejoin the labour market, totaling 3,414 workers.
- SecondaryEuronewsThe Audi plant in Brussels closed in February 2025. The factory employed around 3,000 people directly.