The European Commission has approved German and Finnish applications for money from the EU's globalisation fund, granting almost €15 million to a total of 4,300 workers from the two countries.
The demands concern BenQ company in Germany and Perlos in Finland, both in the mobile phone sector.
Germany had requested a contribution of €12.8 million from the EGF to aid 3,300 workers sacked by BenQ, while Finland had asked for €2 million for the 1,000 people dismissed by Perlos.
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