Brussels briefing

Globalisation solution is an EU problem

The EU’s globalisation fund, which has benefited thousands of Irish and other EU workers whose jobs disappeared, is likely to disappear itself, fears independent MEP Marian Harkin, pictured right.

A number of states are blocking it continuing for the next seven years, despite EU leaders deciding to support it during their February summit on the EU €960bn budget from 2014 to 2020.