In 2006, the EU established a “Globalization Adjustment Fund” to cushion those sectors hardest hit by rising imports. Though the Fund initially was allocated only €500 million, a rather modest sum compared to the overall annual EU budget of around €100 billion, its creation was an important signal of the EU’s readiness to compensate those who lose out from a common policy.
Im Jahr 2006 richtete die EU den „Europäischen Fonds für die Anpassung an die Globalisierung” ein, um Härten in Sektoren zu mildern, die am stärksten von steigenden Importen betroffen sind.