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.
2006年，欧盟成立了“全球化调整基金”（Globalization Adjustment Fund）以补偿受进口增加冲击最大的部门。尽管这一基金一开始只获得5亿欧元，只占欧盟年度总预算（约1,000亿欧元）的九牛一毛，但其成立是一个重要信号，表明欧盟准备补偿因为共同政策而蒙受损失的部门。