Alene fra Den Europæiske Socialfond blev der frigivet yderligere 7 mia. EUR, og forskuddene for 2009 (næsten 2,3 mia. EUR) kunne anvendes til at finansiere aktive arbejdsmarkedsforanstaltninger og andre kriserelaterede aktiviteter.
From the European Social Fund alone, an additional €7 billion of upfront liquidity was released, and advances for 2009 (nearly €2.3 billion) could be used to finance active labour market measures and other crisis-related activities.