Restructuring events
European Restructuring Monitor (ERM)
The restructuring events database contains factsheets with data on large-scale restructuring events reported in the principal national media and company websites in each EU Member State. This database was created in 2002.
The Croatian government needs 130 new employees for two newly established Ministries. The Ministry of Economy has issued a public tender with a list of 83 positions; for some of them, two employees are required. The Ministry needs public servants for various occupations: heads of departments, advisers and senior advisers, analysts, associates, and referees.
The Ministry of Environmental Protection and Green Transition has announced public tenders for more than 40 new employees. This Ministry is looking for more associates, advisers, and senior advisers, including the head of the Internal Audit Service and a senior internal auditor. The Ministry also needs experts and administrative staff for the Department of Climate Transition; the Department for the Monitoring the Reduction of Greenhouse Gas Emission, the Directorate of Water Management and Sea Protection, and the Service for Geothermal Water for Energy Purposes. A larger number of new employees are also required for the Directorate for EU Programs and Projects, European and International Affairs, as well as for the Directorate for Entrepreneurship and Crafts. Their salaries, working conditions, and promotions are defined by the Collective Agreement for civil servants and state employees.
Eurofound (2024), The Government of the Republic of Croatia , Business expansion in Croatia, factsheet number 201816, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://dev.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/201816.
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