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.
French railway operator SNCF plans to hire 300 workers in Italy as part of its expansion strategy. The recruitment will include train drivers, conductors, operational center staff, and maintenance personnel, supporting an overall investment of €800 million.
The company aims to attract Italian travelers who currently choose air, bus or car transportation, or who decide not to travel at all, avoiding in this way direct competition with existing rail operators (Trenitalia and Italo).
The Milan-Turin-Paris connection represents the most significant route in this expansion, with summer 2025 bookings already showing a 10% increase compared to last year, despite journey times extending from 7 to 9 hours
Eurofound (2025), Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), Business expansion in Italy, factsheet number 202714, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://dev.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/202714.
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