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 French Ministry of the Armed Forces is recruiting 1,000 civilian professionals in the fields of systems engineering, cybersecurity and data science. This large-scale recruitment reflects the growing need for highly qualified specialists in data science, IT systems and other digital skills required to meet the demands of the modern world. The Ministry of the Armed Forces is facing strong competition from the private sector, particularly in digital and high-skilled professions, and has adapted its recruitment model accordingly.
Moreover, the Ministry has announced that, from September 2026, the national service programme will recruit 3,000 volunteers aged between 18 and 25. This programme will last ten months and will involve specific assignments, such as drone operations, medical training and cybersecurity.
Eurofound (2026), Ministère des Armées, Business expansion in France, factsheet number 204527, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://dev.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/204527.
Eurofound’s ERM restructuring legislation database offers an overview of key restructuring-related regulations in the EU Member States and Norway. Its content is continuously updated to reflect any changes made by national legislators in response to, for instance, policy shifts, legal...
Can Europe still achieve its ambitions for battery manufacturing? To answer this, the article looks at data from Eurofound’s European Restructuring Monitor and explores what recent large-scale restructuring events reveal about the state of play in the EU battery sector.
This working paper offers a comprehensive methodological overview of the European Restructuring Monitor (ERM) databases. Even though the methodology has not changed over time, new categories have been added, and the way it has been used by researchers and policymakers...
This Eurofound research paper explores key trends in restructuring in recent years, highlighting the companies that announced the largest job losses and job gains in the EU. It builds on an analysis of company announcements recorded in Eurofound’s European Restructuring...
In 2023, thousands of workers in big tech lost their jobs. Meta, Amazon, Google, Apple, Microsoft and Salesforce had been considered to offer good and secure jobs up to this point. Giants of the information and communication technology (ICT) sector,...
In 2024, the automotive sector in the EU came to the fore in public and policy discussions. The focus was on the slowdown in electric vehicle (EV) sales, rising global competition, belated investments in new technologies, and the potential closure...
