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.
As announced on 15 October 2025, the German telecommunications company Deutsche Glasfaser plans to cut between 200 and 250 jobs across Germany. Around 50 positions could be eliminated in Saarlouis, Saarland, where 400 people are currently employed. The largest site is the headquarters in Borken, with 700 employees, and job cuts may also occur there. Deutsche Glasfaser is currently discussing details with the works council. The company intends to focus on connecting waiting customers, where infrastructure is already in place, rather than continuing to expand the network.
Nationwide, the company employs 1,900 people.
Eurofound (2025), Deutsche Glasfaser, Internal restructuring in Germany, factsheet number 203503, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/203503.