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.
Electricity 35 - Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 35 - Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 35 - Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply
200 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
3 April 2009
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
Description
On 3 April 2009, Econcern, producer of green energy, announced that it is to cut 200 jobs, of which half in the Netherlands. The job losses are attributed to the global economic crisis with implications for the viability of new projects.
Sources
3 April 2009: NRC Handelsblad
Citation
Eurofound (2009), Econcern, Internal restructuring in European Union, factsheet number 68723, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/68723.