Lubuska Dywizja Kawalerii Pancernej

Type
Business expansion
Country
Poland
Region
Makroregion północno-zachodni; Lubuskie; Zielonogórski
Location of affected unit(s)
Żagań
Sector
Public Administration / Defence
84 - Public administration and defence; compulsory social security
84.2 - Provision of services to the community as a whole
84.22 - Defence activities
2,500 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
27 January 2014
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
27 January 2016

Description

On 27 January 2014, the Ministry of National Defense announced that 2,500 jobs will be created at Lubuska Dywizja Kawalerii Pancernej in Żagań. It is expected that the unit will start recruiting in next few weeks. The job creation has to do with the purchase of 119 tanks and ancillary equipment from the German army. All Leopard tanks and equipment will be transferred to the unit in Żagań within two years.

Sources

  • 1 February 2014: Regionalna
  • 27 January 2014: Gazeta Wyborcza

Citation

Eurofound (2014), Lubuska Dywizja Kawalerii Pancernej, Business expansion in Poland, factsheet number 76587, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/76587.