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Growth 13Transformation 36Decline 13Under construction & planned 12
Key figures
16,702affected by layoffs and closuresfrom 12 reports · since Nov 20251.6 per 1,000 in the labour force
Largest job cuts
- Heineken announces cutting up to 6,000 jobs worldwide6,000 Affected staff ·
- ABN Amro to cut a net 5,200 jobs by 20285,200 Affected staff ·
- ASML cuts 1,700 jobs despite strong order intake1,700 Affected staff ·
Sectors
| Sector | Entries | Affected staff |
|---|---|---|
| Food | 5 | 6,300 |
| Retail | 5 | 1,970 |
| Chemicals | 3 | — |
| IT / Software | 3 | 200 |
| Industry | 3 | 332 |
Follow-up
Followed up: 6 of 6 announcements older than six months.
Documented outcome: completed: 1.
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Open cases
- Mutares to acquire Stellantis's Free2move car-sharing businessNext milestone: 31 Dec 2026
- AkzoNobel rejects Nippon Paint bid for paints unitNext milestone: 31 Dec 2026
- Alfasigma to acquire Netherlands-based Nordic PharmaNext milestone: 31 Dec 2026
- Rijkswaterstaat tenders replacement of the Nederweert canal siphonsNext milestone: 15 Feb 2027
- Carlyle and CVC DIF to acquire BauWatch from HanielNext milestone: 31 Mar 2027
Sums of the reports recorded in the tracker since recording began, not a complete picture of the labour market.
2026
- Zuidasdok to open new passage at Amsterdam Zuid on 1 November · Infrastructure · 🇳🇱 Netherlands
- Ahold Delhaize to buy Tesco Czechia and Slovakia for €1.2bn · Mergers · 🇳🇱 Netherlands / Czech Republic / Slovakia
- Damen to cut around 225 jobs in the Netherlands · Layoffs · 🇳🇱 Netherlands
- Sunday PropTech to buy Dutch hotel group Fletcher · Mergers · 🇳🇱 Netherlands
- EQT to acquire Qiagen for €46.50 per share in cash · Mergers · 🇸🇪 Sweden / Netherlands
- Silgan and AIP to acquire packaging maker Trivium · Mergers · 🇺🇸 USA / Netherlands
- TomTom to cut around 200 jobs in three-division reorganisation · Layoffs · 🇳🇱 Netherlands
- Commission pays Sweden and the Netherlands nearly €1bn in recovery funds · Policy · 🇸🇪 Sweden / Netherlands
- Commission selects 46 more strategic raw materials projects · Policy · 🇧🇪 Belgium / Bulgaria / Estonia / Finland / France / Germany / Greece / Italy / Lithuania / Netherlands / Poland / Portugal / Romania / Slovakia / Spain / Sweden
- Vion to give up Apeldoorn pig slaughterhouse, around 300 jobs affected · Closures · 🇳🇱 Netherlands
- Wunderline Groningen–Leer back in service after eleven years · Infrastructure · 🇩🇪 Germany / Netherlands
- Arcadis to cut around 1,000 jobs across the group · Layoffs · 🇳🇱 Netherlands
- Systemair plans to close Waalwijk plant · Closures · 🇳🇱 Netherlands
- DigitalBridge, L&G and TDAM to buy VodafoneZiggo Towers · Mergers · 🇳🇱 Netherlands / Belgium
- EU Commission clears Henkel's €2.1bn takeover of Stahl · Policy · 🇩🇪 Germany / Netherlands
- Alibaba Cloud plans data centres in the Netherlands, Finland and Turkey · Digitalization · 🇳🇱 Netherlands
- InPost cash offer: 89.81% of shares tendered · Mergers · 🇵🇱 Poland / Netherlands
- Carlyle and CVC DIF to acquire BauWatch from Haniel · Mergers · 🇳🇱 Netherlands / Germany
- Netherlands adopts crisis law against grid congestion · Policy · 🇳🇱 Netherlands
- Bending Spoons to acquire collaboration platform Miro for $1.355bn · Mergers · 🇮🇹 Italy / USA / Netherlands
- Yara brings Europe's largest carbon-capture plant online in Sluiskil · Infrastructure · 🇳🇱 Netherlands
- Amsterdam opens IJtram extension to Strandeiland · Infrastructure · 🇳🇱 Netherlands
- EU Commission clears Orange Polska and APG's takeover of Nexera · Mergers · 🇫🇷 France / Netherlands / Poland
- ORR approves Virgin Trains' daily Channel Tunnel services from 2030 · Policy · 🇬🇧 United Kingdom / France / Belgium / Netherlands
- Alfasigma to acquire Netherlands-based Nordic Pharma · Mergers · 🇮🇹 Italy / Netherlands
- Accell Group granted preliminary payment suspension · Closures · 🇳🇱 Netherlands
- Dalli group files takeover of Farmol with Dutch regulator ACM · Mergers · 🇩🇪 Germany / Italy / Netherlands
- HANOS files takeover of poultry trader Nico van de Bunt · Mergers · 🇳🇱 Netherlands
- Arval completes acquisition of fleet manager Athlon · Mergers · 🇫🇷 France / Netherlands
- Report: NXP in talks to acquire Ambarella · Mergers · 🇳🇱 Netherlands / USA
- SSi group in Dordrecht declared insolvent, 37 jobs lost · Closures · 🇳🇱 Netherlands
- Rijkswaterstaat tenders replacement of the Nederweert canal siphons · Infrastructure · 🇳🇱 Netherlands
- Mutares to acquire Stellantis's Free2move car-sharing business · Mergers · 🇩🇪 Germany / Netherlands / France
- WSP Global tables second unsolicited offer for Arcadis · Mergers · 🇨🇦 Canada / Netherlands
- Ton van Kuyk Groep acquires car dealer Klaver Autogroep · Mergers · 🇳🇱 Netherlands
- Delen Private Bank to acquire wealth manager Van Lawick · Mergers · 🇧🇪 Belgium / Netherlands
- Four authorities announce E-Netz Westfalen tender with eurobahn purchase · Policy · 🇩🇪 Germany / Netherlands
- AkzoNobel rejects Nippon Paint bid for paints unit · Mergers · 🇳🇱 Netherlands
- Royal Berry to acquire rival grower Dutch Berries · Mergers · 🇳🇱 Netherlands
- Netherlands launches sovereign Nederlandse AI Cloud GPU platform · Digitalization · 🇳🇱 Netherlands
- LTM bids for Randstad's European IT services business · Mergers · 🇮🇳 India / Netherlands / France
- Inter IKEA Group to cut 850 jobs worldwide · Layoffs · 🇳🇱 Netherlands
- McCormick to combine with Unilever's food business · Mergers · 🇺🇸 USA / United Kingdom / Netherlands
- Ingka Group cuts 800 office jobs in group functions · Layoffs · 🇳🇱 Netherlands
- Belgium and the Netherlands agree closer rail cooperation · Policy · 🇧🇪 Belgium / Netherlands
- Heineken announces cutting up to 6,000 jobs worldwide · Layoffs · 🇳🇱 Netherlands / International
- Henkel to acquire coatings specialist Stahl for €2.1bn · Mergers · 🇩🇪 Germany / Netherlands
- ASML raises revenue outlook yet cuts 1,700 jobs · Expansions · 🇳🇱 Netherlands
- ASML cuts 1,700 jobs despite strong order intake · Layoffs · 🇳🇱 Netherlands / USA
- Ten countries sign Hamburg Declaration on North Sea power grid · Policy · 🇬🇧 United Kingdom / Belgium / Denmark / France / Germany / Iceland / Ireland / Luxembourg / Netherlands / Norway
- Canyon plans to cut up to 320 jobs in Koblenz and Amsterdam · Layoffs · 🇩🇪 Germany / Netherlands
- Aequita to acquire SABIC's European petrochemicals business · Mergers · 🇩🇪 Germany / Netherlands / United Kingdom / Belgium
2025
- Cronos Group to acquire Dutch cannabis producer CanAdelaar · Mergers · 🇨🇦 Canada / Netherlands
- ABN Amro to cut a net 5,200 jobs by 2028 · Layoffs · 🇳🇱 Netherlands
- ORR approves Virgin Trains' access to Temple Mills depot · Policy · 🇬🇧 United Kingdom / France / Belgium / Netherlands
2023
- Netherlands commissions Hollandse Kust Zuid III/IV wind farm · Infrastructure · 🇳🇱 Netherlands
- Hollandse Kust Noord offshore wind farm now operational · Infrastructure · 🇳🇱 Netherlands
2021
- Borssele III/IV wind farm off Zeeland reaches full operation · Infrastructure · 🇳🇱 Netherlands
- Fryslân wind farm in the IJsselmeer becomes operational · Infrastructure · 🇳🇱 Netherlands
2020
- Ørsted completes Borssele I/II wind farm · Infrastructure · 🇳🇱 Netherlands
2018
- Amsterdam's Noord/Zuidlijn metro line opens · Infrastructure · 🇳🇱 Netherlands
2017
- Gemini wind farm off Groningen with 600 MW is operational · Infrastructure · 🇳🇱 Netherlands
2026 · planned
- Lower Saxony and Drenthe reactivate Neuenhaus–Coevorden railway · Under construction & planned · 🇩🇪 Germany / Netherlands
- Ecowende wind farm starts feeding power into the grid in 2026 · Under construction & planned · 🇳🇱 Netherlands
- OranjeWind offshore wind farm construction to start in 2026 · Under construction & planned · 🇳🇱 Netherlands
2027 · planned
- ProRail widens platforms at Weesp station for more passengers · Under construction & planned · 🇳🇱 Netherlands
- ProRail electrifies the Maaslijn between Nijmegen and Venlo · Under construction & planned · 🇳🇱 Netherlands
2028 · planned
- ProRail tenders recoating of the old Moerdijk bridge · Under construction & planned · 🇳🇱 Netherlands
- Alkmaar rebuilds Kogendijk/Helderseweg junction into a turbo roundabout · Under construction & planned · 🇳🇱 Netherlands
- ProRail to electrify Almelo–Mariënberg line by December 2028 · Under construction & planned · 🇳🇱 Netherlands
2029 · planned
- Noordzeker consortium plans IJmuiden Ver Alpha offshore wind farm · Under construction & planned · 🇳🇱 Netherlands
- Vattenfall and CIP plan IJmuiden Ver Beta offshore wind farm · Under construction & planned · 🇳🇱 Netherlands
2031 · planned
- ProRail to repair HSL-Zuid high-speed line viaducts by 2031 · Under construction & planned · 🇳🇱 Netherlands
2034 · planned
- Dutch water board WDODelta awards €129m maintenance framework · Under construction & planned · 🇳🇱 Netherlands