90new entries
+2,611new jobs announced
6,429employees affected
Expansions 16Infrastructure 7Mergers 31Policy 22Digitalization 1Layoffs 5Closures 8
Largest reports
- Whitbread to close all 106 Beefeater restaurants, 3,800 jobs · Closures · 🇬🇧 United Kingdom · 3,800 Affected staff
- BW Ideol and NGE to invest €200m in Fos-sur-Mer foundation plant · Expansions · 🇫🇷 France · +1,300 New jobs
- Centrica to cut around 1,300 British Gas jobs over two years · Layoffs · 🇬🇧 United Kingdom · 1,300 Affected staff
- Rheinmetall expands Aschau powder plant, adding up to 500 jobs · Expansions · 🇩🇪 Germany · +500 New jobs
- Dürr to cut 500 jobs worldwide at subsidiary BBS Automation · Layoffs · 🇩🇪 Germany · 500 Affected staff
Follow-up
- ISD Power lays off 150 workers in Dunaújváros · Layoffs · 🇭🇺 Hungary · averted
- Whitbread to close all 106 Beefeater restaurants, 3,800 jobs · Closures · 🇬🇧 United Kingdom · completed
- Dongo Casting closes plant for good, cutting 60 jobs · Closures · 🇮🇹 Italy · completed
Situation
- No situation level changed.
All entries of the week
- Select wins approval for €35m plant near Thessaloniki, 59 jobs · Expansions · 🇬🇷 Greece
- Suzuki to expand Esztergom plant for EV output, worth €190m · Expansions · 🇭🇺 Hungary
- Whitbread to close all 106 Beefeater restaurants, 3,800 jobs · Closures · 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Native Trading agrees €70-90m rocket plant deal in Latvia · Expansions · 🇱🇻 Latvia
- Nlcomp opens first composite-materials plant in Monfalcone · Expansions · 🇮🇹 Italy
- dormakaba opens new training centre in Ennepetal for over €10m · Expansions · 🇩🇪 Germany
- Ireland plans four-tracking of the Dublin–Malahide rail line · Infrastructure · 🇮🇪 Ireland
- Zadar Airport opens new passenger terminal · Infrastructure · 🇭🇷 Croatia
- Greece opens the E65 motorway along its full length · Infrastructure · 🇬🇷 Greece
- Valmet reviews split into two listed companies · Mergers · 🇫🇮 Finland
- Management buyout team bids €8.00 per share for Irish Continental Group · Mergers · 🇮🇪 Ireland
- RBI clears minimum threshold in Addiko takeover offer · Mergers · 🇦🇹 Austria
- DERTOUR acquires remaining stake in DSR Hotel Holding · Mergers · 🇩🇪 Germany
- EU Commission clears Saica's takeover of THIMM Group · Mergers · 🇪🇸 Spain / Germany
- WSP Global tables second unsolicited offer for Arcadis · Mergers · 🇨🇦 Canada / Netherlands
- Dawsongroup to acquire Irish rental firm Dan Ryan Truck Rental · Mergers · 🇮🇪 Ireland / United Kingdom
- Kenneth Dart triggers mandatory bid for Evolution AB · Mergers · 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Jainaga-led investor group bids €10 per share for Azkoyen · Mergers · 🇪🇸 Spain
- Ton van Kuyk Groep acquires car dealer Klaver Autogroep · Mergers · 🇳🇱 Netherlands
- China puts 14 EU entities on export control list · Policy · 🇩🇪 Germany / Italy / France / Czech Republic
- Ireland designates nine projects as critical infrastructure · Policy · 🇮🇪 Ireland
- US replaces Swiss tariffs with Section 301 duties up to 12.5% · Policy · 🇨🇭 Switzerland
- Trump announces Section 301 investigation into the EU · Policy · 🇪🇺 EU-27
- EU publishes Digital Omnibus reforming the AI Act · Policy · 🇪🇺 EU / EEA
- UK sets up AI taskforce chaired by Lord Vallance · Policy · 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Poland's president signs law implementing the EU AI Act · Policy · 🇵🇱 Poland
- Germany publishes EUR 1.7bn funding guideline for ETCS retrofits · Policy · 🇩🇪 Germany
- Varta files for self-administered insolvency · Closures · 🇩🇪 Germany
- Fashion chain Yeans Halle files for insolvency again, 200 jobs · Closures · 🇩🇪 Germany
- Dongo Casting closes plant for good, cutting 60 jobs · Closures · 🇮🇹 Italy
- Hennig to build power-systems plant in Figueira da Foz, 452 jobs · Expansions · 🇵🇹 Portugal
- BW Ideol and NGE to invest €200m in Fos-sur-Mer foundation plant · Expansions · 🇫🇷 France
- SPHERE España invests €6.3m in Pedrola and Barcelona plants · Expansions · 🇪🇸 Spain
- Dassault Systèmes to acquire ArisGlobal for US$1.8bn · Mergers · 🇫🇷 France / USA
- Ford and Geely to form joint venture at Almussafes plant · Mergers · 🇪🇸 Spain / USA / China
- Nestlé to spin off water business into venture with Platinum Equity · Mergers · 🇨🇭 Switzerland / France / USA
- EU Commission clears Electronic Arts takeover without conditions · Mergers · 🇺🇸 USA / EU
- Lactalis in exclusive talks to acquire Triballat · Mergers · 🇫🇷 France
- Cembra Money Bank to acquire Santander Switzerland's car-finance business · Mergers · 🇨🇭 Switzerland
- Expro completes acquisition of Norway's Enhanced Drilling · Mergers · 🇳🇴 Norway
- EU adopts 21st Russia sanctions package · Policy · 🇪🇺 EU / Russia / Belarus
- EU Commission fines Google €890m under the DMA · Policy · 🇪🇺 EU-27
- Sweden unveils new minerals strategy · Policy · 🇸🇪 Sweden
- DB InfraGO challenges regulator's 2027 track charge cap in court · Policy · 🇩🇪 Germany
- EuroHPC launches procurement of MeluXina-Q quantum computer in Luxembourg · Digitalization · 🇱🇺 Luxembourg
- Centrica to cut around 1,300 British Gas jobs over two years · Layoffs · 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Catalyxx to build €120m bio-based chemicals plant in Sines · Expansions · 🇵🇹 Portugal
- Rheinmetall expands Aschau powder plant, adding up to 500 jobs · Expansions · 🇩🇪 Germany
- DEHN opens first Romanian factory in Pitești, up to 150 jobs · Expansions · 🇷🇴 Romania
- France backs three hydrogen electrolysis projects with €778m · Infrastructure · 🇫🇷 France
- Grândola logistics park completes environmental review for €468m project · Infrastructure · 🇵🇹 Portugal
- Charterhouse to take majority of building services firm Batibig · Mergers · 🇬🇧 United Kingdom / France
- CNMV approves Bondalti's delisting offer for Ercros · Mergers · 🇪🇸 Spain / Portugal
- Prologis raises takeover offer for Segro to £14bn · Mergers · 🇬🇧 United Kingdom / USA
- EU clears Paramount's takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery with conditions · Mergers · 🇺🇸 USA / EU
- German cabinet adopts start-up and scale-up strategy · Policy · 🇩🇪 Germany
- UK announces £2 bus fare cap across England · Policy · 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Hungary launches Baross plan worth EUR 9.8 billion for rail · Policy · 🇭🇺 Hungary
- German regulator approves new 2026 track charges after ECJ ruling · Policy · 🇩🇪 Germany
- Moldova swears in new government under Prime Minister Tofan · Policy · 🇲🇩 Moldova
- Report: Porsche CEO plans to double job cuts to up to 6,000 · Layoffs · 🇩🇪 Germany
- Dürr to cut 500 jobs worldwide at subsidiary BBS Automation · Layoffs · 🇩🇪 Germany
- O2 Telefónica to close 60 of its own shops in Germany · Closures · 🇩🇪 Germany
- Horse Powertrain builds €45m foundry in Valladolid, 150 jobs · Expansions · 🇪🇸 Spain
- Nexteam inaugurates €22m plant building in Arcos de Valdevez · Expansions · 🇵🇹 Portugal
- VALETTA expands Linz production site for €7m · Expansions · 🇦🇹 Austria
- First pilot train runs on the Huelva–Córdoba rail motorway · Infrastructure · 🇪🇸 Spain
- Bavaria approves 13 new hospital projects worth €600m · Infrastructure · 🇩🇪 Germany
- Iosifidis family takes control of 4all convenience chain · Mergers · 🇬🇷 Greece
- Omio to acquire rail-distribution firm Rail Europe · Mergers · 🇩🇪 Germany / France
- Iberdrola to acquire 80% of Finland's Caruna grid operator · Mergers · 🇫🇮 Finland / Spain
- OCS Group agrees £3.1bn takeover of facilities firm Mitie · Mergers · 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Italy to extend EU escape clause to energy investments · Policy · 🇮🇹 Italy
- ISD Power lays off 150 workers in Dunaújváros · Layoffs · 🇭🇺 Hungary
- British Sugar to close Cantley sugar plant, 104 jobs · Closures · 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Aluminium Rheinfelden to wind down, affecting 185 jobs · Closures · 🇩🇪 Germany
- Nestlé to build €560m Purina wet-food plant in Mantua · Expansions · 🇮🇹 Italy
- Alfasigma to invest over €40m in Pomezia plant · Expansions · 🇮🇹 Italy
- OTP Bank to acquire Baltic lender Luminor · Mergers · 🇭🇺 Hungary / Estonia / Latvia / Lithuania
- Delen Private Bank to acquire wealth manager Van Lawick · Mergers · 🇧🇪 Belgium / Netherlands
- Rewe files to acquire grocer Feneberg with cartel office · Mergers · 🇩🇪 Germany
- Arié Group to acquire Primor's Portuguese business · Mergers · 🇵🇹 Portugal / Spain
- Poste Italiane launches tender offer for TIM · Mergers · 🇮🇹 Italy
- volenergy to acquire bp Austria's filling-station business · Mergers · 🇦🇹 Austria / Switzerland
- EU Commission fines AliExpress €550m over DSA breaches · Policy · 🇪🇺 EU
- Report: Reiche sends EEG and grid drafts for consultation · Policy · 🇩🇪 Germany
- EU Commission approves Italy's ETS aid expansion to €3.6bn · Policy · 🇮🇹 Italy
- Four authorities announce E-Netz Westfalen tender with eurobahn purchase · Policy · 🇩🇪 Germany / Netherlands
- Report: Zalando cuts 200 more jobs at its Berlin headquarters · Layoffs · 🇩🇪 Germany
- Coperion to close Ferrara site, affecting all 80 jobs · Closures · 🇮🇹 Italy