Green Paper – Restructuring and anticipation of change: what lessons from recent experience?

The central subject of the present Green Paper is company restructuring and its social consequences which are a cause of legitimate concern for many European citizens. Restructuring is a crucial factor for employment and for the competitiveness of the European economy.

The Green Paper aims to identify successful practices and policies in the field of restructuring and adaptation to change in order to promote employment, growth and competitiveness as part of the Europe 2020 strategy and in particular the industrial policy flagship initiative of October 2010, the "Agenda for new skills and jobs" adopted in November 2010.

The Green Paper is also intended to contribute to improving synergy between all relevant actors in addressing challenges related to restructuring and adaptation to change and takes into account the important work carried out in recent years by the European Commission, the social partners, regions, Member States and many other stakeholders.

EUR-Lex: COM(2012)007: Follow the progress of this document through the decision-making procedure http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/HIS/?uri=COM:2012:007:FIN

European Commission: SEC(2012)59: Restructuring in Europe 2011 http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=SEC:2012:0059:FIN:EN:PDF

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