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This fourth issue for 2007 includes: a summary of current macroeconomic trends and prospects; an overview of the ERM statistics for the fourth quarter of 2007; details of the global restructuring plan at Unilever; restructuring at ZRE Katowice and more on restructuring in Cyprus.

This second issue for 2007 includes: an overview of current macroeconomic trends and prospects; a focus on restructuring in the commerce sector; and restructuring in Bulgaria, Romania, Cyprus and Malta.

This first issue for 2007 covers: Summary of current macroeconomic trends and prospects; Overview of the ERM statistics 1st quarter 2007; Restructuring at Alcatel-Lucent; Restructuring at AIRBUS; Restructuring in Cyprus and Malta; Note on methodology.

This fourth issue of the ERM quarterly includes: current macroeconomic trends, according to the World Bank; an overview of ERM statistics for the fourth quarter 2006; restructuring at Volkswagen and at EADS, the leading European aerospace and defence group; and, for the first time, a separate

This third issue for 2007 includes: an overview of current macroeconomic trends and prospects; an overview of the ERM statistics for the third quarter of 2007; a focus on restructuring of Nokia Siemens Networks; and restructuring in Cyprus and Malta.

This first issue of a revised approach to the ERM quarterly includes: an overview of relevant indicators such as GDP growth and the unemployment rate; the overall ERM statistics for the second quarter 2006; an examination of the often neglected issue of restructuring in the public sector with

This third issue of the ERM quarterly includes: current macroeconomic trends from the World Economic Outlook, published in September 2006 by the International Monetary Fund (IMF); the overall ERM statistics for the third quarter 2006; offshoring from eastern Europe during the last two years, in

At present, delocalisation only accounts for a relatively small number of jobs lost in Europe due to restructuring. However, competitive pressure from abroad leads to other forms of job loss. As European companies are increasingly exposed to foreign competition, a growing number of companies may not