18/12/2013 EU: Koenig & Bauer (KBA) announced plans to cut up to 1,500 jobs as part of a cost-cutting plan
16/12/2013 France: Technology consulting company Altran is to reduce its workforce in the Toulouse region by 500 staff until the end of 2015
16/12/2013 UK: Electronics giant Sharp is to cease its production of solar panels at Wrexham, Wales, resulting in the loss of 250 workplaces
16/12/2013 Bulgaria: Esab Electrodes, a subsidiary of Colfax ceases operations in Ihtiman. More than 200 jobs are lost
12/12/2013 Finland: Technip Offshore Finland announced redundancies of 190 production personnel from its plant in Pori
