Restructuring events
European Restructuring Monitor (ERM)
The restructuring events database contains factsheets with data on large-scale restructuring events reported in the principal national media and company websites in each EU Member State. This database was created in 2002.
Agora S.A., a major media group in Poland, announced a group-wide restructuring programme leading to up to 166 job losses across several subsidiaries and the parent company. On 19 January 2026, the group confirmed the launch of collective redundancies affecting up to 136 employees in Wyborcza, Gazeta.pl and Eurozet Consulting, while an additional up to 30 job cuts are planned in the parent company Agora S.A., Grupa Radiowa Agory and Eurozet sp. z o.o.,
The restructuring, scheduled between 20 January and 28 February 2026, is driven by the transformation of the group’s digital activities, which management considers inefficient in their current model, and will impact roles in editorial, sales, business support, and operational support.
The layoffs were negotiated and agreed with trade unions, with consultations also involving works councils in some entities.
Agora, listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange since 1999, is one of Poland’s leading media groups, operating Gazeta Wyborcza, Gazeta.pl, radio stations, outdoor advertising, and cinemas, and has undergone several restructuring rounds in recent years amid ongoing market and digital transformation pressures. The group also carried out workforce restructuring in 2024, see: Agora 2024 -PL
Updated, 06/04/2026 The restructuring at Agora S.A. concluded in February with a final count of 140 job cuts across Wyborcza, Gazeta.pl, Eurozet Consulting and other units. The overall loss figure remained unchanged, but the plan included a relocation of printing operations for Gazety Wyborczej to Polska Press within Poland. Negotiations with trade unions were completed early, and severance terms were agreed upon.
**Update, 16/07/2026 According to media reports, the restructuring at Wyborcza has now been implemented, with 103 employees dismissed in two rounds. The update concerns the implementation of the previously announced collective redundancies within Agora’s media activities and does not change the overall employment effect recorded for the group-wide restructuring. The company publishing Gazeta Wyborcza also reported a negative financial result in its first full year of large-scale operations, confirming continued financial and organisational pressure linked to the group’s ongoing restructuring and digital transformation.
Eurofound (2026), Agora S.A., Internal restructuring in Poland, factsheet number 203999, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/203999.
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