The study and the corresponding transfer workshops evinced operative requirements and perspectives for the development of a future-oriented and modern, cooperative regional policy, which especially includes the companies’ commitment for the location and production environment. Additionally, this study compared and analyzed prevailing circumstances and case examples in France and Germany.

Essential part of this study was the question, which moves (in form of financial or personnel resources or projects) could succeed in the case of a restructuring or location closure, to create replacement jobs by the implemented support of companies and thus develop a sustainable perspective for the affected region beyond a golden parachute. Instead of negotiated measures, such as a reconciliation of interest or severance schemes, moves for the revitalization of the economy should be performed, as it is already practiced in France.

According to this knowledge, it was possible to assess and discuss recommendations for action, transfer options, potential interfaces and links for other regions, branches, sectors as well as actors.

Consisting of six companies, the project group provided research, as well as process supervision and documentation of good practice samples in the creation processes of participation-oriented innovation. Four of the participating companies were mentored by PCG - PROJECT CONSULT GmbH.

As a result it can be concluded that active regional economy and employment trends, the strengthening of the future perspectives of regional positioned sites and the formation of competences of the employees as well as of theirs representatives are extremely important elements of an areal modernization policy, which is innovative and social responsibly.

Therefore, the works and staff councils should have been able to participate more actively in questions of regional labor policies. PCG - PROJECT CONSULT GmbH was as the project management organization a decisive initiator for the development of this inter-sectoral network, which operated from 2009 till the end of 2010.

The main topic of this project was geared to the current challenges of GME, such as the site selection process for new global vehicle platforms. Sites et. al. from Germany, Spain, Poland, Austria, France and Hungary strived towards the common development of a strategy, which tries to avoid further sites closings, sharing the production volumes in a fair way and the establishment of common social minimum standards in all sites.