News (Company Law)

2013

05.02.2013: The Commission adopts two proposals to update and improve the EU’s existing legal framework designed to protect the financial system against money laundering and terrorist financing. (IP/13/87)
14.01.2013: Commission launches a consultation on the cross-border transfers of registered offices of companies

12.12.2012: Commission plans to modernise European company law and corporate governance (IP/12/1340)
14.11.2012: The European Commission has taken action to break the glass ceiling that continues to bar female talent from top positions in Europe’s biggest companies. The Commission has proposed legislation with the aim of attaining a 40% objective of the under-represented sex in non-executive board-member positions in publicly listed companies, with the exception of SMEs.
26.04.2012: Commission acts to ensure implementation of EU rules in the area of electronic money activities (IP/12/418)
11.04.2012: The European Commission adopts a report on the application of the Third Anti Money Laundering Directive
20.02.2012: Consultation on the future of European Company Law
16.02.2012: FATF adopts revised international standards against money laundering and terrorist financing
08.02.2012: Commission proposes a European Foundation Statute (IP/12/112)
26.01.2012: Commission acts to ensure implementation of simplified EU rules on mergers and divisions in six countries (IP/12/74)

24.11.2011: Commission takes Italy and Poland to Court for incomplete transposition of the third Directive on capital requirements (IP/11/1439)
19.05.2011: Commission requests implementation of latest bank capital requirements rules (IP/11/612)
06.04.2011: Commission requests Cyprus to establish an effective public oversight system (IP/11/415)
05.04.2011: Corporate governance framework for European companies: what needs to be improved? (IP/11/404)
25.03.2011: European Commission organises a Conference on “European Company Law: the way forward” in Brussels on 16–17 May 2011
24.02.2011: Linking business registers across Europe will stimulate cross-border trade and save up to 70 million euro a year (IP/11/221)
27.01.2011: Commission acts to enforce anti-money laundering rules in Germany (IP/11/75)

22.11.2010: Consultation on Disclosure of Non-Financial Information by Companies
19.11.2010: Commission presents Report on how the European Company Statute (SE) works for business (IP/10/1531)
26.10.2010: Public consultation on country-by-country reporting by multinational companies
24.06.2010: Commission acts to ensure that 12 Member States implement EU rules on shareholders’ rights in listed companies and public procurement redress (IP/10/815)
03.06.2010: Commission asks France to respect European laws on anti-money laundering (IP/10/681)
02.06.2010: Commission reports on the application by Member States of Recommendations on remuneration issues
02.06.2010: Consultation on the corporate governance in financial institutions and remuneration policies
06.05.2010: Commission to take on bottlenecks to financing of SMEs (IP/10/522)
23.03.2010: Commission launches consultation on how European Company Statute (SE) works (IP/10/338)