Company Law and Corporate Governance

Harmonisation of the rules relating to company law and corporate governance, as well as to accounting and auditing, is seen as essential for creating an EU Single Market for Financial Services and products. In the fields of company law and corporate governance, objectives include: providing equivalent protection for shareholders and other parties concerned with companies; ensuring freedom of establishment for companies throughout the EU; fostering efficiency and competitiveness of business; promoting cross-border cooperation between companies in different EU Member States; and stimulating discussions between Member States on the modernisation of company law and corporate governance.

The link address is: http://ec.europa.eu/internal_market/company/index_en.htm