Enterprise & research
Annual accounts of certain types of companies as regards micro-entities
European regulations are often drafted with big transnational companies in mind, these being the entities most easily able...
Reform of the Internal Market
The single market is the economic core of the EU and many of the EU's political progress has grown from the EU being founded...
Unlocking the potential of cultural and creative industries
The specificity of cultural and creative industries is not fully recognised across European policies.
In particular,...
Women and business leadership
Less than 16% of all positions in corporate management bodies are occupied by women. This means women are heavily...
Granting an EU guarantee to the EIB against losses under loans and guarantees for projects outside the EU
In 2008, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) decided that the European Parliament must have a say on the foreign investment...
Towards a coherent European approach to collective redress
The sheer size of the European market makes it increasingly likely that a large number of persons can suffer as the result...
A corporate governance framework for European companies
EU legislation on corporate governance is a patchwork of binding, but also non-binding measures. For example, it comprises...
Fighting harmful tax competition through a common corporate tax base
Today, companies operating in different European countries can benefit from differences in legislation to reduce the taxes...
European standardisation
Standardisation is a key element for determining the functioning of big industrial markets like the EU's internal market...
Jurisdiction, recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters
If a German company discharges toxic waste into the Danube river and the toxins mix with Austrian or Slovak farmers'...
Implementing enhanced cooperation regarding the creation of unitary patent protection
European patent legislation has been scattered across the Member States for a long time.
Whereas the European Patent...
Capital requirements of banks (CRD IV)
The euro crisis has revealed many weaknesses in the banking system. Banks had unsafe business models and insufficient...