Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2012-03-29-Speech-4-361-000"
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"en.20120329.36.4-361-000"2
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"I firmly believe that shareholders’ engagement with European companies should be encouraged by enhancing their role, but that this engagement should be a discretionary choice and never an obligation. In view of the fact that the Shareholders’ Rights Directive endorses the principle of equal treatment of shareholders, and that all shareholders (institutional or not) are therefore entitled to receive the same information from a company, irrespective of their stake, the Commission should bring forward proposals for Europe-wide guidelines on the type of information released to shareholders in annual company reports. I also think it is right for the Commission to review all relevant legislation, in order to assess whether any requirements have inadvertently encouraged short-termism. The Commission should consider amending the Shareholders’ Rights Directive in such a way as to evaluate by what means shareholder participation can be further enhanced. An impact assessment should also be carried out to analyse the role of electronic voting at general meetings of listed companies, for the purpose of encouraging shareholders’ participation, especially with regard to cross-border shareholders."@en1
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