A SEMINAR FOR EU CANDIDATE AND POTENTIAL CANDIDATE COUNTRIES INCLUDING LESSONS LEARNED FROM NEW MEMBERS
Brussels, February 20th 2008
European Parliament
Room A-5G2
Background
Within its mandate to raise awareness and disseminate international corporate governance standards, the Global Corporate Governance Forum (GCGF) is holding a comprehensive seminar on the European Union (EU) approach to corporate governance for EU candidate and potential candidate countries. So far, the EU has been actively developing specific corporate governance best practice guidelines and regulations, in particular tackling corporate governance issues related to shareholders' rights and transparency. Yet candidate and potential candidate countries states are not always attuned to EU corporate governance requirements and recommendations. To bridge this gap, the Forum is planning, in cooperation with various regional partners and institutions, to hold a seminar on EU Corporate Governance for EU candidate and potential candidate countries including lessons learned from new EU members. For more information, please contact Desislava Radeva by email at dradeva@ifc.org or by phone at 1-202-473-9327.
Key objectives
The ultimate goal of the seminar is to build understanding and awareness of the EU corporate governance directives, regulations, best practices, and guidelines. The key objectives of the seminar are to:
Help raise awareness of existing EU corporate governance requirements and guidelines;
Help candidate and potential candidate countries better access relevant EU information;
Help candidate and potential candidate countries participate in current EU debates, such as cross-border voting, executive compensation, and corporate governance control mechanisms; and
Review lessons learned from recent new EU members.
Seminar Facilitator: Ken Rushton, former Director of Listing at the Financial Services Authority.
