# Corporate governance framework for European companies

European Parliament procedure 2011/2181(INI) (INI - Own-initiative procedure, 7th term, committee ECON / EMPL / IMCO / ITRE / JURI). Stage: Procedure completed. 269 committee amendments tabled by 62 Members between 2011-10-13 and 2011-12-20.

## What the amendments focus on

This own-initiative report addresses the corporate governance framework for European companies. The amendments debate a proportional, flexible "comply or explain" approach versus binding rules and codes of best practice, stronger monitoring and "name and shame" enforcement, shareholder identification and rights, related-party transactions, executive pay transparency, board composition and women's representation, long-term focus and abandoning quarterly reporting under the Transparency Directive.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philippe DE BACKER | Belgium | ALDE | 28 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/109337.md |
| Evelyn REGNER | Austria | S&D | 19 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96998.md |
| Gunnar HÖKMARK | Sweden | PPE | 14 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28124.md |
| Edward SCICLUNA | Malta | S&D | 13 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96671.md |
| Rolandas PAKSAS | Lithuania | EFDD | 10 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96694.md |
| Pascal CANFIN | France | RE | 8 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96711.md |
| Ildikó GÁLL-PELCZ | Hungary | PPE | 8 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/102886.md |
| Antigoni PAPADOPOULOU | Cyprus | S&D | 8 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/97050.md |
| Roger HELMER | United Kingdom | EFDD | 8 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4516.md |
| Theodor Dumitru STOLOJAN | Romania | PPE | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/39721.md |
| Marianne THYSSEN | Belgium | PPE | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1832.md |
| Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO | Spain | S&D | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/103488.md |
| Reinhard BÜTIKOFER | Germany | Verts/ALE | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96739.md |
| Wolf KLINZ | Germany | ALDE | 6 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28244.md |
| Thomas HÄNDEL | Germany | GUE/NGL | 6 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96851.md |

## Official source documents

- PE473.895: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-473.895+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE475.978: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-475.978+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE476.102: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-476.102+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE478.375: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-478.375+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE478.509: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-478.509+02+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2011-2181-INI · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2011-2181-INI.json

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