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Enhanced digital tools and processes in company law
In March 2023, the European Commission presented a proposal for a directive to expand the use of digital tools and processes in EU company law. The directive would seek to facilitate companies' cross-border activities by reducing bureaucracy and administrative burdens (such as when setting up subsidiaries and branches in another Member State), increase transparency and boost trust in the business environment across the EU. The proposal is expected to contribute to the creation of a more integrated ...
Contratti di pubblico appalto
Le autorità pubbliche concludono contratti per opere e servizi per un volume di scambi pari a 2,448 miliardi di EUR all'anno nell'Unione europea: gli appalti pubblici rappresentano pertanto uno dei principali motori della crescita economica, della creazione di occupazione e dell'innovazione. Il pacchetto sugli appalti pubblici adottato nel 2014 aggiunge 2,88 miliardi di EUR all'anno al prodotto interno lordo (PIL) dell'Unione. Inoltre, le direttive europee in materia hanno portato a un aumento del ...
Diritto societario
Il diritto societario europeo è parzialmente codificato nella direttiva (UE) 2017/1132 e gli Stati membri continuano ad applicare norme societarie proprie, modificandole di tanto in tanto per conformarsi alle direttive e ai regolamenti dell'Unione. Gli sforzi attualmente profusi per la creazione di un diritto societario e un quadro in materia di governo societario moderni ed efficienti per le imprese, gli investitori e i lavoratori europei intendono migliorare il contesto imprenditoriale all'interno ...
Corporate Social Responsibility
European Parliament has been an active agenda-setter and initiator of several calls to regulate corporate social responsibility (CSR). On 10 March 2021, Parliament called the Commission to prescribe sustainability duties for companies established in the European Union or governed by EU law. Building on Parliament’s resolution, in February 2023 the Commission published a legislative proposal for a directive on corporate sustainability due diligence. On 19 March 2024, the JURI Committee adopted the ...
Associazioni transfrontaliere europee
In risposta ai ripetuti inviti del Parlamento europeo a proporre norme comuni a livello dell'Unione per agevolare l'attività transfrontaliera delle organizzazioni senza scopo di lucro, la Commissione ha proposto una direttiva relativa alle associazioni transfrontaliere europee (ECBA). La relazione sul testo in esame, elaborata dalla commissione giuridica (JURI), sarà posta in votazione durante la tornata di marzo.
Combating late payment
Presented as part of the 'SME relief package', the initiative aims to tighten the EU's late payment framework and improve its enforcement. It proposes, among other things, to convert the current Late Payment Directive into a regulation, a move that several national parliaments contested. National parliaments also raised subsidiarity and proportionality concerns on several provisions. The impact assessment (IA) adequately justifies the need to revise the late payment framework, and substantiates the ...
Il presente studio esamina la questione delle domande transfrontaliere per la restituzione di opere d'arte saccheggiate, prendendo in considerazione le opere d'arte saccheggiate dai nazisti e le appropriazioni coloniali, ma anche le perdite culturali più recenti dovute a traffici illeciti. Sebbene tali categorie si differenzino notevolmente, esistono dei punti in comune. Lo studio evidenzia le lacune del quadro giuridico e politico e formula raccomandazioni sui modi per colmarle. Il presente studio ...
European Commercial Contract Law
This study – commissioned by the Policy Department C at the request of the Committee on Legal Affairs – aims at discussing the reasons why the law chosen in commercial contracts is largely non-European and non-member state law. To do so, it first provides an overview of the relevant academic and policy efforts underwent to formulate a European contract law. Then it moves on to touch upon a broad spectrum of matters emerging both from international reports on the adjudication and the functioning of ...
Decarbonising the fishing sector: Energy efficiency measures and alternative energy solutions for fishing vessels
The fishing sector is facing major challenges in the accelerating energy crisis, owing to its high dependency on the stable supply of fossil fuels at low prices. This report reviews the literature on drivers of energy use, identifies potential reduction measures and provides an overview of opportunities for using alternative fuels in the fishing sector. Each measure is evaluated in terms of greenhouse gas emission reduction potential and costs, and challenges and policy options that could facilitate ...
Listing act – SMEs and access to capital: Pre-legislative synthesis of national, regional and local positions on the European Commission's initiative
This briefing provides a pre-legislative synthesis of the positions of national, regional and local governmental organisations on the European Commission's listing act proposals. The proposals are designed to support companies' access to public capital markets. This briefing forms part of an EPRS series offering a summary of the pre-legislative state of play and advance consultation on a range of key Commission priorities during its five-year term in office. It seeks to present the current state ...