3 Amendments of Corien WORTMANN-KOOL related to 2011/2181(INI)
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Believes that a ‘comply or explain’ approach isn the most appropriate framework to apply to EU listed companiesform of codes and best practices should be applied to EU listed companies where appropriate, but that it must be complemented by concrete legislation, as well as by regular external evaluation and appropriate regulatory oversight, providing a firm regulatory framework in which companies are accountable to the shareholders that provide their capital and are also required by law to report on their corporate governance practice;
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls on the Commission to put in place definite initiatives to ensure better representation of women on boards of directors; emphasises that corporate management and remuneration policies must comply with and foster the principle of equal treatment of women and men established by EU directives;
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Notes that there is a lack of long-term focus within the market and urges the Commission to review all relevant legislation to assess whether any requirements have inadvertently added to short-termism; in particular calls on the Commission to abandon the requirement for quarterly reporting in the Transparency Directive, which adds little to shareholder knowledge and simply creates short-term trading opportunities. Calls on the Commission to bring forward legislative proposals in the field of company law to help address corporate governance and remuneration issues for all types of companies;