Governments loosen grip on corporate golden shares

A European Commission staff report published on 22 July 2005 highlights the considerable progress made in the European Union in eliminating special rights, often referred to as 'golden shares', in privatised companies.

European Commission: DG Internal Market: Free Movement of Capital: Report: Special rights in privatised companies in the enlarged Union - a decade full of developments (22.7.05) http://ec.europa.eu/comm/internal_market/capital/docs/privcompanies_en.pdf

European Commission: Press Release: IP/05/998 http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/05/998&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

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