The European Commission has published a synthesis of the comments on the consultation on the results of the so-called 'Ernst and Young study' on the operation and impacts of the European Company statute (SE). Altogether, the EU Commission received 69 responses from 18 different countries and a range of backgrounds. The synthesis document and the individual responses can be found here. more

In the journal Zeggenschap, Elwin Wolters and Jan Cremers provide an overview of worker involvement in Dutch SEs. Their article 'The European Company (SE) in the Netherlands – Opportunities and risks for worker participation' analyses the consequences for worker involvement in the Netherlands in respect of specific Dutch SE characteristics, such as the high number of transfers of seats and the favourable tax regime. The article is available in Dutch. more

In total, 58 SEs have been added to the database in the past three months. At the time of writing, the ECDB (SE Factsheets) provides information on 601 established and 19 planned SEs. (At least) 151 companies or so are considered ‘normal SEs in the sense that they have both employees and business activities. more