A public hearing in the European Parliament on employee shareholding has been rescheduled for 22 March 2012.

The background is that the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) recently launched a call for a new European initiative on employee shareholding. A number of practical proposals are made in its Own-initiative Opinion Soc 371 on employee financial participation in Europe. The EESC has asked for a designated budget line to support the promotion of employee ownership and participation in the EU.

The hearing is being organized in cooperation with the European Federation of Employee Share Ownership (EFES). More information is available under:

http://www.efesonline.org/EUROPEAN%20PARLIAMENT/Public%20Hearing%202012.htm