The European Parliament will be holding a public hearing on 28 February 2012 from 9:00 to 13:30 in Brussels on employee shareholding.

The hearing is organized in cooperation with the European Federation of Employee Share Ownership. It is a continuation of the Own-initiative Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee which recently called for a new European initiative on this topic. It will bring together representatives of the Parliament, the Commission, the European Economic and Social Committee, social partners, enterprises and experts. Further information on the hearing is available here: http://www.efesonline.org/EFES%20NEWS/2012/EFES%20NEWSLETTER%20-%201-2012%20EN.htm