This article discusses the main elements of Directive 2017/828/UE amending Directive 2007/36/EC as regards the encouragement of long-term shareholder engagement. Directive 2007/36/EC (Shareholder Rights Directive) was adopted in 2007 and, ten years later, in May 2017, it was strengthened through Directive 2017/828/UE (Shareholder Engagement Directive).The primary objective of the Shareholder Rights Directive was to ensure that nonr...

As a an insolvency practitioner named to apply the reglementation of the Gouvernement Emergency Ordonance regarding the finacial crisis, I have tried to set an coherent chain coupling of decisions and activities meant to accomplish my purpose on an imaginary task. Making this exercise, made me realise that the GEO‘s main aim as it is declared in its preambule is almost impossible to aplly. In my opinion this conclusions are only the answ...