European Unions reject EU Directive on single member private limited liability company

(6 November 2015) The European Commission has proposed a directive which would make it easier for companies to set up a company in another EU Member State. This should make it easier for small and medium sized companies in particular to do business cross-borders.

The Commission proposal is so flawed however that the European trade unions have asked the European Parliament to reject the proposal.

EPSU President Annelie Nordstrom and EPSU General Secretary together with the Presidents and General Secretaries of the ETUC and EFBWW, IndustriAll-Europe, EFFAT, ETF and Uni-Europe have written a joint letter to the MEPs. We list the problems with the Commission proposal. It will promote social and fiscal dumping.

For the joint letter


For previous articles

- October 2015
- May 2015