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  • The European Commission and more particularly the Directorate ''Company Law and Corporate Governance'' of DG Internal Market and Services , as well as two advisory bodies to the EC:
    • The European Corporate Governance Forum: set up and chaired by the European Commission ''to examine best practices in Member States with a view to enhancing the convergence of national corporate governance codes and providing advice to the Commission.''
    • The Committee of European Securities Regulators (CESR): The CESR is set up by the EC as an independent advisory body composed of representatives of the national public authorities competent in the field of securities in the Member States (plus Iceland and Norway). It advises the Commission on the technical details of securities legislation. It also helps enhance co-operation between supervisory authorities so as to ensure more consistent day-to-day implementation of EU legislation in the Member States. 
  • The European Confederation of Directors’ Associations (ecoDa): As of today, ten national directors’ associations have joined this European umbrella organisation UK, Belgium, France, Luxembourg, Finland, Spain, Czech Republic, Slovenia, Croatia and Poland. The ecoDa’s objective is to promote directors’ skills, professionalism and impact on society, including proposing solutions to the key corporate governance questions facing Europe today. As such, ecoDa aims to be an active partner of the European Parliament and European Commission.
  • The European Issuers. Early this year, the European Association of Listed Companies (Ealic) and the Union of Issuers Quoted in Europe (Unique) merged to form ''European Issuers'', representing national issuers organisations in Belgium, France, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Finland, Germany, Greece and the UK. Typical issues of interest include shareholder’s rights, corporate governance as well as financial reporting and auditing.
  • The Federation of European Security Exchanges (FESE) With 24 members, FESE represents close to 40 securities exchanges from all the countries of the EU (plus Iceland, Norway, and Switzerland). Among FESE’s overarching objectives are: promoting public recognition of the exchanges and their contribution to the European and global economy, and providing a forum for open and forward-looking debate on capital markets.
  • The Fédération des Experts Comptables Européens (FEE)
    FEE is the representative organisation for the accountancy profession in Europe. FEE’s member bodies are present in all 27 EU member states (plus Israel, Monaco, Switzerland, Norway and Iceland), representing more than 500,000 accountants. Among FEE’s main objectives are: to work towards the enhancement, harmonisation and liberalisation of the practice and regulation of accountancy, statutory audit and financial reporting in Europe and to be the sole representative and consultative organisation of the European accountancy profession in relation to the EU institutions.
  • The European Corporate Governance Institute (ECGI)ECGI is an international scientific non-profit association, providing a forum for debate and dialogue between academics, legislators and practitioners, focusing on major corporate governance issues and thereby promoting best practice.