EU: Council seeks to strengthen social safeguards of the 28th regime

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The news. On 23 October, the Council of the EU agreed on its negotiating mandate concerning the draft regulation creating a new corporate legal regime, EU Inc (the 28th regime). Member States intend to “simplify” the framework but are introducing new social safeguards regarding worker participation, payment in stock options rather than wages, and the protection of wage claims.

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