Cross-border voting in Europe

Abstract

The aim of this study is to provide an overview of practice, experiences and legal obstacles in relation to cross-border voting in Europe, as well as to draw up recommendations with regard to legislation at a national and European level. Index Letter of the Chairman Executive Summary Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: The Problems of Cross-Border Voting in Europe Chapter 3: The three major issues Chapter 4: Entitlement to Control the Voting Right Chapter 5: Voting Chapter 6: Information Chapter 7: Settlement Times and Securities Lending Chapter 8: Conclusion Samenvatting (in Dutch) Annexes 1. Mandate of the Expert Groups 2. Working methods of the Expert Groups 3. Summary and Analysis of the written comments on the Consultative Document 4. List of parties that submitted written comments to the Consultative Document CONTENT: 1. Introduction 2. The Problems of Cross-Border Voting in Europe 3. The three major issues 4. Entitlement to Control the Voting Right 5. Voting 6. Information 7. Settlement Times and Securities Lending 8. Conclusion

Dit onderzoek is bedoeld om de gebruiken bij, ervaringen met en juridische belemmeringen voor grensoverschrijdend stemmen in Europa te inventariseren en aanbevelingen te doen voor regelgeving op nationaal of Europees niveau.