The markets for bank accounts across the EU differ considerably among Member States, i.e. they are still fragmented along national lines and there is limited integration across different Member States. But even within national markets, there is evidence of major obstacles to consumer choice and...

The EU Justice Scoreboard provides an overview of the quality, independence and efficiency of EU Member States’ justice systems.

Working time flexibility is a potentially important lever to foster the reconciliation of work, family, and private life. Giving workers greater autonomy and more control over their working times could empower them to better balance their work and non-work demands. This could then in turn lead...

The objective of this report is to compare and contrast anti-discrimination law in the 28 EU Member States and EU candidate countries (namely the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia and Turkey), as comprehensively described in the annually updated country reports written by...

The Directorate-General Justice in the European Commission is working on a follow-up to the 2012 Communication of the Commission on “A new approach to business failure and insolvency” and the 2013 public consultation on the same topic. Against this background a study has been commissioned to...

Company Law comprises the legislation that regulates all the procedures related to creation, registration, operation, governance and dissolution of companies. The purpose of EU rules in this area is to: Enable businesses to start a business within the EU Provide protection for shareholders and...