[1][2] Since 2008, its objective has been to ensure that European Union policy creates an environment in which companies can raise capital through the public markets and deliver growth over the longer term.

It is composed of senior legal and technical experts who are delegated by our members and bring in strong expertise and first hand practical experience.

It aims at getting formal recognition by the EU of smaller issuers as a specific sector between SMEs and the largest listed companies in view of benefiting from a “lighter touch regime”.

[15] The Awards showcase the diversity of European markets and aim to promote stock listings, in particular targeting SMEs and growth companies.

The EuropeanIssuers Capital Markets Forum, organised to commemorate this milestone, provided both a forward looking and a retrospective overview of the EU regulatory developments.

It also offered a platform to exchange views and ensure that EU policy creates an environment in which companies of all sizes can easily raise capital through the public markets and deliver growth and jobs over the longer term.

EuropeanIssuers Capital Markets Webinars gather audience from a broad cross-sectorial of senior company’s representatives from general counsels, heads of legal, investors relations, company secretaries, CFOs to many European leading corporations as well as regulators, consultants, exchanges, bankers, financial press and other service providers.

The advisory council is composed by representatives from companies across Europe such as; UCB, Solvay, ING, L'Oréal, AXA, Engie, BNP Fortis Paribas, Total, Novartis, ENI, Generali, Banco Santander, Ericsson, Philips, Unilever and many more.

The advisory council serves the purpose of strengthening the dialogue between business and politics whilst improving the quality of EC policy proposals following the debates.