Welcome, this is the EUROPEAN FEDERATION OF EMPLOYEE SHARE OWNERSHIP (EFES). The EFES acts as the umbrella organization of employee owners, companies and all persons, trade unions, experts, researchers, institutions looking to promote employee ownership and participation in Europe. The EFES was recognized by the European Commission (DG Enterprise and Industry) as the European Business Representative Organization in the field.   This site is basically written in English but for detailed info is multilingual:

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Annual Economic Survey of Employee Ownership in European Countries in 2011 Employee ownership was continuously progressing across Europe since the financial crisis. This is the main conclusion of the economic survey of employee ownership in the European countries in 2011. The conclusion was the same in 2010, we have here thus a confirmation. The survey brings an exhaustive information about the 2.505 largest European companies, employing 32.8 million people in 2011. More information and downloads

Public hearing in the European Parliament on March 22, 2012 Employee ownership is a symbol of the social cohesion which Europe needs in this time. It has to be supported at all levels. This was the conclusion expressed by the European Commissioner for Internal Market Michel Barnier and the President of the Commission for Employment and Social Affairs of the European Parliament, Pervenche Berès, after the public hearing held in the European Parliament in Brussels by the European Federation of Employee Share Ownership (EFES). A budget proposal was laid on the table of the Parliament for supporting the development of employee ownership in all European countries... More information and downloads

Own-initiative Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee
The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) is the body that gives representatives of Europe's social partners and civil society a formal platform to express their points of views on EU issues. It has a key role to play in the Union's decision-making process. In February 2010, the EESC decided to draw up an own-initiative opinion on Employee Financial Participation, and this own-initiative opinion, SOC 371 was adopted in the EESC's plenary session on October 21, 2010. A masterwork drawing the way of a European policy for employee ownership. More information and downloads

  Presidency of the European Union Council – Conference on employee ownership
The conference expressed its support to the European Economic and Social Committee, asking for:
● Regarding large companies: Each European country should make available "an optional simple, uniform incentive model, with the same tax-arrangements and incentives throughout the EU".
● Regarding SMEs: Each European country should strongly encourage business transmission to employees as the USA did since 1974 – this is the concept of a "European ESOP model" for SMEs.
The report of the conference is now available. Read more

Manifesto for the 2009 European Parliament Elections
150 Members of the European Parliament and candidates from all political parties answered our Manifesto for the European elections. The last ten years saw a strong development of employee ownership in European companies. Strangely, this happened while a European policy for the promotion and the development of employee ownership was completely lacking. It is time to reconsider things and to relaunch a real European policy. This is a role for the new European Parliament. Detailed information

A political roadmap for employee ownership in Europe
A political roadmap for Europe was proposed in the framework of the French Presidency of the European Union. Detailed information

  The European Employee Ownership TOP 100 rankings in 2009  
The European Employee Ownership TOP 100 is designed with respect to two rankings of Europe's largest companies, considering employee ownership. Full information

 Real cases
Employee ownership, what it is, really.  Multiple schemes in all countries, for small and medium sized companies as well as for biggest corporations. Specific models for companies all along their life: Creation, development and maturity, transmission, rescue. More information

 Going to a true ambitious policy of the European Union
The main recent progress in the European Institutions. More information

CEEEONet - Central and Eastern European Employee Ownership Network

EFES Discussion Forum  
You can just have a look at all discussions about various topis or you can register and have your own say. More information

 European Programme EOLE (Employee Ownership Learning & Education)
European Programme for training and education for employee ownership and financial participation of workers. More information

For information and contact
EFES - EUROPEAN FEDERATION OF EMPLOYEE SHARE OWNERSHIP
FEAS - FEDERATION EUROPEENNE DE L'ACTIONNARIAT SALARIE
Avenue Voltaire 135, B-1030 Brussels
Tel: +32 (0)2 242 64 30 - Fax: +32 (0)2 808 30 33
E-mail: efes@efesonline.org
Web site: www.efesonline.org
EFES' objective is to act as the umbrella organization of employee owners, companies and all persons, trade unions, experts, researchers, institutions looking to promote employee ownership and participation in Europe.