Brussels, 22/07/2005 (Agence Europe) - On Friday 22 July, the European Commission published a report by its services stressing the considerable progress made within the EU on the elimination of unjustified special rights in EU private companies (specific shares known as “golden shares”). Such rights generally claim to protect the general interest by giving governments veto rights on takeovers or management of such companies. In the framework of the internal market, they are, however, in...