- Hr. formand, det er velkendt, at fjendtlige overtagelsestilbud kan bringe den ret i fare, som staterne må have til at bevare kontrollen over strategiske virksomheder og beslutningsorganer af central betydning for deres udvikling, ikke mindst virksomheder, der udfører offentlige tjenesteydelser, og at de ofte indebærer negativt afkast for deres aktionærer, produktionstab og – endnu værre – nedlæggelse af arbejdspladser.
Mr President, we know that allowing companies to mount hostile takeover bids can jeopardise the right of States to maintain control over strategic businesses and decision-making bodies that are crucial to their development, specifically over companies that perform a public service. Such takeover bids frequently result in lower value for shareholders in terms of loss of output and, even more seriously, in the destruction of jobs.