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Petr Ježek
Born in Prague in 1965. A graduate of Prague’s University of Economics, Petr Ježek joined his country’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and served as a diplomat. For some ten years, he held relatively high posts related to the country’s ties with the EU, e.g. heading the Foreign Ministry’s European Integration Department and serving as Deputy State Secretary for European Affairs. He also worked as chief of staff of then Czech Prime Minister Vladimír Špidla. In 2014, Petr Ježek was elected Member of the European Parliament on the ballot of the ANO 2011 party.
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MEPs have approved today a final deal on a new prospectus regulation, an important step towards the creation of a Capital Markets Union.
A Prospectus is a document produced by companies in order to inform investors of the key attributes of the issuing company, the securities they are offering, and any potential risks to the investment.
The agreed new legislation, prioritised by Liberal and Democrat MEPs, aims to make it simpler and less expensive for companies, especially SMEs, to access and raise money in the capital markets. The legislation will reduce the administrative burden of drawing up prospectuses for all issuers, in particular for SMEs, by permitting lighter, less burdensome prospectus, which also allows for passporting and encourages cross-border issuance.
The regulation will also make the prospectus a more relevant disclosure tool for potential investors, while giving crowd-funding platforms space to grow and unifying EU capital markets to deliver high levels of investor protection, which will create growth and jobs.
Petr Ježek, ALDE MEP and Parliament's Rapporteur commented on the deal:
'This is a strong signal from the European Union that we care about making a capital markets union a reality. More funding, reduced costs and less burdens - our EU Growth Prospectus will help start-ups and small companies to raise funds publicly, grow and create jobs. This is a big step towards a true capital markets union'
Petr Ježek also thanked Philippe De Backer, former ALDE MEP for beginning this process (and coming up with the idea for SMEs) before taking up his current post as a Secretary of State in the Belgian Government.