25. Takes note of the Commission's intention to revise Directives 2001/86/EC (Statute for a European Comp
any, involvement of employees) and 2003/72/EC (Statute for a European Cooperative Society, involvement of employees); points out that the Commission's objective 'to simplify the arrangements for the involvement
of employees' might already indicate its willingness to bow to the pressure of industry lobbies ('workers' participation is a burden for the SE'); emphasises that SE legislation was not intended to be – and must not be all
...[+++]owed to become – an instrument for putting national regulations on employee involvement and co-determination in competition with each other; calls on the Commission to withdraw its proposal on the Statute for a European Private Company, which would dismantle workers' participation rights even further;