Emma Portier Davis

Emma Portier Davis is European correspondent for Board Agenda. Emma has more than ten years' experience reporting from Brussels on both EU regulatory developments and Belgium for a wide range of media. She is the former bureau chief of AFX News where she covered EU competition decisions and the Belgian economy, and spent two years as a correspondent for Reuters.

Latest Articles by Emma Portier Davis

19 February, 2018
Lufthansa irks Belgians with restructuring of Brussels Airlines management
Board appointments at Brussels Airlines have caused concern in Belgium that the airline will be further integrated into Lufthansa’s Düsseldorf-headquartered Eurowings.

19 February, 2018
Heavy industry in EU faces steeper cuts to CO2 emissions
The European Parliament has passed a law to accelerate cuts in CO2 emissions by industries that are subject to the trading bloc’s emissions trading scheme (ETS).

19 February, 2018
Financial and administrative burden on Belgian companies ‘too high’
Belgian companies spend almost €6bn a year meeting the requirements of employment, tax and environmental regulations, according to a report by the Federal Planning Bureau.

5 February, 2018
Dutch corporate governance committee calls for more shareholder activism
The Dutch corporate governance committee believes “it’s time to pay more attention to the role and involvement of shareholders, particularly with regard to long-term value creation”.

5 February, 2018
European Commission urges businesses to prepare for data protection law
Businesses across the EU are urged to step up their preparations for the new data protection law, which comes into effect in May.