Directive 2007/36/EC (opens EUR-Lex in a new tab) of the European Parliament and of the Council ⁽²¹⁾, provides for procedural shareholders’ rights relating to general meetings. Directive 2007/36/EC (opens EUR-Lex in a new tab) provides, inter alia, for a minimum notice period for general meetings and the contents of the notice of general meeting. Those rules may hinder rapid action by resolution authorities and appropriate derogations from the directive should be provided for. Prior to resolution there may be a need for a rapid increase of capital when the institution does not meet or is likely not to fulfil the requirements of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 and Directive 2013/36/EU and an increase of capital is likely to restore the financial situation and avoid a situation where the threshold conditions for resolution are met. In such situations a possibility for convening a general meeting at short notice should be permitted. However, the shareholders should retain the decision making power on the increase and on the shortening of the notice period for the general meetings. Appropriate derogations from Directive 2007/36/EC (opens EUR-Lex in a new tab) should be provided for the establishment of that mechanism.