EUROPEAN EQUITY FUND, INC / MD

The European Equity Fund, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the “Corporation”), hereby certifies to the State Department of Assessments and Taxation of Maryland that:

FIRST: Article SIXTH of the charter of the Corporation (the “Charter”) is hereby amended by renumbering the first paragraph thereof as “Section 1.” and adding a new paragraph to read as follows:

Section 2. At the annual meeting of stockholders of the Corporation to be held in 2026, each of the successors to the class of directors whose terms expire at the annual meeting of stockholders in 2026 shall be elected to serve until the next annual meeting of stockholders and until his or her successor is duly elected and qualifies; at the annual meeting of stockholders of the Corporation held in 2027, each of the successors to the class of directors whose terms expire at the annual meeting of stockholders in 2027, along with the successors to the directors elected at the 2026 annual meeting, shall be elected to serve until the next annual meeting of stockholders and until his or her successor is duly elected and qualifies; and, beginning with the annual meeting of stockholders in 2028, all directors shall be elected to serve until the next annual meeting of stockholders and until their respective successors are duly elected and qualify.

SECOND: The amendment to the Charter as set forth above has been duly advised by the Board of Directors and approved by the stockholders of the Corporation as required by law.

THIRD: The undersigned officer acknowledges these Articles of Amendment to be the corporate act of the Corporation and, as to all matters of facts required to be verified under oath, the undersigned officer acknowledges that, to the best of his knowledge, information and belief, these matters and facts are true in all material respects and that this statement is made under the penalties for perjury.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Corporation has caused these Articles of Amendment to be signed in its name and on its behalf by its President and attested to by its Secretary on this day of , 2025.

THE EUROPEAN EQUITY FUND, INC. PO Box 43131Providence, RI 02940-3131EASY VOTING OPTIONS:VOTE ON THE INTERNETLog on to:www.proxy-direct.comor scan the QR codeFollow the on-screen instructionsavailable 24 hoursVOTE BY PHONECall 1-800-337-3503Follow the recorded instructionsavailable 24 hoursVOTE BY MAILVote, sign and date this Proxy Card and return in the postage-paid envelopeVOTE IN PERSONAttend Stockholder Meeting875 Third AvenueNew York, NY 10022 on June 30 at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time Please detach at perforation before mailing.THE EUROPEAN EQUITY FUND, INC.PROXY FOR THE ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERSTO BE HELD ON JUNE 30, 2025The undersigned stockholder of The European Equity Fund, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the “Fund”), hereby appoints John Millette, Caroline Pearson and Hepsen Uzcan, or any of them, as proxies for the undersigned, with full power of substitution in each of them, to attend the Annual Meeting of the Stockholders of the Fund to be held at 10:00 a.m., New York time, on June 30, 2025 at the offices of DWS Investment Management Americas, Inc., 875 Third Avenue, New York, New York 10022, and any adjournment or postponement thereof, to cast on behalf of the undersigned all votes that the undersigned is entitled to cast at such meeting, and otherwise to represent the undersigned at the meeting with all powers possessed by the undersigned if personally present at the meeting. The undersigned hereby acknowledges receipt of the Notice of the Annual Meeting of Stockholders and of the accompanying Proxy Statement, the terms of each of which are incorporated by reference herein, and revokes any proxy heretofore given with respect to such meeting. Please refer to the Proxy Statement for a discussion of these matters, including instructions related to meeting attendance.This proxy is solicited on behalf of the Board of Directors of the Fund.The votes entitled to be cast by the undersigned will be cast as instructed below. If this Proxy is executed but no instruction is given, the votes entitled to be cast by the undersigned will be cast “For” each of the nominees for director, “For” Proposal No. 2, and “For” Proposal No. 3, as described in the Proxy Statement, and in the discretion of the Proxy holder on any other matter that may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof.VOTE VIA THE INTERNET: www.proxy-direct.comVOTE VIA THE TELEPHONE: 1-800-337-3503EEA_34508_031425PLEASE MARK, SIGN, DATE ON THE REVERSE SIDE AND RETURN THE PROXY CARD USING THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE. xxxxxxxxxxxxxx code

Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the Annual Meeting of Stockholders to Be Held on June 30, 2025.The Proxy Statement and Proxy Card for this Meeting are available at:https://www.proxy-direct.com/dws-34508IF YOU VOTE BY TELEPHONE OR INTERNET, PLEASE DO NOT MAIL YOUR CARDPlease detach at perforation before mailing.TO VOTE MARK BLOCKS BELOW IN BLUE OR BLACK INK AS SHOWN IN THIS EXAMPLE: X A Proposals THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE “FOR” ALL PROPOSALS.1. Election of Directors: 01. Ms. Fiona Flannery 02. Dr. Holger HatjeINSTRUCTIONS: To withhold authority to vote for any individual director nominee(s), mark the “FOR ALL EXCEPT” box and write the name of the nominee(s) on the following line. 2. To ratify the appointment by the Audit Committee and the Board of Directors of Ernst & Young LLP, an independent public accounting firm, as independent auditors for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025.3. To adopt Articles of Amendment to the Fund’s charter to eliminate the classification of the Board of Directors.4. To vote and otherwise represent the undersigned on any other matter that may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof in the discretion of the Proxy holder.B Authorized Signatures This section must be completed for your vote to be counted. Sign and Date BelowNote: Please sign exactly as your name(s) appear(s) on this Proxy Card, and date it. When shares are held jointly, each holder should sign. When signing as attorney, executor, guardian, administrator, trustee, officer of corporation or other entity or in another representative capacity, please give the full title under the signature.Date (mm/dd/yyyy) Please print date below Signature 1 Please keep signature within the box Signature 2 Please keep signature within the boxScanner bar code xxxxxxxxxxxxxx EEA 34508 xxxxxxxx