EU Inc. Corporate Legal Form Overview by PKF Germany
This document provides an overview of the EU Inc. corporate legal form as presented by PKF Germany.
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The EU 28th Regime: What Businesses Need to Know About ‘EU Inc."
The EU’s 28th Regime proposes a new optional “EU Inc.” corporate framework, offering a digital, harmonised regime to simplify cross-border business.
EU Inc. — Will The Proposed New EU-Wide Company Form Keep Startups In Europe?
Despite hosting over 40,000 VC-backed tech startups and creating more of them than any other region globally, the EU had only 331 unicorns, as compared to 1,963 in the US as of 2025. The numbers highlight a structural challenge: European companies have been struggling to scale up and compete globally for some time, and a growing number of European high-growth startups are relocating their headquarters outside the EU, primarily to the US.
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The EU Inc.: the digital “28th Regime”
Prompted by the European competitiveness agenda of Letta/Draghi, the EU Commission presented a proposal on 18 March 2026 for a Regulation on an optional uniform legal form in EU company law designated as “EU Inc.” (COM (2026) 321). This corporate legal form is intended to exist alongside the respective national legal forms (hence the “28th Regime”) and – according to the plan – is to be adopted within the next twelve months following the necessary consultations with the European Council and the European Parliament, becoming applicable from 2028.
Competitiveness and Simplification: The Challenge of the 28th European Regime
Silvia Pugi, deputy secretary general of CEC European Managers, discusses the new 28th regime, now known as EU Inc.
Showdown in the Battle over the EU Inc.
Rarely has a company-law initiative from Brussels mobilised such opposing camps. On 18 March 2026, the European Commission under President Ursula von der
Debate intensifies over European Union corporate law proposal
A corporate law initiative from Brussels has mobilized diverse groups. The European Commission set a date of March 18, 2026, for the project.
Europe is the most difficult place to invest
Iwona Biernat explains how EU Inc. is attempting to rewrite the rules for European startups.
European Committees Approve Proposal to Register Businesses Within 48 Hours
The Budget and Economic committees have approved a proposal to allow new businesses to be registered online within 48 hours. The plan includes a maximum setup cost of 100 euros, no minimum capital requirement, and limited liability.
Council legal experts urge fundamental rework of EU Inc | Euractiv
Legal experts offered two potential paths for the proposal
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