EU Negotiates 28th Regime Legal Framework for Companies
The European Union is negotiating a 28th regime, which is a supranational legal framework for companies. Even Croatian trade unions have expressed opposition to the proposal.
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EU member state · HR
Croatia
Hrvatska
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EU member since 2013, eurozone since 2023
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Official position
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How this has evolved
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ЕУ сака да ги задржи стартапите во Европа: компанија наскоро би можела да се отвори за 48 часа - Бизнис Инфо
Европската Унија ќе ги искористи сите расположливи механизми за да ги задржи младите, перспективни и иновативни компании на територијата на Унијата, беше објавено во петокот на конференцијата „Start-up MeetUp“, организирана од Хрватскиот европски форум 28 и Претставништвото на Европската комисија во Хрватска. Заменик-шефот на Претставништвото на Европската комисија во Хрватска, Андреја Човиќ Видовиќ, изјави дека […]
EU aims to simplify startup registration to 48 hours
The European Union plans to use available mechanisms to keep young and innovative companies within its borders. Officials announced on Friday that they aim to make it possible to open a company within 48 hours in every member state.
European Union Aims to Retain Young and Innovative Companies
The European Union intends to keep young and innovative companies within its borders. This goal was announced on Friday during the Start-up MeetUp conference organized by the Croatian European Forum 28 and the European Commission Representation in Croatia.
Company formation in 48 hours for 100 euros – EU Inc. promises salvation for European innovators
Bug.hr details the Commission's fully digital EU Inc. proposal, with 48-hour incorporation, sub-100-euro cost and no minimum capital requirement. The piece stresses that national labour law and worker protections remain in force, addressing concerns raised earlier by unions.
Revolution in the EU: a company in 48 hours, no capital, no bureaucracy
Lider covers the Commission's EU Inc. proposal as a unified pan-EU corporate framework, with 48-hour online incorporation under 100 euros and no minimum capital. The article frames the 28th regime as an optional tool to keep European startups from relocating to the US or Asia, with first registrations expected in 2027.
EU Inc. is coming: companies will be set up across the EU for under 100 euros, in 48 hours
Index.hr reports on the Commission's formal proposal for the 28th regime, emphasizing 48-hour online incorporation, sub-100-euro cost and no minimum capital. The piece also flags the central EU register and a European business digital wallet planned by 2028.
Overview of the most important EU regulations expected to be adopted, amended, or come into force in 2026-2027
The Croatian Chamber of Trades and Crafts (HOK) lists the 28th regime among the headline EU files Croatian businesses should track in 2026-2027. HOK describes it as a non-binding uniform legal framework for cross-border EU operations, intended to ease scale-up and reduce legal fragmentation.
EU Inc. – what will the legal framework known as the '28th regime' bring to startups?
Bug.hr explains EU Inc. for a Croatian tech audience following the Davos announcement, walking through how the 28th regime would let startups incorporate once and scale across all 27 member states. The piece focuses on practical benefits for founders: standardized share options, faster registration, and reduced legal fragmentation.
EU confirms: Croatian companies will be able to operate anywhere in the EU (no need to set up new ones!)
Netokracija reports on Ursula von der Leyen's Davos announcement of EU Inc., framing it directly for the Croatian startup audience: existing Croatian firms could operate cross-border under one unified set of rules without re-incorporating in every member state. The article describes the '28th regime' as an optional, digital-by-default corporate form.
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Section 2
Key concerns and emphases
Topics that Croatia has raised or is expected to raise on EU Inc. Each tag links to the cross-country view of that topic.
Section 3
National implementation readiness
Seven standardised questions, the same on every country page. Status values are operator-overridable.
| Question | Status | Last evidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Has the government endorsed the proposal? | Yes | data.consilium.europa.eu | |
| Has the national parliament held a scrutiny debate? | No | Not yet | Not yet |
| Has the responsible ministry published a position? | Unknown | Not yet | Not yet |
| Has the business registry signaled technical preparation? | Unknown | Not yet | Not yet |
| Has the tax authority published EU-ESO guidance? | Unknown | Not yet | Not yet |
| Has a national law firm community formed around EU Inc.? | Unknown | Not yet | Not yet |
| Are there public statements from MEPs from this country? | Unknown | Not yet | Not yet |
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Country context
Reference data about HR: tax regime, registry, ministry, parliamentary jurisdiction, current company forms. Slow-moving facts, reviewed annually with alerts when signals suggest a field may be stale.
- EU member since
- 2013
- Eurozone member
- Yes, since 2023
- OECD member
- No
- Council population-weight
- 3.8 million
- Corporate income tax rate
- 18% (10% for revenue up to €1m) Sourceporezna-uprava.hr
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- Effective tax on retained earnings
- 18% / 10% for small entities
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- Dividend withholding tax (to EU)
- 12% domestic; 0% under EU Parent-Subsidiary Directive
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- ESOP / stock-option tax treatment
- Options taxed at exercise as employment income; no startup-specific deferral.
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- Exit tax on company relocation
- Yes, ATAD-aligned; deferral with EU instalment plan.
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- Notary required for incorporation
- Yes for d.o.o. formation.
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- Digital incorporation available today
- Yes via START portal (since 2019) for simple d.o.o.
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- Time to form a company
- 1 to 5 days via START; 1 to 2 weeks otherwise.
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- Minimum share capital
- €2,500 for d.o.o.; €1 for jednostavno d.o.o. (j.d.o.o.)
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- National business registry
- Sudski registar (Court Register)
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- Business registry URL
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- Responsible ministry
- Ministry of Justice, Public Administration and Digital Transformation
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- Responsible ministry URL
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- Parliament committee with jurisdiction
- Committee on Legislation (Sabor)
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- Parliament committee URL
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Section 8
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- ValidatedMinistry of Justice, Public Administration and Digital Transformationmpu.gov.hrpage_diff · pending source-mapping
- ValidatedSudski registar (Court Register)sudreg.pravosudje.hrpage_diff · pending source-mapping