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EU member state · LU
Luxembourg
Lëtzebuerg
ConstructiveOfficial position
Government engaging substantively, supporting the direction with specific amendments.
DormantImplementation readiness
No preparation activity detected to date.
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- Last updated
- Coverage
- Wave 2 (mid coverage)
EU member since 1958, eurozone since 1999
Section 1
Official position
No operator-written summary yet. Default reading: As of the latest review, the Luxembourg position is constructive. Government engaging substantively, supporting the direction with specific amendments.
How this has evolved
8 events on record
ETUC Executive Committee Discusses Social Dumping and Energy Crisis
The ETUC Executive Committee addressed key topics including social dumping, the energy crisis, and the 28th regime.
Luxembourg moves ahead on the 28th regime despite criticism
The Luxembourg government, via ministers Margue (Justice), Delles (Economy) and Spautz (Labour), publicly backs the EU Inc. / 28th regime project as a competitiveness lever while promising social safeguards on legal certainty, fraud and anti-money-laundering. The OGBL and LCGB unions reject the framework as deregulation that would weaken labour law, collective agreements and worker representation.
EU competitiveness: 48 hours to set up a business
Delano, Luxembourg's English-language business outlet, covers the European Commission's 18 March 2026 proposal launching EU Inc. as a single harmonised corporate framework. Companies could register in 48 hours for up to 100 euros via a digital interface, with a European Business Wallet handling cross-border filings throughout the company lifecycle.
EU competitiveness: 48 hours to start a company
Paperjam reports on the European Commission's formal 18 March proposal for the 28th regime, allowing companies to be created EU-wide in under 48 hours with capped fees and digital-by-default procedures. The article notes tax treatment of EU Inc. companies will be handled separately.
EU Inc: unlocking the single market for European entrepreneurs
Justice Commissioner Michael McGrath argues in a Paperjam op-ed that EU Inc., the 28th corporate regime, will let entrepreneurs register fully online in 48 hours and operate under one set of rules rather than 27. The piece pitches the framework as a way to combine competitiveness, stability and equity for European startups.
First brick of the 28th regime, awaited for 15 years
Commissioner Michael McGrath unveiled a first directive digitising EU corporate-law procedures, presented as the opening block of the long-awaited 28th regime first floated in 2009. Paperjam highlights an estimated 400 million euros in annual savings and the goal of letting innovative companies 'think EU' from day one.
Europe, having lost its bearings, finds a compass
Paperjam covers the von der Leyen / Sejourne Competitiveness Compass, which formally puts the 28th regime on the EU's agenda alongside a simplification shock and an industrial energy-price plan. The optional regime is pitched as letting SMEs operate under one harmonised rulebook instead of 27 national systems.
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Section 2
Key concerns and emphases
Topics that Luxembourg 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? | Partial | mj.gouvernement.lu | |
| 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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Section 5
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Section 6
Country context
Reference data about LU: 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
- 1958
- Eurozone member
- Yes, since 1999
- OECD member
- Yes
- Council population-weight
- 0.7 million
- Corporate income tax rate
- 24.94% combined (CIT + solidarity surtax + municipal business tax, Luxembourg City) Sourceimpotsdirects.public.lu
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- Effective tax on retained earnings
- ~24.94%
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- Dividend withholding tax (to EU)
- 15% statutory; 0% under EU Parent-Subsidiary Directive
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- ESOP / stock-option tax treatment
- Since 2021 circular L.I.R. 104/2, warrant-based plans largely closed off; standard income taxation applies.
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- Exit tax on company relocation
- Yes, ATAD-aligned with deferral within EU/EEA.
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- Notary required for incorporation
- Yes for S.à r.l. and S.A.
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- Digital incorporation available today
- Partial; e-notary developments ongoing under EU Digitalisation Directive.
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- Time to form a company
- 5 to 15 business days.
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- Minimum share capital
- €12,000 (S.à r.l.); €1 (S.à r.l.-S simplified)
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- National business registry
- Registre de Commerce et des Sociétés (RCS)
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- Business registry URL
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- Responsible ministry
- Ministère de la Justice
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- Responsible ministry URL
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- Parliament committee with jurisdiction
- Commission de la Justice (Chambre des Députés)
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- Parliament committee URL
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Section 8
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- ValidatedMinistère de la Justice: Actualitésmj.gouvernement.lupage_diff · pending source-mapping
- ValidatedRegistre de Commerce et des Sociétés (LBR)lbr.lupage_diff · pending source-mapping