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Proposed in COM(2026) 321 -- not yet in effect
0 EUR
Minimum share capital
48h
Registration time
<100 EUR
Incorporation cost
27
EU member states
Latest status
The EU Inc proposal is under active examination in both the Council and European Parliament. The Council Working Party on Company Law has completed first examination of more than half of the proposal after six meetings, with member states expressing strong support while maintaining scrutiny reservations. Key issues requiring clarification include legal basis, insolvency and taxation aspects, forum shopping, co-determination and safeguards. The file advances to the Competitiveness Council on May 28, 2026 for ministerial-level discussion. The European Parliament JURI Committee received Commissioner McGrath's presentation on May 4-6, 2026. Both co-legislators are working toward the end-2026 political agreement target endorsed by the European Council.
More than half of the proposal text has been examined by the Council working party, with member states expressing strong support for the initiative despite maintaining scrutiny reservations on specific technical issues.
Competitiveness Council ministerial discussion on May 28, 2026
April 24, 2026
The President of the Republic of Cyprus, as rotating Presidency of the Council of the EU, signed the One Europe, One Market Roadmap alongside the Presidents of the European Parliament and European Commission at an informal meeting of Heads of State or Government in Cyprus. The Roadmap formally includes the end-2026 timeline for EU Inc adoption.
Council of the European UnionMay 13, 2026
Council document reveals that the Working Party on Company Law has completed first examination of more than half of the proposal after six meetings. Member state delegations maintain scrutiny reservations but express strong support for the initiative, while flagging need for clarifications on legal basis, insolvency, taxation, forum shopping, co-determination and safeguards.
Council of the European UnionMay 28, 2026
The Competitiveness Council (Internal Market, Industry) is scheduled to discuss the EU Inc proposal, marking the first ministerial-level consideration of the file. This represents escalation from working party to Council formation level.
Council of the European UnionEU Inc (also called the 28th regime or S.EU) is a new pan-European company form proposed by the European Commission on March 18, 2026. It creates a single legal framework that lets entrepreneurs register one company and operate across all 27 EU member states -- without needing separate entities in each country.
Today, a startup expanding from Sweden to Germany needs a new legal entity, a local notary, and months of paperwork. EU Inc is supposed to cut that down to one optional EU framework, one ruleset, and a much simpler cross-border setup. It is the EU's clearest answer yet to the Delaware pull on European founders.
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