Lead story · 22 September 2026
The 28th regime explained: what EU Inc. would change
One company form for all 27 EU countries, no minimum capital, set up in days. Proposed, not law. Here is what it would and would not change.
The 28th regime is a proposed EU company form called EU Inc. It would sit beside the 27 national forms, not replace them. A founder could form one in any EU country under the same rules. The Commission proposed it on 18 March 2026. It is not law.
Can you set up anywhere in the EU?
Yes, under the draft. The company would be registered in one EU country and recognised in all of them. It must keep its registered office and its central administration inside the EU. The draft sets no nationality or residency rule for founders. That is the current text, not a settled right.
Notices
In some countries a notary must sign off the company's founding papers. In others nobody does. Here is the rule in each country we cover.
Read the guide
One short email each time the proposal takes an official step, and when a country changes a fee.
Whether you may live abroad, whether nationality matters, and whether a local address is needed, country by country.
Every country side by side
