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EU Inc. will allow you to set up a company within 48 hours. New European framework to simplify doing business in the single market

20.03. 2026
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The European Commission has presented the EU Inc. proposal, a new single corporate framework to make it much easier for companies to set up, operate and expand in the Single Market. Entrepreneurs in Europe will be able to set up a new company within 48 hours, for less than €100 and without minimum share capital requirements. The initiative responds to a long-standing problem of the European business environment – its fragmentation.

“Europe has the talent, the ideas and the ambition to be the best place for innovators. Yet today, European entrepreneurs who want to expand face 27 legal systems and more than 60 national company forms. With EU Inc. we make it much easier to start and grow a business across Europe. Any entrepreneur will be able to set up a company within 48 hours, from anywhere in the European Union and fully online,” said European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen

The new framework is to be voluntary and fully digital. The European Commission wants to unlock the true potential of the Single Market and encourage innovative companies to stay in Europe – or return to Europe.

Key benefits of EU Inc. for small and medium-sized businesses

EU plans more measures to boost business

EU Inc. is part of a broader “28th Regime” initiative to gradually unify other areas of the business environment.For example, the European Commission plans to maximise digital communication between companies and public administrations, consider support for cross-border teleworking for innovative businesses, and other measures to improve access to capital for start-ups and scale-ups.

Safeguards against abuse are also an important part of the proposal . The new framework is not intended to replace national legislation and does not affect national employment and social security laws. EU Inc. companies will be subject to the rules of the country in which they are registered, just like any other company.

Approval may come later this year

The proposal is now awaiting the legislative process in the European Parliament and the EU Council. The European Commission wants to reach an agreement by the end of 2026. If successful, EU Inc. could represent one of the most significant steps towards making it easier to do business in Europe in years – and a new opportunity for small and medium-sized businesses to grow faster and succeed in the international market.

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