EU Inc (the 28th regime) · 2026/0074(COD)
Supports creating a 28th regime to enable cross-border scaling of startups but wants easier issuance of multiple share classes and flexible instruments for investors and employees.
Allow easier issuance of multiple share classes to balance founder control, investor rights, and employee equity across the EU.
“Startups also call for EU-wide adoption of flexible instruments and for easier issuance of multiple share classes to balance founder control, investor rights, and employee equity.”
EIT Urban Mobility - Public consultation 28th regime - Contribution_final.pdf, page 1
Create a single EU-wide company form to eliminate duplicative procedures, long delays, and regulatory uncertainty that startups face when expanding across Member States.
“A single EU-wide company form would dramatically cut these burdens, enabling faster and fairer scaling.”
EIT Urban Mobility - Public consultation 28th regime - Contribution_final.pdf, page 1
Ensure the new regime reduces the need for startups to set up separate entities in each Member State with different legal forms and requirements.
“Startups regularly report the need to set up separate entities in each Member State, facing different legal forms, banking rules, translations, and notarial requirements.”
EIT Urban Mobility - Public consultation 28th regime - Contribution_final.pdf, page 1
Adopt a recognisable EU 'startup company' brand that operates under predictable rules for governance, equity, and liquidation to strengthen investor confidence and attract pan-European capital flows.
“A recognisable EU “startup company” brand would strengthen investor confidence by signalling that these firms are investment-ready EU-wide: always operating under the same predictable set of rules for governance, equity, and liquidation.”
EIT Urban Mobility - Public consultation 28th regime - Contribution_final.pdf, page 1
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