EU Inc (the 28th regime) · 2026/0074(COD)
Supports a fully harmonised, digital-by-default EU company form for innovative startups but wants it established as a Regulation with investor-friendly capital rules and special AI zones.
Make the 28th Regime fully digital from start to finish, allowing incorporation within 48 hours, with EU-wide automatic recognition, digital signatures, electronic registers, and cross-border portability of certificates and shares.
“In our opinion, the 28th Regime must be digital from start to finish. Thus, under the 28th Regime, incorporation within 48 hours must become possible. An EU-wide company form should be automatically recognised across all Member States, supported by digital signatures, electronic registers and cross-border portability of certificates and shares.”
20250930_EAIF Statement_28th Regime_Consultation.pdf, page 4
Include investor-friendly rules and flexible financing instruments such as equity investments, convertible notes, and share transfers to support high-growth companies like AI startups and scaleups.
“The new regime should also prioritise investor-friendly rules and flexible financing instruments that meet the needs of high-growth companies such as AI startups and scaleups. This includes clear provisions for equity investments, convertible notes and share transfers, enabling founders and investors to structure funding rounds efficiently.”
20250930_EAIF Statement_28th Regime_Consultation.pdf, page 2
Enable companies to maintain European headquarters and long-term value creation within the EU, possibly through Special AI Zones that act as regulatory and fiscal oases with simplified company law and startup-friendly frameworks.
“One such approach would be the introduction of Special AI Zones (AIZs), functioning as regulatory and fiscal oases where simplified company law, digital-by-default procedures, startup-friendly labour frameworks, and attractive financing instruments converge. Member States hosting such zones could benefit directly from spill-overs while maintaining companies’ European headquarters and ensuring long-term value creation within the Union.”
20250930_EAIF Statement_28th Regime_Consultation.pdf, page 4
Adopt the 28th Regime as a Regulation rather than a Directive to ensure full harmonisation and avoid fragmentation and legal uncertainty.
“The 28th Regime will only create real value if it takes the form of a single, harmonised EU company law framework and is therefore established through a Regulation. By contrast, a Directive would result in a variety of interpretations from EU member states... This would, therefore, not solve the current fragmentation but rather risk adding a 28th layer of bureaucracy on top of the existing complexity.”
20250930_EAIF Statement_28th Regime_Consultation.pdf, page 2
On the files they lobby on: “…e Act AI Liability Directive Revised Product Liability Directive Copyright Directive Data Act I Data Governance Act Digital Markets Act Tech Sovereignty Package Digital Fairness Act Digital Omnibus Digital Fitness Check 28th Regime EU Innovation Act Regulatory Sandboxes GDPR”
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