EU Inc (the 28th regime) · 2026/0074(COD)
Supports creating a 28th regime that fosters long-term ownership and succession options but wants it to include legal forms for steward-ownership and employee-ownership with specific features and tax neutrality.
Include legal forms for steward-ownership and employee-ownership companies to support long-term ownership and succession.
“Legal provisions in the 28th regime should be based on shared principles and present a comprehensive plan for changes in national corporate law: (A) a legal form for steward-ownership (SO) and (B) employee-ownership (EO)”
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Provide a legally recognized and tax-neutral mechanism for steward-ownership and employee-ownership business transitions adapted to member states' legal realities.
“(C) with a legally recognized and tax-neutral mechanism for an SO or EO business transition, both based around common European design principles but adjusted to the legal realities present in the member states”
Feedback, 2025-09-23
Set limits on what owners/investors can extract as rewards or income to support long-term ownership and mission focus.
“(5) limits on what can be extracted from the firm as rewards/income for owners/investors”
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Define steward-ownership features such as separation of control vs profit rights, restrictions on transfer of controlling rights, and rules on reinvestment of surplus profits rather than dividends.
“(1) asset locks, (2) restrictions on transfer of controlling rights (cannot be sold freely), (3) separation of control vs profit rights, (4) rules about how surplus profits are reinvested or used for the mission rather than for dividends”
Feedback, 2025-09-23
Ensure employee-ownership companies include all employees and provide governance participation proportional to ownership via a special purpose vehicle.
“(B) or an EO company, incl. (1) use of a separate legal entity (SPV) through which employees can gain ownership, (2) use of financial leverage to overcome capital barriers, (3) inclusive of all employees, (4) participation of employees in governance proportionally to the percentage owned by the SPV”
Feedback, 2025-09-23
Base the 28th regime on shared principles that enable long-term ownership and succession, supporting a shift away from short-termism towards future-oriented business models.
“Legal provisions in the 28th regime should be based on shared principles and present a comprehensive plan for changes in national corporate law”
Feedback, 2025-09-23
Ensure tax neutrality for mechanisms enabling steward-ownership and employee-ownership business transitions.
“(C) with a legally recognized and tax-neutral mechanism for an SO or EO business transition”
Feedback, 2025-09-23
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