EU Inc (the 28th regime) · 2026/0074(COD)
Supports a 28th regime that simplifies cross-border business and aids innovative companies but wants explicit enabling of mission- and asset-lock clauses and harmonisation of equity-like debt instruments for social enterprises.
Focus the 28th regime on innovative companies, start-ups, scale-ups, and SMEs to lower entry barriers for Europe's innovators.
“We support the focus on innovative companies, start- and scale-ups, and KMUs”
Feedback, 2025-09-30
Recognise steward-owned enterprises within the 28th regime to allow both exit-oriented and non-exit-oriented start-ups to thrive side by side, strengthening diversity and innovation.
“Recognising steward-owned enterprises within a 28th regime would allow both exit-oriented and non-exit-oriented start-ups to thrive side by side, thus strengthening diversity, innovation, and ultimately economic resilience.”
Feedback, 2025-09-30
Implement a quick and digital founding process with accessibility through one start capital to lower entry barriers.
“The quick and digital founding process and accessibility through 1 start capital lower the entry barriers for Europes innovators.”
Feedback, 2025-09-30
Create a level playing field for participation in EU procurement and funding programs for purpose or impact-driven actors who are often excluded.
“A 28th regime should additionally create a level playing field for participation in EU procurement and funding programs from which purpose or impact-driven actors often find themselves excluded.”
Feedback, 2025-09-30
Explicitly enable mission- and asset-lock clauses (as in steward ownership) to ensure companies cannot be sold off or diverted from their purpose when expanding EU-wide.
“A 28th regime should explicitly enable mission- and asset-lock clauses (as in steward ownership), ensuring companies cannot be sold off or diverted from their purpose when expanding EU-wide.”
Feedback, 2025-09-30
Harmonise equity-like debt instruments such as silent partnerships and profit-related loans to improve access to capital for non-exit-oriented companies and remove structural barriers to mezzanine finance.
“We particularly support the harmonisation of equity-like debt instruments (e.g. silent partnerships, profit-related loans) to make capital more accessible for non-exit-oriented companies. All structural barriers to mezzanine finance should be removed in a 28th Regime.”
Feedback, 2025-09-30
Include protective mechanisms to safeguard labour standards within the 28th regime.
Harmonise rules for impact investment, blended finance, and EU-backed guarantees to ensure social economy and purpose-driven actors can benefit equally.
“A 28th regime should harmonise rules for impact investment, blended finance, and EU-backed guarantees to ensure social economy and purpose-driven actors can benefit equally.”
Feedback, 2025-09-30
On the files they lobby on: “Umsetzung und Weiterführung des Social Economy Action Plans Umsetzung Cross Border Associations Anpassung Beihilferegelungen für die Social Economy 28th Regime”
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