EU Inc (the 28th regime) · 2026/0074(COD)
Supports a 28th regime that prioritises ownership retention and long-term stewardship models but wants legal forms and tax-neutral mechanisms for steward-ownership and employee-ownership included.
Include all European firms in the scope to protect them from buyouts and support ownership retention, not just start-ups or scale-ups.
“more exit options need to be made available... to develop and incentivise ownership structures providing effective protection against buyouts for all European firms.”
Feedback, 2025-09-25
Create a legal form for steward-ownership and employee-ownership companies with defined features such as asset locks and transfer restrictions.
“A legal form for steward-ownership (SO) and employee-ownership (EO), listing the features of both to allow for establishment as an SO or EO company, such as asset locks; restrictions on transfer of control rights (cannot be sold freely)”
Feedback, 2025-09-25
Allow separation of control rights and profit rights, reinvestment of excess profits for the company mission, and limits on rewards extracted by owners and investors.
“separation of control rights and profit rights; rules about how excess profits are reinvested or used for the companys mission rather than for shareholder dividends, and limits on what can be extracted from the firm as rewards or income for owners and investors.”
Feedback, 2025-09-25
Enable employee ownership through a separate legal entity (SPV) with proportional governance participation based on ownership percentage.
“an EO company, which includes the use of a separate legal entity (SPV) through which employees can gain ownership... the participation of employees in governance proportionally to the percentage owned by the SPV;”
Feedback, 2025-09-25
Establish a legally recognised and tax-neutral mechanism for transitioning to steward-ownership or employee-ownership models.
“With a legally recognised and tax-neutral mechanism for the transition to SO or EO, both based around European design principles but adjustable to the legal environment of every member state.”
Feedback, 2025-09-25
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