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1. EU-INC

1.1 EU-REGISTRY

1.2 EU-DASHBOARD

1.3 EU-FAST


2. EU-ESOP


3. Taxation


4. Employment


What we DON’T want!

FAQ & Glossary

Supporting Appendices

Authors & Acknowledgments

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‣ Current Dilemma

Establishing and scaling businesses across Europe presents unique challenges, particularly due to the fragmented nature of governance systems and inconsistencies in corporate regulations. Unlike regions with more integrated frameworks such as US, Europe’s lack of uniformity creates hurdles for cross-border investments and efficient operational growth.

This fragmentation often leaves individual member states competing in isolation on the global stage, impacting the ability to attract investment, foster talent mobility, and drive innovation at scale.

EU-Inc provides a potential solution: a digital-first corporate framework designed to streamline governance, simplify cross-border operations, and reduce administrative burdens—laying the groundwork for a unified standard across Europe.

With tools like the EU-Registry, EU-Dashboard, and EU-ESOP, this approach aims to create a more predictable and efficient business environment, while respecting Member States' sovereignty over taxation and domestic laws. It supports innovation and strengthens Europe’s competitiveness in the global economy.

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Legal Structure

Capital Requirements

Registered Office

The EU’s Single Market Principles allow for entities to freely provide services and trade goods across Member States. For more permanent operations such as employing, an EU-Inc can instead establish a branch in another Member State. Visually:

Visualization of branch structures

Visualization of branch structures

In Scenario A, the EU-Inc has its operations in its country of incorporation, Country A. The entity can freely trade and provide services across the European Union. The dotted lines illustrate countries with which the entity has more permanent and regular dealings, but not recurring enough to warrant the employment of local employees.

In Scenario B, the EU-Inc has substantial operations in Countries B and C, including local teams. To that effect, the EU-Inc registers a branch, obtaining local tax and social security numbers, allowing them to directly employ the local team.

In both Scenarios, the EU-Inc’s Governance is centered in Country A.

28th Regime Corporate Framework

A more detailed proposed corporate framework and the core corporate structure are provided in Appendix III ****of this EU-Inc proposal (the '28th Regime Core Corporate Framework'). This framework is intended to offer guidance and recommendations based on best practices identified in various EU Member States and some common law jurisdictions such as UK and Delaware, rather than presenting specific legislative language.

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đź“Ś EXAMPLE

The EU-Inc would be a digital first, European type of entity. The standardized and harmonized set of corporate rules that establish this entity would allow all involved parties to deal with certainty surrounding the entity’s governance, their duties, ownership and rights. The entity’s operations, employment and taxation would be subject to the Member State’s laws and/or applicable EU legislation.

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