Overview
- Companies could register fully online within 48 hours for a maximum fee of €100 with no minimum capital requirement.
- EU Inc offers harmonised corporate rules for eligible firms, including standardised employee stock‑option schemes and simplified, largely digital insolvency procedures.
- The regime is voluntary and does not override national labour law, with firms required to follow the rules of the country where they are headquartered.
- Trade unions warn of risks to worker protections and potential wage substitution via stock options, while an industry group criticises reliance on national courts and urges a central dispute mechanism.
- The proposal now enters negotiations with EU governments and the European Parliament, with the Commission forecasting roughly 300,000 firms using the framework over ten years.