EU Inc: A Pan-European Dream or a Social Nightmare? Deconstructing the newly proposed EU Inc package and what it means for startups, workers, and the single market.

🎙️ This new episode of On Point deconstructs the clash between borderless innovation, and existing labour law and social provisions?

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@socialistsanddemocrats.eu | @spdeuropa.bsky.social | @european-left.bsky.social

#EUInc #28thRegime #EU #Tech #LabourRights

European Council echoes SMEunited’s call to apply “Think Small First” principle “It is encouraging to see EU leaders reaffirm the importance of the Think Small First principle in policy making and their continued engagement to simplify and reduce regulatory burdens. The Summit co...

Key points:
➡️ Energy affordability & infrastructure
➡️ #EnergyUnion & faster permitting
➡️ Simpler #SingleMarket #BusinessWallet & #28thRegime can cut admin burden & boost intra-EU trade.

▶️ Read more: www.smeunited.eu/news/europea...

The EU Commission insists that there are sufficient safeguards in place to shield workers' rights from negative impacts of the 28th company regime (EU Inc).

Our expert analysis shows why this much easier said than done.

see www.etui.org/publications...
#28thRegime

“EU Inc.” risks becoming “Letterbox Inc.”

🔹Companies in 48h
🔹Weak checks
🔹Easy escape from liability

In construction, this means more exploitation, more social dumping, weaker enforcement.

We need fair mobility, not a race to the bottom.
#EUInc #28thregime #LabourStandards #FairMobility

Board of Directors today discussed key SME demands:
✅ #Simplification – #SMEs require clear, stable rules
✅ Energy costs – Complete the Energy Union & support SME investment in #EnergyEfficiency.
✅ #SingleMarket – #28thRegime should ease cross-border trade, while local SMEs keep their freedom.

This could be the beginning of a wave of demonstrations across Europe against a #28thRegime that undermines workers rights and corporate accountability 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

#EUInc #deregulation

Arto Helenius: Saako toisen tontille rakentaa? - Tekijä "EU:n 28th regime -malli voi aiheuttaa ongelmia jäsenvaltioiden kansalaisille", kirjoittaa Teollisuusliiton Arto Helenius.

EU valmistelee 28th regime ‑mallia, jonka tarkoituksena on luoda yrityksille EU-tason oikeudellinen kehikko kansallisten järjestelmien rinnalle. Malli voi ohentaa kansalaisten oikeussuojaa, kirjoittaa erityisasiantuntija Arto Helenius. Lue koko blogi Tekijästä! #Teollisuusliitto #Tekijä #28thRegime

📢 Our #SME recap:
✅ #SMEs boost eastern regions' resilience
✅ #28thRegime & #SingleMarket
✅ Social Affairs Committee & Cyprus Presidency
✅ #ConsumerLawReady: product safety
✅ 78 Experts in #Standardisation
✅ Greening construction logistics

▶️ More: mailchi.mp/smeunited/ne...

@cy2026eu.bsky.social

ÆGTE INDRE MARKED MED 28. REGIME
For SMVer er 🇪🇺 stadig 27 forskellige regelsæt. Et ambitiøst 28. regime kan ændre det, men kun hvis SMVer reelt kan bruge det fra dag 1. Ellers duer det ikke. Derfor 1 frivilligt, enkelt regelsæt på tværs af lande.
Uden nye byrder.
#28thRegime #SMEunited #Letta 👇🏻

How can the 28th Regime reduce fragmentation within the Single Market? One month before the Commission’s proposal for a 28th Regime, SMEunited reminds that this initiative has the potential to reduce fragmentation within the Single Market and create a SME-friendly busine...

One month before the 28th Regime proposal, SMEunited calls for a truly SME-friendly approach.

The #28thRegime must:
✅ Be accessible to all companies
✅ Remain voluntary & usable at any stage
✅ Remove fragmentation - not add new burdens

➡️ smeunited.eu/news/how-can...

#SMEs #ThinkSmallFirst

A common regime cannot be implemented in isolation. Without structural reform, it will not achieve its goals, as the case of #europeanparties has shown over the past decades.

#eureform #eu-inc #28thregime @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu @michaelmcgratheu.bsky.social

EU må komme med det nødvendige svar på verdens triste tilstand Verdenssituationen er alvorlig. Men EU har handlemuligheder. Spørgsmålet er, om Europas ledere tør handle?

MED OPBRUD I DEN REGELBASEREDE ORDEN
er vi udfordret i EU. Det er bagtæppet for det uformelle #EUCO om konkurrenceevne. EUs svar skal både være flere våben & stærkere #competetiveness. Det kræver stærke #SMEs, regelforenkling, #ThinkSmallFirst, velfungerende #SingleMarket & #28thRegime. #SMEunited👇🏻

2️⃣ #Finance: The #MFF must provide accessible instruments for SMEs, especially for innovation and investment.

3️⃣ #Trade & #SingleMarket: The #28thRegime must remain inclusive and optional, with transparent national requirements.

„Much like physical wormholes, the #28thRegime – sometimes referred to as #Regime0 or #EUinc– requires enormous political energy to forestall its immediate collapse“

@euractiv.com

www.euractiv.com/news/rage-ag...

Europe proposes a magical fix for its half-finished single market The “28th corporate regime” is meant to be the one to rule them all

The Economist (February 7th -13th 2026). Europe proposes a magical fix for its half-finished #singlemarket.

#28thRegime #LettaReport #DraghiReport

www.economist.com/europe/2026/...

Regime change instead of business as usual: A pan-European corporate law to unlock cross-border

📣 #NewPaper: In her new Policy Brief, our fellow @marleneschoerner.bsky.social discusses the proposed #28thRegime as an alternative to national legal frameworks and identifies crucial features to support innovative companies in the EU.👉 www.delorscentre.eu/en/publicati... #NewPaper #EU #CorporateLaw

Parliament’s legal committee calls for 28th regime plan to be a directive | Euractiv MEPs acknowledge that a regulation would be a better fit with the startup reform's simplification aims but warn it could jeopardise the whole plan

It’s hedged, but it’s here: Parliament’s legal committee wants a directive for the #28thregime to better the odds of it happening.

Read my article at @euractiv.com:

www.euractiv.com/news/parliam...

Photo of an employee working in the Unbabel workspace, a Portuguese AI start up

Ever heard of the #28thRegime?

The European Commission is expected to present it in Q1 2026, it could set a new legal framework for innovative companies in the EU

link.europa.eu/NhNPJy

@juri.europarl.europa.eu @repasi.bsky.social @pcanfin.bsky.social @kiramph.bsky.social @arashsaeidi.bsky.social

Capitals 'divided' on legal form for startup-friendly EU-wide company entity | Euractiv While key countries are pushing for an ambitious proposal, EU governments do not unanimously agree on how the planned 28th regime should be realised

While the Commission is yet to present its proposal for a #28thregime, EU governments are already exchanging views – and surprise, surprise, not everyone is seeing eye to eye.

Read my article at @euractiv.com:

www.euractiv.com/news/capital...

Check out our latest #SME update, featuring recent developments on SME priorities for 2026 in the EU agenda, the 28th regime, the digital omnibus, and more.

Read the full update & subscribe: accountancyeurope.eu/update/sme-u...

#EuropeanCommission #28thregime #EUagenda

🇪🇺THE 28TH REGIME
is the single #EU framework that makes it easy to start and scale a company anywhere in Europe. #EUINC, #EUFAST, #EUESOP cut bureaucracy, unlock investment, and let European founders compete with the U.S. and China. It could become the biggest EU business reform ever. #28thRegime

The 28th Regime and the Future of European Business - Bordertraveller Podcast Episode 9 The “28th Regime” is one of the most significant and closely watched policy trends interaqtive.com/en/blog/28th... #podcast #EuropeanBusiness #28thregime

The 28th Regime

–An EU-wide company form established through EU regulation, making it exactly the same across all 27 Member States.
#28thRegime

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European Council conclusions on competitiveness and twin transition On 23 October, the European Council adopted conclusions on competitiveness and twin transition.

With these conclusions, EU leaders are provoking large parts of EU civil society including the trade unions. How wise is that for societal resilience against external threats? www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/pre... #EUCO #REACH #28thregime #Bolkestein

Commission undecided on legal shape of EU's startup reform | Euractiv All still to play for as the EU executive's plan for a so-called "28th regime" has not yet settled the directive or regulation question, per a Commission spokesperson

And on it goes: The @ec.europa.eu has not yet decided whether the planned #28thregime will be a Directive or a Regulation, a spokesperson said today. That’s despite yesterday's work programme giving the legal basis for a Directive.

Read my article at @euractiv.com:

www.euractiv.com/news/commiss...

And another turn for the #28thregime: Startup commissioner Ekaterina Zaharieva yesterday publicly backed realising an EU-wide company entity through a regulation. She also echoed startup activist-led calls for an #EUInc, saying “the Inc is a must” and that it will be part of the proposal.

📣Our #SME recap:
✅ Boosting #AI use among #SMEs
✅ 73% SMEs face #LatePayment
✅ #VSME Outreach: market support
✅ Sector & Digital policy priorities
✅ 70 steps for #SingleMarket Strategy
✅ Making #Omnibus VI & #28thRegime work for SMEs
❇️ #MeetingStandards 2025

➡️ More: mailchi.mp/smeunited/ne...

⚖️ ⚠️ Evidence shows that the European Commission's #28thRegime proposal will have an inevitable impact in areas beyond company law, such as labour law, taxation, insolvency and social security

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⚠️ The #28thRegime proposal: unnecessary and harmful to workers’ rights

🔗 etui.org/ZRB