EU–INC

Two years ago, EU–INC was a petition for a single company standard across Europe. Today it's a legal proposal on the table in Brussels. Passing it is not enough. Getting the details right is what matters now. At Rise Europeope, we see what fragmentation costs. Our hubs work with founders across Europe, and far too many of them spend their first months navigating 27 different systems instead of building their company. This fall, the final text is being negotiated. Key elements like the central registry and the treatment of employee stock options are at risk. These are not technicalities. They decide whether EU–INC becomes a standard founders across Europe can actually use, or another legal structure that only works on paper. Rise Europe fully supports the EU–INC initiative. Europe's founders are ready to build. Now policymakers can write a law that matches that ambition. 100 days to get EU–INC right. Let's make it count. Co-sign the open letter: eu-inc.org/100days

🏃♀️ 𝐈𝐦𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐫𝐮𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 100𝐦, 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐢𝐭 That’s the race European founders are facing right now. Startups are being stifled by bureaucracy and disjointed corporate frameworks as they try to scale across 27 member states. It’s why Visionaries has backed EU–INC throughout its journey to become legislation. The goal is a unified corporate form across the union – the ‘28th Regime’. However, as the drafted policy moves through Brussels, it’s already being watered down. Out of EU Inc’s five ‘non-negotiables’, one has been removed, and another is under threat. Join our Senior Partner, Judith Dada, and over a thousand key voices from across the tech ecosystem by signing the open letter to protect these core commitments: “100 Days to Write Europe’s Future”. As Vojtech Horna, co-founder of EU Inc, told etn.: “Some of the athletes are going to be really fast and outcompete the sprinters from the US and China, but god it’s difficult if you put 27 hurdles on that track.” To help level the playing field, sign and share the open letter here: → eu-inc.org/100days

The EU–INC cap 🧢 travelled to Strasbourg. And while everyone loves a good cap, the point here is political - the 28 Regime must be an industry enabler rather than another exercise in bureaucracy. If done right, it has the potential to reshape Europe’s economic architecture, on a par with the Single Market, Schengen and the Eurozone. But if it’s diluted or fragmented it will be remembered as a lost opportunity. In Strasbourg I discussed this with the shadow rapporteur on the file Axel Voss. We agreed to push for an ambitious solution that delivers legal certainty, cuts transaction costs and removes barriers so EU companies can scale across borders The work continues 🚀

We have 100 days to write Europe’s future and get EU–INC right. Two years ago, this was a petition for one company standard across Europe. Today, it is a concrete legal proposal. That is a real win. But Europe is still 27 systems when it comes to building and scaling a company. We have the talent. We have the ambition. We just need the right frameworks to scale. EU Inc can be one of those frameworks. A real shared standard that helps founders build across Europe without adding more friction at every border. This fall, the text is being negotiated in Brussels. Key elements, including the central registry and stock options, are at risk. These details will decide whether EU Inc becomes a truly pan-European standard founders can use or another structure that looks good on paper and adds more friction in real life. Europe’s startup ecosystem is ready to build. Now we need policymakers to write a law that matches that ambition. That is what the EU–INC open letter asks for. Check their page and website and co-sign it. 100 days to get EU Inc right. Let's do this 🚀

EU Inc needs to be done right ⚠️ For years and years, we've talked about the need to make it easier to start and scale companies across Europe 🇪🇺 The US and China are full speed ahead while we're still tangled in red tape. Talent and capital are locked inside national silos, creating a significant barrier for Europe to fulfil its potential. EU Inc has the potential to change this. To truly boost the entire European ecosystem 🚀 But we need to get it right. We can't afford wasting this opportunity. The initial proposal was great but two things are under threat right now🚨

The central registry, the part that gives every EU Inc one login and one interface with Europe's governments, has been removed from a current draft. And employee stock options are not secured. We need to get these back into the final text. Go to 👇 co-sign the letter and post a message. https://lnkd.in/e9cUXPiD 
We need to get EU Inc right.

BREAKING: Europe has 100 days to decide if it actually wants a real startup ecosystem — or just another policy document. EU Inc is in final negotiations right now. The central registry — the one piece of infrastructure that makes EU Inc a real pan-European standard — is at risk of being cut from the final text. Without it, EU Inc becomes a framework that exists on paper but works nowhere. Commission, Parliament, and Council finalize the text this fall. Key votes land in September-October. Final negotiations close end of Q4. An open letter campaign launched September 10th. Founders, investors, and builders are being asked to co-sign and push Brussels to get the details right. The ambition was never the problem. The execution always was. If Europe's startup community doesn't lobby now, the window closes. Who's signing?