EU Inc Timeline
Track the proposal through Parliament, Council and any eventual application date.
// Current status
Formal proposal – legislative review
// Next milestone
Parliamentary committee review
Founder campaign brings the idea into public debate
The EU-INC campaign begins advocating for a startup-focused European company form.
European Council calls for a 28th company-law regime
EU leaders ask the Commission to propose an optional 28th company-law regime for innovative companies.
Commission consultation opens
The Commission opens its call for evidence on a harmonised corporate framework for innovative companies.
Parliament adopts pre-legislative recommendations
MEPs adopted recommendations asking the Commission for a digital, cross-border company framework. This vote preceded the Commission's formal legislative proposal.
Commission publishes COM(2026) 321
The Commission published its proposed regulation for an optional 28th-regime company form. The proposal is the legislative starting point, not an available company form.
Council begins article-by-article technical examination
The Working Party on Company Law holds a sequence of meetings on the proposal under the Cyprus and Irish presidencies.
JURI appoints René Repasi as rapporteur
The Legal Affairs Committee appointed René Repasi to prepare Parliament's report on the EU Inc proposal.
Competitiveness Council holds a policy debate
EU ministers discussed the proposed corporate framework at political level after the Council working party's initial technical examination.
Council examines formation, digital systems and governance
The Working Party on Company Law continued discussion of formation processes, associated digital systems and the proposed internal-organisation and governance rules.
Rapporteur publishes draft report with 246 amendments
René Repasi published PE790.143v02-00. The draft proposes significant changes to eligibility, labour safeguards, governance and the relationship with national law, but remains a rapporteur draft.
Council working party continues technical examination
National company-law experts met under the Irish Presidency to continue examining the EU Inc proposal. Further meetings are listed for July 23 and September 1.
JURI Committee considers the rapporteur's draft report
The Legal Affairs Committee scheduled its first consideration of René Repasi's draft report on procedure 2026/0074(COD). Discussion of a draft does not adopt the amendments or create a Parliament position.
JURI amendment deadline
Committee members may submit amendments to the rapporteur's draft. The consolidated committee position will only emerge through later votes.
Next listed Council working-party meeting
The Council lists another Company Law Working Party meeting as technical negotiations continue.
JURI committee vote postponed
The Legal Affairs Committee vote planned for October 8 did not go ahead after the rapporteurs failed to agree compromise amendments on employee participation, according to press reports. Parliament's dossier still shows the file awaiting a committee decision.
Council agrees its negotiating mandate
Member states' ambassadors (Coreper) agreed the Council's mandate for negotiations with Parliament, based on the Irish Presidency's third compromise text. Among other changes, it gives Member States 21 months instead of 12 to apply the Regulation.
JURI vote on Parliament's negotiating mandate
The rescheduled committee vote has no official agenda date yet. Trilogue negotiations with the Council can start only once Parliament has its own mandate.
Political target for agreement – not a launch date
EU leaders and the Commission are seeking political agreement by the end of 2026. Adoption remains uncertain and the final rules may differ from the proposal.
Application would follow entry into force
Article 109 of the Commission proposal provides for application 12 months after entry into force; the Council's negotiating mandate extends this to 21 months. No official registration-opening date exists, and the adopted text may change.
* Timeline based on official EU documents and public statements. Dates are estimates and subject to change.