Editorial methodology

Sourcing tiers

Every published claim must trace back to a primary source. We use a three-tier framework:

• •Tier 1 (preferred): Official EU institutions -- European Commission, European Parliament, Council of the EU, Court of Justice of the EU, EESC, ECB, EUR-Lex.
• •Tier 2: Peer-reviewed legal academics, national government publications, official EU member-state legislative trackers.
• •Tier 3 (used only when 1 or 2 are unavailable): Established trade press with named journalists (PitchBook, Sifted, Agence Europe, Politico EU). Cited explicitly with author and date.

AI pipeline transparency

Insights and analysis are produced through a defined automated pipeline. We use AI tooling to scan EU legislative procedures daily, draft analysis, and translate to the 24 EU languages. Each step is bounded by editorial constraints:

• •Daily scan: A scheduled job (08:00 CET) reviews EU institutional feeds and flags newly published proceedings. Source URLs are required for any insight that proceeds.
• •Drafting: Generation uses Anthropic Claude Sonnet (current model: Sonnet 4.5) with a system prompt that requires inline source citations, prohibits fabricated quotes, and enforces a structured format aligned with this methodology.
• •Validation: Every generated insight is validated against the cited primary source URL before commit. Numerical claims, dates, and named entities are checked.
• •Translation: Insights generated in English are translated to the other 23 EU languages via the same pipeline with per-locale system prompts that preserve technical terminology (S.EU, COM(2026) 321, member-state company forms).

Translation policy

EU Inc Guide is published in all 24 EU official languages. Body content is translated by AI from a verified English source after editorial validation. We do not consider machine translation a substitute for native legal counsel; readers needing precise legal terminology in their jurisdiction should consult primary EU documents in the source language. When a localised version cannot be produced for a given insight, the page falls back to the English original with a visible notice.

Corrections policy

If a published claim is shown to be inaccurate, the article is corrected, the correction is dated, and the Updated date on the page is changed. Corrections that materially alter a claim include a brief footnote explaining what changed. Email editor@euinc.me to flag a correction. We commit to responding within 5 business days.

Citation format

Every numerical claim (capital amounts, vote counts, registration time, dates) carries an inline link to the original source. Direct quotes always carry attribution including speaker, role, and date. Procedural references use official EU document identifiers (e.g. COM(2026) 321, WK-10761-2025).

Limitations and known biases

EU Inc Guide is a tracker, not legal counsel. It cannot replace advice from a qualified EU lawyer, and it cannot guarantee that EU Inc will be adopted in the form currently proposed. As an AI-assisted publisher we have an interest in writing about EU Inc; we do not have a financial interest in any particular outcome. We disclose this transparently to allow readers to weigh the analysis accordingly.