STARTUPS ARE
LEAVING EUROPE
Europe is full of brilliant ideas and talented founders, but too many are looking to scale elsewhere. Even with strong teams and great products, growing a startup here can be slow and frustrating: complex rules, heavy taxes, and paperwork make it a real challenge. If this continues, Europe risks losing some of its brightest innovators.
UNDERSTANDING
THE PROBLEM
Many founders are leaving Europe because building and growing a startup here can beunnecessarily complicated. Hiring, fundraising, and expanding are often slowed by complex regulations. High taxes leave less money to invest in growth, and Europe's fragmented markets make scaling across countries difficult. As a result, many founders are relocating to other regions with larger, more accessible markets where growth is faster and easier.
ABOUT 18%
of European founders build their company outside Europe.
NEARLY 30%
of European startups relocate or open offices outside Europe within their first five years.
THE 28TH REGIME:
ONE COMPANY, ONE RULEBOOK
The 28th Regime is Europe's plan to fix this issue. This EUāwide legal framework will make it easier for startup founders to start, grow, and stay in Europe.ā In practice, this means:
SIMPLIFIED REGULATIONS
CROSS-BORDER SCALABILITY
COMPETITIVE TAX INCENTIVES
FOUNDER-FIRST SUPPORT
DISCOVER EU-INC
EUāINC is a proposed panāEuropean corporate legal form designed to make it much easier for startups and innovative companies to incorporate, raise capital, hire talent, and operate across the entire European Union under a single, harmonised framework - rather than dealing with 27 different national corporate systems.
