What is EU Inc.?

EU Inc. will be a new EU-wide legal framework designed to make it easier to set up, scale up and invest across the Single Market. It will provide an alternative to the complex and differing regulations faced by businesses that want to expand across different Member States.

The ambition is that a company can be established using a fully digital platform within 48 hours, and it will be recognised throughout the European Union. There will be a common rulebook that will simplify business operations across the EU Single Market and boost competitiveness.

With 450 million people, the Single Market is the world’s largest trading bloc. For Irish companies wishing to expand into other Member States, this legislation will reduce the burdensome administration costs and enable easier access to the European Market.

In 2025 Chartered Accountants Ireland outlined ways in which Ireland can support the EU simplification and competitiveness agenda by progressing EU Inc. and the Savings and Investment Union during Ireland’s upcoming Presidency of the EU Council. 

Writing in the Business Post, our Members and Advocacy Director Cróna Clohisey described the EU Inc proposals as representing a major opportunity for Irish SMEs to scale and compete more easily across the Single Market