Commission Undecided on Legal Shape of EU's Startup Reform

Commission undecided on legal shape of EU's startup reform

All still to play for as the EU executive's plan for a so-called "28th regime" has not yet settled the directive or regulation question, per a Commission spokesperson

ACT | The App Association Disappointed by Commission Announcement that 28th Regime Will Be Directive, Not Regulation

BRUSSELS – The European Commission’s 2026 Work Programme, published today, reveals that the awaited proposal for a ‘28th regime’ as an optional EU-wide company form for startups and scaleups will take the form of a Directive rather than a Regulation. This decision marks a significant shift from earlier expectations and risks undermining the Commission’s own ambition to build a ‘bolder, simpler, and faster’ Union and foster Single Market integrat…