Newsletter Archive – The 28th Regime

EU Inc. last week, Session 4, JURI, and the LawFin workshop

Three things moved on EU Inc. between 4 and 7 May 2026. The Council Working Party held its longest session yet on the file. Parliament's Legal Affairs Committee, JURI, heard the proposal directly from Commissioner McGrath. And the 7th LawFin Workshop produced the most concentrated academic review of the proposal so far.

Editorial report from The 7th LawFin Workshop | The 28th Regime

A neutral editorial report on the 7 May 2026 ECGI, Bocconi, and LawFin workshop, covering how EU Inc. and the 28th Regime perform on VC contracting, insolvency, political adoption, and investor readability.

The EESC debate on EU Inc. and worker protection

A factual breakdown of the EESC's first major debate on EU Inc. and worker protection, covering the positions of Commissioner McGrath, MEP Rene Repasi, ETUC, and other institutional speakers, plus the Council timetable and EPRS briefing.

Inside the proposal: what the documents say

A close read of the official EU Inc. / 28th Regime legislative documents — what the proposal actually says, without the spin.

EU leaders back EU Inc — from proposal to political priority

The European Council has endorsed the 28th regime as a political priority within the "One Europe, One Market" agenda, with a target of legislative adoption by the end of 2026. No new legal text — but the strongest political signal yet. Here's what changed, what didn't, and who shapes the file next.

The EU Commission has published the 28th-regime proposal

On 18 March 2026, the European Commission published the EU Inc. / 28th-regime proposal package. Here is what changed, what is in the proposal, and what comes next at the March European Council.