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•Published 9 Jun 2026

EU Inc, proposed 28th regime: can one law unlock a single market?

“EU Inc”, the proposed 28th regime, is gaining regulatory momentum. Will the framework make 27 markets behave like one?

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EU Inc, proposed 28th regime: can one law unlock a single market?

Snapshot of this brief:

  • Europe sends roughly EUR 300 billion of household savings abroad every year, much of it to the United States
  • The continent carries a EUR 800 billion annual investment gap and watches its fastest-growing companies incorporate in Delaware
  • 72% of European buy-side firms name market fragmentation as the primary barrier to cross-border equity trading
  • "EU Inc", the proposed 28th regime, is now gaining regulatory momentum, with the potential for one optional, EU-wide framework to finally make 27 markets behave like one

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