Legal Talks: 28th Regime, myth or reality?

​Setting up in one EU country is hard enough. Expanding to a second or third usually means new lawyers, new company forms, new notaries and new rules for shares and investors. The 28th regime wants to change that.

​In March 2026 the European Commission proposed EU Inc., a single optional company form that would work the same way in every member state, sitting next to the 27 national systems. The promise: register a company fully online in about 48 hours, for under €100, with common rules for raising money and giving equity to your team.

​It is still a proposal. The European Parliament and the member states have to agree on it, and there are open questions about who can use it, how it interacts with national tax and labour law, and when it could actually be available.

​So: is it a real change for startups, or a promise on paper? That is what we will look at together.

​Who is speaking

​Rui Neves Ferreira is co-founder and managing partner of NOVA Legal, a law firm that works closely with startups. He will walk us through what is on the table, what it could mean for your company, and what to watch in the coming months.

​Come if you

• ​are a founder thinking about expanding to other EU countries

• ​are raising, or planning to raise, from investors in other countries

• ​want to give equity or stock options to a team spread across Europe

• ​work with startups as an investor, advisor or operator

​What you will take away

• ​What the 28th regime and EU Inc. actually propose, without the legal jargon

• ​What could change for incorporating, raising and hiring across Europe

• ​What is still uncertain, and what it means for decisions you make today

• ​Answers to your own questions, in the Ask the Lawyer part

​How it works

• ​18:00 · Arrival

• ​18:30 · The 28th regime, explained without the jargon

• ​19:00 · Ask the Lawyer: open questions from the room

• ​19:15 · Drinks and conversation

​Bring your questions. The second half is all about your own cases.

​Session in English. Price: €7.50. Location: F2, Rua de Godim 389, Campanhã, Porto.