TNW Weekly Briefing

1. EU launches “EU Inc” at Davos What: The European Commission unveiled EU Inc (“28th regime”), a single EU-wide legal company structure designed to let startups incorporate once and operate across all member states. Who it affects: European startups & scale-ups, founders, VCs, international investors. How: Reduces legal fragmentation, standardises corporate and investment structures, lowers friction for cross-border scaling. Impact timing: Strategic impact now (capital & expectations), real operational impact from 2027–2028. 2. EU moves to phase out “high-risk” tech suppliers from critical infrastructure What: The EU proposed mandatory rules to remove and replace technology from suppliers deemed “high-risk” in…

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