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EU Basic Rules


To start a new company or expand your business in another EU country you need to know the rules that apply and the relevant national contact point to set up a company in that specific country.

EU requirements and support:

  • setting up possible in no more than 3 working days
  • administrative costing no more than €100
  • completing all procedures through a single administrative body
  • completing all registration formalities online
  • register it in another EU country online through the national contact points
  • set up your own business (even as a sole trader) in any EU country, Iceland, Norway or Liechtenstein
  • set up a subsidiary branch of an existing EU-based business that is already registered in one EU country
  • There are several funds and support dedicated to help startup businesses in the EU

Where and How to Open a Company


​The costs mentioned before are indicatively only the administrative ones. They do not include any costs of notary and accounting offices. Registration times and prices may vary from region to region of the same country. For this reason we cannot indicate prices and timing.

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Funding and support

There are several projects dedicated to help startup businesses in the EU:

  • Startup Europe strengthens networking opportunities between high tech startups, scaleups, investors, accelerators, corporate networks, universities and the media.
  • Startup Europe Partnership is an integrated pan-European open innovation platform that helps the best EU scaleups grow.
  • InvestEU Portal brings together investors and project promoters on a single EU-wide database of investment opportunities.
  • Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs is a cross-border business exchange programme, offering new entrepreneurs the possibility to collaborate with an experienced entrepreneur from another European country.

Read about EU funding programmes and how to get access to finance.

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