A photo shows the logo of the "EU Inc" plan, aimed at increasing the European Union's competitiveness, during a press conference at the EU headquarters in Brussels, on March 18, 2026. Entrepreneurs will be able to create pan-European companies under new plans to be unveiled on March 18, which the EU executive says will make it less of a headache to do business across the bloc. The proposal known as "EU Inc" is part of ramped-up efforts to tackle the European Union's competitiveness problem as the bloc's economy and industries risk falling further behind the United States and China. (Photo by NICOLAS TUCAT / AFP via Getty Images)

A photo shows the logo of the "EU Inc" plan, aimed at increasing the European Union's competitiveness, during a press conference at the EU headquarters in Brussels, on March 18, 2026. Entrepreneurs will be able to create pan-European companies under new plans to be unveiled on March 18, which the EU executive says will make it less of a headache to do business across the bloc. The proposal known as "EU Inc" is part of ramped-up efforts to tackle the European Union's competitiveness problem as the bloc's economy and industries risk falling further behind the United States and China. (Photo by NICOLAS TUCAT / AFP via Getty Images)

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen gives a press conference to present the "EU Inc" plan, aimed at increasing the European Union's competitiveness, at the EU headquarters in Brussels, on March 18, 2026. Entrepreneurs will be able to create pan-European companies under new plans to be unveiled on March 18, which the EU executive says will make it less of a headache to do business across the bloc. The proposal known as "EU Inc" is part of ramped-up efforts to tackle the European Union's competitiveness problem as the bloc's economy and industries risk falling further behind the United States and China. (Photo by NICOLAS TUCAT / AFP via Getty Images)

President of Business software publisher Cegid, vice-President of French football federation (FFF) and Lyon mayoral candidate Jean-Michel Aulas meets local residents of the Montchat neighborhood in Lyon, central eastern France, on March 18, 2026. (Photo by Alex MARTIN / AFP via Getty Images)

EU Executive Vice-President for Tech Sovereignty, Security and Democracy Henna Virkkunen gives a press conference to present the "EU Inc" plan, aimed at increasing the European Union's competitiveness, at the EU headquarters in Brussels, on March 18, 2026. Entrepreneurs will be able to create pan-European companies under new plans to be unveiled on March 18, which the EU executive says will make it less of a headache to do business across the bloc. The proposal known as "EU Inc" is part of ramped-up efforts to tackle the European Union's competitiveness problem as the bloc's economy and industries risk falling further behind the United States and China. (Photo by NICOLAS TUCAT / AFP via Getty Images)

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen gives a press conference to present the "EU Inc" plan, aimed at increasing the European Union's competitiveness, at the EU headquarters in Brussels, on March 18, 2026. Entrepreneurs will be able to create pan-European companies under new plans to be unveiled on March 18, which the EU executive says will make it less of a headache to do business across the bloc. The proposal known as "EU Inc" is part of ramped-up efforts to tackle the European Union's competitiveness problem as the bloc's economy and industries risk falling further behind the United States and China. (Photo by NICOLAS TUCAT / AFP via Getty Images)

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen gives a press conference to present the "EU Inc" plan, aimed at increasing the European Union's competitiveness, at the EU headquarters in Brussels, on March 18, 2026. Entrepreneurs will be able to create pan-European companies under new plans to be unveiled on March 18, which the EU executive says will make it less of a headache to do business across the bloc. The proposal known as "EU Inc" is part of ramped-up efforts to tackle the European Union's competitiveness problem as the bloc's economy and industries risk falling further behind the United States and China. (Photo by NICOLAS TUCAT / AFP via Getty Images)

President of Business software publisher Cegid, vice-President of French football federation (FFF) and Lyon mayoral candidate Jean-Michel Aulas meets local residents of the Montchat neighborhood in Lyon, central eastern France, on March 18, 2026. (Photo by Alex MARTIN / AFP via Getty Images)