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ITALY:

as I already said: -incorporating cost: 4000 euros

-minimum starting capital: 10000 euros, 2500 to be paid in before incorporation

-cost for passing shares: 3000 euros

AFAIK, you only need to deposit 2500 euros (you'll never have to deposit the full minimum starting capital of 10k euros).

And you can take it back a couple of weeks after incorporating.

Yep, you only need to deposit 2500 euros upfront but if your startup fails you still owe the remaining 7500 euros.

Those prerequisites are insane. There must be some standard practice Italians do in order to avoid such draconian requirements.

Being the son of an accountant I'd know it...