Given the domination of Germany and France in EU, thank the universe it didn't.
Signed, a citizen of an EU state where you can create a company by digitally signing one form and paying the equivalent of $300.
Signed, a citizen of an EU state where you can create a company by digitally signing one form and paying the equivalent of $300.
You'd be surprised to hear that you can do that in Germany, too. Costs about 25€ (depends on the municipality) and takes about 30min.
The blog post was referring to a very specific form of incorporation. There's not just the ones mentioned in there.
I thought that's what the article is about. What's so specific about the form of incorporation they are talking about? A limited liability company is the most basic form of a corporation...
Sole proprietorship / self-employment can be started here for around 20 EUR too, but that's not a company. Or does Germany have some other forms of companies that I don't know?
There are 9 forms of companies in Germany, only two of which (GmbH and AG [stock corporation/PLC/...]) require fixed capital and a notary.
The issue on the French side is more that they put the exact same excruciating procedures they had in paper online and didn't simplify too much in the process.