2026-06-092025/26:CU44 · p.1CUCivil law & housing
Subsidiarity review of the proposal for a regulation on the 28th order corporate law framework
Subsidiarity review of the EU proposal for a 28th company-law regime ("EU Inc.")
What's at stake: An optional EU-wide company-law regime would let firms be formed and run under a single rulebook instead of national law, which could simplify matters for companies operating in several member states. At the same time the proposal touches areas handled nationally today — insolvency law and labour-market models built on collective agreements — and the review decides whether the Riksdag should signal that the proposal goes further than the EU should legislate.
Case texts and AI reasoning are AI-translated from the Swedish originals; the Swedish text is authoritative.
What the vote decides
The question is whether the Riksdag should refrain from submitting a reasoned opinion on the Commission's proposal for a 28th company-law regime, or whether it should object that the proposal regulates, among other things, simplified insolvency procedures and encroaches on national labour-market models.
Yes Yes — the committee proposal
The committee proposes that the Riksdag not submit a reasoned opinion and that the statement be filed, i.e. that the Commission's proposal for a 28th company-law regime is not considered to conflict with the principle of subsidiarity.
No No — the reservations
Reservation 1 (S, V, MP)
The reservation (S, V, MP) wants the Riksdag to object to the proposal: the rules on simplified insolvency procedures should be deleted and national labour-market models protected.
Summarised from the committee report. Party labels in the summary come from the report, not from the vote.
What do the votes mean here?
Yes The committee proposal: Riksdagen beslutar att inte lämna ett motiverat yttrande och lägger utlåtandet till handlingarna.
No Backing the counter-proposal: reservation 1 by S, V, MP.
Abstain The party marks a position of its own that is not one of the two final alternatives.
The decision would have gone the other way
Explicit commitments that contradicted the vote: SDSverigedemokraterna
Ja 197–149Nej 129–217
Counterfactual: the parties above are moved to the position their own documents explicitly point at, carrying their whole contingent present. Every other party keeps its real figures, including dissenters and absentees.
How the AI parties would have voted
For each party: what its own plan – election manifesto and party programme – argues for in this case, next to how the party actually voted. The AI can only answer Yes or No; a party can also abstain.
| AI | Vote | Confidence | Evidence | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| V | No | No 0/21/0/0 | match | confidence: high | derived |
| S | No | No 0/106/0/0 | match | confidence: medium | not addressed |
| MP | No | No 0/18/0/0 | match | confidence: medium | derived |
| C | No | Yes 24/0/0/0 | differs | confidence: medium | derived |
| L | Yes | Yes 16/0/0/0 | match | confidence: medium | derived |
| KD | No | Yes 19/0/0/0 | differs | confidence: medium | derived |
| M | Yes | Yes 65/0/0/1 | match | confidence: low | derived |
| SD | No | Yes 68/0/0/2 | differsagainst own programme | confidence: high | explicit |
Committee proposal
The Riksdag decides not to submit a reasoned opinion and places the opinion on file.
Original (Swedish)
Riksdagen beslutar att inte lämna ett motiverat yttrande och lägger utlåtandet till handlingarna.
Riksdag decision: The Riksdag has reviewed the EU Commission's proposal for a regulation on the 28th order corporate law framework based on the so-called subsidiarity principle, that is, the principle that decisions on new EU laws should be made as close to citizens as possible. The EU should only take action if it is more effective than if individual countries act on their own. The principle protects member states' right to make their own decisions at national level. The Riksdag notes that the lack of an EU-wide corporate law framework is a structural problem that makes it difficult for companies to expand their operations across borders. New EU rules on companies are a step in the work of strengthening the EU's competitiveness and creating a better business climate. It can also reduce costs and simplify compliance with member states' corporate law rules. The Riksdag assesses that member states themselves cannot achieve measures to solve this on their own. A new EU corporate form can only be implemented at EU level. The Riksdag believes that the proposal does not violate the subsidiarity principle and placed the opinion on file.
Counter-proposals
- The counter-proposal wants to remove simplified insolvency procedure rules and protect national labor market models. (S, V, MP) — Reservation 1
Plan vs actual vote
Every party, in chamber order: what its own plan pointed to, how it voted, and the reasoning behind both. Highlighted rows are where the two differ — but a vote that follows the plan is a result too, so the reasoning is there for every party.
The plan argues that EU law contains unreasonable restrictions on member states' right to implement democratically decided policy and wants Sweden to challenge supranational treaties and laws.
Plan documents: party programme · 2022 manifesto
Reasoning and quotes
The plan argues that EU law contains unreasonable restrictions on member states' right to implement democratically decided policy and wants Sweden to challenge supranational treaties and laws. This supports the objection to a common company law framework and the requirement to protect national labour market models. The plan also explicitly defends strong labour law. The committee's reasons – that the proposal does not violate the subsidiarity principle – is precisely the question of national decision-making space the plan speaks to.
Original (Swedish)
Planen menar att EU-rätten innehåller orimliga begränsningar av medlemsländernas rätt att genomföra demokratiskt beslutad politik och vill att Sverige utmanar överstatliga fördrag och lagar. Det bär invändningen mot ett gemensamt bolagsregelverk och kravet på att de nationella arbetsmarknadsmodellerna värnas. Planen försvarar dessutom uttryckligen en stark arbetsrättslagstiftning. Utskottets skäl - att förslaget inte strider mot subsidiaritetsprincipen - är just den fråga om nationellt beslutsutrymme planen uttalar sig om.
- against EU legal restrictionsdecisive»EU-rätten innehåller orimliga begränsningar av medlemsländernas« (party programme ↗)“EU law contains unreasonable restrictions on member states'”
- challenge supranationality»Vi vill att Sverige utmanar EU:s överstatliga fördrag och lagar« (party programme ↗)“We want Sweden to challenge the EU's supranational treaties and laws”
- protect labour law»Vänsterpartiet kommer att fortsätta försvara förhandlingsrätten och en stark arbetsrättslagstiftning.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The Left Party will continue to defend the right to bargain and strong labour law.”
- protect the Swedish model»Men för att förhandlingarna ska vara rättvisa behöver politiken respektera den svenska modellen, där politiker inte hotar den ena parten med försämringar om den inte ger med sig.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“But for negotiations to be fair, policy needs to respect the Swedish model, where politicians do not threaten one party with deterioration if it does not concede.”
The plan requires respect in the EU for the Swedish model with collective bargaining solutions and that collective agreements are the norm, and wants to retain national sovereignty in matters that do not belong at EU level.
Plan documents: party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The plan requires respect in the EU for the Swedish model with collective bargaining solutions and that collective agreements are the norm, and wants to retain national sovereignty in matters that do not belong at EU level. A common corporate regulatory framework that intervenes in insolvency procedures and risks the national labour market models should therefore be met with objection. The plan says nothing about the subsidiarity check as such.
Original (Swedish)
Planen kräver respekt i EU för den svenska modellen med kollektivavtalslösningar och att kollektivavtal är norm, och vill behålla den nationella bestämmanderätten i frågor som inte hör hemma på EU-nivå. Ett gemensamt bolagsregelverk som griper in i insolvensförfaranden och riskerar de nationella arbetsmarknadsmodellerna bör därför mötas med invändning. Planen säger inget om subsidiaritetsprövningen som sådan.
- the Swedish model in the EUdecisive»Respekt i EU för svenska modellen med kollektivavtalslösningar.« (party programme ↗)“Respect in the EU for the Swedish model with collective bargaining solutions.”
- collective agreements as the norm»Kollektivavtal som norm, försvar av den svenska modellen.« (party programme ↗)“Collective agreements as the norm, defense of the Swedish model.”
- national sovereignty»För andra frågor, som exempelvis skatter, ska den nationella bestämmanderätten vara kvar.« (party programme ↗)“For other matters, such as taxes, national sovereignty should remain.”
- workers' position»Starkare ställning för fackförbunden för ökat löntagarinflytande.« (party programme ↗)“Stronger position for the unions for increased worker influence.”
The plan values the Swedish labour market model with strong parties as an asset for Sweden and wants decisions to be made as close as possible to those affected.
Plan documents: party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The plan values the Swedish labour market model with strong parties as an asset for Sweden and wants decisions to be made as close as possible to those affected. The counter-proposal wants to object to the European company regulations precisely to value the national labour market models, which follows from the plan. The plan is simultaneously explicitly pro-EU, which makes the conclusion less clear-cut.
Original (Swedish)
Planen värnar den svenska arbetsmarknadsmodellen med starka parter som en tillgång för Sverige och vill att beslut fattas så nära de berörda som möjligt. Motförslaget vill invända mot det europeiska bolagsregelverket just för att värna de nationella arbetsmarknadsmodellerna, vilket följer av planen. Planen är samtidigt uttalat EU-vänlig, vilket gör slutsatsen mindre entydig.
- the tripartite model is an assetdecisive»Den svenska arbetsmarknadsmodellen med starka fackförbund, där arbetsmarknadens parter tar ett stort ansvar, är en tillgång för Sverige.« (party programme ↗)“The Swedish labour market model with strong trade unions, where the labour market parties take a major responsibility, is an asset for Sweden.”
- Swedish model is valued»Miljöpartiet värnar den svenska modellen, där fackföreningar och arbetsgivare tillsammans tar stort ansvar för reglerna på arbetsmarknaden.« (party programme ↗)“The Green Party values the Swedish model, where trade unions and employers together take major responsibility for the rules in the labour market.”
- decisions close to those affected»Miljöpartiets gröna samhälle vilar på tanken att beslut ska fattas av eller så nära de människor som berörs som möjligt.« (party programme ↗)“The Green Party's green society rests on the idea that decisions shall be made by or as close as possible to the people affected.”
- EU cooperation is valued»Den Europeiska unionen är i grunden ett fredsprojekt som Miljöpartiet värnar och vill utveckla.« (party programme ↗)“The European Union is fundamentally a peace project that the Green Party values and wants to develop.”
The party programme establishes that the EU should become narrower but more effective, that the union should refrain from intervening in countries' welfare and social security systems and that decisions should be made as close to the citizen as possible.
Plan documents: party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The party programme establishes that the EU should become narrower but more effective, that the union should refrain from intervening in countries' welfare and social security systems and that decisions should be made as close to the citizen as possible. EU regulations that intervene in insolvency procedures and national labour market models are precisely such an overreach. The programme also wants the rules of the game for the labour market to be set between the parties nationally.
Original (Swedish)
Partiprogrammet slår fast att EU ska bli smalare men vassare, att unionen ska avhålla sig från att gripa in i ländernas välfärd och sociala trygghetssystem och att beslut ska fattas så nära medborgaren som möjligt. Ett EU-regelverk som griper in i insolvensförfaranden och de nationella arbetsmarknadsmodellerna är just ett sådant övertramp. Programmet vill dessutom att arbetsmarknadens spelregler fastställs mellan parterna nationellt.
- the principle of subsidiaritydecisive»Principen måste vara att beslut fattas så nära medborgaren« (party programme ↗)“The principle must be that decisions are made as close to the citizen as possible”
- the EU should not control welfare and security»Däremot måste unionen avhålla sig från att gripa in i t.ex. ländernas skatter,« (party programme ↗)“However, the union must refrain from intervening in, for example, countries' taxes,”
- narrower but more effective EU»EU måste bli smalare, men vassare, göra färre saker men göra dem bättre.« (party programme ↗)“The EU must become narrower, but more effective, do fewer things but do them better.”
- national partnership model»Centerpartiet förespråkar en modell där spelreglerna för arbetsmarknaden i mesta möjliga mån fastställs mellan« (party programme ↗)“The Centre Party advocates a model where the rules of the game for the labour market to the greatest extent possible are set between the parties nationally”
The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.
The plan wants to develop the internal market, harmonize regulations and deepen economic cooperation in the EU, and carries a vision of a federal Europe that stands united on issues where cooperation is needed.
Plan documents: party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The plan wants to develop the internal market, harmonize regulations and deepen economic cooperation in the EU, and carries a vision of a federal Europe that stands united on issues where cooperation is needed. Objecting to a common European company law and striking rules on simplified insolvency procedures goes against that line. The plan does cherish member states' shaping of social protection, but that does not carry a subsidiarity objection here.
Original (Swedish)
Planen vill utveckla den inre marknaden, harmonisera regelverk och fördjupa det ekonomiska samarbetet i EU, och bär en vision om ett federalt Europa som står enat i de frågor där samarbete behövs. Att invända mot ett gemensamt europeiskt bolagsregelverk och stryka reglerna om förenklade insolvensförfaranden går emot den linjen. Planen värnar visserligen medlemsländernas utformning av det sociala skyddet, men det bär inte en subsidiaritetsinvändning här.
- harmonized internal marketdecisive»Den inre marknaden ska utvecklas, regelverk ska harmoniseras och reformtakten för konkurrenskraft och produktivitet vara hög.« (party programme ↗)“The internal market shall be developed, regulations shall be harmonized and the pace of reform for competitiveness and productivity be high.”
- federal Europe»Vår vision är ett federalt Europa som står starkt och enat i de frågor där samarbete behövs, och som lämnar andra frågor åt medlemsländerna och medborgarna själva.« (party programme ↗)“Our vision is a federal Europe that stands strong and united on issues where cooperation is needed, and which leaves other issues to member states and citizens themselves.”
- deepened economic cooperation»Samtidigt bör det ekonomiska samarbetet fördjupas.« (party programme ↗)“At the same time economic cooperation shall be deepened.”
- national shaping of social protection»Hur det grundläggande skyddet ska utformas ska i huvudsak avgöras av medlemsländerna.« (party programme ↗)“How the basic protection shall be shaped shall mainly be decided by member states.”
The subsidiarity principle is bearing in the plan, which requires that the EU's tasks be defined to prevent unwanted centralization and that a mechanism for subsidiarity testing exists in the decision-making process.
Plan documents: party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The subsidiarity principle is bearing in the plan, which requires that the EU's tasks be defined to prevent unwanted centralization and that a mechanism for subsidiarity testing exists in the decision-making process. The plan moreover places the design of labour market conditions with the parties, which bears the demand that national labour market models be valued. That the internal market shall develop qualifies but does not abolish the competence limitation.
Original (Swedish)
Subsidiaritetsprincipen är bärande i planen, som kräver att EU:s uppgifter avgränsas för att förhindra ovälkommen centralisering och att en mekanism för subsidiaritetsprövning finns i beslutsprocessen. Planen lägger dessutom utformningen av arbetsmarknadens villkor hos parterna, vilket bär kravet att de nationella arbetsmarknadsmodellerna värnas. Att den inre marknaden ska utvecklas kvalificerar men upphäver inte kompetensavgränsningen.
- define the EU's tasksdecisive»En avgränsning av EU:s uppgifter är nödvändig för att förhindra ovälkommen centralisering.« (party programme ↗)“A definition of the EU's tasks is necessary to prevent unwanted centralization.”
- subsidiarity testing»En mekanism för tillämpning av subsidiaritetsprincipen i beslutsprocessen måste finnas.« (party programme ↗)“A mechanism for application of the subsidiarity principle in the decision-making process must exist.”
- national labour market model»Utformningen ska göras av arbetsmarknadens parter.« (party programme ↗)“The design shall be done by the labour market parties.”
- development of the internal market»På det ekonomiska området kan EU bidra till välståndets uppbyggnad genom att utveckla och förbättra den inre marknaden.« (party programme ↗)“In the economic field the EU can contribute to building prosperity by developing and improving the internal market.”
The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.
The plan explicitly wants to deepen the internal market and believes the EU should focus on cross-border issues like trade, where a common corporate law framework belongs.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto · party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The plan explicitly wants to deepen the internal market and believes the EU should focus on cross-border issues like trade, where a common corporate law framework belongs. The counter-proposal wants to object to the proposal and delete parts of it. The plan's subsidiarity principle certainly speaks for caution, but the carrying line is better conditions for companies to start and grow across borders.
Original (Swedish)
Planen vill uttryckligen fördjupa den inre marknaden och anser att EU ska fokusera på gränsöverskridande frågor som handel, där ett gemensamt bolagsregelverk hör hemma. Motförslaget vill invända mot förslaget och stryka delar av det. Planens subsidiaritetsprincip talar visserligen för försiktighet, men den bärande linjen är bättre villkor för företag att starta och växa över gränserna.
- deepened internal marketdecisive»Fördjupa den inre marknaden, inte minst för tjänster och digitala produkter« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Deepen the internal market, not least for services and digital products”
- EU should solve cross-border issues»EU:s fokus ska ligga på att lösa problem som Sverige inte kan hantera ensamt, till exempel handel, klimat, migration och säkerhet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The EU's focus should be on solving problems that Sweden cannot handle alone, for example trade, climate, migration and security.”
- good conditions for entrepreneurship»Villkoren för att starta, växa och expandera behöver vara goda för att fler ska våga lämna trygga och välbetalda jobb för att starta företag.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The conditions for starting, growing and expanding need to be good so more dare to leave secure and well-paid jobs to start businesses.”
- subsidiarity»Men EU ska aldrig utvecklas på medlemsstaternas bekostnad.« (party programme ↗)“But the EU should never develop at the expense of member states.”
The plan states that Swedish employees' position must never be sacrificed as a concession to the EU and that Swedish control over the labour market model must be secured.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto
Reasoning and quotes
The plan states that Swedish employees' position must never be sacrificed as a concession to the EU and that Swedish control over the labour market model must be secured. The counter-proposal's objection to the common company rules, with demands that insolvency rules be deleted and national labour market models be protected, follows directly from this. The plan also wants to stop power transfers to the EU and restore intergovernmental relations.
Original (Swedish)
Planen slår fast att svenska löntagares ställning aldrig ska offras som eftergift till EU och att svensk kontroll över arbetsmarknadsmodellen måste säkras. Motförslagets invändning mot det gemensamma bolagsregelverket, med krav på att insolvensreglerna stryks och de nationella arbetsmarknadsmodellerna värnas, följer direkt av detta. Planen vill också stoppa maktöverföringar till EU och återupprätta mellanstatligheten.
- Swedish model before EUdecisive»Svenska löntagares ställning ska aldrig offras som eftergift till EU.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Swedish employees' position shall never be sacrificed as a concession to the EU.”
- national labour market model»Svensk kontroll över vår arbetsmarknadsmodell och välfärdspolitik måste säkras för framtida generationer.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Swedish control over our labour market model and welfare policy must be secured for future generations.”
- stop power transfer»Stoppa maktöverföringar och EU-skatter« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Stop power transfers and EU taxes”
- intergovernmental relations»Återupprätta mellanstatligheten och stärka väljarnas påverkansmöjligheter« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Restore intergovernmental relations and strengthen voters' influence”
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Sources and documents
- The committee report on riksdagen.se (2025/26:CU44)
- Committee report full text (HD01CU44)
- Per-MP voting data (API)
- Case status (API)
Source: The Swedish Parliament