In October 2025, Europe was faltering. Inflation was eroding savings, war raged on its borders, and trust in governments was crumbling. Amid this turbulence, Brussels quietly moved forward with a project that sounded, at first, almost routine—a technical reform, harmless on paper. Its name, the “28th regime,” suggested little more than bureaucratic housekeeping. But appearances are deceiving.

Beneath the neutral jargon of “legal harmonisation” and “startup facilitation” lies a radical experiment: a borderless, supranational corporate super-state. A virtual realm where companies operate free from national laws, beyond democratic oversight, and without the constraints of social protections. No flag, no citizens, no elections, just corporations, empowered to bend the rules to their advantage.

Read more: Europe’s 28th State: A Legal Lab Where Capital Rules, Citizens Don’t