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<p>The number of European companies founded in the Czech Republic can be described as the Czech puzzle, according to the paper “The Czech Societas Europaea Puzzle” by Horst Eidenmüller and Jan Lasák. They are concerned with the question why two thirds of all European companies from all countries of the European Economic Area (EEA) are established in the Czech Republic. At the same time, there is a presumption that this phenomenon of ready-made European companies will pass away. Though, the aim of this paper was to analyse the development of newly registered European companies in the Czech Republic after 2014 and compare it with the period until the end of 2013. The authors conclude that the growth rate of European companies registered in the Czech Republic is approximately the same. By contrast, annual growth rates are rising in Germany and Slovakia which also have had a considerable number of SEs.</p>
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The number of European companies founded in the Czech Republic can be described as the Czech puzzle, according to the paper “The Czech Societas Europaea Puzzle” by Horst Eidenmüller and Jan Lasák. They are concerned with the question why two thirds of all European companies from all countries of the European Economic Area (EEA) are established in the Czech Republic. At the same time, there is a presumption that this phenomenon of ready-made European companies will pass away. Though, the aim of this paper was to analyse the development of newly registered European companies in the Czech Republic after 2014 and compare it with the period until the end of 2013. The authors conclude that the growth rate of European companies registered in the Czech Republic is approximately the same. By contrast, annual growth rates are rising in Germany and Slovakia which also have had a considerable number of SEs.

Is the Number of Established Societas Europaea in the Czech Republic Still Puzzling?

European Studies

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The number of European companies founded in the Czech Republic can be described as the Czech puzzle, according to the paper “The Czech Societas Europaea...

Is the Number of Established Societas Europaea in the Czech Republic Still Puzzling?

Published Online: Apr 19, 2023

Page range: 283 - 295

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/eustu-2022-0058

Keywords
European Company, Czech corporation law, shelf/ready made companies, Czech Societas Europea Puzzle, UFO companies

© 2020 Martina Krásnická et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Is the Number of Established Societas Europaea in the Czech Republic Still Puzzling?

Published Online: Apr 19, 2023

Page range: 283 - 295

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/eustu-2022-0058

KeywordsEuropean Company, Czech corporation law, shelf/ready made companies, Czech Societas Europea Puzzle, UFO companies

© 2020 Martina Krásnická et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
European Company, Czech corporation law, shelf/ready made companies, Czech Societas Europea Puzzle, UFO companies