* Cost of selected countries given as ranges as follows: Bulgaria = 28-56 euros Croatia = 105-670 euros Czechia = 90-270 euros Estonia = 145-190 euros Finland = 275-380-380 euros Ireland = 50-100 euros Latvia = 32-68 euros Lithuania = 57-289 euros Netherlands = 300-400 euros Portugal = 220-360 euros Slovakia = 150-300 euros Sweden = 196-227 euros
**Registering in Greece was temporarily free of charge between July 2018 and July 2019 while a new electronic registration system is being introduced.
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Average cost to start a company in the European Union 2018, by country
In 2018, the average cost to start a company in the European Union was *** euros, with Italy and Luxembourg having the highest average start-up costs at * thousand and *** thousand euros respectively. In Slovenia and Greece, it cost nothing to register a new company, while in the UK it cost just ** euros.
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