According to CoESS, private security services are already excluded from the EU Services Directive due to their direct link to internal security, Critical Infrastructure Protection, and support for law enforcement and emergency services. The organisation argues that the proposed EU Inc. framework — with rapid digital incorporation, EU-wide company recognition, and limits on additional national requirements — could make it easier for companies to circumvent national licensing and supervision systems. This would create enforcement challenges for national authorities and increase risks related to unlawful competition and weaker oversight.

The paper highlights that private security regulation differs significantly between Member States, reflecting national public security needs and operational realities. CoESS therefore believes that Member States must retain full control over authorising and supervising companies operating in this sensitive sector. The organisation also warns that the proposal could indirectly undermine the exclusion of private security services from the EU Services Directive by facilitating cross-border operations outside national regulatory frameworks.

CoESS is therefore calling on EU policymakers to explicitly exclude private security services from the scope of the future EU Inc. Regulation. The organisation stresses that such an exclusion is necessary to preserve effective enforcement of national security law and maintain robust supervision of services linked to public safety and Critical Infrastructure Protection.

The full paper can be found here.