in Europe you have to develop and sometimes apply for permits and licenses for each country
Honestly, EU Inc, announced at the WEF, is one of the few good things to come out of that mess. A single framework for running a business in all EU countries, meaning expansion across borders will be simplified enormously. Should allow for easier growth in the future.
There are absolutely some very clear bad guys in this world, and our history. Most people don’t fall in that category, doesn’t mean they don’t exist.