Does anybody have any link to the source with some official statement that Google really made an offer to buy Groupon? Everybody are talking about this like it was a real fact but all articles I saw were rumors only.

The reality is less rosy: http://blogs.wsj.com/new-europe/2011/02/09/polish-government...

Germany would not be the second biggest exporter in the world if it was a myth. German approach seems to work better than English one at least in older, more established industries (cars, etc).

The law was changed lately as far as I know. The company director has to be EU resident only.

If that's true then since the OP is located in Italy then this could be a perfect solution.

However I know that laws in the UK state that a company is located wherever it's director resides; Italy may have similar laws.