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To boost Europe’s global competitiveness, the European Commission launched The EU Startup and Scaleup Strategy on 28 May 2025, titled Choose Europe to Start and Scale. As outlined in the strategy, its goal is “to make Europe the best place in the world to launch and grow global technology-driven companies, including deep tech enterprises”. The strategy aims to make Europe more attractive for innovators, founders, and investors by improving conditions for startups and scaleups, helping them to take advantage of new geopolitical opportunities while reducing the reasons for relocating outside the EU. It outlines legislative, policy, and financial support measures at both EU and member state level to meet the needs of innovative companies throughout their growth. The strategy sets out a comprehensive set of actions to achieve this ambition, and the key actions are focused on:
These ambitions were echoed at the STOA-G6 conference Shaping Europe’s Future: Research and innovation at the heart of European leadership on 4 June 2025, taking place in the European Parliament. The event gathered high-level representatives of the European Commission, the European Parliament and European research organisations, to discuss how research and innovation can help shape the foundation of Europe’s future competitiveness. The event was co-organised by the European Parliament’s Panel for the Future of Science and Technology (STOA) and the G6, the informal grouping of Europe’s six largest scientific research organisations.
Addressing an audience that included several MEPs, Ursula Von der Leyen confirmed that “Horizon Europe will stay as a self-standing programme in our next seven-year budget”, praising the programme as an outstanding brand that researchers around the world want to be part of. STOA Chair and EP rapporteur on the implementation of the Horizon Europe Programme Christian Ehler (EPP, Germany) emphasised that a self-standing FP10 will deliver big and ambitious progress for Europe if policy makers "have the courage to leave the implementation much more to scientific and industrial experts".