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Start:up Slovenia Joins S9+: Shaping the Future of the Alps-Adriatic Ecosystem
At S9+, our mission has always been to close Europe’s competitiveness gap by fostering an environment where innovation and entrepreneurship can thrive. Today, we are

S9+ is heading to Luxembourg!
LUXEMBOURG – Following our impactful Summit in Lisbon, the S9+ Coalition is thrilled to announce that our next bi-annual gathering will take place in Luxembourg

“Stay or Go?”: Founders and Policymakers Confront Europe’s Scaling Friction at 2026 Policy Summit
BRUSSELS – At the packed Plein Publiek venue today, the annual Allied For Startups & S9+ Policy Summit delivered a stark message to European legislators:

The Lisbon S9+ Declaration: Making Europe the AI and Startup Continent
As Portugal assumes the D9+ Presidency, the S9+ coalition of startup organisations urges Europe to act decisively to close its growing competitiveness gap with the

S9+ is heading to Lisbon
On 16 – 17 October, the S9+ Coalition lands in Lisbon to host our bi-annual local S9+ Summit and present our key policy priorities to

Turning Intentions Into Action: The First-Ever Policy Lounge at TechBBQ
One year after the Draghi Report, Europe is still falling behind. The gap to the US and China is widening. However, the solutions are within

The Amsterdam S9+ Declaration: A roadmap for Europe’s tech future
Startup organisations from the D9+ countries, collectively known as the S9+ coalition, have published the official S9+ Declaration ahead of the D9+ meeting in Amsterdam

The S9+ Coalition is heading to Amsterdam for the D9+ Ministerial Meeting
We’re excited to reunite the S9+ coalition as we gather in Amsterdam from March 25-27 for an intensive program featuring policy workshops, networking dinners, and—most

Join us for “The Innovation Games: Catching Europe’s Startup Momentum”!
On behalf of the S9+ coalition and Allied for Startups, we’re thrilled to invite you to our Annual Policy Summit on December 11, 2024, from

The S9+ declaration
Today the S9+ coalition announces its new declaration. It is a call to action addressed to European ministers of digitization. S9+ call upon the ministers of

S9+ Coalition Launches New LinkedIn Profile to Foster Sustainable Innovation and Collaboration
The S9+ coalition just made a new LinkedIn. This will be the place to watch, if you’ll like to follow the daily work in the
Foundation of S9+
The startup organisations in the most digitalized contries in the European Unionen, known as the D9+, have gathered forces and founded the coalition S9+. The
