Europe’s startup ecosystems are calling for a fundamental shift in the EU’s competitiveness agenda, warning that fragmentation, regulatory complexity, and a widening capital gap are preventing European startups from reaching their full potential.
Ahead of the D9+ Ministerial in Luxembourg, the S9+ Coalition urges Europe’s digital frontrunners to move beyond incremental reforms and focus on what truly drives competitiveness: scaling companies, attracting investment, and building global technology leaders from Europe.
The declaration calls for a true EU Inc. framework for startups, stronger implementation of the Single Market, reduced regulatory fragmentation, and targeted measures to help startups become scaleups.
At a time when global competitors are accelerating rapidly, the S9+ Coalition argues that Europe does not lack talent, ideas, or ambition – it lacks speed, scale, and execution.
Members of the S9+ Coalition:
🇱🇺 House of Startups & PULSE 🇵🇹 Startup Portugal 🇪🇸 Adigital & EsTech 🇧🇪 Scale-Ups.eu & Startup SuperNova 🇳🇱 Dutch Startup Association 🇵🇱 Startup Poland 🇪🇪 Estonian Founders Society 🇸🇪 SISP – Swedish Incubators & Science Parks 🇩🇰 Danske Iværksættere – Danish Entrepreneurs 🇫🇮 Finnish Startup Community (FSC) / Suomen Startup-yhteisö 🇨🇿 Czech Startup Association 🇮🇪Scale Ireland (associated member) 🇸🇮 Start:up Slovenia
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