General Assembly of ESN joined EU Commissioner Mariya Gabriel

EU Commissioner Mariya Gabriel joined the General Assembly for an interactive exchange of ideas about how to make Europe the startup continent. The discussion was open with both sides challenging each other in a constructive way.

The following concrete actions have been agreed:

● ESN will monitor the pro-startup commitments made by national governments as part of the EU recovery plan, and will report the best practices to Commissioner Gabriel;

● ESN will propose a pan-European framework to build more cohesion between ecosystems builders;

● ESN will actively promote the EU initiatives supporting female founders.

“Europe needs you, Europe needs startups. Europe has the talents to grow the startup ecosystem. And you are proof that Europe has the talent that is needed to grow companies with high impact solutions. Now, we need to work together and to continue to invest in Europe's innovation potential.” Mariya Gabriel, European Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth.

Following its General Assembly, ESN members were invited to the Elysée by President Macron to present the Scale-Up Europe Manifesto. As co-founders of the #ScaleUpEurope initiative, we will support President Emmanuel Macron in his endeavour to make public procurement available to startups and to create an EU tech visa.

“If Europe wants to be a startup powerhouse, the time to take action is today rather than tomorrow. I am proud to see that ESN can contribute with concrete ideas and actions and pleased that leading European decision makers are taking action together with the startup ecosystem.” Jan Bormans, CEO ESN.

More about the European Startup Network, where SAPIE is a member you can read below in the letter.