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Today, the European Commission has launched the EU Startup and Scaleup Strategy, ‘Choose Europe to Start and Scale', to make Europe a great place to start and grow global technology-driven companies.

New targeted amendments to existing EU funding programmes will support faster, more flexible and coordinated investments in Europe's defence technological and industrial base (EDTIB).

First cohort of companies that have successfully passed the evaluation phase of the EIC Strategic Technologies for Europe Platform (STEP) Scale Up call announced

The Netherlands will invest in innovation in clean and resource-efficient technology under the Strategic Technologies for Europe Platform (STEP) and with Cohesion Policy support thanks to a decision taken by the Commission.

The Union of Skills will support the development of our Union\'s human capital to strengthen EU competitiveness.

The European Commission approved today investments in Poland and Lithuania in the medical and defence sectors under the Strategic Technologies for Europe Platform (STEP) and supported by Cohesion Policy.

Strategic Technologies for Europe Platform mobilises over €15 billion to boost investments in Europe in its first year.

The European Commission is preparing for the next multiannual financial framework (MFF), the EU's long-term budget, which will start in 2028.

Today, the European Commission published a Communication on ‘The Road to the next Multiannual Financial Framework'. It outlines the key policy and budgetary challenges that will shape the design of the next Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF).

The Commission has awarded the prestigious Strategic Technologies for Europe Platform (STEP) Seal to the multilingual AI project OpenEuroLLM – the first Digital Europe Programme funded project to receive the seal.

The STEP Taskforce recently took part in the STEP Open Days in Portugal, where they showcased the innovative STEP initiative and explored various funding opportunities.

STEP at the 2025 Slovenian Industrial Forum: high ambitions for industrial transformation

The STEP taskforce participated in a two-day event dedicated to STEP in Athens on 9 and 10 January 2025. 

The Commission has published the first projects that were awarded a Strategic Technologies for Europe Platform (STEP) Seal, a quality label which gives more visibility to promising projects in clean and resource-efficient tech, and deep and digital tech.

STEP taskforce visits the Baltic States to meet with local public authorities and private stakeholders to promote STEP and gather views on EU funding today, and on how next long-term budget could best support EU competitiveness.

STEP promoted at European SME week in Budapest and at high-level business event in Paris

Joining forces for strategic tech in the EU: First in-person STEP event with representatives of Member States

The European Innovation Council (EIC), part of the EU research and innovation programme Horizon Europe, will support European deep tech research and high-potential start-ups with €1.4 billion next year.

Today, the Commission released an improved version of the EU flagship initiative ‘Strategic Technologies for Europe Platform’ (STEP) Portal.