Opinion

January 31, 2020

Brexit should be the catalyst to create the United Tech of Europe

Brexit can spur Europe to create a new set of startup-friendly policies, argue some of the continent's largest startups associations in an open letter on Sifted.


This is an open letter from some of the largest European startup associations, on the day that the UK leaves the European Union, arguing that Brexit should be a spur for Europe to create a new set of startup-friendly policies. The full list of signatories is below.

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