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May 30, 2024

5 things startups want out of the European elections

From a commissioner for startups to a stronger single market — these are European startups' main requests ahead of the EU election

Zosia Wanat

6 min read

European startups have traditionally had limited interest in EU politics and policymaking. The pressures of fundraising, building a product and gaining customers, often with limited budgets and small teams, means that advocating for more favourable regulations in the EU bureaucratic jungle has usually been at the bottom of founders’ to-do lists. 

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Zosia Wanat

Zosia Wanat was a senior reporter at Sifted. She covered the CEE region and policy. Follow her on X and LinkedIn

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