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2nd Dec 2021

Power to the workers! Employees are becoming owners — and here’s what it means for European tech

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23rd Sep 2021

Startup community welcomes new Dutch stock option policy – but warns that failing to maintain momentum on reforms will limit growth

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19th Mar 2021

What is the EU’s Startup Nations Standard?

The European Commission has launched an initiative called the EU Startup Nations Standard (SNS), which is pressuring national governments to put in place more startup-friendly policies.

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17th Mar 2021

On Friday the EU will put startup-friendly legislation to member states — will they sign up?

This Friday at its annual Digital Day, the European Commission will be launching a ​“legislative instrument” called the EU Startup Nations Standard (SNS). Now, before you think I’m about to bore you to death, you might like to know that the SNS is a huge political initiative. It will aim to make the European Union the most attractive place to create a startup, in comparison with obvious global leaders like the U.S. Therefore, its significance is not to be underestimated.

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16th Mar 2021

European startup CEOs and founders urge countries to adopt the EU’s Startup Nations Standard

We, the founders of Europe’s startups, welcome the launch of the EU Startup Nations Standard. We applaud the EU’s ambition of seeking a pan-European solution to address the needs of startups and urge every Member State to adopt and implement it urgently. We need a pan-European approach to help startups achieve their full potential.

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12th Jan 2021

Reuters: Baltic nations top ​‘startup-friendly’ category

“While these policy changes will be welcome news to Latvian and Lithuanian startups…we now need the rest of Europe and the European Union to follow suit,” Index Ventures partner Martin Mignot said in a statement.

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12th Jan 2021

Tech​.eu: Baltic startup ecosystem will bloom thanks to new stock option policies

Index Ventures now ranks Latvia as the most ​“startup-friendly” country in Europe, following a legislative change to the country’s stock option policy. Neighbours Estonia and Lithuania claim the next top spots.

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3rd Nov 2020

New policies to help startups flooding in across Europe

European policymakers are putting in place a series of new laws and initiatives to help the continent rival Silicon Valley, hoping to promote more investment in European tech startups and also attract talent to the sector.

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29th Oct 2020

Can Europe become the most entrepreneurial continent?

New data from the Dealroom x Sifted European Startups project, backed by the European Commission and European Parliament, produced for Index Ventures’ Not Optional – Making Europe the Most Entrepreneurial Continent summit shows that the value of European tech companies has increased rapidly.

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29th Oct 2020

Germany Prepares Rules to Foster Stock Options for Startups

The government also plans to offer incentives to venture capital investors who come to Germany, Deputy Finance Minister Joerg Kukies said at the #NotOptional conference on European innovation Thursday.

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10th Mar 2020

TechCrunch: European startups applaud Commission plan to rethink stock options

Startups have welcomed proposals from the European Commission aimed at cutting red tape and shrinking cross-border barriers for small businesses.

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26th Jan 2020

Financial Times: Common rules needed to foster Europe’s start-ups

France vies for tech leadership with new laws for stock options

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