The European Commissioner for Startups, Research and Innovation, Ekaterina Zaharieva, highlighted on Friday at the Forum Europa in Brussels that the EU will launch the “Scale Up Europe Fund”, a multi-million euro initiative aimed at investing in the most promising European companies in strategic sectors of “deep tech” or disruptive technologies. The aim is to create "world champions" in advanced technologies.

Zaharieva made this announcement at an informative meeting organised by New Economy Forum in the EU capital, where she explained that the new public-private fund will have €1 billion from the 'Horizon Europe' programme, while another €5 billion is expected to be raised from private investors.

The European Commissioner for Startups, Research and Innovation, Ekaterina Zaharieva, defended on Friday at the Forum Europa in Brussels the need for Europe to become "a magnet for global talent" in artificial intelligence and pointed out that "we should invest heavily in AI" to maintain the continent's competitiveness.

Zaharieva addressed this issue at an informative meeting organised by New Economy Forum in the EU capital, where she stated that the EU's growth in artificial intelligence covers various aspects.

She said that "it is not just about models, it is also related to industry" and highlighted that Europe has "very promising" AI start-ups that are developing "unique models".

The European Commissioner for Startups, Research and Innovation, Ekaterina Zaharieva, defended on Friday at the Forum Europa in Brussels the need to increase female participation in the EU's innovation sector so as not to "lose half of our continent's talent" in a context of "demographic crisis".

At an informative meeting organised by New Economy Forum in the EU capital, Zaharieva addressed the main challenges facing the European research and innovation ecosystem, including greater participation by women in this field.

Zaharieva acknowledged that "the data is not positive" in terms of female participation in innovation, despite the fact that "women outnumber men" when "they graduate and become doctors, exceeding 50%".

The European Commissioner for Startups, Research and Innovation, Ekaterina Zaharieva, said on Friday at the  Forum Europa in Brussels that the EU must become "the home of scientific freedom" and "a beacon for the world", where innovation can "flourish and prosper".
 
Zaharieva addressed this issue at an informative meeting organised by New Economy Forum in the EU capital, where she stated that "scientists must be free to ask the big questions, without being limited by anyone's agenda".
 
The Bulgarian commissioner said that "the freedom of expression and scientific freedom that we value so much are under threat" in the current context, which is why she considered it essential for Europe to position itself as a global leader in these areas.
 

The European Commissioner for the Environment, Water Resilience and a Competitive Circular Economy, Jessika Roswall, stated this Friday at Forum Europa in Brussels that “air quality is not good in Europe, but much better than elsewhere”.

Roswall pointed out at this information session organized by New Economy Forum in the EU capital that she maintains “very close contact” with all countries to help them improve their air pollution levels.

Last week, the European Commission took Bulgaria, Lithuania, Portugal, and Sweden to the Court of Justice of the European Union for failing to meet their commitments to reduce emissions of several air pollutants.