European Entrepreneurship Initiatives: ESNA

In a world where economies are increasingly competitive, global, and digitalised, the European Union is making a strong commitment to startups and scaleups as essential agents to drive the economic development of each of its Member States and to consolidate Europe's technological and innovative leadership on a global scale.

With specific objectives such as boosting the number of startups and helping them grow into scaleups, improving their access to financing, extending the use of talent retention mechanisms like stock options, and enhancing visas to attract investors, entrepreneurs, and international talent, the European Union is setting the pace through various initiatives to turn each Member State into 'startup nations'.

In this special report, you will learn about some key initiatives such as:

• The EU Startup Nations Standard of Excellence Declaration, the starting point of the common European policy to boost entrepreneurship in the countries that form it.
• The EU Startup Nations Alliance (ESNA), the vehicle established to help Member States set up policies to support entrepreneurship.
• The best practices that Europe is focusing on when developing startup and scaleup ecosystems, which will shape public policies in this area in the coming years.
• Other initiatives to support entrepreneurship launched in Europe.

Discover how the European Union and, by extension, Spain, are enhancing the innovative entrepreneurship ecosystem through public policies and initiatives.