# Increasing innovation, industrial and technological competitiveness through a favourable environment for start-ups and scale-ups

European Parliament procedure 2023/2110(INI) (INI - Own-initiative procedure, 9th term, committee ITRE). Stage: Procedure completed. 181 committee amendments tabled by 32 Members between 2023-10-13 and 2023-10-13.

## What the amendments focus on

This own-initiative report addresses increasing innovation, industrial and technological competitiveness through a favourable environment for start-ups and scale-ups. Amendments call for harmonised EU definitions of start-ups and scale-ups distinct from SMEs, completion of the Capital Markets Union and mobilisation of private debt, equity and venture capital, the role of state aid and competition rules, digital infrastructure and the green and digital transition, and an EU start-up strategy.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angelika NIEBLER | Germany | PPE | 42 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4289.md |
| Tsvetelina PENKOVA | Bulgaria | S&D | 39 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197845.md |
| Dace MELBĀRDE | Latvia | PPE | 37 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/130256.md |
| Patrizia TOIA | Italy | S&D | 34 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28340.md |
| Damian BOESELAGER | Germany | Verts/ALE | 34 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197439.md |
| Ivo HRISTOV | Bulgaria | S&D | 30 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197846.md |
| Carlos ZORRINHO | Portugal | S&D | 30 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124739.md |
| Robert HAJŠEL | Slovakia | S&D | 26 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/34578.md |
| Lina GÁLVEZ | Spain | S&D | 26 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197702.md |
| Josianne CUTAJAR | Malta | S&D | 20 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197394.md |
| Tiziana BEGHIN | Italy | NI | 18 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124777.md |
| Romana JERKOVIĆ | Croatia | S&D | 15 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/112747.md |
| Martina DLABAJOVÁ | Czechia | RE | 10 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124709.md |
| Elena LIZZI | Italy | ID | 9 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197611.md |
| Paolo BORCHIA | Italy | PfE | 9 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/101039.md |

## Official source documents

- PE754.722: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/ITRE-AM-754722_EN.pdf

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2023-2110-INI · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2023-2110-INI.json

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