Brussels Unveils "European Business Wallet" to Streamline Cross-Border Scaling

At the Startup Forum in Brussels, Commissioner Ekaterina Zaharieva unveiled progress on the "European Business Wallet." This digital identity tool is designed to simplify how startups in Belgium and Estonia scale across fragmented markets.

The EU also signaled a tripling of the European Innovation Council budget to support "Deep Tech" champions. In Germany, the government is now viewed as a strategic ally rather than a regulator, with new funding cohorts launched this week to help startups in Poland and Greece refine military and security applications through high-tech accelerators.