Verena Pausder, Chairwoman of the Startup Association, has clear words on the European elections: More Europe is necessary, but without additional bureaucracy. She described the high proportion of votes for populist parties as absolutely terrifying: “This shows the destructive forces acting on our democracies. She also emphasized the importance of a strong capital market union for start-ups and warned against losing technological ground to the USA and China.
“The European elections are crucial in determining the direction of the European Union for the next five years. I am therefore very pleased about the high voter turnout for a European election. The high proportion of votes for populist parties is absolutely terrifying and shows the destructive forces that are affecting our democracies. There are no supposedly easy solutions in our world. A fragmented continent would sink into insignificance – that is why it is clear to me that we need more Europe, not less”, explained Verena Pausder, Chairwoman of the Startup Association, today on the occasion of the European elections.
However, Pausder emphasized that more Europe should not necessarily mean more regulations and bureaucracy. Rather, it should be about setting the framework for innovation and growth in a smart way. The focus should be on strengthening competitiveness.
According to Pausder, it is important for start-ups and scale-ups that the Capital Markets Union is driven forward in the coming months. She emphasized that only with attractive exit channels and a dynamic capital market will it be possible to be a strong startup location in the long term.
Pausder went on to say that an open, liquid capital market would increase the EU’s attractiveness as a financial center, improve its growth potential and create more profitable investment opportunities. She warned that without greater investment in innovation, Europe would lose touch with the USA and China in terms of technology and would lose its growth prospects.
About the Startup Association:
The startup association has almost 1,200 members and was founded in Berlin in September 2012. The association sees itself as the representative and voice of startups in Germany: it represents the interests, viewpoints and concerns of startup companies vis-à-vis legislation, administration and the public. He promotes innovative entrepreneurship and wants to bring the start-up mentality into society. The association sees itself as a network for start-ups in Germany.
