Tagged: neelie kroes

March 18, 2014 @ 8:18 am By JD Alois  |  

As has been widely expected, the European Commission (EC) will release their comments on March 27th regarding a public consultation on crowdfunding that started in October of 2013 and ended on December 31st.  The initiative was to discover the “added value” of potential EU action… Read More

January 23, 2014 @ 11:03 pm By JD Alois  |  

European tech leaders, corporations, universities and financial institutions have joined the European Commission in two initiatives to nurture Europe’s tech and digital startups into global internet companies. Under the guidance of Vice President Neelie Kroes,  a new accelerator has been launched – the Startup Europe… Read More

May 3, 2013 @ 8:05 am By JD Alois  |  

Boosting Crowdfunding Part of European Policy In a speech delivered in Amsterdam to the ‘Europioneers’ European Tech Entrepreneur of the Year Awards ceremony, Neelie Kroes, Vice President of the European Commission for Digital Agenda, made pointed comments pertaining to the European economic struggle, Today Europe is… Read More

March 25, 2013 @ 10:53 am By JD Alois  |  

As reported on the pages of Euroalert, “The European Commission has launched the first of the six parts that form the StartUp Europe campaign. A portion of the initiative attempts to structure crowdfunding in Europe.  The key objective of the plan is to interconnect the… Read More

February 22, 2013 @ 10:02 pm By JD Alois  |  

Below is a speech presented by Neelie Kroes Vice-President of the EuropeanCommission responsible for the Digital Agenda EU & US for Growth, Investment Crowdfunding and Support This is a difficult time for Europe. As growth stays low, uncertainty is everywhere. Our people, particularly younger people, face horrific… Read More