On 6 February, the EIC Forum Plenary held their first meeting of 2025. At the top of the agenda was the presentation of their yearly report the EIC Forum Policy Orientations to the Director-General for Research and Innovation of the European Commission Marc Lemaître.
Mr Lemaître welcomed the report and presented the Competitiveness Compass, the first major initiative of this mandate providing a strategic and clear framework to steer the Commission’s work. He stressed how the Compass translates the President’s commitment to put research and innovation at the heart of Europe’s competitiveness agenda. He noted that the recommendations of the Policy Orientations will inform the preparation of upcoming initiatives, such as the Startup and Scaleup Strategy and the European Innovation Act.