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[VIDEO] “Hello Startups!” – Neelie Kroes tells European entrepreneurs to make their voices heard

Apr 23, 2013 by LiamBoogar

This week Neelie Kroes, VP of the European Commission and in charge of the EC Digital Agenda, addressed European entrepreneurs in a YouTube video posted to her official YouTube Page. The video calls upon European entrepreneurs as an essential part of the European economic recovery, saying that “your professors and politicians...

[Events][Society]

The Ebook continues to slowly but surely gain ground in France

Mar 28, 2013 by Trista Bridges

Many have been lamenting for a long time about France’s laggard status in the digital book market. Although their concerns have certainly not been completely assuaged, Ebooks are starting to get some traction in France. With the big, annual book tradeshow (Salon du Livre) that wrapped up earlier this week...

[.Gov][European StartUp Scene]

Neelie Kroes’ European Leaders Club is bringing sexy back to entrepreneurship in Europe – is that enough?

Mar 22, 2013 by LiamBoogar

Last week, Commissioner Neelie Kroes welcomed nine entrepreneurs to Brussels for the first meeting of the European Leaders Club. Armed with experience and the desire to bring Europe “up to code” with the rising digital economy, the club hopes to bring to light some of the strongest issues in the...

[.Gov][EduTech]

Can Neelie Kroes & the European Commission really fight the developer crunch?

Mar 6, 2013 by LiamBoogar

It’s hard times for a startup in 2013 – with the barrier to entry significantly lowered to actually starting your company (or at least, launching a website), it seems that barrier has been replaced by another – a barrier to hiring. As many startups begin to scale up all over...

[.Gov][TelCo.]

European Commission cuts 2020 Digital Agenda budget by 90%

Feb 12, 2013 by Trista Bridges

Coming on the heels of Liam’s adventures in the hallowed halls of the European Commission and just in time for one of telecoms biggest events of the year, the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, comes some disappointing news from Neelie Kroes, the European Commissioner for Digital Agenda. In the midst of the tough...

[.Gov][European StartUp Scene]

Today I'm pitching the European Commission for 80 Billion Euros for my startup, Europe.

Feb 5, 2013 by LiamBoogar

This afternoon I’m making my way north from Paris to Brussels, the capital of the European Union and home of the European Commission. There I’ll be giving a workshop to Neelie Kroes, the very outspoken Vice President of the European Commission who has spoken about Europe’s need to build startups...

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European Commission strategy for tech startups: Start in Europe, Stay in Europe

Dec 5, 2012 by LiamBoogar

Neelie Kroes, Vice-President for the Digital Agenda of the European Commission, ended the second day of LeWeb, talking about the European Commission’s strategy for supproting European tech startups. The talk was part of an ambitious action plan by the European Commission, currently being studied with input from the European startup scene,...

[European StartUp Scene]

Hadopi: What SOPA looks like from the Eiffel Tower

Jan 23, 2012 by Roxanne Varza

Last week, the US looked a lot more like France than it usually does, thanks to the uproar caused by SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act). I probably don’t need to remind anyone reading this that the internet was flooded with the protesting voices of companies like Wikipedia, Google, Reddit and more...

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