Startups have welcomed proposals from the European Commission aimed at cutting red tape and shrinking cross-border barriers for small businesses as part of a new EU industrial strategy plan with a twin focus on digital and green transitions unveiled today.

“We applaud the EU’s ambition of seeking a pan-European solution to address the needs of startups.

We are also encouraged that the Commission has specifically called out the treatment of stock options as one of the key issues.

Allied for Startups has repeatedly called for both measures over the past years.”“Unlike SMEs, startups can only succeed at scale,” he added.

The Commission has published a Q&A on the industrial strategy here. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1583877713.077134/European-startups-applaud-Commission-plan-to-rethink-stock-options-–-TechCrunch?ref=audio_experience