🚀 Accelerating European Progress – A Call to Action 🇪🇺

Lately, there’s been some great pro-European innovation content on Product Hunt—initiatives like EU Inc have sparked discussions on how Europe can better support startups.

In that spirit, I wanted to share An Open Letter on Accelerating European Progress—a policy-driven initiative that lays out five key proposals to make Europe more competitive and innovation-friendly.

📢 Where it’s been featured:

• Policies referenced in FT Alphaville and Marginal Revolution

• Discussed by policy analysts in Brussels and submitted directly to the EU

• Gaining traction among entrepreneurs, VCs, and economists

📌 What’s in the letter?

🔹 Corporate Tax Reform – Moving to a cash-flow-based system to boost reinvestment 🚀

🔹 Common Markets – Strengthening Europe’s capital, energy, and defense procurement sectors 🔋

🔹 Standardisation & Digital Integration – Seamless business incorporation, digital infrastructure, and public APIs 💻

🔹 Digital Sandboxes – Creating regulatory testbeds for innovation 🧪

🔹 A European Advanced Research Agency – Funding high-risk, high-reward deep tech 🧬

✍️ Who’s signed it?

• Indiehackers

• Startup Founders

• Investors

• Policy Makers

Europe has is at a pivotal moment to reform and innovate. If you care about making Europe more startup-friendly, consider signing the letter and sharing your thoughts!

👉 Read the full letter & add your support: Open Letter on Accelerating European Progress