The Commission has launched a call for evidence and a public consultation, inviting all interested stakeholders to contribute to the future European Innovation Act. A key deliverable of the EU Startup and Scaleup Strategy, the European Innovation Act will facilitate bringing innovative ideas to market across all sectors. It will aim to address challenges in commercialising research results, strengthen collaboration between the industry and the academia, and improve access of innovative companies to markets, finance, talent and infrastructures. It will also create a more innovation-friendly regulatory, policy and investment environment across the EU, to give European innovators the tools they need to grow and scale within the EU and compete globally.

The call for evidence together with the public consultation are open for contributions until 30 September 2025 on the Commission's ‘Have your Say' portal. 

Ekaterina Zaharieva, Commissioner for Startups, Research and Innovation, said:

“We must create the best possible framework conditions for innovators, and give them the opportunities they need to Choose Europe for developing their products and solutions, thriving in the Single Market and turning into global players. We want to hear from innovators, businesses, investors, policymakers, researchers, universities, and all interested parties to build an ambitious and effective innovation framework that will delivers real results.”

Furthermore, a call for evidence and a public consultation on the 28th Regime have been launched, focusing on the EU corporate legal framework and looking into other challenges faced by companies in areas such as access to finance, tax and labour law and insolvency. The Commission will propose a 28th legal regime in 2026, to make it possible for innovative companies to benefit from a single, harmonised set of EU-wide rules wherever they invest and operate in the Single Market, instead of facing 27 distinct legal regimes.

🔍 Have your say and help shape Europe’s innovation future!
Whether you're a cluster manager, SME, researcher, policymaker or innovator—this is your moment to influence the EU’s next steps towards a more competitive, collaborative and innovation-friendly Single Market.

📅 Submit your contribution by 30 September 2025 via the Commission’s ‘Have Your Say’ portal.

👉 Take part in the consultation now