Despite being adopted by a super-majority vote (454 to 83) of the European Parliament, the European Commission decided to withdraw its proposed Standard Essential Patents (SEP) Regulation earlier this year. This leaves startups, scaleups, and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) across Europe exposed to the same unpredictable and costly [...]
BRUSSELS, BELGIUM – ACT | The App Association welcomes European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen’s emphasis on startups and competitiveness in her 2025 State of the Union speech. Her recognition of the role of Europe’s innovators sends an important signal at a critical moment for the EU’s digital [...]
Throughout the year, our policy team submits filings with government bodies worldwide to advocate for a regulatory environment that inspires and rewards innovation. From issues around regulating artificial intelligence to digital trade, our team is ACTive on a wide range of topics that could have a positive or negative [...]
What do European startups want policymakers to focus on? We went on a five-week, nine-city “Developed: EU” tour to find out. From May to June 2025, ACT | The App Association hit the road on our Developed: EU tour, a multi-city trek across Europe to meet with members of the [...]
