As part of the Polish Presidency of the Council of the European Union, an informal meeting of EU Ministers responsible for Research and Innovation was held in Warsaw, Poland, from 10 to 11 March 2025
During the meeting, two policy debates took place. The first debate focused
Towards the European Strategy for Startups and Scaleups. The Head of the Croatian delegation, Meštrić, PhD, Director-General of the Directorate for Science and Technology, supported
closing the innovation gap within the EU, emphasised the need to
address the private financing gap, and highlighted the importance of
ensuring a level playing field for all European companies. He also presented national good practices in financing companies through different stages of their growth, strengthening talent, and scheme for returning scientists.
The topic of the second debate was the
Strategic role of the future EU R&I framework programme for Europe’s competitiveness and beyond. During this discussion, Director Meštrić supported the
continuation of a self-standing framework programme for research and innovation, emphasising the importance of further efforts in building synergies with other programmes and funds, further simplification of funding instruments, and
continuation of the widening measures.
Finally, the
Warsaw Declaration on the strategic role of the future EU R&I framework programme was supported.
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