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The European Startup Nations Alliance is a new entity that will support 26 EU Member States and Iceland who, having signed the EU Startup Nations Standard, commit to ensuring their startups have the best conditions to grow at every stage of their life cycle.

Our position on the Exploratory Consultation on the future of the electronic communications sector and its infrastructure.

Are we facing the end of open, free web access? The idea that so-called big techies, whose businesses rely entirely on the internet, should pay for access to it, is being explored in Brussels. However, everyone using this infrastructure - both smaller business users and ordinary internet users - could be subject to charges.

150 people came to discuss with us in Wrocław. On the occasion of startupWROmeetup vol. 2, we talked about the opportunities for startups from Poland to enter foreign markets. And about what can go wrong during expansion.

Startup Poland wants to get to know you better this year and has prepared a competition especially for you. We will send the winners to one of the most famous startup events in Europe - Web Summit!

While the pandemic was a boost to the faster growth of the startup sector, the current crises have or may have a negative impact on the mood of young technology companies. For now, however, Polish startups are still doing well. Experts point out that there is no shortage of capital to complain about in Poland, and founders themselves are increasingly thinking about expanding abroad. We have researched the mood in Polish startups and are proud to present you with our annual, most important report: 'Polish Startups 2022'.

According to startup founders, the biggest barrier to growth in Poland is obtaining funding. It is estimated that the capital gap on the Vistula is already as high as several hundred billion zlotys. Which industries are most underfinanced? Can acceleration programmes be the answer to startups' difficulties in obtaining funding?

This year's World Cup is already being hailed as historic by virtue of its timing (the first time it is being held in November and December) and location (it is the first time a World Cup has been played in the Middle East). It may also be the most innovative - this is where semi-automatic offside technology will be used on a large scale for the first time. The days when VAR was considered a debatable novelty are behind us - innovation is entering the sport on various levels. How are they changing sport?

"Green" transformation is a topic that has been at the top of the agenda of both Polish and European discussions for several years. The energy crisis caused by Russia's war has highlighted that we still have a lot to do. Could start-ups be the answer to the challenges in energy?