Editorial call for April 2026
Unlocking the potential of the Single Market for Europe's entrepreneurs
The Draghi Report (2024) highlighted the urgent need to focus on improving the EU’s competitiveness, including by making it easier for innovative companies to scale up in Europe.
Recently President Ursula von der Leyen said that “Europe has the talent, the ideas and the ambition to become the best place for innovators. Yet today, European entrepreneurs who want to scale up face 27 legal systems and more than 60 national company forms.”
On March 18th 2026 the European Commission presented its proposal for EU Inc., a new single set of corporate rules that will make it easier for businesses to start, operate and grow across the EU. It will provide a single harmonised set of corporate rules that companies can choose instead of navigating multiple national regimes, unlocking the true potential of the Single Market.
How do we unlock the potential of the Single Market for Europe’s entrepreneurs?
Angles to explore
Philosophy
If innovation accelerates faster than social norms can adapt, how can societies pursue progress and efficiency without compromising core shared values?
Politics
What forms of governance, at EU and national levels, are needed to ensure that harmonised corporate rules also strengthen democratic participation and fair competition?
Economics
How can ecosystems of innovation, startups, universities, and public institutions, generate sustainable economic value without compromising social equity?