The European Commission has published the European Startup and Scaleup Scoreboard, a new monitoring tool designed to provide a comparative overview of the performance of European entrepreneurial ecosystems over the 2020-2025 period. Based on 36 indicators grouped across six dimensions, the framework analyses aspects related to startups, scaleups and access to finance, allowing comparisons between Member States and, for selected indicators, with global competitors. The tool also includes the Startup and Scaleup Index, which classifies European countries into four performance groups (“front-runner”, “high-performing”, “catching-up” and “rising”). In 2025, Italy is included in the “catching-up” category, showing an improvement compared to the previous year. The initiative forms part of the broader EU strategy aimed at strengthening competitiveness, innovation and the growth capacity of European businesses.
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