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Germany's Startup Ecosystem 2022–2025: What We Built
From January 2022 to May 2025, I had the rare opportunity to shape Germany's innovation ecosystem from the inside as Federal Startup Commissioner. This piece draws a balance…
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The State as Customer Zero: How Public Procurement Decides Innovation
Germany spends over €500 billion annually in public procurement. That is the country's single largest market — and it is largely closed to innovation. This must change. The…
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Only an Innovative Europe Is a Sovereign Europe
Europe regulates artificial intelligence. Europe regulates platforms. Europe regulates data. But Europe builds too little. And that is a geopolitical problem — not just an economic one. Sovereignty…
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