# Competitiveness, Innovation & Strategic Investment

Canonical URL: https://digital-acquis.eu/policy-priority/competitiveness-innovation-and-strategic-investment

Entry type: policy priority

Source edition current through: 17 July 2026 (2026-07-17). This is not a page modification date.

## Overview

Mobilising private and public capital, strengthening strategic demand and enabling EU scale-up by modernising state-aid, competition, procurement and capital-markets rules, de-risking strategic projects and improving startup-to-scaleup finance.

## Related strategies

- [One Europe, One Market Roadmap](<https://digital-acquis.eu/strategy/one-europe-one-market-roadmap-2>)
- [European Democracy Shield](<https://digital-acquis.eu/strategy/european-democracy-shield-2>)
- [Startup and Scaleup Strategy](<https://digital-acquis.eu/strategy/startup-and-scaleup-strategy>)
- [Single Market Strategy](<https://digital-acquis.eu/strategy/single-market-strategy>)
- [Clean Industrial Deal](<https://digital-acquis.eu/strategy/clean-industrial-deal>)
- [Implementation and Simplification](<https://digital-acquis.eu/strategy/implementation-and-simplification>)
- [Competitiveness Compass](<https://digital-acquis.eu/strategy/competitiveness-compass>)

## Related initiatives

- [Scaleup Europe Fund](<https://digital-acquis.eu/initiative/scaleup-europe-fund>) — status: not recorded.
- [Technology Transfer Block Exemption Regulation (TTBER)](<https://digital-acquis.eu/initiative/technology-transfer-block-exemption-regulation-ttber>) — status: not recorded.
- [Definition of Innovative Enterprises, Startups and Scaleups](<https://digital-acquis.eu/initiative/definition-of-innovative-enterprises-startups-and-scaleups>) — status: delivered.
- [Industrial Accelerator Act](<https://digital-acquis.eu/initiative/industrial-accelerator-act>) — status: in progress.
- [Lab to Unicorn Package](<https://digital-acquis.eu/initiative/lab-to-unicorn-package>) — status: not recorded.
- [Rescue and Restructuring Guidelines](<https://digital-acquis.eu/initiative/rescue-and-restructuring-guidelines>) — status: not recorded.
- [Savings and Investment Account (SIA)](<https://digital-acquis.eu/initiative/savings-and-investment-account-sia>) — status: not recorded.
- [TechEU Investment Programme 2026](<https://digital-acquis.eu/initiative/techeu-investment-programme-2026>) — status: not recorded.
- [European Competitiveness Fund (ECF)](<https://digital-acquis.eu/initiative/european-competitiveness-fund-ecf>) — status: in progress.
- [Multiannual Financial Framework 2028-34](<https://digital-acquis.eu/initiative/multiannual-financial-framework-2028-34>) — status: not recorded.
- [Savings and Investments Union (SIU)](<https://digital-acquis.eu/initiative/savings-and-investments-union-siu>) — status: in progress.
- [InvestEU Amendment (Omnibus II)](<https://digital-acquis.eu/initiative/investeu-amendment-omnibus-ii>) — status: not recorded.
- [Competitiveness Coordination Tool (CCT)](<https://digital-acquis.eu/initiative/competitiveness-coordination-tool-cct>) — status: not recorded.
- [EU Antitrust Procedural Rules Reform](<https://digital-acquis.eu/initiative/eu-antitrust-procedural-rules-reform>) — status: forthcoming.
- [European Innovation Investment Pact](<https://digital-acquis.eu/initiative/european-innovation-investment-pact>) — status: forthcoming.
- [European VC Funds Regulation Reform](<https://digital-acquis.eu/initiative/european-vc-funds-regulation-reform>) — status: forthcoming.
- [General Block Exemption Regulation (GBER) Review](<https://digital-acquis.eu/initiative/general-block-exemption-regulation-gber-review>) — status: forthcoming.
- [Merger Guidelines Review](<https://digital-acquis.eu/initiative/merger-guidelines-review>) — status: forthcoming.
- [New Important Projects of Common European Interest (IPCEI)](<https://digital-acquis.eu/initiative/new-important-projects-of-common-european-interest-ipcei>) — status: ongoing.
- [Public Procurement Act](<https://digital-acquis.eu/initiative/public-procurement-act>) — status: forthcoming.

## Current developments

Latest updates from Digital Policy Alert and Global Trade Alert.

- [European Commission amended merger guidelines](<https://digitalpolicyalert.org/change/14511-european-commission-review-of-the-eu-merger-guidelines>) — Digital Policy Alert; source updated: 2026-06-26; relationship: related context.
- [Revised Technology Transfer Block Exemption Regulation](<https://digitalpolicyalert.org/change/12841-revision-of-technology-transfer-block-exemption-regulation-and-guidelines>) — Digital Policy Alert; source updated: 2026-05-01; relationship: related context.
- [EU: Commission partners with private investors to launch the Scaleup Europe Fund](<https://globaltradealert.org/state-act/95032-eu-commission-partners-with-private-investors-to-launch-the-scaleup-europe-fund>) — Global Trade Alert; source updated: 2025-10-28; relationship: related context.
- [European Commission revision of EU antitrust procedural rules (Regulation (EC) No 1/2003 and Regulation (EC) No 773/2004)](<https://digitalpolicyalert.org/change/15406-revision-of-eu-antitrust-procedural-rules-regulation-ec-no-12003-and-regulation-ec-no-7732004>) — Digital Policy Alert; source updated: 2025-10-02; relationship: related context.

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