AFS Statement on the Conclusion of the Trilogues on the Copyright Directive – Allied For Startups

"[Brussels, 14 February] Allied for Startups takes notice that the trilogues on the Copyright Directive has resulted in political agreement. Regretfully, we find that European startups are among the losers of the deal. Many bold and ambitious arguments for a startup and scaleup continent remained unheard by most negotiators. “Europe’s obsession of hitting foreign tech companies hard came at the expense of European innovation and competitiveness, which will suffer most from this reform.” Lenard Koschwitz comments."