Marc Rozendal, Chief Executive of EIT Urban Mobility, travelled to Brussels this week alongside Bernadette Bergsma, Director of Communications and EU Affairs, for a series of high-level meetings with senior decision makers at the European Commission.
The visit came as EU leaders convened for an informal summit to reinforce the Union’s competitiveness agenda. In Brussels, Rozendal and Bergsma met with senior officials from key Directorates to general officials working on sustainable, healthy and innovative urban transport.
The purpose of the meetings was clear: to align European urban mobility innovation with the EU’s environmental, industrial and digital priorities, and to agree on practical avenues for cooperation.
Rozendal emphasised that EIT Urban Mobility connects more than 500 startups with over 250 cities, all relevant Horizon Europe countries, enabling European solutions to scale across borders. By acting as an ecosystem partner, the organisation supports European innovators to compete globally and deploy homegrown technologies in cities, helping them tackle their mobility challenges.
Across meetings, the message was consistent: Europe’s mobility transition must be innovation-led, investment-ready and scalable across borders.
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