EU official calls for consolidation among Europe’s quantum startups

The EU’s forthcoming Quantum Act will not come with a dedicated budget. “The act is not about budget,” said Thomas Skordas, deputy director-general of the European Commission’s DG CNECT, at a European Parliament event last week, on 3rd of September.

“What the act will provide is the stimulus to make sure that we move in the right direction, that we bring people together.”

The session, hosted by the European Quantum Flagship and German Green MEP Sergey Lagodinsky, brought together representatives from the Commission, Council and Parliament, along with researchers and quantum company founders. The Commission hopes to present the legislation by the end of 2026, although that timeline could slip into next year.

The ambition behind it is significant. The EU has declared its aim to become the world’s quantum valley, and the act is intended to help make that happen.

Skordas described the act as an enabling framework...

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