Government unveils new framework to establish ‘national one-stop-shop for startups’

The Government has announced the launch of the Malta Startup framework regulations, designed to “lead to the setting up of the national startup one-stop-shop”.

The framework regulations were announced during the opening session of the EU Startups Summit 2025, locally hosted for the second time round.

New startups will be able to access the necessary support, such as an enhanced share awards and stock option scheme.

Malta is currently welcoming over 2,000, innovators, investors, and leaders from around the globe for the EU-Startups Summit 2025. The event is organised by the team behind ‘EU Startups’ online publication, a subsidiary of Menlo Media, that “serves as a yearly physical platform for driving innovation and entrepreneurship in the region”.

Previously held in various cities across Germany and Spain, the summit has now found a new home in Malta.

This year the conference also welcomed Ekaterina Zaharieva, the new European Commissioner for Startups, Research and Innovation.

“We meet here today amid the urgent demands of climate change, sweeping digital transitions, and complex economic and geopolitical challenges. Yet, in every challenge lies an opportunity – startups are not merely businesses but crucial catalysts for transformative change across society,” Prime Minister Robert Abela said in his opening statement.