This week, we took a major step to help European tech pioneers become global leaders. With an alliance of European countries and institutional investors, we launched phase two of the European Tech Champions Initiative.
This fund has been a massive success, nurturing 12 EU tech unicorns, with many more to come. Europe is moving with greater scale and speed. The goal is to mobilise 80 billion euros in new equity investments to scale-up innovative companies and foster capital market integration.
This was at the centre of the EU finance ministers meeting. We also exchanged views on artificial intelligence with Mistral AI's CEO Arthur Mensch.
I had very good exchanges with the CEO of JPMorgan on global financial markets, the senior management of the European Banking Authority, the Head of the Insurance and Occupational Pensions Regulator, EIOPA, and the Commissioner for the European Budget.
We also announced investments in energy efficiency, water, healthcare and aerospace. And finally, I had a very good exchange with EIB Group colleagues at the Town Hall. They are the driving force of our institution for a stronger Europe in a better world.
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