Dear all,
this is the first issue of the EASY newsletter, a bimonthly publication for knowledge intensive companies, investors and policy makers, interested in EASY activities and in the latest news from the European early stage market.

The EASY project is the meeting point between a network of international Early Stage Investors and Knowledge Based Businesses, seeking risk capital.

Anthony Clarke Managing Director of GLE Growth Capital, EASY Project Director presents the EASY project.

An Italian firm established by three Computer Engineers at the Polytechnic of Milan, benefiting from the first transnational EASY event.

On the 4th of April the first international EASY Event was hosted by the Capital Angel, one of the most important yearly meeting amongst entrepreneurs and investors interested in early stage investments, held in France.

The INTRO Investment Forum, the second transnational EASY event, will take place on the 5th-7th of June 2007

On the Eban website available a White paper, a statement by EBAN board on ways in which the EU, national, regional and local governments can play a positive role in developing Europeís business angel market. The white paper include eight recommendations to consolidate the start-up.

Published on EASY website a report "Removing obstacles to cross- border investments by venture capital funds organised by directorate General for Enterprises and Industry of the European Commission"