Eva Maydell (Paunova)

Passionate 🇪🇺 | MEP for Tech, Innovation and Industry | #WEF Young Global Leader | #Politico28 #Forbes30under30

[Eva Maydell (Paunova) @EvaMaydell]

Great to be in Strasbourg to officially begin my third term as a Member of the European Parliament!

What a privilege ❤️🇪🇺

Feeling motivated, full of ideas & excited to get started!

[Eva Maydell (Paunova) @EvaMaydell]

Welcome to Europe Prime Minister @MarkJCarney!

Today in the world, we need more alliances “not built on what we oppose, but on what we stand for: freedom, solidarity, prosperity”.

[Eva Maydell (Paunova) @EvaMaydell]

Glad to hear President @vonderleyen put AI application at the heart of #SOTEU 🇪🇺

The next AI breakthrough must happen in our factories, hospitals, grids, farms and defence.

Now we need to remove barriers and get European industry deploying AI at scale 🚀

[Eva Maydell (Paunova) @EvaMaydell]

A year ago, the Scaleup Europe Fund was announced at #SOTEU

Today, during President @vonderleyen’s speech in the @Europarl_EN, we are here with @iceye_global - the first company backed by the Fund 🚀🇪🇺

This is what delivery looks like 💪

[Eva Maydell (Paunova) @EvaMaydell]

Glad to take part in the opening of #EPPYouthWeek together with President @RobertaMetsola, Chairman @ManfredWeber and my colleague @Sophia_Kircher!

Today’s youth has to be prepared to answer tomorrow’s hard questions. But they are not alone #EPPfamily

[EPP Group @EPPGroup]

Trust your ideas. Find people who believe in you. Build friendships. Stand up for peace. And shape a Europe that is better than the one we inherited.

Watch and listen to messages from @RobertaMetsola @ManfredWeber @Sophia_Kircher @EvaMaydell to young Europeans ⤵️

#DreamBigDreamEuropean

[EPP Group @EPPGroup]

EPP Group Youth Week 2026 has begun! 💙🇪🇺

This week we 'Dream Big and Dream European' together with over 500 young people! 

Visions. Engagement. Action.

Follow us for more!

#DreamBigDreamEuropean

@EP_President @ManfredWeber @Sophia_Kircher @EvaMaydell

[Eva Maydell (Paunova) @EvaMaydell]

Always good to meet @uljansharka, CEO of @domynai to discuss consortium EUROPA - building an open-source AI model in all 24 EU languages.

Together, we’ll convene Member States representatives to build support for a shared 🇪🇺 compute ecosystem to train, deploy & scale frontier AI

[Eva Maydell (Paunova) @EvaMaydell]

On Ukraine’s Independence Day, we celebrate 🇺🇦 people’s unwavering determination to defend their freedom and shape their own future.

Europe stands with you, today and every day, and will continue to support you in protecting the values we all share 🇪🇺🇺🇦

Slava Ukraini! ✊🏻

[Eva Maydell (Paunova) @EvaMaydell]

#ScaleUpEuropeFund in action with another strong investment! 💪🏻

@Lovable is precisely the type of breakthrough 🇪🇺 company the Fund was created for 🚀

Powerful to see the trajectory I believed in from the start now unfolding!

[EQT Ventures & Growth @eqtventures]

From Stockholm to the world. 🌍

The Scaleup Europe Fund, managed by EQT, is co-leading @Lovable 's $400 million Series C alongside @MenloVentures, at a $13.3 billion valuation.

[Eva Maydell (Paunova) @EvaMaydell]

Just in: a day later and the first investment has already happened!

Europe delivers and moves with a different pace and vision than before!

Excellent news for @rmodrzewski and @iceye_global!

👉🏻 https://t.co/0ROVyl5vYm

[Eva Maydell (Paunova) @EvaMaydell]

The Scaleup Europe Fund is now open for business! 🚀

As someone who proposed & supported it from the start, I’m proud to see an idea move into delivery! Power of 🇪🇺!

[Ursula von der Leyen @vonderleyen]

When Europe invests in its innovators, Europe invests in its future.

This is the goal of our Scaleup Europe Fund.

From today, it will ensure our scale-ups can find what they need right here in Europe to grow into world-leading companies.

To turn European innovation into our competitive edge.

https://t.co/aA5RoS9HHG

[Eva Maydell (Paunova) @EvaMaydell]

@vtchakarova Exactly what I said: https://t.co/sVNGZqFu2x

[Eva Maydell (Paunova) @EvaMaydell]

.@FedorovMykhailo redefined what a government can do in wartime - he was building the future!

Fedorov and his team set a new standard for world politicians.

Ukraine and Europe need more Fedorovs’!

[Eva Maydell (Paunova) @EvaMaydell]

I have had a lot of respect for @FedorovMykhailo for a long time. The work spoke for itself.

Impressive to watch that same respect show up everywhere.

People don’t protest to bring politicians back…unless they were truly different.

[UNITED24 Media @United24media]

Protests have erupted across major Ukrainian cities following the abrupt dismissal of Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov.

UNITED24 Media reporter Amira Barkhush reports from Kyiv.

[Eva Maydell (Paunova) @EvaMaydell]

@McFaul @FedorovMykhailo Indeed, Michael. @FedorovMykhailo redefined what a government can do in wartime - he was building the future!

Fedorov and his team set a new standard for world politicians.

We need more Fedorovs’!

[Eva Maydell (Paunova) @EvaMaydell]

@IAPonomarenko .@FedorovMykhailo redefined what a government can do in wartime - he was building the future!

Fedorov and his team set a new standard for world politicians.

Ukraine and Europe need more Fedorovs’!

[Eva Maydell (Paunova) @EvaMaydell]

.@FedorovMykhailo redefined what a government can do in wartime - he was building the future!

Fedorov and his team set a new standard for world politicians.

Ukraine and Europe need more Fedorovs’!

[Mykhailo Fedorov @FedorovMykhailo]

It has been a great honor to serve the Ukrainian people as the Minister of Defense.

Here is what our team managed to achieve:

1. Disabled Starlink access for Russian forces.

2. Took over a Ministry of Defense with zero budget, took a risk, reallocated funds from payroll from the end of the year, and effectively invested them in mid-strike capabilities, fiber-optic FPVs, low-cost reconnaissance, ground robotic platforms, interceptor drones, and deep-strike drones.

3. Launched "Logistical Lockdown", this cut off enemy logistics and initiated the isolation of Crimea.

4. Continued the funding program for the Drone Line.

5. Launched a support program for modern drone-assault units that rely primarily on advanced technologies in combat.

6. Introduced a 70% advance payment policy for procurements made via e-Points on the Brave1 Market portal.

7. Fundamentally overhauled the procurement system.

8. Procured thousands of pickup trucks, buggies, and ATVs for the military for the first time—and did so through open tenders.

9. The drone interception rate rose from 83% to 91%, and the cruise missile interception rate soared from 47% to 87%.

10. Contracted Patriot PAC-2 GEM-T missiles for the first time, and submitted an application through an EU loan to purchase PAC-3 missiles.

11. Launched a baseline drone supply system for brigades and corps.

12. Launched a massive grant program for manufacturers of explosives and missiles.

13. Initiated an unpopular but vital transformation of the military.

14. Conducted three UDCG meetings, where we successfully broke through the Russian information trap claiming our defeat, restoring partners' faith in Ukraine. This secured $40 billion in support announced for this year (excluding the EU loan).

15. Launched the mechanism to utilize the EU loan for our military priorities.

16. Found a way to scale cheap missiles against jet-powered Shaheds and signed a record-breaking contract.

17. Our domestic ballistics. We radically revised the technical specifications, maximized accuracy, and reduced the cost by 30%.

18. Signed a contract to procure Gripen fighter jets.

19. Collaborated with the military to plan and execute Operation Auchan, which halted the enemy's mechanized offensive for six months.

20. Opened up exports under the Drone Deal program to attract investment and scale up domestic defense-industrial complex (OPK) production.

21. Launched the Trophy Lab, providing partners with the opportunity to study captured Russian military technologies.

22. Launched the Defense AI Center A1 to accelerate the integration of artificial intelligence on the battlefield.

Thank you to my entire team for their relentless 24/7 service. A special thank you to my family for their patience.

Thank you all for your support!

I will continue to work toward the mission I originally brought to the Ministry of Defense: defeating the enemy through asymmetry, the speed of innovation, and the power of organization.

To be continued.

[Michiel Petitjean 🇪🇺 @MCJPetitjean]

"By making sure security and innovation move in lockstep, and by working closely with trusted partners - we can better protect citizens, businesses, and critical infrastructure", @EvaMaydell says. #ActionPlan 2/2

[Michiel Petitjean 🇪🇺 @MCJPetitjean]

"AI is reshaping cybersecurity at unprecedented speed. That’s why our priority should be to invest in secure, trustworthy AI, ensure access to trusted frontier technologies, and build the capabilities needed to stay ahead of emerging threats", says @EvaMaydell #ActionPlan 1/2

[Eva Maydell (Paunova) @EvaMaydell]

Happy 🇺🇸 Independence Day to my American friends!

At a time of rapid geopolitical & technological change, a strong transatlantic partnership is ever more important. As Vice Chair of 🇪🇺 Delegation for relations with the US, I’m committed to continuing our cooperation. #America250

[Eva Maydell (Paunova) @EvaMaydell]

Making trust scalable is one of the key challenges in the age of AI 🤖

#RSL Media Global Registry turns this principle into practice, enabling creators to communicate consent and ensuring that human creativity remains at the centre of technological progress 📈

[Eva Maydell (Paunova) @EvaMaydell]

A pleasure to welcome Cate Blanchett and Oscar-winning director Steven Soderbergh to the @Europarl_EN for the launch of RSL Media’s Global Registry - a free public tool enabling anyone to declare how AI systems can use their identity and creative work