THE EUROPEAN INNOVATION SCOREBOARD 2025: AN OVERVIEW
On the 15th of July 2025, the European Commission published the European Innovation Scoreboard (EIS), which provides a comparative assessment of research and innovation performance across the EU and other European countries. With a summary innovation index of 95.0 percentage points, as indexed to the EU in 2025, Malta has been classified as a Moderate Innovator, placing ahead of countries such as Slovenia, Italy, Spain and Portugal. It has registered an increase of 16.7 percentage points as against 2018 and 7.6 percentage points as against 2024.
Author:
Richard Deschrijver, Lead Senior Associate
Email: richard.deschrijver@inarilaw.com