Eva Maydell

Eva Maydell is a Member of the European Parliament and sits within the largest EU political group, the European People’s Party. Re-elected in 2024 for a third term, she is a member of the Parliament’s Industry Committee, Economic Affairs Committee, and Deputy Spokesperson for her political group on industry & tech related matters.

Maydell was one of the lead negotiators on the EU’s Chips Act and Artificial Intelligence Act. She is the co-initiator of the Scaleup Europe Fund. Her policy priorities include the use of new technologies to support European growth and indispensability, while fostering cooperation among global trusted partners in the tech and democracy space. She serves as Vice President of the European Parliament’s delegation for relations with the United States.

Maydell is a World Economic Forum Young Global Leader and a member of the WEF Global Future Council of Europe. She is also the co-founder of the Council on the Future, partnered with the Munich Security Conference.
Maydell has been awarded the European Parliament's MEP of the Year Award twice. She has been included in FT's own 'New Europe 100' ranking of CEE's emerging change-makers and European Forbes' 30 Under 30 list. Maydell has also been featured in POLITICO’s 40 most influential MEPs, “POLITICO 28” the list of people who shape Europe, and POLITICO’s Women who shape Brussels.