EU leaders met with industry representatives at Alden Biesen Castle in Belgium ahead of a summit focused on economic competitiveness.
Summit Focus and Agenda
An informal summit at Alden Biesen Castle in northeastern Belgium was convened by António Costa, President of the European Council. The agenda focuses on the competitiveness of the European Union in the “new geo-economic context”.
Heads of government will discuss possible EU-level instruments to strengthen the single market and reduce economic dependencies.
Key Participants
The meeting will be attended by former President of the European Central Bank Mario Draghi and former Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta.
Draghi and Letta are authors of high-profile reports on EU competitiveness and the single market, treated in Brussels like strategic roadmaps.



