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President of the European Council Antonio Costa met with business representatives ahead of the informal competitiveness meeting to be held tomorrow at Alden Biesen.

Speaking about the meeting, Costa said, "We need to remove barriers in our Single Market, reduce bureaucracy, and invest more in skills and strategic technologies."

Regarding Europe’s stance in global trade and economic resilience, Costa said, "At the same time, we continue to be a reliable partner and remain open to trade; we are diversifying our trade relations for economic resilience."

Speaking about his meeting with Fredrik Persson, Costa said, "We had a productive meeting today with Fredrik Persson, President of Business Europe. He shared the perspective of European companies ahead of our informal competitiveness meeting tomorrow at Alden Biesen."