Critical Leaders' Summit in the EU begins

The European Union Leaders' Summit started in Brussels. The main agenda items of the summit, which will last for 2 days, are the global economic situation and competitiveness in Europe.

According to the news in Anadolu, the leaders of the European Union (EU) countries met in Brussels to discuss the economy, the competitiveness of the industry, the banking and energy crisis and the support to be provided to Ukraine.

The EU Leaders' Summit, which was held in Brussels with the participation of the heads of state or government of 27 EU member states, started.

United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will attend the first part of the summit, which will be chaired by the President of the European Council, Charles Michel.

In the meeting, where important geopolitical issues such as the Russia-Ukraine war and global problems such as climate change will be discussed, food security and the extended Black Sea Grain Corridor Agreement will be evaluated.

The leaders will then proceed to the Ukraine session. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will be connected to this part of the meeting via video conference.

Various issues such as the continuation of EU support to Ukraine, various ammunition and weapons, primarily 155 mm cannon shells, financing for military support and the use of frozen Russian assets will be discussed. The leaders will also discuss the issue of migration at the summit meeting.

The main topic of the summit will be the economic situation and the competitiveness of Europe. The leaders will discuss the steps to be taken to increase the competitiveness of the European industry.

At the summit of EU leaders last month, they discussed the effects of the law on Europe, which includes comprehensive health, climate and tax regulations aimed at reducing inflation in the USA. This law provides significant incentives to investments in the US. EU; It is afraid that European manufacturers will lose their competitive advantage in the face of similar incentives and supports in countries such as the USA and China. Leaders will evaluate measures to protect industrial investments.

Leaders who will discuss ways to accelerate green and digital transformation and stimulate investment are also expected to discuss the future role of synthetic fuels and nuclear energy.