8legs: European council extraordinary leaders' summit on competitiveness

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Trump fears muscle in on EU’s competitiveness summit

EU plans an extraordinary session on competitiveness during February's informal European Council.
Leaders will balance competitiveness with big geopolitical issues like transatlantic relations and Moscow's threat.
Hungary resisted joining condemnations of Trump’s Greenland move and seeks closer ties with China and Russia.
Costa emphasized the extraordinary session would still allocate sufficient space to debrief on transatlantic relations.
EU aims to reduce reliance on the U.S. and China while boosting the bloc's flagging industries.
The summit will be held February 12 at Alden Biesen, a castle in eastern Belgium.
Pedro Lourtie, chief of staff to Council President António Costa, led ambassador discussions.
The agenda will need to give leaders space to debrief on transatlantic relations and the Moscow threat.
Dublin to Copenhagen informal summit issues remained due to time constraints, diplomats said.
The article notes external threats like unpredictable US trade barriers and Beijing’s hostile policies as elements of the debate.
The piece references U.S. President Donald Trump intensifying efforts to gain influence with Greenland and Russia and Ukraine talks.

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