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On July 8 and 9, Jurģis Miezainis, Parliamentary Secretary of the Ministry of Economics, will be on a working visit to Budapest, Hungary, to participate in the informal meeting of EU ministers responsible for competitiveness. The previously planned visit of Minister of Economics Viktors Valainis to Hungary has been canceled.
J. Miezainis is scheduled to participate in the informal plenary session of EU member states' ministers responsible for competitiveness, where the necessary steps to maintain and promote the EU's global competitiveness will be discussed.
The discussions will focus on the following areas: the need for a new coordinated EU strategy to maintain competitiveness; ensuring a competition-friendly environment and improving the EU Single Market; strengthening the EU's strategic independence; leveraging the opportunities created by artificial intelligence to enhance competitiveness; and jointly developing e-mobility infrastructure based on support from EU structural funds.