Štucin echoes von der Leyen's focus on EU's competitiveness

Ljubljana/Brussels, 13 September - Responding to Wednesday's state of the union address by European Commission head Ursula von der Leyen, Foreign Ministry State Secretary Marko Štucin stressed the importance of preserving the EU's competitiveness. He called for greater strategic autonomy of the European economy and welcomed von der Leyen's assurances on EU enlargement.