EU leaders press competitiveness agenda and back carbon-trading system changes
( June 19, 2026, 15:42 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: EU leaders called for faster deployment of the bloc's trade and economic-security tools, alongside efforts to lower energy prices and strengthen industrial competitiveness. In the conclusions to their European Council summit, they also backed work on targeted changes to Emissions Trading System benchmarks for some energy-intensive sectors and called for the swift adoption of the EU's 21st sanctions package against Russia.Conclusions can be found below....
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