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President von der Leyen participates in Nordic Council meeting, Sweden
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen (pictured) will be in Sweden today (27 October) and 28 October for her first ever participation in a Nordic Council meeting. This visit will be an opportunity to engage with the region's leaders on competitiveness, defence readiness and the Arctic.
This evening, President von der Leyen will participate in a working dinner with business leaders and Swedish ministers hosted by the Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Sweden, Ulf Kristersson.
On Tuesday morning, President von der Leyen will participate in a joint meeting with the Nordic Prime Ministers - Mette Frederiksen, Prime Minister of Denmark; Jonas Gahr Støre, Prime Minister of Norway; Petteri Orpo, Prime Minister of Finland; Kristrún Frostadóttir, Prime Minister of Iceland; Katrin Sjögren, Premier of Åland; Aksel V. Johannesen, Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands; and Jens-Frederik Nielsen, Prime Minister of Greenland, together with Karen Elleman, Secretary-General of the Nordic Council of Ministers. A press conference is foreseen after the meeting, around 10:45 CET. It will be broadcast live on EBS. The President will then attend a lunch hosted by His Majesty Carl XVI Gustaf at the Royal Palace.
In the afternoon, President von der Leyen will head to Riksdagen, the Swedish Parliament, to deliver a keynote speech at the Nordic Council's 77th session. Follow the speech live on EBS as of 14:00 CET.
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