After the summit, he also met with Slovenian media representatives and gave a statement highlighting the key conclusions of today's discussion. "The competitiveness of the European economy or the European area was the central and only topic of today's summit," said the Prime Minister, adding that both Mario Draghi, who presented an informative report on the future of EU competitiveness entitled "The future of European competitiveness", and Christine Lagarde, President of the European Central Bank, who presented her views on the subject, were well-coordinated and, above all, very specific in their views. "An excellent summit with a lot of useful guidance for the countries and even more so for the Commission for the next mandate," commented Prime Minister Golob.

He went on to say that a declaration on a new European competitiveness deal had been endorsed and that the discussions did not specifically touch on its text, but each of the leaders had commented on the subject.

"Today's debate took place in a constructive spirit. We were not looking for differences, we were looking for common ground. Accordingly, the conclusions are very clear as well," the Prime Minister said. "It is clear that Europe has been lagging far behind the United States in all indicators over the last decades. Productivity is one of the indicators that best illustrates the gap. On the other hand, Mario Draghi has made it clear that the productivity gap does not primarily refer to standard industrial sectors, but to high-tech companies," the Prime Minister was clear.

Since it is high-tech companies that give the United States its global edge, it is crucial, in the Prime Minister's opinion, that Europe makes changes in the area of high-tech companies if it wants to stay abreast of global developments. "The road to getting there requires a clear removal of barriers, both in the single market for services, to make access to the European single market easier, but also the removal of bureaucratic barriers, that is, the simplification of regulation in this area, and the creation of a so-called capital union, a financial ecosystem that will encourage start-ups and high-tech companies," the Prime Minister stressed.

He said that in the debate, leaders were unanimous that Europe must move forward, but, of course, countries have different views on the subject. "Slovenia, as an export-oriented country and a country that believes in the European idea, supports all measures towards faster integration of both capital markets and regulation in these areas," concluded Prime Minister Golob.