Sweden: PM to receive Petteri Orpo and Ursula von der Leyen
On Friday 19 January, Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson will receive Finland’s Prime Minister Petteri Orpo and President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen. A joint press conference will be held in the afternoon. During the visit, the leaders will discuss current EU issues linked to competitiveness, forests and the green transition. They will also visit Stora Enso’s biomaterials innovation laboratory and talk about the EU dimension of forestry in the Nordic countries together with representatives of the Swedish and Finnish forest industry.