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class="ep_icon"> </span> </div> <div class="ep-p_text ep-layout_date"> <span class="ep_name"> <time itemprop="datePublished" datetime="21-11-2024 - 14:00">21-11-2024 - 14:00</time> </span> <span class="ep_icon"> </span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="ep-a_text"> <p>At the 6th Trilateral Business Forum in Paris, the President of the European Parliament Roberta Metsola said that improving the productivity of the economy is the starting point for boosting Europe's competitiveness.</p>  </div> </div>  </article>   <article class="ep_gridcolumn ep-m_product" data-view1200="5" data-view1020="5" data-view750="5" data-view640="8" data-view480="8" data-view320="4"> <div class="ep_gridcolumn-content"> <div class="ep-a_media"> <figure> <div class="ep_media ep-layout_image"> <div class="ep-p_image"> <div class="ep_image"> <img role="presentation" src="/files/live/sites/president/files/newsroom/2024/11/20-cor/20241120-cor.jpg" 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to people</span> <span class="ep_icon"> </span> </a> </div> </h2> <div class="ep_subtitle"> <div class="ep-p_text ep-layout_category"> <span class="ep_name">Brussels</span> <span class="ep_icon"> </span> </div> <div class="ep-p_text ep-layout_date"> <span class="ep_name"> <time itemprop="datePublished" datetime="20-11-2024 - 15:00">20-11-2024 - 15:00</time> </span> <span class="ep_icon"> </span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="ep-a_text"> <p>Welcoming members of the Committee of the Regions to the European Parliament, the President of the European Parliament Roberta Metsola said that together we must work towards a Europe closer to people, that builds solutions from the ground up.</p>  </div> </div>  </article>   <article class="ep_gridcolumn ep-m_product" data-view1200="5" data-view1020="5" data-view750="5" data-view640="8" data-view480="8" data-view320="4"> <div class="ep_gridcolumn-content"> <div class="ep-a_media"> <figure> <div class="ep_media ep-layout_image"> <div 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