Greece's Ministry of National Economy and Finance reported that Minister Kyriakos Pierrakakis visited Rome for talks with Italian counterpart Giancarlo Giorgetti, focusing on strengthening bilateral cooperation and aligning on priorities for European economic coordination. Discussions referenced the Draghi report on the future of European competitiveness, with Pierrakakis highlighting the need for targeted, ambitious policies to support productivity, innovation and the European Union’s economic strength. The agenda also covered developments on the digital euro as a potential driver of deeper single-market integration, alongside regulatory issues linked to the financial sector’s digital transformation and ways Greece and Italy could jointly contribute to more effective, strategically oriented European economic governance.