Good morning from Brussels, Mario Draghi’s presentation of his long-awaited report on the future of Europe’s competitiveness to EU diplomats and Parliament’s political groups’ leaders on Wednesday was light on details and policy proposals, with Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen signalling she has not accessed the full document yet. MEPs and diplomats who spoke to Euractiv said his speech was in “very broad” terms about the challenges confronting Europe’s economy, such as high energy prices, and did not come up with specific recommendations. However, one thing was clear: the need for EU unity to implement the report. “Draghi stressed the necessity of unprecedented cooperation among member states and a comprehensive reform of all institutions to implement the report’s recommendations effectively,” an EU diplomat said. Some understood that the report will be presented to the College of Commissioners next Wednesday (11 September) while others described it as a “key element” to feed the informal European Council in Budapest on 8 November. Thomas Moller-Nielsen has all the details. Meanwhile, Nicholas Wallace wrote about von der Leyen’s balancing act for the next Commission’ portfolios, while Euractiv’s health hub reports that for now, there is no clear contender for the health portfolio. | 