Climate, Net Zero Emissions and Clean Growth commissioner, Wopke Hoekstra, said Tuesday at the Fórum Europa in Brussels that the impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI) on society is "10 times greater" than that of the Industrial Revolution, as it is one of the main global challenges for the next 10 to 20 years, along with geopolitics and climate change.
At the Fórum Europa in Brussels on Tuesday, commissioner for Climate, Net Zero Emissions and Clean Growth, Wopke Hoekstra, advocated for a "Marshall Plan for Energy" in the EU, with a boost to renewable and nuclear electrification, more electrical interconnections between EU countries, and an increase in battery storage capacity.
The commissioner for Climate, Net Zero Emissions and Clean Growth, Wopke Hoekstra, acknowledged this Tuesday at the Fórum Europa in Brussels that it was "a mistake" for the EU to rely on Russian gas before the invasion of Ukraine more than three years ago and noted that the European Union must commit to its own energy plans.
The European Commissioner for Financial Services, María Luisa Albuquerque, stated this Monday at the European Forum in Brussels that the two major obstacles facing the Savings and Investment Union project she is trying to promote are the lack of speed when working within the European Union and the excessive zeal when it comes to preserving the diversity of the different countries, for which she called for greater cohesion.
"It is not possible for us to say that the world can change in three months and this could take up to two years", she stated during a meeting organized by the New Economy Forum in the EU capital.
The European Commissioner for Financial Services, María Luisa Albuquerque, defended this Monday at the European Forum in Brussels the importance of creating "European champions," much larger companies that are much more productive and competitive.
"You can't innovate with a productive structure made up of companies with 20 employees", she stated during her speech at a meeting organized by the New Economy Forum in the EU capital, where she indicated that it is also key for European companies to be fueled by capital rather than debt.