New Economy Forum established its Forum Europa in Brussels earlier this year, under the motto 'Ideas to Strengthen the Union', in an inaugural conversation with the President of the European Parliament. Since then, Forum Europa has continued to consolidate itself as a meeting point for the political, economic and social spheres of the EU, a platform to analise the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead for the Union. 

H.E. Ms. Roberta Metsola, President of the European Parliament, was awarded the 2024 Forum Europa Prize by New Economy Forum in a ceremony presided over by H.E. Mr. Pedro Rollán Ojeda, President of the Spanish Senate; H.E. Mr. Cándido Ponde-Pumpido Tourón, President of the Spanish Constitutional Court; and H.E. Mr. José Manuel Albares Bueno, Spanish Minister for Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation, at the Teatro Real in Madrid, Spain.

During her speech, President Metsola expressed ‘optimism’ about the future of the EU, but said that the immediate problems of citizens must also be addressed so that they do not try to find ‘comfort’ in the ‘false narratives of the fringes and the extremes’.

Airbus CEO Guillaume Faury warned on Friday at Forum Europa in Brussels that Europe’s competitiveness is “at serious risk” and urged the new European Commission to place it at the heart of its agenda.
Speaking at the event organized by Nueva Economía Fórum in Brussels, Faury called for a balanced approach to addressing Europe’s priorities. While emphasising that decarbonisation is the second-highest priority for Airbus, after safety, he stressed that achieving competitiveness must remain central to Europe’s strategy.

The High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the European Commission, Josep Borrell, called on European countries this Friday at the Forum Europa in Brussels to “wake up” and “commit much more” to defence capabilities, given that the “threat” from Russia will be “increasingly greater”.

Airbus CEO Guillaume Faury highlighted on Friday at Forum Europa in Brussels that Europe invests significantly less in military equipment than the United States, emphasising that there is no freedom or prosperity “without security.”

“We have taken security for granted for too long,” Faury noted at this event, organized by the New Economy Forum in the EU capital. He reiterated that “defence facilitates security, freedom, and prosperity.”
Faury acknowledged the differences in political visions between Europe and the United States, noting that while Europe spends roughly 20% of what the U.S. invests in defence, the fragmented nature of European defence procurement further compounds the challenge.