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The EESC President believes that the European budget “will not fulfil its purpose” and will widen the gap between the EU and its citizens

The President of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC), Séamus Boland, stated on Tuesday at the Forum Europa in Brussels that the 2028–2034 EU budget “will not fulfil its purpose” due to the way it has been drawn up, and predicted that it will widen the gap between the EU and its citizens.

EESC calls for the housing crisis to be declared an “emergency” and for action to be taken “accordingly”

The President of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC), Séamus Boland, called on European authorities on Tuesday at the Forum Europa in Brussels to “declare the housing crisis an emergency and act accordingly”, with the necessary administrative measures and financial backing to start seeing results.

“I would like to see Member States, both at European level and within the Council of Europe, decide that we are facing an emergency. I myself would consider it an emergency”, Boland emphasised at a breakfast briefing organised by New Economy Forum in the EU capital.

The European Economic and Social Committee calls for “swift action” in the face of rising energy prices

The President of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC), Séamus Boland, called on Tuesday at the Forum Europa in Brussels for “swift action” in the face of rising energy prices and warned that, otherwise, “Europe will be furious”.

At a breakfast briefing organised by New Economy Forum in the EU capital, Boland explained that this surge is “closely linked to global geopolitics” and the war in Ukraine, and is therefore plunging Europe “into a very serious situation”, with fuel prices “around 50 or 60 cents or perhaps more, higher than a year ago”.

The EESC president believes that “Europe could have come together more to support” Spain with its migration issues

The President of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC), Séamus Boland, commented on Tuesday at the Forum Europa in Brussels that “Europe could have come together more to support Spain” with its migration issues over the summer –referring to the mass influx of migrants into Ceuta– and warned that “this situation should not be repeated”.

De los Mozos, CEO of Indra Group, urges EU to turn Defence strategy into action and harmonise investment priorities across member states

Indra Group CEO José Vicente de los Mozos welcomed at the Forum Europa in Brussels the defence spending strategy approved by the European Commission, but maintained that now is the time to go into detail on the specifics of the programmes. "The direction is clear, but it has to be made a reality, and as Saint Thomas said, seeing is believing", he stressed.

De los Mozos, CEO of Indra Group, defends merger with Escribano in Brussels and highlights Indra's creditworthiness due to its "zero debt"

Indra Group CEO José Vicente de los Mozos defended the advantages of his company's integration with Escribano Mechanical and Engineering (EM&E) at the Forum Europa in Brussels on Thursday and guaranteed "maximum transparency" in response to the possible conflict of interest arising from the fact that its chairman, Ángel Escribano, is co-owner of the military manufacturer.

Spanish Foreign Minister Calls for Stronger European Defence and Technological Sovereignty, Praising National Industry’s Role in Driving Strategic Autonomy

The Minister of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation, José Manuel Albares, highlighted on Thursday at the Fórum Europa in Brussels the role played by Indra Group in the effort to achieve “strategic autonomy in defence and technological sovereignty in Europe”.

José Manuel Albares made this statement during the presentation by Indra Group CEO José Vicente de los Mozos at an informative meeting organised by New Economy Forum in the EU capital.

The European Commissioner for Economy and Productivity, Implementation and Simplification, points to competitiveness and security as EU priorities in relation to the US

The European Commissioner for Economy and Productivity, Implementation and Simplification, Valdis Dombrovskis, set competitiveness and security as the priorities of the European Union in relation to the United States, with the new direction that Donald Trump is marking from the White House.

EU Commissioner for Economy and Productivity, Implementation and Simplification, warns that EU will not unfreeze Russian assets until Russia pays for reconstruction of Ukraine

The European Commissioner for Economy and Productivity, Implementation and Simplification, Valdis Dombrovskis, declared this Friday at the Forum Europa in Brussels that the EU will not release frozen Russian assets until the country pays for the reconstruction of Ukraine.

Dombrovskis recalled at this breakfast briefing organised by New Economy Forum in the EU capital that, according to international laws, the aggressor is responsible for the damage it is creating. We will make sure that Russia pays for the damage it is creating in Ukraine, he insisted.

The European Commissioner for Economy assures that Europe is “committed to the technological and green transition” while working on legislative simplification

The European Commissioner for Economy and Productivity, Implementation and Simplification, Valdis Dombrovskis, assured this Friday at the Forum Europa in Brussels that the EU is committed to the technological and green transition, while trying to simplify regulation to boost competitiveness.

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