The Executive Vice-president of the European Commission for a Clean, Just and Competitive Transition, Teresa Ribera, defended this Monday at the Forum Europa in Brussels that the “many” challenges that exist in matters such as autonomy in energy and raw materials must be addressed, as well as the “devastating consequences” of climate change. “Ignoring these realities is not the way to face the problems. In fact, they will not disappear like this”, she warned.

Ribera expressed herself in these terms during an informative meeting organised by New Economy Forum in the EU capital, where she warned that ignoring the problems will not only mean that they will not be fixed, but that they will “affect” the economy and citizens more.

The Executive Vice-President of the European Commission for a Clean, Just and Competitive Transition, Teresa Ribera, stressed this Monday at the Forum Europa in Brussels that it is necessary to continue advancing in the inclusion of people with disabilities and proclaimed that “the economy should serve the people and not the other way around”.

Ribera expressed herself in these terms during an informative meeting organised by New Economy Forum in the EU capital, where she was asked if people with disabilities will have her help to advance in inclusion and to improve accessibility.

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.