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.
"The mood of entrepreneurs is not positive," warns President Vladimir Dlouhý. The President of Eurochambres said on Tuesday at the Forum Europa in Brussels that lack of competitiveness and high labour costs are the main problems facing the European economy at the moment.
Dlouhý made these statements during his participation in a meeting organised by the New Economy Forum in the European capital, where he gave a lecture that was presented by the President of the Federation of Belgian Chambers of Commerce, René Branders.
The President of Eurochambres, Vladimír Dlouhý, denounced this Tuesday at the Forum Europa in Brussels that many businesspeople do not understand why the EU has the most restrictive legislation on climate and are in the center of the target when the continent only emits between 7% and 9% of the carbon dioxide of the entire planet.
Dlouhý made these statements during his participation in an event organised by the New Economy Forum in the European capital, where he explained that his organisation is not against measures such as the New European Green Deal despite the fact that on the other side of the ocean (in reference to the United States) they are not carrying out policies of the same nature.
The President of the Eurochambres, Vladimír Dlouhý, said this Tuesday at the Forum Europa in Brussels that Donald Trump's victory in the United States elections is a wake-up call for the European continent to apply policies to stimulate its competitiveness.
"Unfortunately, Europe has had many wake-up calls but we still haven't woken up", said Dlouhý during an event organised by the New Economy Forum in the European capital.
The President of Eurochambres, former Minister of Industry and Trade of the Czech Republic, warned that the European Union and its governing bodies have many more enemies than the American president himself.