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.

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.”

"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.

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 the Jacques Delors Institute and former Prime Minister of Italy, Enrico Letta, said on Wednesday at the Forum Europa in Brussels that “the most important demographic challenge today is related to the ability to integrate immigrants”.

During an informative meeting organised by the New Economy Forum in the EU capital, Letta answered a question about what policies the European Union should adopt in the face of the demographic problem and the aging of the workforce.

The President of the Jacques Delors Institute and former Prime Minister of Italy, Enrico Letta, said this Wednesday at the Forum Europa in Brussels that he "firmly" hopes that Donald Trump does not become president of the United States again after the elections on 5 November.

During an informative meeting organised by the New Economy Forum in the EU capital, Letta expressed concern about the possible return of the Republican candidate Donald Trump to the White House, if he defeats his rival Kamala Harris at the polls.

The President of the Jacques Delors Institute and former Prime Minister of Italy, Enrico Letta, said this Wednesday at the Forum Europa in Brussels that the European Union must seek the integration of telecommunications, energy, banking and financial services companies in order to compete in the global market.