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Letta says EU's biggest demographic challenge is being able to integrate immigrants

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.

Letta hopes Trump does not return to the White House because "it will be worse" than in his first term

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.

Letta calls for integration of banking, energy and telecoms in the EU to compete in the global market

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.

BusinessEurope urges Brussels to implement the recommendations of the Draghi report

The President of BusinessEurope, Frederik Persson, said this Thursday at the Forum Europa in Brussels that it is urgent that the European Commission implement the recommendations included in the report prepared by Mario Draghi to improve the competitiveness of the continent.

At this event organized by New Economy Forum in the European capital, Persson valued that the 200 suggestions of the report "go in the right direction to overcome the situation we are in”.

BusinessEurope criticises the questioning of tariffs on Chinese cars

The President of the European employers' association BusinessEurope, Fredrik Persson, criticised this Thursday from the Forum Europa in Brussels those asking the European Commission to reconsider the application of tariffs on vehicles manufactured in China that arrive on the continent.

"I think there will always be tensions in this type of situation," said Persson at this event organised by New Economy Forum in the community capital, where he reminded those who are critical of tariffs that "it was the choice”. “It is a European project, a European project that has pros and cons".

New Economy Forum establishes Forum Europa in Brussels with the aim of promoting the exchange of ideas to strengthen the Union

Forum Europa started its activities in Brussels, the capital of the European Union, at the beginning of this year, under the motto "Ideas to Strengthen the Union" and coinciding with the final stretch of a crucial legislature and the elections to the European Parliament. 

So far, Forum Europa has organised six events in Brussels: 

The European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) urges to strengthen collective bargaining

The General Secretary of the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC), Esther Lynch, urged this Thursday at the Forum Europa in Brussels to strengthen collective bargaining and for workers to have access to unions.
 
In the breakfast briefing organised by New Economy Forum in the EU capital, Lynch rejected that there are companies that hire workers who are not covered by a collective agreement and may compete unfairly.
 

The European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) urges “not to be afraid” of Artificial Intelligence and legislate to prevent its misuse

The General Secretary of the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC), Esther Lynch, urged this Thursday at the Forum Europa in Brussels to “not be afraid” of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and at the same time legislate to prevent harm from its misuse.
 

The European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) hopes that legislation on digital disconnection will be ready in a short period of time

The General Secretary of the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC), Esther Lynch, stated this Thursday at the Forum Europa in Brussels that she hopes that in a “short” period of time a part of the legislation on the digital disconnection of work will be ready.
 
This was what she said at the informative meeting organised by New Economy Forum in the EU capital, in which Lynch pointed out that stress and burnout syndrome are “one of the biggest challenges” that workers face.
 

Iratxe García affirms that the future of the EU "must be and will be social"

The President of the S&D Group (Socialists and Democrats) in the European Parliament, Iratxe García, said this Thursday at the Forum Europa in Brussels that the "future must be and will be social" and pledged to defend the social model of the European Union.
 
This is what Iratxe García said during the meeting organised by the New Economy Forum in the EU capital, where she introduced the Secretary General of the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC), Esther Lynch.
 

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