European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen called this Wednesday to vote in the European elections, due in less than a year, to determine the “type of Europe” you want, ensuring you deliver on 90% of your promises.
“In less than 300 days, Europeans will go to the polls in our unique and wonderful democracy. As with any election, this will be a time for people to reflect on the state of our Union and the work done by those who represent it.” but this will also be the moment when they decide what kind of future and what kind of Europe they want,” said Ursula von der Leyen in her 2023 State of the Union speech at the plenary session of the European Parliament. , in the French city of Strasbourg.
Speaking for the fourth time since taking office, his last in that term, the community leader appealed to the voices of the youngest voters voting for the first time, noting that voters in the June 2024 European elections would be “the youngest born in 2008, in year of the financial crisis.”
Brussels wants to use wind energy in industry
The European Commission will introduce a package of legislation on wind energy to work in cooperation with industry and Member States to create more and more environmentally friendly production within the framework of the European Green Pact.
Ursula von der Leyen stressed that Brussels will focus “on skills, access to finance and stable supply chains.”
“But this is broader than one sector. From wind to steel, batteries to electric vehicles, our ambition is very clear: the future of our cleantech industry must be created in Europe,” he added.
Inflation: a long-term problem
The President of the European Commission acknowledged that high inflation in the European Union (EU) is a “serious economic problem” that will “take some time” to resolve and announced a report on European competitiveness.
“Another serious economic problem is the persistence of high inflation. Christine Lagarde [presidente] and the European Central Bank [BCE] making every effort to keep inflation under control, [mas] We know that the return to the ECB’s medium-term target will take some time,” said Ursula von der Leyen.
Speaking for the fourth time since taking office, his last in that term, the official listed “three major economic challenges for the industry next year.”
These include “labor and skills shortages, inflation” and the need to “promote business activity” in the context of subdued economic growth, the fallout from the war in Ukraine and tight monetary policies that are hampering access to finance.
Such challenges come, according to the community executive leader, at a time when industry is also called upon to lead the clean transition, meaning there is an urgent need to “look to the future” and determine how the EU can remain competitive.
For this reason, von der Leyen asked Mario Draghi, the former ECB president and “one of Europe’s greatest economic minds, to prepare a report on the future of European competitiveness.”
Inflation has been falling in recent months after reaching historic levels due to the economic reopening from the Covid-19 pandemic, the energy crisis and the economic fallout from the war in Ukraine, but is still above the 2% target. ECB for price stability.
To achieve this, the ECB has tightened monetary policy, consistently raising interest rates, but now at a slower pace.
Author: Lusa
Source: CM Jornal
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