Last week, EPP Secretary General Antonio López-Istúriz spoke at the Economic Ideas Forum.

“The pandemic has been an accelerator of existing trends. Trends that will continue existing in the future. The challenges have to be met with bold action at the European level,” López-Istúriz said.

“In this forum, we had lively discussions about the detailed policy proposals currently under way in the European Commission and the European Parliament. This is exactly the case of the Green Deal and the ecological transition. Through the Green Deal, the EU has set enormous expectations. And it has done so, the right way, involving the private sector, with targeted and practical solutions. As the Commission has aptly named one of its instruments, we are striving for a Just Transition. A transition where the cost is distributed and is fair. A transition that includes everyone and leaves no one behind.”

Read the full closing remarks here.