Pedro Sánchez today called on large Spanish companies to follow the example of the main German companies and mobilize to stop extremist speeches and attitudes. In the German country, an alliance of thirty large corporations has positioned itself against far-right formations, and Sánchez, in the presence of some national businessmen, has demanded that they also get involved in a similar way “in defense of democracy.” Listening to Sánchez were the CEO of Iberdrola Spain, Mario Ruiz-Tagle, and the president of Indra, Marc Murtra, among others.
German corporations defend that “far-right speeches divide our society and endanger our prosperity.” “I want to thank the example of large German companies,” said Sánchez. And he has thrown the gauntlet at the Spanish companies, recalling that in the last edition of the Davos forum he already demanded “that companies get involved in the defense of democracy and good politics”, because “they are born and grow with them and it is also a task of them who defend democracy,” he added.
“Good policy drives stronger and fairer growth, and coexistence and reunion generate stability, economic prosperity and social well-being.” The maxim that Sánchez has repeated is that “coexistence has positive effects on the economy, because it generates peace.”
The President of the Government, who participated in a conference on European funds organized by eldiario.es, has also updated his diagnosis of the economic situation. “The Spanish economy is going like a rocket”, he has proclaimed, thus renewing his previous “the Spanish economy is going like a motorcycle”, which he pronounced last year in the same format.
Sánchez has also announced that Spain will defend an extension of the period to be able to manage the Recovery Plan beyond 2026, in line with the position defended by the Commissioner for the Economy, Paolo Gentiloni. “Today, European funds represent a historic opportunity that Spain is taking advantage of to modernize our productive fabric,” highlighted the head of the Executive.
This Thursday, Sánchez also made his first public mention of the Catalan elections. “Catalonia has voted for a new time, the victory of Salvador Illa closes a stage,” he defended, before highlighting that “we were right” those who opted for “dialogue, forgiveness and reconciliation,” in reference to the imminent law of amnesty. The President of the Government added that “it is grotesque to hear the supposed defenders of the unity of Spain yearn for the process.”
