The EuroFUE-UJI attended the "citizen dialogue" organized by the EFE Agency in Valencia, where the Trade Commissioner of the European Commission, Cecilia Malmström, and the president of the Generalitat, Ximo Puig, participated.
Puig has pointed out before participating in Valencia in a new edition of 'EFE Forum Europe', organized by the EFE Agency, that the Valencian Community has always looked abroad, since "the international pillar in the Valencian, Spanish and European economy is fundamental ”.
He thanked the European Commissioner for Trade, Cecilia Malsmtröm, its presence in the Valencian Community, something that is “a source of pride and satisfaction” for this land, an “open” region, which is “absolutely aligned” with the approaches of the European Union to “open and strengthen international trade ”.
For this, Puig has appealed to “reciprocity”, to seek a “favorable” scenario so that companies can compete and work “freely”.
The president has indicated that he is going to explain to the commissioner how the Valencian Community is evolving, which in recent years has been growing above the national and European average, whose exports have meant almost 30,000 million euros this year, and which is opening new markets.
With regard to the new treaties, Puig recalled that he has been in Canada with a trade mission and also in Japan, and will go to Mexico when the agreement is reached with that country.
The president has expressed his support for the European vision regarding globalization, and has recalled words from Malmström in which she stated that we should not let globalization “shape us”, but rather the other way around.
“You cannot fight globalization from an absolutely outrageous perspective, because globalization can be like cholesterol: good or bad,” said Puig, for whom we must work to ensure that globalization is “positive for humanity.” ”.
For her part, the European Commissioner for Trade, Cecilia Malmström, He has stated that Europe is “very concerned” about the “threat” of new tariffs from the United States, such as the importation of vehicles, but they hope to work “constructively” to resolve these issues.
The commissioner has indicated that at the moment there is "a lot of uncertainty" with the United States, but there is a "permanent dialogue" and they have offered a "positive agenda" to discuss together the obstacles to trade and global threats.
“We hope to be able to work constructively, but at the moment there are many concerns,” admitted the European commissioner.
However, Malmström has claimed that the EU's trade situation “is very positive on the one hand”, because new markets are opening up and there are agreements with many countries in the world, such as Canada, Japan, Mexico, Singapore or Vietnam, and negotiations will be held with Australia and New Zealand.
The commissioner has claimed that these are agreements that demonstrate "the conviction" that global institutions and multinational rules are necessary, as well as defending the "multinational order" that has existed.
Malmström was grateful for the opportunity to learn more about the Valencian Community, speak with companies in the region and for them to know what is being done in Europe on a commercial level, such as the opening of new markets, what possibilities Valencian firms have, and also What “concerns” exist in a “difficult world” like the current one.
