This Wednesday, Felipe González was accompanied by Toledo to the group of supporters of an election output in Spain. “I agree”The former socialist president responded when Journalists asked after participating in an action to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the attachment of Spain and Portugal to the European Union.
Before the rehearsal whether it coincides with Alberto Núñez Feijóo, leader of the PP, was Bot: “I agree with page“
In this way González has tailored the position of the president of Castilla-La Mancha, Emiliano García-Page. In the past few days, the CastellanoManchego -leader Pedro Sánchez has publicly claimed an election prefecting, although not necessarily on hands.
Page’s thesis
Last week, Page defended the need to celebrate the general elections before May 2027 to prevent the wear of the national policy It influences the PSOE in the regional and municipal.
“What happened in the 2023 regional elections, which dragged the national policy the areas, can no longer happen,” he warned, in addition to ensuring that A “vast majority” of local and territorial positions of the party “would prefer”.
Days later, after the celebration of the Presidents Conference, Page insisted that “neither municipalities, nor mayor nor autonomous communities, we can be the channel where national policy has been illuminated“, Something that described as” absolutely unfair. “
European law
González made these statements after intervening in The law ‘A shared road: 40 years of Spain and Portugal in the European Union’Organized in the Toledo Palacio de Fuensalida, headquarters of the government of Castilla-La Mancha, by the Council of Communities, the Royal Institute Elcano and the Felipe González Foundation.
In the meeting He shared the stage with the Portuguese minister Aníbal Cavaco Silva. Both were signatories in 1985 two treaties to attach their countries to the European Union. The conversation has been moderated by the president of the Royal Institute Elcano, José Juan Ruiz.
Felipe González during his speech.
During his speech, Felipe González chose to stimulate a new stage of larger European integration and autonomy. “If we don’t take care of ourselves and we stay in the hands of the current geopolitics, which is a real nonsense, we will have a bad time “He warned.
“There must be a new decade of European gallop. There must be a new policy with a greater degree of integration, also in defense and safety,” he added. In reference to the President of the United States, Donald Trump said: “We cannot be in the hands of the political merchant. We have to take care of ourselves”.
Defense costs
In that sense, he has supported the increase in defense expenditure in Spain, although he has demanded the government of Pedro Sánchez explain: “I support the increase, but I would like to know what departure comes out, for pure responsibility. It turns out that there is money, but I don’t know in which game it is. “
“And that is considered a criticism. People despair! It is not the tribe that I have belonged to“González thought, who in recent years has been publicly renounced in the way in which Pedro Sánchez understands the management of the PSOE and the government of Spain itself.
Lack of ambition
González has also questioned the current role of the EU in the economic and geopolitical context and criticized that giants like Google are told how things have to do, but Without the possibility of doing something similar in a community area.
“There is not a single European strong company. Whether they are American, or they are Chinese,” complained González, who He called Europe to strengthen his ties with Latin -America.
He asked in that line Immediately conclude the commercial agreement with MercosurThat more than two decades has awaiting: “It would be good for both parties and for Europe is an almost rescue point.”
The president of Castilla-La Mancha, Emiliano García-Page, has inaugurated the law that warns of the rise of populism and separatism, which he has defined as “Hate Symptoms” that threaten democratic coexistence and European project.
“From the establishment to the European Union, There is no figure in Spain that has not improved“He said.
In his opinion “the European discipline” forced to change methods, approaches, perspectives and ways of working “and “Without the European Union, Spain would not be recognizable today”.
