Aula Internacional with Ambassador Oriol Escalas Nolla

CEI International Affairs has held a new Aula Internacional session featuring Mr Oriol Escalas Nolla, Ambassador and Deputy Permanent Representative of Spain to the European Union, and CEI alumnus. The event, introduced by CEI Director Joaquim Llimona, focused on the main economic, political and strategic challenges facing the European Union.

Entitled Current Challenges Facing the European Union: Competitiveness at the Heart of the European Agenda, the session provided an opportunity to reflect on some of the key factors shaping the European Union’s ability to strengthen its economic and strategic position on the international stage.

Among the topics discussed were the consolidation of the Single Market, the strengthening of European industrial policy, and the influence of international trade and security on economic competitiveness. Another central theme was the role of energy and the energy transition in shaping the future of European competitiveness.

The event also provided an opportunity to examine the increasingly close relationship between competitiveness, security and sustainability, three fundamental dimensions for understanding the current challenges facing the European project.

A forum for dialogue between institutions and businesses

The participation of Mr Oriol Escalas Nolla, who is also a CEI alumnus, contributed to another Aula Internacional session aimed at bringing the latest developments within European institutions and the major challenges facing the European Union closer to the business, academic and institutional communities.

CEI would like to thank Ambassador Oriol Escalas Nolla for his participation in this session, as well as all attendees for their interest and contributions to this forum for reflection on the present and future of the European Union.