The newly appointed Portuguese Ambassador to the European Union (EU) wants Portugal to have an active voice in the EU. The Ambassador believes that Portugal should also give their input among the 27 member states of the EU.
Portugal Aim To Have Active Voice In EU
Pedro Costa Pereira, the newly appointed Ambassador to the European Union (EU) has stated that he will ensure that Portugal’s interest is defended. He wants the country to participate in the decision-making process within the EU. The Portuguese country wants the same power given to other member states of the European Union (EU). Pedro knows that the size of the country is small and although it has some limitations, there is nothing that will stop Portugal from progressing.
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The Ambassador aims to participate in any decisions that are made regarding social inclusion, economic factors, and such categories. He has stated:
We are on the eve of entering a new phase, which is particularly important, that of defining the next multiannual financial framework, and this dimension will be very important, and we want to be in the championship of economic growth.
Pedro believes that it is difficult for Portugal to make sure that it has effective cohesion if there is no economic growth or competitiveness. Although, the country gets a lot of benefits from such funding it aims to take more speaking power among the EU countries. There are discussions in the EU about how to start financing joint investments and representatives from Portugal should be present.
Portugal To Participate In EU Meetings
Portugal wants to be a part of all the plans and meetings of the European Union (EU). They want to have a say in joint investments like the defense industry where financial discussions are held. There is a report published by the former Prime Minister of Italy, Mario Draghi about community competitiveness. This report was published in Brussels and the main criterion of the report is the debt in the EU. This is due to the aftermath of the Covid-19 pandemic which caused a huge loss to many countries.
Mario Draghi has calculated that there is an additional investment of 800 billion Euros in the EU. This is equal to more than 4% of the GDP of the European Union. There are discussions ongoing among the EU countries about how to handle such types of funds. There should be a decision made very soon about the handling of such a budget.
Pedro Costo has been made the new Portuguese ambassador to the European Union (EU). He was made the ambassador at the end of the month of August. Pedro Costa took the post from Pedro Lourtie who has become the chief of the staff to the next President of the EU, António Costa. Pedro Costa was previously handed the role of Portuguese ambassador to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) organization. He had been on that post since 2019 but now he has taken a new post of the EU ambassador.
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