Barcelona (EFE) .- The King Philip VI has appealed for unity, harmony and respect for the constitutional framework today and stressed that Spain can not afford the division because ” world is moving towards greater integration. “
” Today more than ever necessary to join forces and strategies, “said Philip VI, who attended the ceremony of the Medals of Honor and Awards Carlos Ferrer Salat of Foment del Treball employers, who also attended the president of the Generalitat, Artur Mas .
Before some 240 businessmen, the monarch has stressed that the challenges and problems of society “must tackle them together” in a spirit of “collaboration, cooperation and solidarity,” and that now more than ever are essential “shared visions that enable joint responses to global challenges.”
” We can not afford the weakening or division because the world is moving towards greater integration as a result of interdependence that defines our societies and our economies, “he said the monarch without explicitly referring to the Catalan sovereignty process.
Philip VI has ensured that what society demands is, above all, that the authorities manage the resolution of the economic crisis and, especially, to continue the fight against unemployment.
He has remembered in this connection that Spain, despite the difficult economic situation today is a much more robust and powerful country, progress, pointed out that “you can not separate” insertion of Spain in the international arena.
The economic and social progress of Spain, he added, could not be without political stability and social peace that has provided the framework of constitutional coexistence that “has to respect the rule of law guarantee for our coexistence free. “
” Ensuring our coexistence in peace and freedom is an inescapable responsibility of all public authorities, is the first responsibility of all institutions, “remarked Philip VI, who claimed achievements has reached Spain and have made “together all Spaniards”.
During his speech, King recalled the role of General Juan Prim, exceptional Catalan, noted, who lived guided by a “patriotism irreducible who spent generously to all Spain “.
It was” a great Spanish, loyal to his country and always at the service of his country “but also” living the ‘seny’ (common sense) expression “. Besides, added he understood the critical role that Catalonia has always exercised in the future of the whole of Spain and his leadership and vision.
The act of Foment del Treball has gathered a large representation Catalan business class as well as numerous political authorities, including Interior Minister Jorge Fernandez Diaz; the government delegate in Catalonia, Llanos de Luna; Mayor of Barcelona, Xavier Trias; Councilmen Felip Puig and Santi Vila and the president of the Parliament, Núria de Gispert.
President Artur Mas has claimed in his speech the role of Catalonia as a “significant and important engine” of economic recovery in Spain to be “secure” and called for a more “fair” distribution of wealth generated by this community.
For his part, Minister Jorge Fernandez Diaz has expressed “strong will” of the Spanish Government work under the premise that “all together we are stronger”, since stability, said, “It is always desirable and necessary condition” for achieving progress in the country.
Not that he referred Catalan openly sovereigntist process, the president of the employers Foment del Treball, Joaquim Gay Montellà, has defended “dialogue, negotiation and consensus” as the “core values” that should guide the action of society and remarked that “a proudly democratic society like ours can not and should not ignore the path of agreement to move forward.”
Foment del Treball has awarded this year their Medals of Honor entrepreneurs Mariano Puig, former CEO of the Group Puig, and Carlo Umberto Bonomi, head of Investindustrial, principal shareholder of Port Aventura.
On the other hand, Carlos Ferrer Salat Foment Prizes were awarded to Gaes (for their R & D) Areas (Internationalization), Carlos Duran, Today I’m driving schools (Entrepreneur future) and Girbau Group (Environment).
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