This Friday, before dozens of young Europeans from different countries gathered in Madrid, José Manuel Albares said that the appointment of Pedro Sánchez is good news, because it “four years of very European government“Just as the Union is facing elections next June in which “non-EU believers” can advance.”
“We are gambling: we cannot allow the Union to be destroyed from within, because both one and a good idea as a good ideal“the acting foreign minister said at the Forum on the future of the EU organized by Team Europe, a pro-European association that aims to encourage young people’s political participation in the Union.
At the event, at the French Institute in Madrid Commission vice president Margaritis Schinas attended. The Greek politician called on those present to continue defending the European ideal.
He quoted U2 singer Bono once saying: “Europe is an idea that must become a feeling“. Schinas admits that this has not yet been achieved, as the idea of the EU still needs to be explained and justified. But he underlines everything that has been achieved in these eighty years: “The world’s largest and best regulated market, the second reference currency, the union 27 democracies that protect minority rights…We are world champions in Human Rights and data protection; “We have universal and free education and healthcare, we care for our elderly, and we do not impose the death penalty.”
The leader paid special attention to warnings on the issue. risks arising from Artificial intelligence. “Do not leave control of the algorithm to software engineers. It should be in the hands of society and its representatives,” Schinas said. “You now see news listings online about the ‘top five restaurants’ or the ‘top three vice-presidents of the European Commission’. That’s a lie. They’re produced because someone pays them,” he warns, referring to content automatically generated by machines. refers to. “The form we give to artificial intelligence will be very important for your generation. The algorithmic sequence the ability to change the way we think“We buy, we live, and if we’re not careful, we’ll be careful how we vote,” he concluded.
When a young Ukrainian woman asks about the possibility of her country ending Adopted in the European UnionThe senior official assured that it should be so. He recalled how EU flags were raised in Maidan Square during the 2014 uprisings: “Ukraine deserves all the support we have ever given. We cannot tell them: Sorry, You waved the wrong flagwith. “We have a moral obligation to Ukraine.”
Schinas was cautious about the possibility of Europe moving towards creating a digital euro. The issue needs to be discussed and the European Central Bank needs to shape the issue by avoiding risks.