The relief at the head of the Business Confederation of the Valencian Community (CEV). Vicente Lafuente, metal leader, has been elected today as the new president of the association by acclamation, the same support that the 331 members of the assembly, both present and represented, have given to its board of directors, made up of one hundred people, and to the presidents of the entity in Castelló (Luis Martí), Alicante (César Quintanilla) and Valencia (Eva Blasco).
It was the only candidate and there have been no surprises in the replacement of Salvador Navarrowho had been at the head of the CEV for fourteen years. He leaves, like the general secretary, Esther Guilavertwho leaves the responsibility to Immaculate Garciauntil now general director of the organization. The assembly, short, had a completely internal character, as neither politicians nor representatives of the Spanish employers' association CEOE had been invited.
Intervention
In his speech before the coclave, the new president outlined his road map and outlined the fundamental lines that have largely led him to office. And two months ago the forecast was that Navarro will appear at this appointment to renew his mandate for another four years. Finally, when a latent internal opposition was uncovered, he stepped aside and gave way to Lafuente, who brought together greater consensus.
Vicente Lafuente and Salvador Navarro, this noon at the CEV / Germán Caballero
One of the criticisms of Navarro was, precisely, that of excessive prominence and Lafuente, who has praised the achievements of his predecessor, This morning he stressed on several occasions his desire for the new CEV to be choral and “not presidential”. No less significant has been his specific mention of the territories, particularly Alicante, given that the impetus for his candidacy was also based on the danger of the breakup of the CEV, precisely due to the unrest among businessmen in the south. These territories “will have the maximum possible autonomy to decide on matters specific to each province,” he stated.
Politicians
No less relevant has been his clear intention to express his will “to defend the political and economic neutrality” of the regional employers' association “from institutional loyalty.” “There has not been nor will there be political interference,” he said. Later, in a meeting with the media, he was reluctant to enter into considerations of this order. Thus, he did not want to value the resignation of the president of the Generalitat, Carlos Mazónand has not commented on the convenience or not of going to regional elections. “Politicians will know whether to call them or not. What we ask is that they do not paralyze the budgets” for next year, among other reasons because they must include items to overcome the dana. Despite everything, he did criticize “that there is a lack of stability” and expressed that he would “like the Valencian parties to have the ability to influence Madrid.”
As a representative of businessmen, has praised the benefits of social dialogue and has stated that “it is going to be key”, although he regretted that in Spain as a whole “it is broken.” “We live in times of polarization that grab headlines. Where any issue becomes a dispute. Where noise replaces dialogue and drowns out solutions. In the midst of so much noise, the best headline we can offer from the CEV is the ability of business to debate calmly and build from consensus,” he added. For the rest, it has not distanced itself from the line that the CEV has maintained for years in the defense of some basic needs for the Valencian Community, such as the Mediterranean and Cantabrian corridors or regional financing, from whose defense it has expressly excluded Vox.
Charges
After the assembly, the board of directors met to appoint the new executive committee, which will once again be made up of 51 members. Among them, there will be ten vice presidents, among whom, in addition to the provincial presidents, stand out Rafael Juan (agrifood), Faith Fuster (Hosbec), Carlos Prades (transport), Luis Hernandez (tile) and Amaya Fernandez De Uzquiano (Quimacova). Vicente Lafuente will be named this month as the new vice president of the CEOE, replacing Navarro, who will continue as the top leader of the organization's relations with the Courts commission.
Subscribe to continue reading
