The Family Business Institute (IEF) - in which 40% of the partners are Catalan - today asked to take into consideration the opinions of the judiciary on the investiture agreements of President Pedro Sánchez. In a manifesto, the businessmen have indicated that "it should generate deep concern to note the overwhelming response that these investiture agreements have provoked in institutions and associations as central to our system of administration of justice as the General Council of the Judiciary, the Professional Association of the Judiciary, the Association of Judges for Democracy, the Francisco de Vitoria Association of Judges, the Independent Judicial Forum Association, the Association of Prosecutors, among others. In the opinion of the IEF and the 18 territorial associations that comprise it, "the considerations expressed there regarding the impact of these pacts on our rule of law should be the subject of reflection by everyone."
The family businessmen also wanted to make it clear that "the investiture of the new Government of the Nation enjoys the benefit of its democratic legitimacy of origin."
Sources consulted explain that the text has been debated at length within the different territorial associations of Spain. The manifesto is less harsh than the one issued by the CEOE employers' association, although it is not exempt from criticism of the current situation.
The same sources have explained that the objective of the statement was to highlight the important elements for businessmen. In this sense, the IEF - chaired by Andrés Sendagorta - and the rest of the associations have warned that "Spain needs broad political and social consensus to undertake major structural reforms in the political and economic sphere with which to combat some notable problems in the field." institutional, economic and social, such as unemployment, school failure, budget imbalance or the worrying level of public debt, among others.
On the other hand, Pimec's board of directors met this Tuesday and positively valued the dialogue and consensus between the different political forces "to configure a strong and stable government as soon as possible," Europa Press reports. According to a statement from the employers' association, Pimec businessmen have assessed that the next government must legislate "thinking first of smaller companies so that they can grow and gain strength and competitiveness."
Specifically, the board of directors has celebrated that the pact between PSOE and Sumar includes that SMEs are represented in the Spanish social dialogue "with their own voice."
They have also positively valued the modification of the Workers' Statute to give prevalence to regional collective agreements that arises from the agreement between the PSOE and EAJ-PNV.
Regarding the agreement between PSOE and Junts that mentions the return to Catalonia of the headquarters of the companies that changed their location in recent years, Pimec has been favorable "as long as this does not imply any privilege with respect to those that decided to maintain its headquarters in Catalonia".
Furthermore, the board of directors has reaffirmed its position in relation to the amnesty and has opted for agreements that allow "solving political problems in its own sphere."
