Sunday, December 14, 2014

‘I am Catalan and Spanish citizen, and will remain so’ – Expansión.com

'I am Catalan and Spanish citizen, and will remain so' – Expansión.com

Juan Rosell (Barcelona, ​​1957) has a full plate in the last days of the year. Try to reconcile his duties as president of the CEOE and meetings with entrepreneurs campaign for elections to be held next Wednesday, day 17. In a time gap analyzes currently has EXPANSION.

– Why CEOE has not made a strong institutional statement of defense of the Constitution and of the unity of Spain against the claim of independence of the Catalan government

No We can make a statement every day. It is understood that we are in favor of the Constitution and the law. Conversely, when I did not say I this? . always, in any statement of mine

– His opponent in the election for President of the CEOE ‘Antonio Garamendi- is attacking him for eastern flank of the lack of a response to the challenge Catalan <. / strong>

If your main criticism is that I am Catalan because I’m so sorry. I am Catalan, I will remain so; I’m Spanish, I will remain so and in the future, I would still be European. I’m not going to apologize for being Catalan

-. It’s not because you are Catalan, but as president of the CEOE, has not come out forcefully to defend the Constitution …

I do not know how to understand the strength. When you have responsibility thing to be is prudent. When you do not have any can be as reckless you want

-. Are you trying to bring positions between the central government and Catalan in an unobtrusive manner, backstage

Things are done and not said. Always. I did it in Fomento del Trabajo [the Catalan employers] and do here. In this and other topics. What is not done is trumpeted. The key objectives are final and you can help solve the final problems. Sometimes we discuss legislation, trying to defend corporate interests. These are above all. And how is that accomplished? Because often speaking little and doing much

-. Why silent the great Catalan businessmen with some exceptions such as Jose Manuel Lara (Planet) and Josep Bonet (Freixenet)

No silent. All employers who have meant something have said. What will they say? What do you say want

– Entrepreneurs always talk about the legal insecurity in all aspects. And yet silent when there is greater insecurity that threaten the consequences for their companies to separate a part of Spain in the overnight …

When the song is I raised. The Scottish entrepreneurs began to talk about the process [of independence from the United Kingdom] when the issue was on the table [in the referendum of September 18]. Entrepreneurs are very cautious, we owe it to our shareholders, our employees, our customers and suppliers and, therefore, we can not do is go around talking about things that are neither raised. We must speak at appropriate times

-. How do you interpret the King’s message last Thursday in Barcelona to Artur Mas and Catalan businessmen defending the unity of Spain

It is not the first time he does. What made King Philip and King Juan Carlos. I think the behavior of the Royal House on this issue has been impeccable and also with the great advantage that both understand like few what is happening. The Corona tries by all means to help solve the problem

. – If you win the CEOE elections next Wednesday will ask Garamendi call elections in Cepyme to see if you leave your Presidency?

They are independent organizations. There remain some days before the election. Let’s see how they develop, how teams are formed. And from there, CEOE take position on all things, and one of them is Cepyme, which is very important, not just Cepyme but CEAT, the organization of the self.

– If you win the elections in CEOE a difficult coexistence with Garamendi looming; the election campaign has intensified a little …

It depends, it depends. I did not say anything at all out of place and I will not say, regardless of what others say

-. Would you asked Alierta [Telefonica chairman of the Business Council for Competitiveness] that publicly proclaim their support in the business event on Thursday?

Everyone is free to do what you want. There are many entrepreneurs, my friends, who support me and believe that my work in this house in the last four years has been very fruitful. Not only Alierta, many others and I can only thank

-. What will you ask the government and unions in exchange for signing on Monday a new aid for the unemployed long term?

The entrepreneurs are not merchants. It is a government initiative that has the agreement of the unions and we think it is acceptable that an important part of people have protection in a time of national emergency, enormous difficulties the crisis.

– Same as you ask in return that unions maintain wage moderation in the new collective bargaining agreement that are discussed

We’re not doing that.. We are only negotiating with the unions. The current agreement, between 2012 and 2014, is very important. I always say that is the most important structural reform that has been done in this country. Many people ask us out of Spain how we were able to pactarlo? and we answer: because maybe we did in crisis. A stage was 2009, and another 20012 are now in a situation where you have fortunately improved, not macroeconomic and microeconomic data. However, some employers have said that if they can improve wages. You’re seeing more joy in collective bargaining

-. Are there castes in CEOE

In what sense

-. You say you have found a lot of resistance to change things employers who do not follow the changes that you are making in the central organ

The word caste I do not like. The technostructures exist in all organizations. In the ministries are tremendous. Here are tremendous and in my own company. Missing more. Try to defend their positions. It is logical. My proposals not calan not permeate employers. We are defending constraints mandate, which says it charges the president, auditing, ethical codes. That which is approved in CEOE, the Board is only as do 27%.

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