The visit a Mexico of the Spanish Teresa Ribera, Vice President of the European Commission (CE) For the clean, fair and competitive transition, it began with meetings with some of the main positions of the president of President Claudia Sheinbaum.
Ribera dialogued with the Secretary of Economy, Marcelo Ebrardin a private encounter in which only access to photographers was allowed for a few minutes, without further details of what was discussed.
The agenda for this Wednesday shared by the European official’s team also includes conversations with the Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources, Alicia Bárcena; the Secretary of Energy, Luz Elena Gonzálezand the chancellor Juan Ramón de la Fuente.
The vice president also plans to make a press conference, and meet with representatives of European companies in Mexico and with Andrea Marván Saltiel, president of the Federal Economic Competition Commission (Cofece), The autonomous antitrust agency of the country that the government will replace with a reform.
Although the Mexican government and the Delegation of the European Union (EU) in Mexico have not given more details, Ribera will have a “strategic agenda” for narrow las bilateral relations and reinforce the Multilateralismin addition to addressing challenges such as trade and weather, community sources explained to Efe before the trip.
This while the neighbor of Mexico, the United States, exhibits protectionism with tariffs.
“The EU works with Mexico to strengthen the ties that unite us and defend together multilateralism in the solution to global challenges. We want to strengthen our relationship and reaffirm our commitment to a world order based on rules,” the vice president said Tuesday before the trip, according to a European statement.
The visit also causes expectation because the American magazine Time considered last week that both Ribera and Sheinbaum are one of the 100 most influential people in the world, highlighting the climate approach of both, although a meeting of them is not expected.
The updated itinerary contemplates that on Thursday, the last day of the official trip, the Spanish will travel a project to integrate the UN agency for refugees (ACNUR) In the host, training and empowerment for women and migrant families and refugees (Cafemin) In Mexico City.
He will also chat with students y climatic activists at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM).
With EFE information
