Overview

• Enrico Letta presented his book 'Europa, última oportunidad' in Barcelona, advocating for EU independence in economic, energy, and technological domains.
• Letta emphasized the risks of Europe becoming overly reliant on external powers like the United States, China, and Russia, urging strategic autonomy.
• Barcelona Mayor Jaume Collboni and Catalan President Salvador Illa endorsed Letta's proposals, calling for urgent EU political leadership and market reform.
• Illa highlighted the need to address internal inequality and external threats, including the Ukraine war and trade tensions, as priorities for a stronger EU.
• Letta’s vision builds on his 2023 ‘Letta report,’ which proposed modernizing the EU single market to meet contemporary geopolitical and economic challenges.