Catalonia suffers "the abandonment of Spanish institutions" and a "fiscal deficit that affects the social, welfare and infrastructure deficit" . This has been highlighted by the president of the Generalitat, Quim Torra, during the 25th edition of the Nit de l'Empresari organized by the employer's association Cecot, which brings together numerous independentistas. Torra recalled that "they are difficult days, with a country put to the test" and has drawn a string of reproaches about "innumerable proposals to Madrid not heard", such as the Mediterranean corridor, road access to the ports of Barcelona or Tarragona or the "higher cost" of energy paid by Catalan companies compared to European companies. For the president, in energy issues Catalonia has "a lot of ground to cover if you want to win in competitiveness."

To underpin his speech, Torra has listed various data, such as that in five years the Catalan GDP has exceeded the Spanish GDP, that the unemployment rate was lower in Catalonia in the second half of this year and also had more foreign investment at the beginning of 2019.

"The responsible governments dialogue, agree and agree," Torra said about the national economic pacts that affect Catalonia and with clear reference to his disagreements with the President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez: "We never get up from the dialogue table, where we have the phone to call and receive calls. "

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On the other hand, Antoni Abad, president of the employer's association Cecot, has assured that the ruling of the Supreme Court that condemns the sovereign leaders by the 1-O "has not solved anything" and that it has demonstrated "the inability of the policy to confront and resolve the issues that social evolution entails. " "We innocently believed that democracy is the political system of participation to govern ourselves. We have learned that they can also be applied with other styles. The State disappoints. We are aware that the powers that should coexist independently in a democracy are not three, but five: executive, legislative, judicial, press and citizenship. And citizens are the first, "said Abad, who has lamented that" the system fails at the base when legality, freedom and human rights are contrasted and cease to be harmonized " .

In addition, it has expressed the "concern" of the employer for the "outbreaks of violence, its effects and the consequences in economic, human and reputational terms" , referring to the disturbances in Catalonia after knowing the ruling of the Supreme. That is why he added that "with violence we do not recognize ourselves because we want the strength of the arguments to be based on being respectful and behaving peacefully. The last nine years in Catalonia, both those who have manifested and those who have not, have made possible not to break a bottle. "

Abad, who has taken the ovation of the night when he has asked for the freedom of prisoners, has urged to "negotiate" to overcome obstacles to "politicians with politicians and politics with the company." Therefore, he stressed that this dialogue must be within the framework of a quality democracy, at the service of coexistence and general interest, "to find collective and personal solutions, as is the case of the damned."

The president of Foment del Treball, Josep Sánchez Llibre, also asked Quim Torra to lead "politically the recovery of prestige" of Catalonia and Barcelona after last week's violence, which affects "image, prestige, security and the economy "of the business fabric. He hopes that these violent acts "will never happen again" and has added that Torra must have institutional and entity support. In addition, he also called for a "new social pact" to overcome inequalities and "reformulate the capitalist system" in the face of "a very uncertain future" in "difficult and complex times." That is why he has urged to "redirect the serious problems of politics" and added that "the situation of prisoners has generated a strong emotional impact on Catalan society".

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