The European Commissioner for Transport, Adina Vălean, assured today in Brussels that Portugal has always been solid in its pro-European approach, hoping that in the new political cycle what has already been decided will be implemented.
“The European Commission has nothing to say about who the citizens decide to elect […], except to welcome the new minister with the Transport portfolio,” said the European Commissioner for Transport, in response to Lusa, in Brussels, at a meeting as part of the ‘Connecting Europe Days’.
Adina Vălean said that over time, the European Union has seen various political changes in its member states and that she had not yet spoken to the new Portuguese government to find out what its priorities would be, particularly in the area of transport.
However, he stressed that Portugal “has always been a very solid country in its pro-European approach”, regardless of the government in office, hoping that in the next political cycle the decisions already agreed on transport and infrastructure will be implemented.
The commissioner believes there is interest in the “good implementation” of the agreed policies, recalling the results achieved in recent years in areas such as sustainability, digitalization, competitiveness and infrastructure.
“I’m confident that Portugal will do well,” he concluded.
Portugal’s new government, led by Luís Montenegro, took office this Tuesday in Lisbon.
The ‘Connecting Europe Days’, taking place in the Belgian capital until Friday, will bring together more than 3,000 participants from member states and neighboring countries such as Switzerland, Norway, Ukraine, Georgia, Turkey and Moldova.
Ministers, politicians and representatives of financial institutions and the transport industry are expected to attend the event organized by the European Commission, in conjunction with the Belgian Presidency of the Council of the European Union.
On the table will be topics such as the creation of a sustainable transport and mobility network, the European Union’s ecological pact and the mobility strategy.
During these four days of debate, guest speakers will also discuss the Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T), the impacts of climate change on infrastructure, the connectivity of the transport network with third countries and the financing of transport infrastructure projects.
