CEIR President Open Statement on Covid-19 crisis
Wednesday 1 April 2020
In an open statement CEIR President Carlos Velazquez calls on EU Institutions and National Governments to take measures to tackle the COVID-19 crisis. In particular, CEIR calls for:
- the definition of health and safety measures and guidelines allowing employers to ensure the required level of workers’ protection
- the inclusion of taps and valves production as an essential service, as one of the major recommendations to citizens is to regularly wash hands
- the guarantee to the continuation of our functions as our companies are functional for the full operativity of several essential services
- the protection of the European internal market and the assurance of the free movement of goods and products among EU Member States
- the commitment to undertake measures aimed at supporting companies, accelerating the recovery and preserving the industrial production
- the coordination among Member States and at EU level to tackle the crisis
CEIR President's open statement can be downloaded HERE.