The financial sector has played a key role in channeling monetary policy and public initiatives to boost the real economy, maintaining the provision of liquidity to companies and families during the crisis. Measures such as moratoria (legal and sectoral), advances on pensions and SEPE benefits, or financing linked to ICO guarantee lines, highlight the effective contribution made by banks in recent months.
The banking system is set to play an equally relevant role in the implementation of the approved fiscal stimulus measures. To this end, following the presentation of the “España Puede” Recovery Plan, AEB and CECA have jointly decided to enlist the representation of Carlos Bastarreche to promote banking collaboration in this key initiative for the modernization of the Spanish productive fabric.
Carlos Bastarreche, a law graduate, entered the diplomatic service in 1976. Born in Madrid, he has been a privileged witness to the process of European integration. He served as secretary at the Consular and Commercial Representation in Romania, secretary at the Spanish Mission to the European Communities, and advisory member at the State Secretariat for Relations with the European Communities. In 1985, he was appointed Deputy Director General of Community Coordination for Institutional Relations and, subsequently, Director General of Community Legal and Institutional Coordination and Deputy Permanent Representative of Spain to the European Communities.
In 1996, he became Secretary General for Foreign Policy and the European Union, and subsequently, Secretary General for European Affairs. From 2002 to 2010, he was the Ambassador Permanent Representative of Spain to the European Union. Between 2010 and 2014, he served as Spain’s ambassador to France. He later worked as head of institutional relations for Airbus in Spain. For the past five years, he has been the ambassador to the United Kingdom.
