We have to go beyond the guidelines of the European Banking Authority and provide a state guarantee for default. As it stands, we will once again have a potential systemic risk to the financial sector.

Companies are responsible for providing training, qualification and certification so that line and human resource managers are able to promptly detect, prevent and act on toxic behaviors.

Recently the news of the reduction in the retirement pension of a former banker, an innovative founder and emeritus of a relevant bank in the Portuguese financial system, was made public.

I would like to highlight the efforts of the Fundação Social Bancária, which, in the current year and living up to the redoubled solidarity effort that has been required, has had an even more acute presence of support to regional and local IPSS.

If anything, this long negotiating process has shown, it is that regardless of economic, health or political conditions, to reach an Agreement, a will that is not constrained by fear is a necessary and sufficient condition.

there are those who want to touch the ground and count possible shotguns in future battles, but that is not the common interest and, I say without hesitation, the national interest.