Del Pino is confident that the Government will respect the decision of the Ferrovial board and in legal certainty

A Ferrovial shareholder accuses the Government of "violating" the freedom of movement of companies in Europe

MADRID, 13 Abr. (EUROPA PRESS) -

The president of Ferrovial, Rafael del Pino, trusts that the Government will respect the decision of the general meeting of shareholders regarding his transfer to the Netherlands, given the confidence he has said he has in Spanish legal certainty.

"I want to express our confidence that the board's sovereignty will be respected and that this sovereignty will prevail given the confidence we have in Spanish and European legal certainty," he said.

This is how the president of the company has responded to questions from various shareholders who have questioned the legality of what they consider "attacks" by the Government of Pedro Sánchez on this operation.

Specifically, Pierre Paelink, a French shareholder of Ferrovial, has accused the Executive of "violating" a fundamental European right such as "the freedom of establishment that guarantees the mobility of companies throughout the European Union."

The shareholder has conveyed his "concern" for what he considers to have been "attacks for exercising a right enshrined in article 49 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union."

"I am concerned about the exercise of shareholders' rights, private property. The exercise of shareholders' rights as citizens is protected by this fundamental right."

The shareholder has described as "excessive and inappropriate and on the verge of illegality" the interventions made by the Spanish authorities to the project. "We must be allowed to exercise the rights granted to us by European and Spanish legislation without any type of threat within the framework of legal certainty", he concluded.

Another shareholder, Cristian Verdich, from the European association Better Financer, has also referred to the "free movement of capital and companies through the European Union, defending that this type of decision "must be taken exclusively by shareholders and never by political authorities". .

A third shareholder, Valentín Torre, has expressed his "absolute support for these proposals", asking all the shareholders present and represented to support the operation, which he considers will contribute "to greater growth in value and jobs". "Let's be clear that it is patriotic to ensure improvements in competitiveness", he finished his speech.