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    Legal notice
    1. IDENTIFICATION OF PARTIES. The terms and conditions indicated below regulate the access and use of the URL www.grupohotusa.com (hereinafter, the PORTAL), owned by Hoteles Turísticos Unidos, S.A., (hereinafter HOTUSA), c/ Alcalá, 226 (28027) Madrid, and with tax ID number A-08452567, registered in the Commercial Registry of Madrid, Volume 36,601, Folio 44, Sheet M-656,853., and, party of the second part, the natural person, hereinafter the USER, who accesses the page to learn about and make use of the services offered through the portal. Before contracting, the USER must read these Contracting Conditions and expressly agree to them by clicking on the button at the end of the form, “I have read and agree to the Contracting Conditions”. If you do not agree to these Conditions, you must refrain from contracting the services offered by HOTUSA. 2. PURPOSE OF THE SERVICES OFFERED. HOTUSA offers its services through the use of the website www.grupohotusa.com (hereinafter the WEBSITE) from which the user is offered tourism-related services. For the provision of these services, HOTUSA has all the necessary permits and licenses to carry out its activity. These general terms and conditions of use regulate the generic use of the portal, as well as the effective contracting of hotel booking services. However, specific bookings will be subject to the specific terms and conditions established for each case. Likewise, the USER agrees to accept and respect the terms and conditions of purchase established by any hotel entity with which the USER chooses to contract, including but not limited to the payment of any amounts accrued and compliance with any rules and restrictions regarding the availability of rates, products or services. In the event that there are any special rules or restrictions that affect certain rates, products or services selected by the USER, such special rules or restrictions will be displayed to the USER on the screen before proceeding with the booking. And, party of the second part, the natural person, hereinafter the USER, who accesses the page to inquire and contract the services offered through the portal. 3. PREVIOUS REQUIREMENTS. To start the contracting process, the USER must meet the following preconditions, which are not included in the aforementioned contracting process: Search for one or more services through the corresponding Search Engine made available for this purpose by HOTUSA on the WEBSITE, and select the product(s) or service(s) of interest to them. Accept these General Terms and Conditions, offered prior to the start of the contracting process, and available on the WEBSITE for download and printing. Such acceptance will be made by clicking on a box provided for this purpose, with the text "I have read and accept the purchase conditions." 4. CONTRACTING PROCEDURES. The contracting of services through the WEBSITE will be based on the following process: Once these General Terms and Conditions have been accepted and the service selected, the USER will access a page where they will be asked to enter the personal data of the beneficiary in whose name the booking is being made. All data collected will be processed in accordance with the Privacy Policy of the WEBSITE. Secondly, the data required for payment of the selected service will be requested by credit card only and through the payment gateway established for this purpose. Likewise, the data collected will be processed in accordance with the Privacy Policy of the WEBSITE. The bookings by the USER will be subject to the specific terms and conditions the suppliers or organisers of said products or services establish for each case, and which are provided for in the following clause. Likewise, you agree to accept and respect these booking terms and conditions, including but not limited to compliance with any rules and restrictions regarding the availability of rates, products or services. The USER will give their consent by clicking on the "Make a purchase" button, which appears at the bottom of the page where payment details are requested. Said confirmation will be sent electronically to HOTUSA, who will take care of its storage and conservation to guarantee the process. The confirmation of the purchase by the service provider will imply, in any case, the completion of the contract, and the commitment by the client to the accrual of the established amounts. Once consent has been given, a page confirming the purchase will be displayed on the screen, and an e-mail will be sent to the client with the relevant information. 5. SPECIFIC CONDITIONS. The specific conditions of each service, including, among others, prices, changes, cancellations, and other aspects not covered by these General Terms and Conditions, will be governed by the provisions of the corresponding service providers, and will be subject to modifications for which HOTUSA as a mere intermediary accepts no obligation or responsibility. Said Specific Conditions shall be understood as accepted in accordance with the provisions of the preceding clause. In the event that these specific conditions do not allow changes or cancellations by the client, the client will not be entitled to a refund of the amount paid to HOTUSA for the booking. 6. OBLIGATIONS OF HOTUSA. HOTUSA is bound to the following: Make every effort in carrying out the necessary procedures to finalise the acquisition by the USER of the service contracted by them through the WEBSITE. Provide the USER with the documents needed to use the contracted service. Comply with the other obligations laid down in these General Terms and Conditions, as well as in the Specific Conditions provided in the Fifth Clause. 7. OBLIGATIONS OF THE USER. The USER agrees to the following: - Pay the corresponding amounts, including taxes and fees. - Be personally accountable for the authenticity of the data provided, as well as for the correlation of said data with their identity on expressing consent and making the payment. - Accept any responsibility arising from the non-possession of the documentation required to use the contracted service, making sure they are informed of the requirements in this regard, and expressly including those referring to border access to third countries. - Comply with the other obligations set out in these General Terms and Conditions, as well as in the Specific Conditions laid down in the Fifth Clause. 8. RESPONSIBILITIES. The parties acknowledge that HOTUSA, given its condition as a mere intermediary between service providers and the USER, is solely responsible with regards to the same in the terms provided in the applicable legislation on travel agencies. Likewise, it is recognised that HOTUSA cannot guarantee the absolute continuity of the service or the absence of computer viruses in the services provided through its network, which may damage the programmes or documents stored in its information systems, although it make every effort to prevent these circumstances from occurring. HOTUSA will not be responsible for the lack of veracity, inaccuracy or outdated information of those times, prices, and other relevant information on the services offered through the website by their respective providers, nor for non-compliance or defective fulfilment by them of the obligations arising from the regulations in force and the terms and conditions of sale of each of the bookings contracted through the WEBSITE. If due to force majeure (including but not limited to political or economic disorders or instabilities that affect security), deficiencies in bookings, confirmations and/or execution of any trips or services contracted through HOTUSA, for circumstances that are not foreseeable or solvable by HOTUSA or if even the fulfilment of some of the agreed services is impossible, the client waives to file any type of claim against HOTUSA and/or the companies of the HOTUSA group, currently or in the future, for these deficiencies or breaches, unless a lack of professional diligence by HOTUSA is determined. 9. IMPOSSIBILITY OF HANDWRITTEN SIGNATURE. Due to the special characteristics of remote contracting, the USER acknowledges the impossibility of signing the payment slip, understood as that document by which the agreement of the transaction is usually provided. For this reason they waive the signing of the same for all electronic transactions generated as a result of the booking through the WEBSITE of any of the services offered therein, expressing their agreement through the procedure provided in the Fourth Clause of these General Contracting Conditions. 10. CORRECTION OF ERRORS. HOTUSA offers its clients the e-mail address comunicacion@grupohotusa.com, which the USER may contact in case of detecting any error while entering data during the contracting process. To that effect, they will have 24 hours to communicate this to HOTUSA, starting from the moment of confirmation of the purchase. 11. MODIFICATION. HOTUSA may unilaterally modify, at any time it deems necessary, these General Terms and Conditions, as well as introduce new clauses in them. These modifications must be announced on the homepage of the WEBSITE with a notice of two (2) weeks, and in no case will they affect the contractual relationships completed prior to them. 12. DATA PROTECTION.. Any data processing arising from the execution and fulfilment of these General Terms and Conditions will comply with the provisions of the Privacy Policy that is made available to the client on the WEBSITE, and that will be understood for these purposes as an integral part of these Terms and Conditions. (Spain). 13. SAFEGUARD.. The declaration of invalidity of any or some of the clauses of these General Terms and Conditions by the competent authority shall not prejudice the validity of the remaining ones. In this case, HOTUSA undertakes to draft a new clause replacing the annulled clause with one as similar as possible. If the replacement is impossible and the clause is essential for the Contract from the point of view of the party affected by its deletion, the latter may choose to terminate the Contract. FINAL. JURISDICTION. With express waiver of the jurisdiction that may correspond to them, both parties submit to the jurisdiction and authority of the courts of the client's address. Our website does not constitute and cannot be seen as a recommendation or promotion of the quality, level of service or rating of a hotel. The rating of hotels by stars, carried out in accordance with international conventions, provides non-binding information about the hotel's category. The rating used in HOTUSA is based on the evaluation made by the hotels themselves, which has been verified by HOTUSA according to its own evaluation system, and on the experiences of its clients. Additional information and hotel descriptions are also based on information provided by the hotel itself.
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    The atlantic relationship
    and the future of Europe

    This year, 2026, marks the 40th anniversary of Portugal and Spain joining what was then called the European Economic Community. For both countries, accession marked the culmination of a process of national reconciliation and openness to the outside world that radically transformed our respective societies. The Europe that contributed so much to this successful process was an optimistic and ambitious political actor, enjoying its moment of greatest splendour and presenting itself to the world as the practical and effective embodiment of a series of moral principles: peace, law, freedom, social progress and international cooperation.

    Today, the reality in Europe is very different from that. Global geostrategy has shifted from a paradigm of multilateral cooperation to the pure and stark exercise of power, where the big players compete for hegemony and the medium-sized ones struggle to defend their autonomy in the face of openly coercive leadership. Soft power is now a thing of the past, and the values that were once celebrated as strengths of the European project are now perceived as weaknesses in this new and disturbing global scenario.

    We Europeans face internal challenges in terms of security, competitiveness and governance. We are also experiencing growing frustration in large sectors of our societies, which is fuelling the discourse of those who propose a total rejection of the system. These domestic problems are exacerbated by the deterioration of our Atlantic link. The US is no longer the natural ally with whom we shared a common vision and solidarity, but has become an angry, fickle and even threatening partner, as we have seen in the dispute over Greenland. This new transatlantic relationship, which has yet to be fully defined, will determine the future of the European Union.

    Europe's old unfinished business, so often delayed, is now an urgent and pressing necessity. We must quickly build everything we have failed to create so far: a defence worthy of the name, a genuine single market, a competitive economy, strategic autonomy and a model of governance that does not hinder the achievement of all these essential objectives.

    However, an overly pessimistic view of the situation in Europe should not prevent us from recognising the strengths that are so envied by those who aspire to join the Union: our commercial power, our currency, our GDP, our model of freedoms, our common history and our determination to defend the political project we share. No one, least of all Europeans themselves, should underestimate the continent's ability to respond to challenges, however demanding they may be.

    Since its foundation, Europe has grown and progressed through the various crises it has faced. Now we must face the uncertainty surrounding the future of our historic partnership with the US; it is not inconceivable that in a few years' time we will look back on this period not for the unease we feel today, but as the driving force behind a new leap forward for the continent.
    Conclusions

    Explore the key insights
    from this edition

    1. Europe must recognise that the world has entered a new cycle. The stability that followed the Second World War can no longer be taken for granted.

    2. The Atlantic link remains essential, but it must be renewed on the basis of greater balance, mutual respect and shared responsibility.

    3. European strategic autonomy is compatible with NATO and should serve to strengthen the alliance, not replace it hastily.

    4. Ukraine is an existential issue for Europe. If Russia wins or imposes its conditions, the entire European security system will be weakened.

    5. There can be no peace without defence. Europe must invest more and better in security, industry, technology, strategic intelligence and military capabilities.

    6. The European model must be protected from a position of strength. Defence cannot be built against citizens or at the cost of destroying social cohesion.

    7. The European economy needs scale and speed. The single market must be completed, internal barriers reduced and European companies enabled to grow.

    8. European innovation requires integrated financing. Without a capital markets union, common assets and less fragmentation, Europe will continue to lose ground to the United States and China.

    9. Europe must act as a global trade and regulatory power, strengthening agreements with Mercosur, India, Canada, Africa and Ibero-America.

    10. Europe’s future will depend on its ability to be a subject of history, rather than an object of decisions made by other powers. This requires principles, alliances and concrete policies.

    Confirmed speakers for this edition

    • Amancio López Seijas

      President at Fundación La Toja

    • Ana Cavalieri

      Professor and political analyst

    • Ana Lehmann

      Professor at FEP - University of Porto and business administrator

    • António Costa

      President of the European Council

    • Augusto Santos Silva

      President of the Assembly of the Portuguese Republic (2022–2024) and minister of Foreign Affairs of Portugal (2015–2022)

    • António José Seguro

      President of the Portuguese Republic

    • Carlos López Blanco

      Chairman of the Foro La Toja Organizing Committee

    • Javier Colomina

      NATO Special Representative for the Southern Neighbourhood

    • Juan Fernández Trigo

      Ambassador of Spain in Portugal

    • Luísa Meireles

      Journalist. Head of news at the Lusa news agency

    • Margarita Robles

      Minister of Defense of the Government of Spain

    • Mariano Rajoy

      President of the Spanish Government (2011-2018)

    • Mário Centeno

      Governor of the Bank of Portugal (2020-2025)

    • Michael Ignatieff

      2024 Princess of Asturias Award for Social Sciences. Rector Emeritus, Central European University (2016–2021)

    • Paulo Portas

      Deputy Prime Minister of Portugal (2013–2015)

    • Paulo Rangel

      Minister of State and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the 25th Government of Portugal

    • Peter Rough

      Director of the Center on Europe and Eurasia at the Hudson Institute

    • Román Escolano

      Minister of Economy, Industry and Competitiveness of the Government of Spain (2018)

    • Shlomo Ben Ami

      Historian. Israeli Minister for Foreign Affairs(2000-2001)

    • Trinidad Jiménez

      Minister of Foreign Affairs (2010–2011) and Minister of Health (2009–2010) in the Spanish Government

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