On October 3, 2012 at the Palacio Real de El Pardo, His Majesty King Juan Carlos I of Spain co-chaired the 8th Edition COTEC Europa Conference along with the President of Italy, Mr. Giorgio Napolitano and the President of Portugal, Mr. Aníbal Silva.

The purpose of the COTEC Europa Conference is to “… endorse small and medium businesses and to help  improve the competitiveness between the three European countries (Spain, Portugal and Italy) against crisis…”