As president of the European brewing industry, Demétrio Carceller continue the work of his predecessor, Alberto Da Ponte (recently named president of the Portuguese public broadcaster RTP​​), to value the contribution of the sector in the European economy. Proof of this are the most important role of 50.000 billion euros for the European states admitted in taxes on beer consumption and the creation of more than two million jobs, Brewers segúninforma Spain.