Freedom values are the foundation of a United Europe

Drawing the lessons of the three days of lively debates at the European Forum for New Ideas - EFNI 2016, the Director General of BusinessEurope, Mr Markus J. Beyrer, said “European business strongly believes in the European Union. These are testing times but all the big challenges facing us today (security, migration, the decision of the United Kingdom to leave the European Union, climate change, economic and social development, etc.) have an international dimension. Efficient solutions can only be found if we work together at European level, without cherry picking between the four freedoms of the Single Market.” The importance of freedom values as the foundations of a united Europe was also the key message of the Sopot declaration presented by Mrs Henryka Bochniarz, President of BusinessEurope’s Polish member federation Lewiatan, and Mr Jerzy Buzek, President of the Industry Committee of the European Parliament, during the closing of EFNI 2016 on 30 September.“ Free movement of people, services, goods and capital are the DNA of the European Union. And these freedoms are also the enemy of anti-democratic ideologies”, added Director General Beyrer. Sopot Declaration 2016 - Video - Photos