2019 EDITION: Building a positive future for Europe

The European Union has led to the most prosperous and longest ever period of peace across the continent. This stability is the result of decades of governments, people and companies playing their part to ensure a successful Europe. Now, with the growing shift of economic strength towards Asia, Western populations are feeling increasingly disenfranchised and are losing faith in their traditional political establishments and institutions.

Many Europeans are uneasy about how global trends in technology and competition are changing their world and whether our current models for government, business and society will continue to work for them in the future. In European politics, the UK struggle with Brexit fallout serves as a strong reminder in continental Europe on the dangers of “less Europe”.

At the same time, it is unlikely that we will have “more Europe” for the time being. Serving clients across borders throughout Europe, it is the duty of pan-European companies, including banks, to help rebuild confidence in a joint, fair and prosperous future.