And last, but not least, we also follow a good tradition to have speakers representing different members of the Austrian system of Social Partnership. We must not forget, that it has been the joint effort of the different groups of Social Partners, that has been crucial for the positive outcome of the referendum that established Austria’s membership in the EU.
And also today it is important to establish broad fields of consensus vis a vis the EU in general and especially with regard to economic policy and in my view this also means to strengthen and not to weaken the consensus building role of Austria’s system of Social Partnership.