Yet even without stepping up mutual liability, there are plenty of other topics where the governments of Europe can show that Europe functions and benefits the public at large. Just take the new challenges facing Europe, such as internal and external security, or the question of shaping the digital markets of the future. These challenges can best be overcome in Europe by working together.
And to guide us, let us always remember the values we have committed to live by as BSPers: patriotism, integrity, excellence, dynamism and solidarity.