*  *  *  Monsieur le Président, Mesdames et Messieurs, The “Rencontres de l’Entreprise Européenne” were established – if I may interpret your mission – as a tribute to entrepreneurship, the engine of growth in Europe and, more broadly, in the global economy.
Importantly, these initiatives were in many cases tailored to ensure that they were available to, and supportive of, community banks.