On the HEC campus in Jouy-en-Josas, where the Medef summer university has been held in recent days, a specter loomed over the French business movement: Europe.
The European elections of May 2019, Brexit, the trade war between the EU and the United States, Europe is amassing challenges for the coming months. Medef is aware of the economic risk this poses.
Concerned about the future of the European project, particularly the new president of Medef, Geoffroy Roux de Bรฉzieux, announced a new campaign: Thank you, Europe!, starting in January 2019.
Objective: to have creators of small, medium, or large businesses from all sectors testify about what the EU brings them. It’s a way for the business movement to contribute to the campaign for the European elections of May 2019.
โA victory of populist parties in Europe is a possible scenario. It is our responsibility as entrepreneurs to convince our fellow citizens that Europe means more protection, more prosperity,โ explained Geoffroy Roux de Bรฉzieux on BFM TV.
Shaken by Brexit, European employers show unwavering support for the European Union at the Medef summer university. And they expect rapid reforms from France.
For Bernard Spitz, president of the Medef’s Europe and International Commission, it is also crucial that members share with their employees and the French public a calm and positive vision of Europe. โEurope is not just Brussels meetings of specialists. It is easier circulation of goods and services; less paperwork, delays, financial costs. In short, these are daily benefits.โ
Medef is concerned about the consequences of Brexit
During its 18th summer university, the issue of Brexit stirred the representatives of the French employers. They fear that this halt to the European project could hinder the economic recovery of the European Union.
Seeing the convulsions of the British pound, Medef is right to try to defend Europe: the risk of a no-deal exit is causing panic in the financial sphere.
