Europe must decide on the banking union

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

67% : With stronger pan-European reach comes economy of scale and EU-wide expertise.
62% : It is now a little over two decades since the EU went through its greatest ever enlargement.
59% : It means more ambitious, growing businesses can connect to trade flows and access new markets, especially within the EU.
57% : While these are decisions taken in the interest of our stakeholders, they also put broader EU convergence and the future of the single market on the table.
54% : All EU states have their specialisms and deep expertise; we must not meddle or micromanage.
53% : Enrico Letta's and Mario Draghi's recent reports on the EU reminded us of what is at stake.
43% : Without pulling critical resources together and stepping up our structural growth, the EU cannot continue to deliver better living standards.
41% : We are going through a period of EU disunity, with no sense of a common direction of travel.

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