20. Epilogue

Fast-forward to 2019. While living with populism, there are signs of political stabilization. But in economic development, Europe has fallen behind the G2 of the United States and China. Reforming the Eurozone is a part of a broader endeavour to strengthen Europe, also as the standard-bearer for liberal democracy and multilateralism. Europe needs to work towards sustainable growth and job creation on all fronts. Putting the real economy centre stage means that we should build such Europe that opens up our citizens’ opportunities to innovate and create new businesses and jobs. We should work for a Europe that promotes growth through the single market and free-trade agreements and for a Europe that guarantees civil rights and social justice in the digital age.