The 6th European Financial Congress opened two days ago with a record-breaking turnout. The opening debates attracted huge interest, which proves yet again that the event held in Sopot is a unique platform for networking and cooperation between politics, science and business, and an opportunity to identify and work on solutions to the most pressing problems faced by Poland and Europe. The main theme of this year’s Congress draws on the title of Thomas Piketty’s famous best-selling book ‘Capital in the Twenty-First Century’, one of the most discussed items in the genre in recent years.
As the European Union faces the greatest challenge in its history to date, Sopot is sending a positive message to the world. On the first day of the 6th European Financial Congress, ‘future’ was by far the most popular word. At the opening ceremony, speakers never hesitated whether there was any future for Europe and the EU, but rather debated on what kind of future it would be. “The European Union will survive,” stated Joschka Fischer in a strong voice. “Europe is not going through a crisis now, but rather through a series of crises. But they will not kill us; they will only make us stronger. Europeans – including the British, as I firmly believe – will realise that a united Europe is in our best interest, for all of us,” added Joschka Fischer.
Day two of the Congress was filled with 22 panel discussions watched by full audiences. Every year, the topics for discussion are increasingly varied, but they have one thing in common − they all aim to work out practical solutions on how to fully unlock the potential of the Polish economy.
The European Financial Congress is a unique initiative in that it not only diagnoses problems, but also, and most importantly, helps solve them. That is why the participants eagerly await the discussions, whose conclusions will be incorporated in the Recommendations of the 6th European Financial Congress.
Source: http://www.efcongress.com
