Sometimes decisions that help boost the single market are difficult for Member States. But we must strive to overcome these,because the prize is so big. For businesses, Europe is not just some abstract political argument but the reality of everyday life. Access to a single market of 380 million consumers. Our membership of the European Union strengthens our influence in the world,opening trade, strengthening security.
People can now easily study, train and work across Europe.
And consumers have guaranteed and enforceable rights wherever they shop in Europe. If we are to be prosperous, confident, secure nations, our future lies in Europe. Yet some in Britain still call for withdrawal or renegotiation of the Treaty. They do so not from a position of defending the national interest, British jobs or influence, but from a position of political dogma. It is important that people understand the consequences of the positions advocated by those who deny that our future lies with, and as part of, Europe.