SPEECH BY PRESIDENT JUNCKER AT THE 20TH SAINT PETERSBURG ECONOMIC FORUM 2016

Saint Petersburg, 16 June 2016

I would like to thank the Forum for its invitation, and to thank also all the people you never see who have organised this event. This year marks your 20th anniversary, and I offer you my congratulations and best wishes for the future.

Over the last two decades, this Forum has become a meeting point for business and politics. This year is no different. You have brought together more than 800 politicians and business leaders from every corner of the globe.

First, I would like to say a few words about why I am here today.