The European business community welcomes the exercise of listening to citizens and developing new ideas to strenghten the European Union. However, BusinessEurope worries about the State of our Union and warns not to create unrealistic expectations that might not be met in the end. A greater emphasis should be put on economic issues since these lay out the foundation for a stronger and prosperous Europe. Markus J. Beyrer presents the view of BusinessEurope on the Conference on the Future of Europe.