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The author of this article describes and analyses the problem of CSR (Corporate Social Responsibilityand also Sustainable Development) as a strategy to run a business. The main problemconcerns the possibilities of working out an agreement in order to recognize the commonvalues shared by key member states of the EU. Despite their different views, the author of this text has the opinion that a good place for anachievement of consensus in this matter is the business arena. It seems probable that businesswill be the most neutral field to achieve harmony in social issues during the European integrationprocess.