Choosing Europe's future
Global trends to 2040
This is the fourth Global Trends Report produced by the European Strategy and Policy Analysis System (ESPAS). It comes at a crucial time – ahead of the new EU political cycle and when many of the global trends previously identified are intensifying both in strength and impact.
Between now and 2040, Europe and the world will undergo profound geopolitical, economic, technological and social change. The generation now growing up will live in a world that we can only imagine. However, integrating long-term goals into short to medium-term decision-making can boost our chances of leaving a world that is in better shape to the next generation. The more we understand the challenges ahead, the better we can anticipate and prepare for the changes to come. There are grounds for optimism. The EU has arguably been able to make progress in the past precisely when the challenges seemed overwhelming. When pressed, it can marshal reserves of determination and ingenuity. The next EU leadership will need to draw deeply on these reserves in the years ahead.
NOONAN Eamonn;
DROZD Grzegorz;
FINAMORE Salvatore;
STUCHLIK Andreij;
PORCARO Giuseppe;
BONTOUX Laurent;
CARTER Graeme;
CONSTANTINOS Alexandris;
DUMITRESCU Oana;
LAZARSKI Adam;
KOVALCIKOVA Nad’A;
MAHIEU Virginia;
MURIEL CARRASCO Raoul;
SALVI Maurizio;
VINHAS DE SOUZA Lucio;
BARRY Geraldine;
2024-04-15
Publications Office of the European Union
JRC137474
978-92-68-14995-9 (online),
978-92-68-14994-2 (print),
OP KJ-02-24-460-EN-N (online),
OP KJ-02-24-460-EN-C (print),
https://publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/repository/handle/JRC137474,
10.2760/689540 (online),
10.2760/180422 (print),
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