2025 Strategic Foresight Report published by the European Commission has been released.
The European Commission has published the 2025 Strategic Foresight Report, addressing challenges posed by global dynamics for the EU. Key points include:
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Seven global trends: shifting world order, changing security paradigm, climate change and environmental degradation, accelerating technological transformation, demographic imbalances, rising inequalities, and threats to democracy.
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EU-specific challenges: the need for economic competitiveness and strategic autonomy, the transformative impact of technology along with risk management, and safeguarding citizens’ welfare and democratic values.
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The report highlights eight action areas to strengthen EU resilience: building a global vision, enhancing security through technology, using research and innovation for peace and values, boosting economic resilience, ensuring sustainable and inclusive welfare, reshaping education and skills, protecting democracy and fighting disinformation, and managing demographic transformation.
In conclusion, the report stresses that to build a resilient EU by 2040, foresight methods must be effectively applied and the proposed actions implemented.
For more information: https://commission.europa.eu/strategy-and-policy/strategic-foresight/2025-strategic-foresight-report_en