Conference on the Future of Europe

This page aims to keep you informed and updated of the latest developments of the initiative Conference on the Future of Europe. We invite you to follow us and actively participate in our open debates, which are co-organised with the European University Institute and the following European political foundations: European Progressive Studies, Wilfried Martens Centre for European Studies, European Liberal Forum, Green European Foundation.

The Conference on the Future of Europe is a proposal of the European Commission and the European Parliament, announced in the end of 2019, with the aim of looking at the medium to long term future of the EU and what reforms should be made to its policies and institutions.

The preparation of the Conference will follow three steps:

1. Elaboration of the concept, structure, timing and scope with Parliament and Council;
2. Design of a means to ensure that citizens participate as much as possible, including by fostering online participation for younger people;
3. Making sure that appropriate follow-up is provided to the actions agreed by the Conference.

Read the briefing by the European  Parliamentary Research Service.

European Commission, Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council- shaping the Conference on the future of Europe. (available in all EU languages)

European Parliament, European Parliament’s position on the Conference on the Future of Europe (January 2020). (available in all EU languages)

    European Parliament’s position on the Conference on the Future of Europe (June 2020). (available in all EU languages)

Council of the European Union, Conference on the Future of Europe: Council Position

European Committee of Regions, Resolution on the Conference on the Future of Europe

European Economic and Social Committee, Towards a Common Sense of Purpose  –  An EESC view on the future of Europe

Janis A. Emmanouilidis & Johannes Greubel, Positions of EU Institutions – Comprehensive summary of key elements, European Policy Centre (EPC)

Gianluca Sgueo, The practice of democracy. A selection of civic engagement initiatives, EPRS 2020

Gianluca Sgueo, Nora Milotay, Collective Intelligence at EU level: social and democratic dimensions, EPRS 2020

Gianluca Sgueo, Digital Democracy: Is the Future of Civic Engagement Online?, EPRS 2020

Gianluca Sgueo, Using Technology to Co-Create EU Policies, EPRS 2020

• European Parliament publications

Mitigating the employment and social effects of the Covid-19 pandemic; 09-06-2020

A more resilient, sustainable and fair Europe after coronavirus?; At a glance; 25-06-2020

Coronavirus and the world of work; Briefing; 23-04-2020

Ten opportunities for Europe post-coronavirus: Exploring potential for progress in EU policy-making; In-Depth Analysis; 29-07-2020

Temporary support to mitigate unemployment risks in an emergency (SURE); At a glance; 15-04-2020

Platform economy and precarious work: Mitigating risks; 15-04-2020

Living in the EU: Work before the coronavirus crisis; At a glance; 23-06-2020

A fresh look at the future of work in the EU; Briefing; 24-10-2019

• EU institutions publications

Facing the digital transformation: are digital skills enough?; Economic brief 054, July 2020

The fourth industrial revolution and social innovation in the workplace; The European Agency for Safety and Health at Work; 27-08-2019

The changing nature of work and skills in the digital age; Join Research Center; 2019

• External studies and reports

The future of work in Europe; McKinsey Global Institute; June 2020

The future of work in the post-Covid-19 digital era; Social Europe; 01-04-2020

Work for a Brighter Future; International Labour Organisation; 2019

Policy Pathways for the New Economy. Shaping Economic Policy in the Fourth Industrial Revolution; World Economic Forum; November 2019

Green Deal: key to a climate-neutral and sustainable EU / European Parliament, 2020.

D’Alfonso, A., European Green Deal Investment Plan: Main elements and possible impact of the coronavirus pandemic / EPRS Briefing 2020.

• European Parliament

Proposal for a regulation establishing the Digital Europe Programme 2021-2027; Legislative Train; June 2020

Single market, innovation and digital: Heading 1 of the 2021-2027 MFF; Briefing, 27-01-2020

EU policies – Delivering for citizens: Digital transformation; Briefing; 28-06-2019

Digital Europe programme: Funding digital transformation beyond 2020; Briefing; 11-02-2019

Launching the Digital Europe Programme; Briefing; 08-10-2018

• European Commission

New push for European Democracy ; October 2020

Protecting European democracy from interference and manipulation – European Democracy Action Plan ; 2020

Shaping Europe’s digital future; February 2020

Shaping Europe’s digital future – Questions and Answers; February 2020

DIGITAL EUROPE PROGRAMME: A PROPOSED €8.2 BILLION OF FUNDING FOR 2021-2027; 2019

• European Parliament publications

International trade and globalisation, June 2019

Foreign policy, June 2019

EU support for democracy and peace in the world, June 2019

EPRS In depth analysis, Peace and Security in 2019: Overview of EU action and outlook for the future, March 2019

Legislative train A stronger Europe in the world

EPRS Briefing, Towards unified representation for the euro area within the IMF, July 2019

IPOL external studies on The European Union’s Role in International Economic Fora: G20, The FSB, The OECD, The IMF, The BCBS, The IOSCO, The IASB, The IAIS, 2015

Policy Department for External Relations Briefing, Free trade or geo-economics? Trends in world trade, September 2019

• Publications and information by other EU institutions
  

European Commission, EU position in world trade

Eurostat, The EU in the world — 2020 edition, statistical publication

DG Trade Statistical Guide, August 2020

European Commission, The European Union remains world’s leading donor of Official Development Assistance with €75.2 billion in 2019, Press Release, 16 April 2020

EEAS, The EU’s international roles, November 2019

European Central Bank, The international role of the euro, June 2020

• Recent analysis on EU’s role in the world

Medinilla, P. Veron and V. Mazzara, EU-UN cooperation: confronting change in the multilateral system, ECDPM, Discussion Paper No 260, September 2019

M. Abels, H. K. Anheier, I. Begg, K. Featherstone, Enhancing Europe’s Global Power: A Scenario Exercise with Eight Proposals , Global Policy, 2020-02, Vol.11 (1), p.128-142

Europe in the Face of US-China Rivalry, A report by the European Think-tank Network on China (ETNC), January 2020

Rachman, The EU needs to be a power project, Financial Times, October 7 2019

Borrell, Embracing Europe’s power, New Europe, February 14, 2020

Fischer, What kind of great power can Europe become?, New Europe, January 31, 2020

Judah Grunstein, In a Multipolar World, Will the EU Be Seated at the Table—or Served on It?, World Politics Review, Aug. 26, 2020

Bomassi, P. Vimont, Reimagining a Global Europe, , Carnegie Europe, December 11, 2019

Buti, Enhancing Europe’s Economic Global Power, Global Policy, 2020-02, Vol.11 (1), p.147-150

Tereszkiewicz, The European Union as a normal international actor: an analysis of the EU Global Strategy ; Springer Science and Business Media LLC ,International politics (Hague, Netherlands), 2019, Vol.57 (1), p.95-114

Palm; B. Crum, Military operations and the EU’s identity as an international security actor, Informa UK Limited, European security (London, England), 2019, Vol.28 (4), p.513-534

Franke & T. Varma, Independence play: Europe’s pursuit of strategic autonomy, , ECFR, July 2019

Lay Hwee, Regions are the future of global governance: how the EU and ASEAN can lead the way, , Europe’s World , 13 Nov 2019

Laïdi, Can Europe learn to play power politics?, Centre for European Reform, November 2019