Our Futures
Visions for Europe 2040
Ideas have power. Citizens across Europe have been sharing their visions for Europe in 2040 to drive real change. Captured in stories, these visions reveal what a desirable Europe looks like today, from the perspective of the people shaping it.
Explore the stories and add your own voice.
Insights for change
Thousands of Europeans have already contributed their hopes, concerns, and dreams for the future. Each story is analysed to uncover emerging trends, shared challenges, and new issues that matter most. Dive into the database to discover insights and connections across Europe.
How Our Futures supports policies
These collective visions do more than inspire - they guide action. Grounding policy in real citizen experiences, the stories help EU policymakers proactively engage with the topics that matter most, building a resilient future for Europe. Citizens insights help steer EU policy directions.
Collective visioning
Achieving a just, resilient, and sustainable Europe requires new ways of working, where institutions, communities, and individuals co-create the future. We champion inclusive, participatory approaches: no more top-down solutions.
By exploring diverse futures together, we empower everyone to navigate uncertainty and help shape a future we all want to live in.
Research
All the stories and answers to the follow-up questions are available in an open database – for anyone who’s interested. Whether you’re a researcher, a policymaker, or simply curious, you can dive into these visions of Europe’s future and explore them for yourself.
Are you using our data for your research? Connect and share via ResearchGate. Like this, your research will feed into EU policymaking as well!
Stories collection
Running workshops or want to start? Amplify your impact by sharing the visions you collect with us. It’s a simple way to enrich your workshop, and a powerful way to amplify our shared impact.
Explore practical guides from partners like Sitra, a Finish Innovation Fund, or gather your own data with Sensemaker dashboard.
Context
How did it come about
To give some more context of when and how the project was initiated and who it is supported by:
- Born from the Conference on the Future of Europe (2021 - 2022), a landmark moment where citizens shaped the conversation about the future of the EU.
- Hosted at the Futures4Europe platform. A great foresight community of engaged citizens, policy makers and foresight experts. Join us!
- Spotlighting young voices: 2022 was the European Commission Year of Youth. See youth perspectives on the on the Views and Hopes for the Future.
Partners
We are grateful to our partners, working with us on hosting and analysing the data: Sensemaker and Voices that Count.
This is a collaborative effort and your involvement makes a difference. Interested in contributing or have questions?
jrc-eu-policy-lab
ec [dot] europa [dot] eu (> Write to us)