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Stories for the future of Europe

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Inside the first self-sustainable city on Mars - by ABIBOO studio
Inside the first self-sustainable city on Mars - by ABIBOO studio
Construction of the city of Nüwa could start in 2054 and will see 250,000 people live inside the rock of a steep cliff. Freeze my body, melt me in 80 years, and send me to Mars. Architecture studio ABIBOO has revealed its plans to create the first self-sustainable city on the Red Planet, which is set to be ready for residents in 2100. The city will be called Nüwa and will be located at Tempe Mensa on one of the Martian cliffs. Its position inside a rock on the steep cliff will protect its residents from radiation and meteorites (cool!) while still giving them
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#OurFutures stories by EU citizens
A federal and sovereign Europe (Una Europa federal y soberana)
A federal and sovereign Europe (Una Europa federal y soberana)
I would like a federal Europe, and people could acquire European citizenship. A union of states, but also people. In these years we have learned to strengthen European values without losing effectiveness in day-to-day management. Capable of preserving acquired economic and social well-being, so that progress on integration seems to us to be the best way to achieve it and to meet the aspiration of being united in diversity. A Europe where citizens feel and are free.
Virtual Work
Virtual Work
I would like to see a future where companies have really understood the importance of granting more flexibility to their work teams, and have adapted their work processes and tools to remote work. I would like to see more jobs created through a reduction in the weekly working hours, where more people can access jobs that are now occupied by fewer people for much longer than the legal maximum working hours. I also hope that Universities and Higher Education Institutions are already adapted to digital, humanistic and creative skills that are being asked from organizations, to make possible that people meet the needs of the future business in the globe. I see metaverse as a reflection of work spaces, and a tool that has improved the experience for people who work around the world, but in the same organization.
Migration in the future (Migration in der Zukunft)
Migration in the future (Migration in der Zukunft)
Over the last few years, migration has led to more disputes and disagreements within the EU. In addition, many are increasingly criticising the inhumane treatment of migrants at EU borders. I would therefore like to see an improvement in migration policy in the EU for the future. At the political level, I want the Dublin agreement to be renewed so that a common asylum procedure between EU countries can be established and more secure means of escape can be developed. It also aims to ease the situation in the main neighbourhoods, such as Italy, Spain or Greece, and to ensure a fairer distribution of refugees according to the economic situation, the unemployment rate and already receiving migrants between countries. I hope that countries that have agreed to host Aquis refugees upon accession to the EU will also receive a fair share of refugees. I would also like to see the integration of migrants improved so that they also have the opportunity to realise their potential and participate in society. In addition, awareness-raising should increase the willingness to receive migrants. Prejudices, such as the removal of local jobs by migrants, lead to rejection and right-wing populist movements. I therefore find it very important to revise the EU’s refugee policy. Because because of the negative population growth in Europe, we need migration to preserve the intergenerational contract and our economic prosperity. A successful refugee policy and integration are essential for a better future.
Governance and the Republic of Greece (Διακυβέρνηση και Δημοκρατία της Ελλάδος )
Governance and the Republic of Greece (Διακυβέρνηση και Δημοκρατία της Ελλάδος )
In the future, we would like to change Greece’s governance if it did not become so, and it was what democracy, as we see today, only that we do not have democracy.
The system will not be able to change it immediately, I intend to make sure that I take advantage of the opportunities it offers in order to reach a place where my voice is listened to and that I will be able to affect the negative minds of our world. This will be my added stone to the building of human history. (Le système je ne pourrai pas le changer de sitôt, je compte faire en sorte de profiter des opportunités qu'il propose afin d'atteindre une place où ma voix sera écoutée et que je pourrai impacter les mentalités négative à notre monde. Ce sera ma pierre ajoutée sur l'édifice de l'histoire de l'Homme.)
The system will not be able to change it immediately, I intend to make sure that I take advantage of the opportunities it offers in order to reach a place where my voice is listened to and that I will be able to affect the negative minds of our world. This will be my added stone to the building of human history. (Le système je ne pourrai pas le changer de sitôt, je compte faire en sorte de profiter des opportunités qu'il propose afin d'atteindre une place où ma voix sera écoutée et que je pourrai impacter les mentalités négative à notre monde. Ce sera ma pierre ajoutée sur l'édifice de l'histoire de l'Homme.)
It is clear that the health of planet Earth and its inhabitants should become the top priority for all government institutions. Technological advances are impressive and incredible already at the arrival of 2022, it seems to me that all these advanced research should be geared towards a greener and healthier future for humanity. Smart Money controls more than 95 % of global wealth and it is up to them to act for the good of all. For those who make up them and who make a profit to the detriment of the ecology and human health, they get a ball in the foot. Our planet’s resources are depleting and they will end up realising that the green transition is imminent. In 2040, I hope that we will have access to a cleaner and more powerful energy source, including the international ITER project and then DEMO that will follow, which will allow us to have a more prosperous and ecological future in terms of energy manufacturing. From a political point of view, efforts still need to be made, particularly in the mindsets of our governors, many of which lack compassion, realism and altruism towards their people. As a French, I feel that many countries such as my own suffer some violations of citizens’ freedoms and inconsistencies with the Declaration of Human and Citizens’ Rights. The money collected by governments and Smart Money is distributed in areas which, in my view, are not a global and humanitarian priority. The distribution of wealth in military areas is disproportionate to the real needs of humanity. I am working in this military industry and this has enabled me to become aware of this.
A better future for Europe (Eine bessere Zunkunft für Europa)
A better future for Europe (Eine bessere Zunkunft für Europa)
I think that peace is the most important issue for the future of Europe. Europe would be even more diverse than it is now with borders that can remain open to other people because all countries in the world are prosperous and politically and economically stable enough to send millions of migrants to Europe. All people are satisfied with European politics, as there are no problems that threaten peace between other countries and therefore also within Europe. All countries in the world are democratic, even if there are differences in politics, other countries (and them) are not sympathetic about their ideologies and spread. Climate policy will also be an important issue where all countries are involved and fight for the environment together. This theme is about bringing the world together for climate action, which is even more important in the future!
Free (Free)
Free (Free)
I want a future where no one is judged, Everyone is free to live as they want, to love Whoever they want and not to be heard. I want a future where it is now considered normal and ultimately I want a future where there is no longer discrimination against any category.
Change of people’s mindset.
Change of people’s mindset.
A future with people who care.
Migration of the future (Migration der Zukunft )
Migration of the future (Migration der Zukunft )
Migration has led to many political problems and disputes within our EU in recent years and has strongly criticised inhumane measures. For the future, I would therefore like Europe to find a common solution to the problems of European refugee policy. In a better future, citizens should be better understood through education. Prejudices, such as the fact that migrants take jobs away from the local population, show that much false knowledge is widespread and makes integration more difficult. In addition, refugee policy should be made more humane in the future and safe routes should be created. I would like to see migrants able to apply for asylum from their country of origin and then to flee to Europe by safe means of transport instead of embarking on a life-threatening journey through the Mediterranean Sea. I would also like the European Member States to cooperate better with each other. The Dublin Agreement should be replaced by a common asylum procedure to ensure that migrants are fairly distributed in all countries and that primary countries of arrival, such as the Mediterranean region, no longer have to accept all refugees and process asylum applications. To sum up, I want Europe to become a more migration-friendly country in the future, because in a continent with negative population growth, we need migration to maintain the intergenerational contract and ensure our long-term economic prosperity. Successful refugee policy and integration are key to success.
Sustainable society
Sustainable society
Sustainable society based on cyclic production and consumption and on regenerative agriculture.
A fair migration policy (Eine Gerechte Migrationspolitik)
A fair migration policy (Eine Gerechte Migrationspolitik)
In the future, I would like to see an improved migration policy. Among these, migration policy should be characterised primarily by social justice. This means that everything that is currently in violation of human rights in migration is to be dismantled. This human rights problem includes deportations back to their home country, although refugees have the right to asylum. The aim is therefore to create safe and legal means of escape, so that smugglers are also combated and vessels are not completely overcrowded. By doing so, it will lead to fewer victims in the Mediterranean and thus better respect for human rights. It is also essential to reform EU asylum law and the Dublin agreement, as countries wishing to grant asylum to refugees should be able to do so, even if they did not first land in that country. This would greatly improve and speed up the reception process of refugees and migrants. In order to be fair within EU Member States during a refugee crisis, the distribution of refugees should depend on the economic situation of the EU countries. This will be determined on the basis of the distribution key, so that more solidarity can be created between Member States when reception of refugees is hampered by high unemployment or stagnating GDP. It also aims to subsidise countries hosting refugees and reduce EU funding for those who refuse to do so. The economic and social aspects of migration need to be taken into account in particular when the issue of integration arises. Segregation is to be dismantled within a city, e.g. the Banlieues, where a multicultural approach is taken so as not to create parallel societies. The state has to spend money to ensure that migrants can be integrated as much as possible through language courses, cultural learning and education, with a view to increasing the labour force in the nation in the long term, so that the country’s economic productivity can increase. Finally, in the face of climate change, this migration policy must also be made compatible in a sustainable way. To make this possible first and foremost, refugee and migration policies will use the SDGs. If all of these were to be used in the refugee issue, social justice, the economic aspects and the sustainable side could be agreed very effectively. In order to be able to do so, the EU would then need to create a further legal framework to provide the legal basis for social justice, economic efficiency and sustainability. European School, Karlsruhe
Without racism (Ohne Rassismus)
Without racism (Ohne Rassismus)
I believe that the future must continue to be without raismus and without discrimination. The biggest problem in our conscientiousness is racism, we have right-wing radicalists, and we do not want any races other than Germans in Germany, which seems to be racist. The future of what I want is that we all live together without racism and can only prevent it because of the race of a person.
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