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Stories for the future of Europe
Join us in exploring the possibilities of the future! Share your future perspectives, discover other people’s visions, and engage in a dialogue on what Europe and the world may look like in the future. We collect, share and distribute your visions in our stories database.
Share your visions of the future!
Your ideas matter – shape the future you want! Share your visions of tomorrow and join us in creating a narrative that inspires citizens, policymakers, and foresight experts. Together, we can co-create the future.
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Stories - find your inspiration!
Stories do shape futures. Dive into the video tutorials to explore how future narratives are born. Further below, browse trough a series of inspiring, thought-provoking stories around challenges and opportunities of our futures.

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Get inspiration from the Storiesfrom2050 project
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
Positive briller
I hope all the war in Europe will be over and the situation has calmed down again.
I hope Europe's economy flourishes and trade across national borders just flows.
I also hope that a lot has happened in the field of renewable energy with solar cells, wind turbines and hydrogen cars. I hope that hydrogen has become well intertwined in Europe
Harmonična prihodnost
I want a future where technology and ecology are developed. I wish cars were emission-free. To be electric vehicles, to allow homes to live comfortably and efficiently, while helping to reduce resource consumption. I would like to see health progress and thus increase people's life expectancy.
mariusmp@gmail.com
The works will be accessible remotely and lively according to their desire, the work will be creative, because monotony and repetitive works will be taken over by technological solutions, transport will be autonomous and only enthusiasts will drive their cars for entertainment, world peace and conflicts will be managed expeditiously and safely - the environment will be monitored everywhere, people will be identified. This is a bit more complicated in terms of privacy, but everything will be arranged in such a way that it will not be abused.
Brezkompromisna
I want a world without wars and terrorism, but the reality is that there will be more and more of this. Digital literacy will be much more developed, as will artificial intelligence. Future generations will be more protective of their environment and nature, as it shows us our teeth over the years and will even more remind us by 2040 that we are destroying it too much. The poor will be poorer, the rich will be richer.
Hou het lokaal
In 2040, in a sustainable Europe, there will be the opportunity to enjoy your own country and environment with its own culture and customs. Coleur locale is the motto. Countries adhere to local customs, dishes and products. Satisfied with what your own country offers you without choice stress of all sorts.
Zurück zur Steinzeit
The future will belong to those who have money and power. You can already see this today and this development will be irreversible. Democracies will gradually become part of history. Climate change is much more advanced than we thought and there are wars over land and water and crops.
bezpieczna przystań
Well, as I imagine life in such a distant future, it must take another 15 years until 2040. I'll be you by the time I'm 70, as I imagine this life in 15 years.
Well, I would like to build a large heating plant, of course ecological, which would use the energy of the sun and which would produce pr ad and heat for a small price.
I would also like to see centers for the development of friendship and care, so that every person, regardless of age, can experience friendship. so that , children are taught in schools how to develop social competences, so that these important values, which were very much cared for by the kid, are returned, i.e. honesty, care, selflessness, empathy, so that people are good and friendly to each other. I also hope that Poland will fight for its position in Europe, and not, as we are now, a backwater, thanks to our politicians who have the interests of the country and the nation somewhere.
elena.lipenholc@gmail.com
Given that I am by nature pessimistic, I foresee a future of slow degradation, marked by stagnation and decline.
However, I want to hope for those who will come in a sustainable future, characterized by continuous progress and prosperity.
A sustainable future is one in which we continue to make progress in areas such as renewable energy, agriculture and sustainable transport. In this scenario, we will have successfully tackled the challenges of climate change and built resilient and sustainable communities that can adapt to changing conditions. This future will be characterized by a strong global economy, with continued investment in new technologies and industries. In addition, this future will see the increasing use of digital technologies to improve the quality of life of people around the world but above all I hope that we can "erase" the word war from the vocabulary of every citizen and that there are no more poor and even diseases such as cancer.
I hope that utopia can become a reality.
Friede, Freude, Eierkuchen
That there is peace in the world. It starts on the street that everyone treats everyone with respect. That there are no wars among the peoples. That we get climate change under control and not so much is destroyed by heat, drought and floods. That the economy is on the right track, that all people have good work and that they can afford everything and that prices do not rise to the bottomless.
Prihodnost
2050 will bring many changes in our lives as technology continues to shape our world. Advanced technologies such as artificial intelligence, robotics and biotechnology will change work processes and enable new ways of living. Many professions will be automated, but new ones will also appear, requiring specialized skills.
Despite advances in technology, it will also be important to preserve the environment. In the fight against climate change, countries and companies will invest in renewable energy and sustainable solutions. Cities will become smarter, with greater use of electric vehicles, sustainable buildings and advanced infrastructure.
Health and longevity will become a key topic. With the help of advanced medical technologies, people will live longer and healthier lives. 2050 is expected to bring about a more cohesive, technologically advanced, but also more sustainable society, where the balance between progress and nature will be crucial for the future.
iengoaloisi@libero.it
After graduation I decided to stay here at my home, I remember very well when my parents were forced to choose between a better quality of life, and the most dear affections such as family and roots.
Today fortunately it is no longer so, I can safely decide to carry out my profession in any European state and receive the same salary, but above all to be sure that the quality of my life will be the same everywhere.
My technical knowledge is equally recognized, and the chances of making a career (while still wanting to start a family) are the same, I just have to decide if I want to stay here or start a new adventure.
When I talk about it with mine, I see their eyes become shiny, because they know that anyway I will be happy and I will not have remorse not having to accept compromises.
Today I witness many acquaintances who (even if in the last years of work) return to where they were born, will retire and will be serene.
It's great to be able to decide: If you're a traveler and you don't have to become one.
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