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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.
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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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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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Slovenija v svetu 2050
Slovenija se je kot majhna država znašla med letoma 2025 in 2035 v velikem gospodarskem, političnem in družbenem pritisku. Vojne in trgovinska napenjanja mišisic najmočnejših igralcev na geopolitičnem odru sveta so Slovenijo potisnile v tok svetovnega dogajanja na kategerega sama ni mogla vplivati. Trpela je velik upad življenskega standarda in blaginje svojega prebivalstva. Vladajoče politične strukture tega niso bile sposobne omiliti, saj so same bile vpete v sistemsko korupcijo, ki je močno vplivala na razvoj države. Med letoma 2030 in 2040 se globalno stanje tako poslabšalo, da je slovenija kot država po razpadu evropske unije komaj obstala. Podnebne spremembe so močno prizadele tudi slovenijo. Pridelki so padli v količini in kvaliteti na globalni ravni in povzročili kritične težave v globalni oskrbi s hrano. Le ta je privedla do globalne družbene revolucije, ke je v večini držav zrušilo obstoječe vladajoče strukture. Države niso imele več vodij ampak je umetna inteligenca koordinirala različne družbeno storitvene sektorje kot so zdravstvo, varovanje ljudi in premoženja, gospodarstvo itd. Uveden je bil univerzalni temeljni dohodek na globalni ravni, ki je ljudem dal isto izhodišče za življenje. Slovenija se je temu prilagodila in tako kot država leta 2050 tudi obstala.
Postapokaliptična EU
Prihodnost evrope naj bi bila svetla, vendar se zeleni prehod zmeraj bolj pozna na naših denarnicah, ki so že drugače tako napadene od infllacije in t.i. shrinkflacije. Kupna moč pada iz dneva v dan, srednji sloj izpareva, počasi in konstantno. Politika EU vodi vse po domače povedano v rit. Zmeraj bolj so zaščitene manjšine, domačini zmeraj izvisijo pred prišleki. Za leto 2040 si lahko samo predstavljamo kakšno postapokaliptično utopijo, kot jih poznamo iz mnogih survival games. Nebi me čudilo, če bi za novi blatnik na motorju mogel plačati mehaniku z kakšno čudno valuto, kot je na primer 10 palcev, ki so nekdaj pripadali rivalski tolpi. Prihodnost evrope bo zelo temna.
Silna demokratyczna Europa
Zjednoczona Europa rządzona przez demokratów, wyrugowanie populistów i faszystów oraz przyjaciół reżimowych przywódców. Pełna izolacja gospodarcza i polityczna Rosji. Siły zbrojne Europy znacznie przewyższające siłę armii rosyjskiej. Wspólne prawa wykluczające legalną działalność takich partii jak AFP w Niemczech, PiS w Polsce czy Le Pen we Francji.Wspólna europejska konstytucja zakazująca jakichkolwiek ruchów faszystowskich, dopuszczająca legalną aborcję i gwarantująca prawa mniejszości. Samowystarczalność gospodarcza i militarna Unii Europejskiej. Dbałość o środowisko naturalne i odwracanie skutków globalnego ocieplenia.
Töötamine tulevikus
Inimesed ei sõltu enam nii palju enam igapäevatööst. Elu võetakse lihtsamalt ning ei elata palgapäevast palgapäevani. Tööandjad on aru saanud, et traditsiooniline kella kaheksast viieni kontoris tiksumine ei ole mõistlik. Tööd tehakse vastavalt eesmärkidele. Kui eesmärgid täidetakse varem siis saavadki töötajad rohkem puhata ning tegeleda enda harimise ja hobidega. Üheski ettevõttes pole enam viiepäevast töönädalat, maksimaalselt on neli tööpäeva, millele järgneb kolm puhkepäeva. See tõstab töötajate efektiivsust ning ei toimi enam töö juures logelemist. Tööandjad õpivad väärtustama töötajate vaba aega ning ka töötajad on seetõttu tööl rohkem pühendunud ning töö ajal kõrvaliste tegevustega ei tegeleta.
Drosmes un sirsnības nākotne
Es vēlētos, lai nākotne Eiropā un Latvijā būtu droša un attīstoša. Es vēlētos, lai Eiropā un Rietumvalstīs būtu iznīdēts un absolūti nepieņemams imperiālisms, autoritārisms un totalitārisms. Šajā nākotnē Tramps, Masks un Putins ir plaši saprasti kā nicināmi un zemiski cilvēki. Absolūtais vairums cilvēku apzinās no kādas tumsas un briesmām ir sanācis izvairīties un ir pateicīgi izlēmībai, drosmei un empātijai, kas šo ir ļāvušas paveikt. Tāpat ir audzis patiess patriotisms un kopienas sajūta, kas vēsturiski manā valstī, īpaši lielākās pilsētās, ir bijis problemātisks padomju laikam raksturīgās gļēvulības, represiju un apolitiskuma dēļ. Beidzot ir izdevies ierobežot alkohola un azartspēļu lobiju. Es gribētu, lai šajā nākotnē tiek saprasts, ka uzlabot savu kopienu un vidi var tikai sniedzot kādu ieguldījumu vai upuri paši. Es gribu, lai cilvēki iegulda sevī, un viņu apkārtējie no tā saņem dividendes. Es ceru, ka sirsnība, radošums, cieņa, iejūtība un rūpes būs ne tikai epizodiski atzītas, bet fundamentāli svarīgas īpašības mūsu sabiedrībā. Es ceru, ka cilvēki sapratīs, ka palīdzot citiem viņi gūst ko tādu, ko citādi nav iespējams gut.
The future could improve for all of us if remedies could be found for some still deadly diseases including,cancer.I hope that in 2040 the diseases that lead to certain death i short time can be defeated and that research will give the results we all wait for.If those who have no hope today could be cured with drugs or targeted surgery it would be the ideal solution for a happy future for so many families who hear death sentences.I hope that within fifteen years this will happen and that it will not remain a dream.
The future I see will be cleaner, less industrialized and more respectful of planet earth.
Life won't have changed much, but I imagine more sharing, less war, more respect and living together.
Supplements will play an important role, given the problem of altered and less nourishing foods.
Polluting sports will no longer be very important, and snow tourism will have disappeared due to global warming.
I think there will be more natural disasters too.
We are in the year 2045. after much turbulence, the governments of the nations have decided on peaceful cooperation based on the common good. financial resources are now used to build and maintain a modest and sustainable lifestyle that enables all people to live a dignified and meaningful life. military interventions to maintain power and control resources are a thing of the past. scientific research has developed systems of a regional circular economy that has recognized biodiversity as essential to life. ethics and integrity of character are the prerequisites for political office and are cultivated in interpersonal interactions. socially destructive technologies have been replaced by constructive methods that are conducive to human coexistence. life is valued more than profit. money serves as a means of payment for the real economy instead of a rampant capital market.
In 2040, I live in a United Europe where the current nationality borders have been erased, and are regional borders instead. From north to south, and from east to west, we are connected by high-speed railways that allow us to travel from northern Sweden to southern Europe and vice versa in less than 24 hours. We do not see immigration from non-European countries as a problem, but as a strengthening of our society both economically and culturally. My grandchildren have received a good education and have the freedom to work and raise a family wherever they want. All this is again utopia if I look at my own development from the mid-20th century. and how everything has accelerated. Only we can stop Trump, Musk, Putte, Xi and their supporters who are currently destroying what has been built since the end of the war in 1945.
I hope that applied ai in medicine has allowed enough advancement to ensure a very high quality of life in the face of the lengthening of the average life span, I hope that technology will be at the service of mankind, that we will get to reduce as much as possible wars, diseases and world hunger, that there will be no economic crises, that the worst diseases will be defeated, that we will find ways not to excessively damage the planet and to ensure greater security.
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