2040's EU: The true and welcoming land of opportunities

Anonymous

April 26, 2023

2040's EU: The true and welcoming land of opportunities

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I hope and expect that our empathy for those from afar will increase in the next 20 years, and the international mobility of vulnerable people will not be as difficult and exhausting as it is today.

On the one hand, I would like 2040 to be a year in which those who are forced to flee their homes due to human or climatic catastrophes do not face unnecessary obstacles in their flight, resulting from prejudice and discrimination. I close my eyes and I see reception centres which respect and promote human rights, politicians that do not trade with border control measures, administrations that protect vulnerable people, laws that do not curtail human rights under any pretext or justification, and judicial systems that do not deviate from such red lines.

In addition, I also hope that those who cannot develop their full potential in their home country will be able to access the facilities we have in Europe, either to bring that talent back home or to stay in the EU. At present, the legal pathways to access the EU territory are mainly focused on people with higher education, entrepreneurs or people with some purchasing power. However, I believe that the ideal is to open up more circular migration channels through which those who do not have much can have a better future. This is not only "in our interest" because it would reduce irregular immigration, but I believe it should be an obligation, as a significant world power.

In my vision of an ideal 2040, mobility should be open to all - not a headache for those who need to flee or a utopia for those who cannot afford it.

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In this vision for 2040, our communities are not just places where we live, but spaces where we grow, learn and support each other. Technology serves as a tool to strengthen human connections, not replace them. By focusing on sustainability, inclusion and wellbeing, we are creating a future where every person has the opportunity to realize their full potential and make a meaningful contribution to the community.

I'd like future Europeans to communicate in a single language, and for all European governments to make a joint commitment to learning a common language as a living language 1, so that we can communicate more easily and get to know and understand each other better.

Zielony dom

The year is 2040 and Europe is green. Trees have transformed cities into more welcoming places. There is plenty of shade, and despite hot days, you can always find a comfortable resting place. People can be found walking, riding bikes or scooters along the streets. Traffic in the city is calm. Riding the streetcar from the windows, you can see children playing in the playgrounds. When you return from work, and even more so on weekends, you can go close outside the city to take a walk in the woods or sit by the water. Lots of often small bodies of water allow for active recreation. When traveling in Europe, there are no borders. Convenient roads , fast trains allow easy movement. At the same time, it is easy to find secluded places and large forest complexes. These are places where nature is governed by its own laws. Animals live in their natural rhythm. Beavers create huge floodplains. The world becomes really green again.

Welt der Roboter

I imagine that everything is digitized and done by robots. As human beings, we have a very comfortable life. At the same time, however, we are competently monitored. All our data is readable and usable by appropriate bodies such as authorities, health insurance companies (if they still exist), banks. The glass man. There is only work in the field of programming, if not done by the self-recognizing AI. I can almost no longer imagine money as a means of payment in this society. The environment is in a condition that we can only live in extra buildings. Education in school will be different from what I have experienced, adapted to the new insights and conditions. These are my thoughts. I would like to travel the world with my boat and see the most idyllic places and live there until I want to continue. However, this requires some conditions, such as an intact environment.

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