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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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L'avenir en 2040
In 2040, I would like there to be a lot of green , small buildings not very high Lots of safety in cities and countryside , That cars are no longer polluting.That roads are better maintained. That in schools we learn what is necessary and especially that children learn tolerance . Let each one be content with what he has.Let care be given to all
hallo
Freiheit, Recht und Ordnung ohne belogen, betrogen und entmündigt zu werden
Writing is not one of my core competencies and so I ask for leniency in advance. A better future I would like to see would be: In Europe, each Member State is responsible for its own activities. There would be a free basic order that prohibits any form of surveillance and restriction of opinion. Prohibits manipulative press and fake news accordingly and checks journalism for truthfulness and regulates it accordingly in the event of violations. Ideological behavior no longer exists, as it is punished as fraud. Free market economy should be possible without obstructive regulations. By this I mean that only regulations that have been tested for their usefulness and cost-effectiveness are still possible and such excesses as we have experienced in the last 40 years are no longer possible. Taxes can only be collected and used for national tasks. Further funds must be raised either through donations or as part of a referendum. Waste of taxpayers' money will be punished and politicians will be held accountable for their violations. The EU can only monitor the requirements of the Community, but cannot develop its own rules. The surveillance mania of the authorities has been reduced to a normal level and the fundamental rights, similar to our Basic Law of 1970, are protected again. Crime is fought and enforced together across the EU. There may be a single tax law and the influence of industry, NGO ´s, super-rich and other interest groups on politicians is strictly prohibited. Politics only makes politics in the interest of its citizens and is liable for misconduct. Taxes and levies collected may only be used for specific purposes and all decisions are examined by independent people. The self-interest of incumbents has come to an end and the citizen is once again at the forefront of all political decisions. Education then starts already in kindergarten and the children no longer have to learn outdated garbage, but are trained to learn. With the aim of creating a better world free of ideology, they have also learned to question everything we are able to independently come to the right results. Manipulation is a crime that is taken very seriously. In the event of a crisis, people can be welcomed and cared for in our country. In case of violations of the guest right, these persons must leave our economic area immediately. Every radical belief is banned and all assets confiscated. Subcultures are no longer possible in the EU, as they are also anti-democratic. In 2040, the highest goods in our EU are: free opinion, freedom of travel, no poverty, inviolability of personal rights, chemical-free food, education at the highest level for everyone, free choice of profession, a real democracy. Unfortunately, there will continue to be crimes and for known criminals there will be a perfect surveillance that proves another crime immediately. We have more and more computers and machines that have replaced the human worker. For these devices, an assessment must then be made of how many workers are replaced by this device and minus the equipment costs, the salary for the workers is then transferred to the tax office as a tax. This can then be used to pay the unemployed and incapacitated, families and pensioners. Smoked goods, drugs and other toxins have not been used and sold for years. All this could be achieved through education and without prohibitions. I'd think of a thousand more points, but that's so unsorted and completely confused, so I'm ending it now.
hallo
Il mondo pulito
A better future is ecological, full of health and without fear of getting sick. Land protection is at the heart of the progressive future it expects. A world without waste. But full of recycling, where nothing is worn and everything is used.
hallo
Tulevaisuus on parempi
The future will be better in every way. Education is available for more people, food is for those in need and its quality is better. 2040 has also brought emissions under control so that air quality in Europe is better and ecology is automatically taken into account in all activities. Particular attention is paid to the emissions load of industry and transport. Air travel will be reduced and rail, ship and bus traffic will be favoured. Human rights are also reaching more and more people in the world, and equality is also growing in terms of access to education. In general, the world is moving in a better direction from the present.
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