European Commission Strategic Foresight Report 2025

The 2025 Strategic Foresight Report from the European Commission introduces ‘Resilience 2.0,’ a framework to guide the EU through 2040 and beyond. It highlights seven megatrends affecting competitiveness, technology governance, democracy, and population health and wellbeing. Widening inequalities, growing isolation, rising youth mental health challenges, and increasing rates of non-communicable diseases are identified as urgent priorities requiring coordinated policy action. The report outlines how these trends could shape social, health, and economic outcomes if left unaddressed, offering policymakers insights to strengthen resilience across Europe.

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