Rich with culture: With cultural and creative industries (CCIs) across Europe employing approximately 12 million Europeans and adding 503 million Euros to the EU’s total GDP. How can the EU promote and invest in CCIs across Europe, whilst still protecting the artistic right to expression and creativity?
Considering the Panama Papers revelations, offshore accounts and tax havens are causing a lot of debates within European countries. What measures should the EU take in order to provide transparency around tax havens?
Right to water: With protests against the privatisation of drinking water supply on the rise, to what degree should the EU apply market economic principles to this sector whilst maintaining the individual’s right to access to drinking water?
Even with advances in legislation across Europe regarding parental leave, many people still struggle in juggling the duties of full-time employment and parenthood. How can the EU support those wishing to bring up a young family, both within and outside the traditional family model?
Despite great strides in ensuring equal employment opportunities for all, people with disabilities in the EU face barriers in gaining employment. What measures should the EU take in order for more disabled people to access job opportunities?
There is no health without mental health: With around one in five European workers experiencing a mental health condition, how can the EU support citizens with mental conditions and ensure their protection in the workplace?
Closing the loop: Considering the potential benefits to both the environment and the economy, what measures should the EU take to implement the recently adopted EU Circular Economy Package?
Sustainable trade policies: How can the EU ensure the protection of human rights and the environment through the sustainable development of Global Value Chains (GVCs)?
Improving Europe’s Borders: Bearing in mind that the newly established ‘European Border and Coast Guard’ agency will be fully operational by early 2017, how can the EU take advantage of the agency’s enhanced powers in order to effectively respond to the security and migration challenges at the continent’s Mediterranean border?