A safer access to a safer life: Considering that 75% of people lacking improved sanitation live in rural areas, how can the EU ensure the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development while addressing the pervasive inequalities in economic opportunities between rural and urban areas as well as ensure basic services, social protection, and improve access to productive sources?
A violent journey for a ‘better’ life: Female migrants who come to Europe in order to find better opportunities for them and their children are often exposed to gender based sexual violence, or forced to prostitution; How can the European Union ensure support and security especially to female migrants?
Sustainable healthcare: with 37% of Europe’s population over 60 by 2050 and more than 8 out of 10 of people over 65 affected by chronic diseases, how can the European Union tackle this problem without substantially increasing healthcare spending in the sector?
De-gendering professions: with the recent feminist movements and the efforts in improving workplace culture, what approach should the EU and Member States take in order to remove gender stereotypes in relation to careers and ensure equal access to all jobs for all genders?
With online platforms such as Airbnb or Uber gaining popularity all over Europe and the recent European Court of Justice ruling against Uber, how can the EU effectively regulate sharing economy practices in order to maintain market stability and protect consumers’ rights?
Smart Living: taking into account the change brought by innovation and technological improvement, as well as the urgent need for European cities to become more sustainable and energy-efficient; how could the European Union support the spread of Smart City Initiatives, ensuring the active cooperation between the inhabitants and their surrounding?
Humans 2.0: With the raise of technological developments and its use in the workplace, human resources are predicted to be less needed in the future, and thus the Universal Basic Income (UBI) might become a necessity. How can the EU benefit from the UBI concept in order to limit the possible disadvantage of living with automated workforce?
Efficient humanity: Taking into account the inefficiency that limits the effectiveness of European non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in the field of humanitarian aid, how can the EU support such organisations in reforming their work structures and have more impact?