Post-crisis Europe: Following the publishing of the EU white paper in March 2017, setting out the EU’s plan by outlining the union’s five scenarios for the future of Europe, what strategy should the European Union and its Member States seek for the long-term cohesion and advancement of the Union?
Protecting indigenous cultures: Considering the harmful effects that climate change and an increasing exploitation of natural resources has on indigenous settlements in the Arctic Region, how should the European Union further work with climate adaptation and rural development in the circumpolar region in order to ensure the survival of indigenous settlements in the Arctic?
Heal the world: In the light of COP24 in Katowice 2018, the vision on demonstrating how neutrality in terms of greenhouse gas emissions can be attained through forest preservation has been presented. With EU forests absorbing the equivalent of nearly 10% of total EU greenhouse gas emissions each year, the preservation of EU forests becomes increasingly important as a contribution to a robust climate policy. How could the EU further work for the preservation of forests across its Member States?
Boys in decline: Following the long-term decline of boys’ academic performance from Early Child Education and Care to higher education, which actions should the EU take to ensure that the boys of Europe stay in school and perform on the same level as their female peers?
Tensions and failed intentions: EU asylum policies have faced heavy criticism from Member States, culminating in, and cultivating, xenophobia in Europe. Criticism has been aimed towards the inability of current EU asylum policies to facilitate the significant influx of refugees effectively. What measures should the EU take in order to create workable policies that would ensure that responsibility is shared whilst also protecting the rights of refugees?
Towards a more sustainable Europe: With 25 million tons of plastic produced in Europe yearly, 39,9% of them being packaging, what measures should the EU take in order to decrease plastic waste in form of food packaging?