A Balancing Act on the Border - In light of the Netherlands and Turkey restoring full diplomatic ties, how should Member States address the ongoing violations of human rights and the rule of law while maintaining the cooperation required to tackle the refugee crisis?
From Paris to Pittsburgh - In the light of the COP23 and the US withdrawal from the Paris Agreement, how should the EU support cities in becoming drivers of climate action throughout Europe and show strong leadership in the global fight against climate change?
Equality in opportunities - How can the EU and its Member States further develop the EU Youth Strategy to provide more and equal opportunities in education and training for young Europeans in order to prevent social marginalisation and discrimination?
The ‘Money-for-nothing-Method’? - In light of the Dutch income experiments of the cities Utrecht and Tilburg, should European governments consider the possibility of a Universal Basic Income for all citizens in their efforts to reform the modern welfare state?
The Greying of Europe - With an ageing population across Europe, a pension crisis looming in several Member States and a changing employment market, what measures have to be taken in pension systems to balance the time spent in work and in retirement?
Equality for all - While gender and development are typically associated with women’s rights, men also face gender-specific problems such as lower education attainability, inflexible work conditions, lower life expectancy and strict gender norms. What measures should be taken to reduce gender inequalities without forgetting either side of the equation?
The politics of privacy – Taking the recent Facebook scandal regarding Cambridge Analytica into account, which caused a significant amount of user data to be compromised, what global approach should the EU adopt towards ensuring the right to privacy and prevent data mining?
Overtourism on the rise - In light of the overflow of tourists in cities like Amsterdam placing an unsustainable burden on Europe’s heritage sites, how can European governments protect their cultural heritage while also enabling citizens to access historic sites and monuments?