The Future of Customs in the EU 2040 report is an outcome of a year-long foresight process. Its aim is to support strategic reflection on the future of the European Union’s Customs Union, its relevance and its effectiveness in the long-term. The European Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC) ...
We present the outcomes of a foresight study aimed at identifying the emerging challenges for water management in the Danube region, considering a set of possible future socioeconomic and political scenarios. For each scenario, we analyse the possible implications for key water management issues...
This report documents the process that was implemented in a workshop held in October 27-28, 2016 at the Representation of the European Commission, in Budapest, with a group of policy-makers, academics and business representatives from the Danube region. The workshop built on both a qualitative a...
This foresight study used a qualitative methodology engaging with a wide variety of stakeholders to define a 2025 vision for the European textiles and clothing manufacturing industry and propose actions addressing challenges related to trade, innovation, resources and skills....
This foresight study used a qualitative methodology engaging with a wide variety of stakeholders to define a 2050 vision for the European non-ferrous metals manufacturing industry and propose actions addressing challenges related to trade, innovation, resources, business integrity and skills....
The rapid growth of the collaborative economy has fuelled a discussion about its potential benefits and challenges. Moving the debate towards longer-term considerations the scenario-based JRC foresight project explores the possible future developments of the EU collaborative economy towards 2030...
Collaborative Economy became the buzzword used to refer to all kinds of online platform based business models in the recent years. Yet there is no consensus on a working definition for these platforms and robust evidence is lacking on their costs and benefits to society – a precondition for good...
This report aims to compile the information provided for the ex-post evaluation of the nuclear activities carried out by the JRC to achieve the objectives indicated in the Euratom part of the 7th Framework Programme of Research and Development. The report contains information of the activities p...
In view of the many current unsustainable resources use and environmental degradation trends, ensuring future success requires reducing the negative emissions and environmental impacts of economic activities, decreasing resources use to get back into the range of natural sustainability while cre...
