Governance

The World in 2025: How the European Union will need to respond" represents a significant contribution to
the policy-making process of the centre-right in European politics. It is a remarkable piece of work, drawing on the

The scenarios are presented as storylines which set out some general trends and
provide more detail in a number of areas:
■ economic and sectoral trends
■ employment and social trends
■ regional development
■ health, welfare and education

The scenarios presented here are based on two overarching strategic uncertainties, which
we have called “Governance” and “Ecological Footprint”. These are uncertainties that we
have deemed of the highest strategic importance in terms of their influence on the usage