Highlights

In May 2021, the European Commission published its new strategy for a Sustainable Blue Economy. As the European Green Deal and the SDG agenda call for a transformation of the EU’s economy, the SBE Strategy takes a holistic approach to the EU’s blue economy.

How about getting the information now? A real-time economy helps businesses and society to get the information in a digital format, automatically and in real-time without delay. We need real-time data to predict and plan our activities with saved time and money. It means that we are always in the right place at the right time!

Are children too vulnerable to help preparing society’s response to disasters and accidents? Do they have necessary skills to be involved in helping grownups, for example, - in building barriers during floods? Should we listen to their opinions when it comes to safety and security? What do global policies say about these questions? What examples of children and youth’s involvement in resilience building are there?

Predicting the future and preparing selves for unexpected developments has always been in people`s minds. As a response developing shared visions and setting joint goals is crucial to thrive our territories and strengthen the resilience of our communities and places we live, work or enjoy.

Youth involvement in policy-making processes is top on the agenda for many organisations, and has been so for many years. The European Union is an active advocate for young voices and has developed various tools and ideas in the framework of the EU Youth Strategy, and the EU macro-regional strategies are following this path.