Foresight Network News Today

1. What is strategic foresight and how did it contribute to the Commission's work during this mandate?

The European Commission presented on 6 July the 2023 Strategic Foresight Report, which analyses how to put sustainability and peoples wellbeing at the heart of Europes Open Strategic Autonomy and suggests ten concrete actions to achieve this aim.

Minister for European Affairs, Peter Burke T.D., will attend a meeting of the General Affairs Council (GAC) in Brussels on Tuesday, 21 February. At the GAC, Ministers will begin preparations for the March European Council by discussing the proposed agenda covering Ukraine/Russia, Competitiveness, the Single Market and Economic Issues, and Energy.

On 12 April, the Minister of State for European Affairs, Thomas Byrne T.D., will attend a meeting of the General Affairs Council (GAC), in Luxembourg. As part of the annual rule of law dialogue, Ministers will have a country specific discussion on rule of law in Luxembourg, Hungary, Malta, the Netherlands and Austria.

The first meeting of European Union “Ministers for the Future” and the launch of the EU-wide Foresight Network were two of the high points of the informal …

Ahead of UN Food Systems Summit, Agency Approves Resolution to Enrich Talks Ahead of UN Food Systems Summit, Agency Approves Resolution to Enrich Talks The United Nations Commission on Population and Development (CPD) approved a resolution likely to enrich and intensify discussions at the upcoming UN Food Systems Summit. This is a clear sign that food security and nutrition are increasingly seen as key vectors for sustainable development. The agreement, as well as the UN Secretary-General’...