This paper is part of a wider process aimed at sparking debate and provoking thought on the future Europe that we want. As we look into the future, we feel that the importance of values, beliefs, identities and culture will be greater due to the effects of rapid developments in technological advancement, climate change, economics and geopolitics in all our lives and societies. The combination of these forces, their simultaneous acceleration and impact will increasingly call upon and accentuate the relationship between citizens and those that govern them in terms of trust and confidence. This calls for more resilient, agile institutions and policy coherence.
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Author: Pascal Lamy, with contributions of Mathew J. Burrows, Antonia Erlandsson, Oliver Gnad, Dharmendra Kanani, Jacques Bughin and Roman Pable
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