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News and events

13/02/2025
In Touch with Tomorrow: "How will robots change my job?"

Talk and Q+A: Tuesday, 1 April, 2025

As European labour is automating, which policies will help which countries? Presentation by Dr. Emily Barker, macroeconomist. 

05/02/2025
Public Dialogue: “Demographic Resilience in Uncertain Times”

Next Policy Lab event: Tuesday, March 11, 2025

Register now for the upcoming online Stakeholder Dialogue. Discuss with our research leaders in one of four thematic deep dives.

03/02/2025
New Policy Brief: Four steps to managing demographic change locally

Recommendations for regions and municipalities

There is no “preventing” demographic change. Rather, the goal should be to adapt. In this Briefing, high-level policymakers recommend best-practices.

02/12/2024
Who is responsible for population policy in the new EU Commission

Briefing

No fewer than 10 of the new EU-Commissioners are tasked with demography. Need an overview? FutuRes and Population Europe have published a Briefing on the population policy of the 2024-2029 EU Commission. 

17/11/2024
Policy Insight: FutuRes research shows ways through Europe's skill shortage

by Jakub Bijak & Emily Barker

Automation and migration can help alleviate the skills crisis, but both these trends have shortcomings which cannot be ignored. A better strategy: attract skill in a targeted way, both domestically and abroad. 

04/11/2024
In Touch with Tomorrow: Talk series by FutuRes, hosted by Population Europe

Register to be alerted about the next talks

What du population trends mean for Europe's future? Which needs will arise in communities, families, individuals? This one-hour online format starts with a presentation, followed by an open discussion.

29/10/2024
High level policy experts look into the future of Europe and discuss next steps

FutuRes connects demography with policy expertise

For this, our team met with decision-makers from 9 European countries. How to prepare the care and labour markets for demographic transitions?

26/09/2024
“Never underestimate the power of demography”: Over 130 citizens joined FutuRes workshop

Thank you to our great participants from more than 20 European countries!

People over 60 are a growing interest group. Meanwhile it is becoming difficult for many of them to access basic services. These and other policy relevant topics were discussed in a FutuRes workshop

09/09/2024
Scenario Building Workshops start: "Resilient European Societies in Demographic Change"

Our FutuRes foresight experts have started the scenario building process

High-level actors from policy and civil society will engage in scenario building workshops. The results will be published later this fall.

03/07/2024
New FutuRes Policy Insight: resilient fertility during COVID-19 and The Great Recession

by Agnieszka Chłoń-Domińczak & Anna Maliszewska

Fertility trends can be surprisingly crisis-resilient, as shown by research conducted by the FutuRes team at the SGH Warsaw School of Economics. In this Policy Insight, they discuss how to support fertility resilience.