To bring about a truly European public sphere, we first need clear and bold visions. At the summit, Das Progressive Zentrum launched three vision papers that vividly describe Europe and its robust public sphere in 2025. They also lay out stepping stones on how such visions could become reality.

The three vision papers were written by Daring New Spaces working groups, who focussed on European Discourses and Narratives, Practised European Values, and European Civic Cooperation.

Backing up these visions are hard data compiled by the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR). This data was analysed in policy paper on the interdependence of solidarity, cohesion, and the public sphere in Europe. Read more about their interactive tools that have been tracking solidarity and measuring cohesion in Europe!

The Daring New Spaces project film premiered at the summit. In this film, project co-lead Maria Skóra introduces the project’s structure and approach, the facilitators and experts make the case for why the visions and solutions created in the Daring New Spaces project are needed, and the vision of the European Public Sphere in 2025 is unveiled. Check it out, below!

The European public sphere is not just institutions, but also arts and culture. In this spirit, the Polish poet Jakobe Mansztajn wrote a poem called “Europa Europa” for the Daring New Spaces Summit, which accompanied the keynotes, pitches and panels throughout the event. The poem was translated from Polish into English by Tul’si Bhambry.

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For the past months, the project Daring New Spaces has created bold visions of a European public sphere for the year 2025 – as well as policy proposals on how we can get there. These visions were based on expert interviews and developed by young civil society leaders from across Europe using a future studies methodology. At the summit, the most promising ideas and policy recommendations from this process were presented and discussed. This summit was organised by Das Progressive Zentrum, together with the German Federal Foreign Office, the European Council on Foreign Relations and Stiftung Mercator.

 

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