Europe 2030

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Remarks by Jonathan Laurence:

I am delighted to be here to represent the Center on the United States and Europe at Brookings, which has benefitted greatly from its cooperation with the Luso-American Development Foundation. This book would not have seen the light of day without FLAD’s support.

Europe 2030 is an unusual volume with a light but detectable Portuguese accent. This is fitting, given the significance of the city of Lisbon – and of Portuguese political leadership – in driving some of the most important institutional advances of the EU in the last decade. This book has something in common with the publications of the Bureau of European Policy Advisors in the Commission Presidency or the scenarios explored by the National Intelligence Council’s Global Trends reports. But unlike those two organizations, the collaboration of Brookings and Luso-American gives Europe 2030 a genuinely transatlantic perspective. It will be of interest to the same target audiences – which is to say, anyone with an interest in the future of European politics, society and EU integration.

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