Good governance is based upon foresight that allows decision makers to highlight
their choices under a new perspective. The Committee of the Regions (CoR) has
turned to forward planning and foresight to react to new political and socioeconomic
developments in Europe.
The aim of this report is to identify the future challenges that confront the CoR and
the European local and regional authorities (LRAs) at the horizon in 2025. It draws
up three possible scenarios with predictions about the future evolution of European
integration and the implications for the LRAs and the CoR.
The future evolution of European integration necessarily involves an identification
of a number of trends, challenges and opportunities over the coming decades.
Subsequently, the report formulates key questions for debate and provides practical
options and suggestions on how LRAs can make progress.