Visions of the EU in 2050 0 ▲ Conversable Economist 1 hour ago · 5 min read1005 words · Politics · hide The Centre for Economic Policy Research (the one in London, not the one in Washington, DC, as you can see from the spelling of Centre) has a new initiative called “Europe 2050: Geometries of peace, power, and prosperity” The goal is to solicit and collect a bunch of papers–39 of them at my last check–from thoughtful folks about aspects of Europe’s future economics, political, environmental, and foreign policy challenges. The website describes itself this way: “A new initiative led by Olivier Blanchard, Pascal Lamy, Enrico Letta, and CEPR President Beatrice Weder di Mauro adopts a long-term perspective to explore what Europe should aspire to become by 2050. Moving beyond the pressures of short-term crises, the initiative assesses current policy choices against a clearer strategic vision for Europe’s future. The project will generate both longer commissioned policy papers addressing its core themes and shorter pieces published on a rolling basis through an open call. Together, these… Commenting on Bubbles has been removed. Why? If you want to talk about this post, write to the author, use the comments on their blog if it has them, or reply with a "RE:" post on your own blog. Suggestions? feedback@bubbles.town