Danubius International Conferences, 17th International Conference on European Integration - Realities and Perspectives
Contemporary Trends and Challenges of the European Union
Last modified: 2022-05-04
Abstract
The Sustainability Agenda is a positive program designed to improve the lives of citizens. Europe has all the assets to meet the biggest challenges. We can do this together. We need a commitment from everyone, as well as the political will to complete this process. While others are retreating, Europe needs to move forward, improve its competitiveness, invest in sustainable economic growth and take a leading role for the rest of the world. The most serious deficit in terms of sustainability and at the same time the biggest challenge we face is the ecological debt, the maturity of which we are approaching through the misuse and depletion of our natural resources; this threatens our ability to meet the needs of future generations within the limits of our planet's resources. Globally, the pressure on basic resources, from freshwater to fertile land, threatens the very existence of mankind.
