NEW NARRATIVE ON THE FUTURE OFEUROPE&theSDGsandClimateAgreements

IntroductionHavingpresentedinRomein2017acall'RethinkEurope'attheoccasionofthe60thanniversaryofthe Treaty of Rome, the group 'Europe Ambition 2030' will be launching its proposals during aconference'SDGs,theclimateandthefutureofEurope'inMilanonMay31st.

TheconferenceisaninitiativeoftheItalianAllianceforSustainableDevelopment

The'newnarrativeforEurope',isavisionproposedatthehorizon2030,includingbyyoungpeoplefromtheVisegradgroup.

Therecommendations-tobedebatedinMilan-arepresentedaspartofthepreparationfortheEuropeanCouncilinDecember2018onthefutureofEurope.

Theyarealsopleading foran ‘enhancedpartnership’ in supportof theSustainableDevelopmentGoalstobelaunchedontheoccasionoftheRomanianpresidencyoftheEU.

The proposals have the ambition to recreate Europe in 'an incredible adventure' with theEuropean Union and its citizens as the actors of a ‘jump in humanity’ by the innovativemanagementofourinterdependencieslinkingpeace,solidarity,justice,resilience.

Thisleapforwardwouldhavepillarsfoundinalltheproposals:anewsocialcontract,fundamentalrightsforall,equalityforwomen,amobilizationofpeople’senergies-especiallytheyoungsters-organizedas'one-brain',usingtheleversofthedigitalrevolutionandempowermenttools.

These proposals are based on the synergies between four systemic, combined revolutions: theethics of shared responsibility in interdependence, leading toa 'citizen-cooperator' of humanityandtheplanet;thedigitalisationtoensuretheimplementationofcommitmentsintheframeworkofsharedresponsibility;inclusiveandsustainablefinance;anintegratedmanagementforasafeoperating space for humanity compared to the nine planetary limits of which four are alreadytransgressed(biosphereintegrity,climatechange,biogeochemicalflowsandland-systemchange).

EnricoGiovanniniItalianAllianceforSustainableDevelopment(ASviS)DasaSasicSilovicChair,InternationalBoardCEENetworkforGenderIssuesGroupEuropeAmbition2030.HermanVanRompuyHonoraryPresidentTheClubofRomeEU-ChapterPresidentEuropeanCouncilEmeritusIrèneDupoux-CouturierHonoraryPresidentSociétépourl’OrganisationApprenante(SoL)MarkDubrullePresidentTheClubofRomeEU-ChapterExofficioMember,ClubofRomeFederikaFait,SándorMadar,AndrásVolom

Youthorganisation:V4SDG-VisegrádforSustainability

ThisnewnarrativeforEuropeanditsactionplanareanexerciseincollectiveintelligence.EditingcoordinatedbyRaymondVanErmenwithcontributionsfromBrunoColmant,CarineDartiguepeyrou,IrèneJ.Dupoux-Couturier,JeremyFosse,JanOhnesorge,KentyRichardson,DasaSilovic,GertjanStorm.Thewritingofthisvisionandactionplanisduetotheinspirationofandborrowingfrom:

• Carine Dartiguepeyrou author of: La nouvelle avant-garde. Vers un changement deculture.Edl’Harmattan2013etLefuturestdéjàlà.EdLeborddel’eau2017

• Olivier De Schutter, author of The EU’s Fifth Project:, Transitional Governance in theServiceofSustainableSocieties.FranquiConference2014.

• EESCopinionson"TheEuropewewantby2025"and "ThetransitiontowardsamoresustainableEuropeanfuture"

• EnricoGiovannini,authorofL’UtopiaSostenible.Ed.Laterza2017.• NaomiKlein,authorofNoIsNotEnough.EdAllenLane2017• PascalLamy,co-authorof«Oùva-t-on?.Ed.OdileJacob2017• JeremyRifkin,authorofTheEmpathicCivilization.TheRacetoGlobalConsciousnessina

WorldinCrisis,Ed.Tarcher2010.• AlaindeVulpian:authorof«Elogedelamétamorphose,enmarcheversunenouvelle

humanité»Ed.StSimon2016• Happymorphose,http://www.mouvancehappymorphose.com/societe-comme-un-

cerveau/• USANationalIntelligenceCouncilreport‘ParadoxofProgress’• Muhammad Yunus author of A World of Three Zeroes: the new economics of zero

poverty,zerounemployment,andzerocarbonemissions.ScribePublications.(2017).TheYouthvisionhasbeendraftedbyV4SDG-VisegrádforSustainability:FederikaFait,SándorMadar,AndrásVolom

MilanMay31st2018Declaration

TransformingOurEuropeAnewincredibleadventure.

The celebrations of the Sixtieth Anniversary of the Rome Treaties in 2017 gave us a goodoccasiontoreviewourpast,thinkofourpresentsituationandworkonourfutureopportunitiesandchallenges.ItalsoenabledustohelptolaunchaprocesstobuildanewvisionforEuropeandametamorphosisoftheEuropeanUnionbasedonthevaluesandobjectivesdefinedbythe2030Agenda.The2030agendaprovidesaglobalbondingofstatesandnonstateactors inanuniquepartnership that would build a sustainable future for generations to come. Theimplementationof the SDGs shouldbecomea key leverage for achieving the aims (“promotepeace,itsvaluesandthewell-beingofitspeoples”)oftheUnionaslaiddowninarticle3oftheTreaty.In 2018, the European Union is confronted with a number of political problems, ranging fromBrexit'sattempttoexacerbatedifferencesonthecentralissuesofdemocracyandtheruleoflawwithintheUnionanditsinstitutionswhileawindofpost-democracytrendsblowonthecontinentreinforcedby"euro-skeptics".Worryinglysignificantpartofouragingpopulationsareengulfingthemselvesinanidentitycrisisandtheyoungergenerationsininsecuritythatleadstotheperilouspromotionofapopulistandcynical plutocracy embellished with exclusions. These are less of an aberration than a logicalconsequence-evenacaricature-oftheworsttendenciesofthelast1973-2008.Thehatredthatflowsonsocialnetworksisasignofprofounddiscomfort.ItispoweredintheUKaswellasonthecontinent,bysomemediapropertiesofmagnatesfacilitatingadiscourseoffearthatpointstoanexternalelementasthemaincauseofallproblems,hidingtheweaknessesandlimitationsoftheshort-termmanagementofmanygovernments.Insomecountries,thankstothesupport of the media, the rulers are hidingunder the external threat and an exacerbatednationalism,acertainconcentrationofpowerandadistancefromgoodgovernance(fightagainstcorruption, transparency, accountability, efficiency and modernization of the administration,socialandenvironmentalpolicies).Post-truthispre-fascism.Theyareasymptom–drivenbyinequalitiesandimbalances-ofaseriouscrisisofoursocietiesandtheworld,amaladythatweneedurgentlytocuretogether.Ourtaskistoaddresstherootsof these problems by building cooperation through the framework and tools of sustainabledevelopment.By2018,theproximityofglobalchallengesisgettingdangerouslycloseengagingthesurvivalandthe prosperity of the human species, namely poverty and human plight exacerbated by theclimate,environmental,hydraulic,foodandhungerthreatswhichcouldresultinsocialupheavals,warsandmigratorycurrentsofunknownmagnitude.

Paradoxically the EU at the same time is proud of having as members some of the ‘happiestcountriesoftheWorld’,Finlandbeingthefirst.Allthetopcountriestendtohavehighvaluesforall six of the key variables that have been found to support well-being: income, healthy lifeexpectancy,socialsupport,freedom,trustandgenerosity.WehavealsoEuropeanchampionsofthesustainableeconomythatcomeclosertothesystemofpartnershipandsolidarityeconomy-democraticandegalitarianstructureinthefamily,thestate,equalitybetweenmenandwomen,alowlevelofviolence-Sweden,DenmarkandFinland.Weareencouragedbythenumerousinitiativesandindividualscommittedtoactivelyimplementthe Sustainable Development Goals and the Paris Climate Agreement demonstrating that the‘worldoftomorrowisalreadythere’.TheItalianFestivalonSustainableDevelopmentisonemajorEuropeanlandmark.ParaphrasingEdgardMorin,whenyouconsiderthisincredibleadventureofpastfewdecadeshowtothinkthattheadventureofthefuturewouldbeless incredible?SowehavedecidedtomakeEurope inthe21stcentury,again,an 'incredibleadventure'. As itwasat theendof theSecondWorldWarorthefallingdownoftheBerlinWall.Towriteanewchapterinhumanhistory,inthefaceofperilousdevelopments,wehavechosentocometogether.Wewillfocusonfour"assets":knowledge capital and civic capital to change behavior, financial capital and natural capital tochangepatternsofdevelopment.Weknowthatwehavetogettowherewehaveneverbeenbefore.OnanewEarth. Weknowthatthiscanonlybeachievedthroughapartnershipbetweenstateandnon-stateactors,womenandmenanddifferentgenerations.TotransformourEurope,weneedtochangepoliticsonthebasisofanewlisteningandnewformsofaction.WeneedtobuiltanewsocialcontractonthebasisoftheSDGs.So,attheEuropeanConferenceontheSDGs,theclimateandthefutureofEurope-Milan31May,2018wepromotea"leapforward"thankstoan‘enhancedpartnership"betweenstateandnon-state actors, acting as-one-brain as Alain De Vulpian observed, in the face of such advanceddangersofclimateandbiodiversitycrisesandinequalities.Weknowthatthegapthatseparatesus fromourgoals is sodizzyingand the time that is left soshort that small stepswouldnotbeenough.Inthefaceofdanger,wehavechosentocometogetherandmakeanevolutionaryleap,inspiredbyEinstein'svision that"wecannotsolveourproblemswith thesamethinking thatweusedwhenwehadthemcreated“.Wewillleveragethedigitalrevolution,thesustainablefinancerevolutionandthesocietalrevolution.

Withthelaunchofthe"enhancedpartnership"withsustainabledevelopmentchampionsinallEUcountries, includingi.a.countriesgovernedbyEuro-skeptics,weareestablishingco-creationandco-leadershipmechanismsinaninterdependentworldthatwillallowustosuccessfullytransformEurope.

Building on the United Nations Transforming Our World Agenda and the Charter ofFundamental Rights of the EU,we set ourselves five implementation priorities whichhavesystemicproperties (dominoeffect).andwhotogetherwillhavetransformedourEuropeby2030:

1. Buildanewsocialcontractbyimplementingthegoalsofnopoverty(SDG1),zerohunger(SDG 2), zero unemployment, reducing inequalities (SDG10), decent work (SDG 8),qualityeducation(SDG4)

2. Returntoaframeworksetbytheplanetaryboundariestoprotecthumanityandensureasecuresafespace intermsofclimatechange ,biodiversityandmanagementofnaturalresources.

3. Make inclusive and sustainable finance as a lever for transforming Europe and theplanet.

4. Ensure women's full and effective participation and equal access to leadership at alllevelsofdecision-making inpolitical, economicandpublic life andequalopportunities(SDG5)

5. Promote the rule of law and enforce non-discriminatory laws, protect fundamentalfreedoms, secure good governance, accountability and transparency inclusive,participatoryandrepresentativedecision-makingatalllevels,empowermenttoscaleuptheimplementationoftheSDG’s(SDG16)

The champions of the new world which is already largely amongst us and can drive Europetowardsabrilliantfuturewhichshouldbe‘connected’as-one-brainarei.a.:

• The ‘care’ movement which is close to the poor, the handicapped, the migrant, thejobless,theminorities.

• The“GenerationS”ofbig,medium,smallcompaniesleadershavingembracedtheSDGsagenda, ( including Eco-entrepreneurs and the 10.000 enterprises members of CSREurope,GlobalCompact,WBCSD)

• TheValueBasedInvestors,publicandprivate,whoaremobilizingcapitalinsupporttotheSDGs

• The7.100signatoriesoftheCovenantofMayorsonClimateandEnergywiththeir5.100actionplans.

• The thousands of Universities, Research Centers, NGO’s part of Horizon 2020 projects,EuropeanInnovationPartnerships,SustainableenergyinvestmentsplatformsandotherEUProgrammesdealingwithcooperation

• TheTransitionMovement• AllthestudentsoftheErasmusprogrammeengagedinsustainabilityinitiatives

• The initiatives connected with and supported by the EU: Commission and its SDGsplatform,theEESC,theCommitteeofRegions,theEIBandEBRD,therelevantAgencies.

• TheinitiativesconnectedwiththeUN,IUCN,OnePlanet,• The initiatives connected at Member States level as the Italian Festival of ASvIS, the

Comité21 (France), the WorldHumanForum(Greece), theConamaFoundation (Spain),the Hungarian Business Leaders Forum, the Visegrad4Sustainability, the Belgian FederalCouncil on Sustainable Development, the Network of Regional Governments forSustainableDevelopmentetc.

We have and will have to face floods and droughts, freezing cold and intense heat, climaticmigrations.Ourshoreshaveandwillbeeroded,ourcities,ourfieldsandourforestsaffected,ourrivers andwater impacted.Wewill face it in a spirit of solidarity thatwill galvanize our fellowcitizens.Yes,atthesametimeasweadaptingourcitiesandterritories,wefirstandforemostwillstandtogether,weunconditionallywillhelppeoplewhoareinsurvivalmodeandveryprecarious!Wewill recreate,developa cultureandanethicof solidarity,of thecommongood.Wewillbeinclusive:toreallytacklebothmaterialandimmaterialpoverty,butalsoto invest intheculturalavant-garde.With the enthusiastic participation of the younger generations, from schools to universities,municipalities,socialnetworksandthemedia,buildingonthedigitalrevolutionandtherevolutionof sustainable finance,wewillprogress in solidarity,builtanewwell-being territorial, celebrateourheroesofeverydayempathy,ourfieldassociations.Wewillempowerourselves.Thankstoabroadmobilization,weintendtosecureatransitiontoaninclusiveandsustainablefinance,whichwillhaveplanetaryconsequencesofwhichwewanttobeproudof.Compared to other regions of the world, we are developping a 'new type of competitiveadvantage', that lies in theway to inspire, influence, find allies withwhom to co-build a 'newsocialcontract'andacceleratethedynamicsoftransformation,to'viralize'regularinformationonprogresstowardsthegoalsofsustainabledevelopment,theprotectionofthecommongoodstohumanityandtheculturalparadigmshift,oftransformationbothindividualandcollective.Weneedtomove frommultilateralismtopolylateralismwherestateandnon-stateactorsatalllevelscollaborate.WewilldosoinEuropeandbetweenEuropeandourpartnersintheworld.Inthe Mediterranean, on the Euro-Asian continent, in the so-called 'Cotonou' space, in LatinAmerica, in thePacific.we needto launchenhanced globalpilotpartnershipson inclusiveandsustainable finance, biodiversity, oceans. As Europeans, citizens of theWorld, Europe and ourrespective countries,wewillmobilize themeans required to implement theAgenda 2030 andpreserve the common goods through a revitalised Global Partnership for SustainableDevelopment, based on a spirit of strengthened global solidarity, caring for the needs of thepoorestandmostvulnerableaswellascaringfornature.

WearewelcomingthevisionofEuropeproposedbyYouthorganisations(seebelow).WearepresentingLeversforaLeapForwardanditsActionPlan2018-2022.(seebelow).We realize that a successful implementation of the 2030 Agendawould transform Europe andwould be a leap forward for humanity. Everyone's life will improve profoundly and our worldchange for the better.We will have achieved a "paradigm shift to bring humanity into a newworld".

VisionoftheYouthonEurope2030(Forthefulltext,pleaseconsulttheappendixonline)«L'Europe ne se fera pas d'un coup, ni dans une construction d'ensemble: elle se fera par desréalisationsconcrètescréantd'abordunesolidaritédefait.»-RobertSchumanC’estletempsdecréerlasolidaritéaveclajeunesse!C’estletempsd’agir!In 2018,we realised that populistmovements and eurosceptic views that are undermining thedemocraticcharacteroftheEuropeanUnionareontherise.Wealsoobservedthattheyoungergenerations are more receptive to these disruptive ideologies. However, populism andeuroscepticism are only symptoms of an identity that developed in opposition to silentlyescalating problems under the surface. The root causes of these symptoms can be traced togrowingsocio-economic inequalitiesand imbalancesgeneratedbyglobalisation, suchas incomegaps,labourmarketinequalitiesandchallengestokeepupwithtechnologicaldevelopment.

WebelievethattheAgenda2030oftheUnitedNationsanditsimplementationcouldinspiretherightsolutionstomitigateandtackletheseissues,butonlyifitengageswiththeproblemsofthefuturegenerations:ouryouth.Therefore,between2018and2020welaunchedintergenerationalconsultationsonnational levelstoidentifythecoreissuesfacedbyyoungpeople.Thedialoguesshowedthatoureducationsystemsareoutdatedandunabletoprepareusforthechallengesofthe21stcentury.Moreover,youngpeopledesiredecentandstablejobswithsustainablesalaries,therespectoftheirrightsandrealpossibilityforpersonalprogress.Theyouthequallyencountersvariousformsofsocio-economicinequalitiesandareducedlevelofmobility.

Weacknowledgedthatyoungpeoplemustberecognisedasequalpartners,leadersintheirownrightwhoactasagentsofchangetohelpustackletheseglobalchallenges.Thus,wedecidedtobuildanimprovedstructureofgovernancebasedonanewsocialcontractbetweentheyouthandinstitutions of the European Union. We created an agenda addressing the needs of futuregenerationswiththetoolsoftheSDGs.WestartedoffbyraisingawarenessabouttheSDGsandcommunicatethemtotheyouth,bytheyouth,alongtheempowermentofyoungandforward-thinkingchampionsandleaderswhoarenowinspiringtheirpeers,aswellastheoldergenerationsforsustainabilityaction.

By2030,wesucceededinestablishingadirectandunbiasedchannelofcommunicationbetweentheEuropeanyouthandthegoverningEuropeaninstitutions.Weputinplaceadvanceddecision-making mechanisms which embraces youth in an intergenerational governance structure. Thishelped us decrease inequalities, increase mobility and improve policy-making not only in theyouth sector but across all areas. Upon recommendation, theMember States reformed theireducationalsystemstoenableyoungpeopletoadapttothechallengesoftherapidlydeveloping

21st century and to the changing demands of the transforming job market. These reformedsystemsalsohelpedtoeradicategenderinequalitiesandreducevariousformsofsocio-economicinequalitiesandimbalancesamongtheyounggenerations.Furthertothat,ithasencouragedtheEuropean Union to build its role as a global force for sustainability, working for the equaldevelopmentofallpeoplesonPlanetEarth.

This agenda contributed to the creation of a sustainable and prosperous Europe developing inharmony-botheconomicallyandsocially-withtheenvironment.Ithelpedusbreakthegrowingtides of populism and euroscepticism. Thanks to the actions inspired by the document youngpeoplecouldbecomekeyagentsofchangefordevelopment.Thiswaytheyhadtheopportunitytomake our Union embrace its role as a responsible global leader working for the whole ofhumanity.

LeversforaLeapForwardanditsActionPlan2018-2022.RecommendationstoEurope’sInstitutionsandCitizens1

MilanMay31stconferenceisanexerciseincollectiveintelligence.The panelists and participants of the Milan Conference are invited to debate, complete,improvetheserecommendations,ademonstrationthatEuropeansareacting‘as-one-brain’.TheAgenda2030 'TransformOurWorld' isan invitationto 'TransformOurEurope'andtomakeEuropeans,championsofthe'leapforwardofhumanity'thatisnecessarytofacethechallengesofthe21stcentury. Wewillsucceedtodoitandtobuildapoliticalmodel,basedonthespiritofsolidarity of the post-1940-45 war period, to approach these challenges with justice if we areready to support the development of a newmodel based on the European acquis and socialwelfare model which includes climate and environmental stability, economic and fiscal socialresponsibility,equalityandequity.We need to leave behind us the policy of small steps: the gap that separates us from ourobjectives is so dizzying and the time to act so short, that far-reaching steps to address andmitigatetherisksarerequirednow:weneedtoworktogethertobringabout“anevolutionaryleap”.As'theCouncilemphasizesthatsustainabledevelopmentisattheheartofEuropeanvaluesandisan overriding objective of the EU as defined in the Treaties 2", these recommendations do notincludeTreatychangesbutarebasedonthreeobservations:

• ContrarytotheprovisionsoftheEUTreaty,sutainabledevelopmenthasnotbeenduringthelastyearsattheheartofEuropeanpoliciesinsuchawaythatthe2015unanimouslyadoptedUNSDGswouldbe fully implementedand the transitionwouldbeaccelerated; sustainabledevelopmentisnotmentionnedinthequestionnairecirculatedbytheCommissioninviewofthe2018citizensconsultationonthefutureofEurope.

• WeneedtoprotectandenhanceEuropeanvalues,securecoherencebetweenEUactionsandvaluesas fixed inEUTreaty, theCharterofFundamentalRightsandtheUNagreementsandTreaties

• Thechallengeofthecoming12yearsistoinnovate,designandactivateleversempoweringallinterestedpartiesandabletoscaleup.

1TheGeneralAffairsCouncilunanimouslyadoptedconclusionsontheimplementationoftheUNAgenda2030,includingtheSDSGsitcontains,withintheEU:Thefirstparagraphreads:“TheCouncilunderlinesthatsustainabledevelopmentliesatthecoreoftheEuropeanvaluesandconstitutesanoverarchingobjectiveoftheEUassetoutintheTreaties”.Furtherinthetext,theCouncilunanimouslyurgestheCommission“toelaborate,bymid-2018,animplementationstrategyinallrelevantEUinternalandexternalpolicies”.TheCouncilalsocallsontheCommissiontoidentifyexistinggapsinallrelevantpolicyareastoassesswhatmoreneedstobedoneuntil2030intermsofEUpolicy,legislation,governancestructureforhorizontalcoherenceandmeansofimplementation”.AnditcallsontheCommissiontoalreadynow“defineaclearprocessforconsiderationoftheSDGsandtheirintegrationinpost-2020policies,inconsultationwithallrelevantstakeholdersalongtheprocess“.2ConseilAffairesGénérales.2017.

BuildingontheUnitedNationsTransformingOurWorldAgendaandtheCharterofFundamentalRights of the EU, we set ourselves five implementation priorities which have systemicproperties(dominoeffect).andwhotogetherwillhavetransformedourEuropeby2030:• Buildanewsocial contractby implementing thegoalsofnopoverty (SDG1), zerohunger

(SDG2),zerounemployment,reducinginequalities(SDG10),decentwork (SDG8),qualityeducation(SDG4)

• Returntoaframeworksetbytheplanetaryboundariestoprotecthumanityandensureasecure safe space in terms of climate change , biodiversity and management of naturalresources.

• MakeinclusiveandsustainablefinanceasaleverfortransformingEuropeandtheplanet.• Ensurewomen'sfullandeffectiveparticipationandequalaccesstoleadershipatall levels

ofdecision-makinginpolitical,economicandpubliclifeandequalopportunities(SDG5)• Promote the rule of law and enforce non-discriminatory laws, protect fundamental

freedoms, secure good governance, accountability and transparency inclusive,participatory and representativedecision-makingat all levels, empowerment to scaleuptheimplementationoftheSDG’s(SDG16)

OnMay31st2018,inMilan,welaunchedaEuropean-as-one-brainoperationsothatnetworks,partnerships,initiativescontributingtotheimplementationoftheSDGsandclimateagreementworktogethertorespondtotheneedtomakea'leapintohumanity'.Europeans-as-one-brainasaEuropeanprocess:

• starts by connecting existing partnerships initiatives in support to the SDGs and climateagreements

• focuseson four"assets":knowledgecapitalandciviccapital tochangebehavior, financialcapitalandnaturalcapitaltochangepatternsofdevelopment

• collectivelyandcollaborativelyusesthenewtoolsofthedigitalrevolutiontoconnect,shareandcollaborate,monitorprogressanddevelopapeertopeerdialogue

• aims to accelerate the transition and build a 'leap forward’ which should be ‘a leap inhumanity’.

Theleversforaleapforwardhavebeenselectedfortheirhighsystemicpotentialalongthe‘valuechain’/acrosstherangeofchallengesaheadofus.Somearehighlypoliticalbut inatimeofEU“frozen”bythe2019EUParliamentandCommission-election/nomination,EUMemberStatesandinparticular theEUrotatingpresidenciesshouldmakethedifference. Other“levers”shouldbefurtheractivatedbymovementsofcitizensandcivilsocietyinitiatives,byactorsintheeconomy-bothproducersandconsumers- financial institutions,churches,andsupportedbyan increasingrangeoftoolsforopportunitiesinbringingaboutsustainabilitysolutionsinourdailylivesglobally.These levers will mobilise citizens and organisations as well as the potential of the digitalrevolution,therevolutionof“financeforsustainability”andtheethicalrevolutiontoscaleupandacceleratethetransitionintermsofequityandequalityofopportunities.

1. Changethepoliticalandbusinessleaderselectionandnominationmodusoperandi.

With the the results of the Italian elections of March 2018 and the assessment of JunckerPresidencyinmindandthe2019Europeanelectionsinthespotlightwecan’trisklosingfiveyears.By2019,alargecoalitionshouldchangethewaythePresidentsoftheEuropeanInstitutionsareelected/nominated: to commit to accelerate the implementation of the SDGs and Climateagreementsneeds tobecomea sinequanon condition tobeelectedornominated. The sameshouldhappentoCEOs,PresidentofRegionsandMayors.

In2019,all thecandidatestothepresidencyofoneoftheEUinstitutionswouldbe invitedtosignatwo-pointdeclaration:

AssustainabledevelopmentisattheheartofEuropeanvaluesandisanoverridingobjectiveoftheEUasdefinedintheTreaties3

Icommitmyself,asPresidentofaEuropeaninstitution,tohelpacceleratetheimplementationofthecommitmentsmadeintheframeworkoftheUnitedNationsagreementssignedin2015ontheSDGsandtheclimate

Iundertaketovoteonlyforacandidatewhohassignedthisdeclaration.

Thiswillbepossiblebecausepoliticalparties,boardsofdirectors,shareholderassembliesmight

be taken over by citizen movements and risk rating agencies for which risk management hasprofoundlyevolvedwithmajorrepercussionsontheinterestratesoftheloansneededbyStates,Regions,CitiesandEnterprises.

2. EmpowermentDemocracy.Anewwaytomakepolitics istobeinsupportof thechampionsofaneweconomyandanew

socialcontractandindividualsasCitizen-cooperatorofplanetandhumanity.TothinkofPoliticsin a newway as being at the service of local initiatives, in order to allow them to flourish byremovingtheconstraintsthatcouldweighonthem. Inthiscontext, localtransitionexperimentsmustbeaided indialogueand"citizens in transition"mustbehelpedtoreachacriticalmass inorder to create a systemic changeover4.The transitionmustbeorganizedon thebasis of an in-between that would break the traditional opposition between top down and the bottom up,betweencentralizedanddecentralizedmanagement.Thisisthedefinitionofthe‘empowermentdemocracy’ composed of top down initiatives related to, i.a. assess to information, access tojustice,transparency,whistlersprotection,assessmentoffundamentalrightsbreachandbottomup initiatives empowering citizens as voters, purchasers, retail investors using tools as blogs,massiveinvest-divest,boycottcampaigns,CompaniesAGMvotesetc.

3ConseilAffairesGénérales.2017.4OlivierDeSchutter.

They should support the "citizen-cooperator" of humanity and the planet, use the digitalrevolution linking platforms, blockchains, partnerships, universities and youth movementscontributingtoavirtuouscircleacceleratingtheimplementationofSDGsandi.a.fightingagainstcorruption.

TheyshouldcontributetotheimplementationofSDG16dedicatedtothepromotionofpeaceful

andinclusivesocietiesforsustainabledevelopment,theprovisionofaccesstojusticeforall,andbuildingeffective,accountableinstitutionsatalllevels.

In the context of developments in society globally driven by the digital society andmore inparticularknowledgesystems, partnersoftheMilanMay31stconferenceagreetocontributetoaEuropeans-as-one-brainendeavourusingthedigitalrevolutiontodevelopavirtuouscirclebasedoncommitmentsmonitoringsystemandpeertopeerdialogue.Theframeworkoutlinedhere isdesigned tostrengthenaccountability, followuponcommitments,enablesolutions toscaleupandstrengthenvirtuouscircleforachievingajusttransitiontosustainability.

ThemainparadoxinimplementingtheSDGisthatmostinitiativeshavetobedoneatlocallevel.

Yet,locallevellackofknowledgeontheissueandofmoneywhereasthehighestlevelhavethoseitems.TheopinionoftheCovenantofMayorsisthatlocalmultistakeholderplatformhavetobecreatedandsupported.Moreover,themainissueistofindawaytomobilizecivilsocietyandtocreate an intermediate level which would be a bridge between local and governmental levels.Furthermore, another flaw of the actual framework is that itmostly focuses on environmentalaspectandnotonsocialone.Yet,thissocialaspectiswhatisneededtomakeaframeworkforthefutureof Europeacceptable for citizens. TheCovenantofMayors isdetermined tobecome theleaderontheimplementationoftheSDGsatlocallevel.

Launchor consolidatemulti-stakeholdersplatforms to implement the2015UNagreementsatthelevelsofMemberStates,RegionsandCities.

3. EUBudget2020-2027management.TheCommissionreflectionpaperlooksatchallengesandputthekeyelementsfordiscussionon

the table, structured around the five scenarios of theWhite Paper. Themissing scenario: thebudgetalignedontheSDGstargets.

The EUMFF should be aligned on the SDGs and serve to accelerate the transition. FundingshouldbeallocatedonthebasisofaSDGsimpactanalysis.Empowermentmechanismusingtoolsofthedigitalrevolutionshouldbeinplacetomonitortheimplementationandfightagainstcorruption(blockchain)

4. PublicDeficit.

ApermanentcitizenobservatoryonthebudgetandthedebtatEUandMemberStateslevelsshouldbeestablished.

ItwouldallowtheEuropeancitizens toappropriate thequestionsofpublic budgetanddebtat

European and national levels and the choices to be made because they are determinants indecisions toallocatebudgetary resources toboth contain thedebtandachieve theSustainableDevelopmentGoals.

5. ChangebusinessmodelsnowPerformance indicators will be the subject of a conference in 2019 organized by the Finnish

PresidencyoftheEU.Theoutcomesoftheriskassessmentinthepublicinterestwillguideactorsintheeconomyandinfinance(steeringprocessesandcontentof“ESG”,including“paymentsforeco-systemservices”ofwhichcarbonpricingasthemajorexample)..

Withthehelpofthedigitalrevolution,withthenewformsofpartnershipandtransparency,theperformanceindicatorsoftheeconomicandfinancialsystemaswellastheirmanagementandmanagementbodiesshouldbereconfigurated.

Intoomanyplaces,havingajobdoesn’tguaranteetheabilitytoescapefrompoverty.Thisslowandunevenprogressrequiresustorethinkandretooloureconomicandsocialpoliciesaimedateradicatingpoverty.

Acontinued lackofdecentworkopportunities, insufficient investmentsandunder-consumptionleadtoanerosionofthebasicsocialcontractunderlyingdemocraticsocieties:thatallmustshareinprogress..Thecreationofqualityjobswillremainamajorchallengeforalmostalleconomieswellbeyond2015.

Sustainableeconomicgrowthwillrequiresocietiestocreatetheconditionsthatallowpeopletohave quality jobs that stimulate the economy while not harming the environment. Jobopportunities and decent working conditions are also required for the whole working agepopulation.

Decentworkandnopoorworkersareobjectivesembracedby somecompanies. TheywillbeamongsttheSDG8championstoleadchange.

6. Requestratingagenciestodomore.Requestratingagencies toaddanew indicator totheir ratingcriteria . It shouldcontributeto

SDG10:Toreduceinequality,policiesshouldbeuniversalinprinciple

Ratingswill include the linkbetween sustainabledevelopmentperformanceand the feeandpaystructureofFinancialinstitutionsandCompaniesmanagersandexecutives.

7. Involveyourselfinamovementtowardsasustainableandinclusivefinancialbusinessmodel.We need a "sharing, co-operating and knowledge system" for a multi-stakeholder continuous

knowledgedevelopmentacrossthe‘broadfinance’stakeholdersfocusedonthe implementationoftheSDGsandClimateAgreement.

JoinaPartnershipAgreementInclusiveandSustainableFinance,tobesignedinBuenosAireson21September2018inviewoftheG20

This multi-stakeholder partnership agreement Inclusive and Sustainable Finance aims to move

towardsa‘stakeholderfinancialmodel’andaddressan‘inclusiveandsustainablefinance&care’agendacontributingtotheimplementationoftheAgenda2030,TransformingOurWorldanditsSustainableDevelopmentGoals.

This partnership agreement represents an intention to build a consortium of sustainable,

responsible & impact financial institutions working with a network of technology companies,NGOs, internationalorganizationstobuildanecosystemtoapplyblockchaintotheneedsoftheindustry for the benefit of humankind in line with Principle 8 (Track Digital Financial InclusionProgress)oftheG20HighLevelPrinciplesforDigitalFinancialInclusion.

For signatory governments and international organizations, it will provide a wealth of data to

understand what is being done and where common ground exists that may be concealed bylanguagebarriersacrossdifferentcountries,culturesandfinancialsectors.

Forsignatoryorganizationsworkingtolinkupdifferentstakeholdersaroundsharedinterests,an

understandingofwhatisbeingdonewillhelpguidetheprocessofcreatingmeaning, identifyingsharedvaluesandpracticesandensuringrelevance.

For signatory financial institutions, their benefit is a way tomore accurately and authentically

framewhat they are doingwith a system that proves validation of their process using recordscreatedandmaintainedontheblockchain(e.g.goalsandprocesses)withimpactdatacapturedatamuchmoregranularlevelthatcanbestoredprivatelybutwithoutlosingauditability,verifiabilityorastructurethatimprovesexpostevaluation.

8. Developenhancedpartnershipsmovingfrommulti-lateralismtopoly-lateralism.

FollowingtheMilanMay31stconference,aseriesofinitiativeswillbeheldbetween2018-2022.

Tentativeagendaandcalendar2018-2022.

November2018,a laboratoryScaleupon‘Migration-Jobs-Water’, intheframeworkofaUnionfor the Mediterranean Task Force supported by the Italian and Turkish Ministries of ForeignAffairs,SIDAandtheFrenchMinistryofEcologicalTransition(tbc),hostedbyGWP-MEDandEPE.

April9th,2019,SDG17.EU-EasternPartnership-Balkans-CentralAsia.AMinistersofForeignAffairsandpartnershipsleadersconferenceinBucharest,intheframeworkoftheRomaniaEUPresidency.Romania,holdingthePresidencyoftheEuropeanUnionduringthefirsthalfof2019,willholdan‘EnhancedPartnershipMeeting’onthe9thofApril2019.Thetopicwillbe‘SDG17:Revitalizetheglobalpartnershipsforsustainabledevelopment,’andthemeetingwillinvolveparticipantsfromtheEuropeanUnion,WestBalkans,EasternPartnership,CentralAsia,differentUnitedNationsagencies,andstakeholdersfromcivilsociety.TopreparefortheMinisterialMeetingthatwillbeheldduringtheRomanianpresidency,theGovernmentofRomaniawillorganiseapreparatoryseminarinNovember2018. Second half 2019, Post-Cotonou. As part of the Finnish Presidency of the EU, a post-CotonouenhancedpartnershipprojectbuildupontheCouncilrecognitionof thechangingglobalcontextandtheimportanceofintegratingthenextagreementwiththe2030Agenda,ParisAgreementonclimatechange,andtheAddisAbabaActionAgendaonfinancingfordevelopment.Secondhalf2019,EU-China.AspartoftheFinnishEUPresidencylaunchofanenhancedEurope-ChinapartnershiponthethemeoftheSDGsandthecivilizationofinterdependence.2020.Migration. While the UN negotiates the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and RegularMigration,theEUwouldhostaEuropeanconventionon‘migration,achanceforEurope’,themesuggestedbyUNSecretaryGeneralA.Guteres.2020. Oceans : WiththeeconomicandsocialactorsoftheterritoriesoftheplanetarymaritimeareasunderEuropean jurisdiction,a reinforcedpartnershipwouldbesigned in2020as the firstsatellite conference, organized with the support of the European Space Agency, and bringtogetherthepopulationsofalltheterritoriesconcernedaroundtheplanetforthesignatureofastrategic action plan for each of the maritime zones. A monitoring system to accompany theimplementation of the plans to inform the populations concerned about the achievement ofoutcomesovertime.2021.TheEUhostsaEUSustainableDevelopmentweekbasedonalargeconsultationon‘planetboundaries,asourceofdisruptiveinnovations’

2022.SDG17,GlobalSummitofPartnerships,hostedbytheEUcelebratingthe1972Stockholm,1992Rio,2002Johannesburg,2012RioUNmilestones

9. IntegrationofEU-tradepolicyintheframeworkoftheSDGagenda2030,withafocusonhealth-

relatedissues

AllnewtradeagreementsshouldbebasedonanewgovernanceschemeandinsupporttotheimplementationofSDG3to“Ensurehealthylivesandpromotewell-beingforallatallages”.InordertoeffectivelyimplementtheSDGs,andtoensureahighlevelofhealthprotectioninallEUpolicy(TFEUarticle168)

10. Consolidatethenewsocialcontract.TheCharterofFundamentalRightsandthePillarofSocialRightsshouldberevisitedtogether in

thelightoftheSDGstargets.Itshouldleadthedesignofthenewsocialcontract.

Moreambitious SDGs targets for Europe,debatedby theEUSDGSplatform, shouldbe fixedduringaspecialEuropeanCouncilin2020.moreambitioustargetsthattheUN2015agreementrelated toeducation (SDG4)poverty (SDG1),goodhealthandwell-being (SDG3and inequities(SDG10)5,foodsystemandnutritiousfoodforall(SDG2),environmentandresourceefficiency(SDGs13,14,15)Corporates should also adopt moe ambitious science-driven sustainability targets, a smartbusinessstrategyaswellasgoodstewardship.

5Oùvalemonde?(whereistheworldgoing?)PascalLamyandNicoleGuesotto.EdO.Jacob2017.

ONLINETransformedEurope.VISION2030ofanEuropethathassuccessfullyimplementedtheSDGs.This 'newnarrative for Europe'wants to propose a vision in 2030 of a Europe thatwould havesucceededinachievingtheobjectivesofsustainabledevelopmentinatimelymanner.Fromthere,thetextwantstodoabackcastingexerciseandidentifythesocietalandgovernanceinnovationsthat would have allowed us to change paradigm as well as economic, financial, business andcitizenmobilizationmodelsinordertosucceed.ThisEuropeandreamcanbecomeareality,intheremaining12years,ifwearereadytoreviewourculturalmodelsandourethicsofindividualandcollectiveresponsibility,ourvisionof‘leadership’,'addedvalue'and‘comparativeadvantage’Thistextisbasedonsocio-culturalevolutionstudies,inparticularonthedynamicevolutionoftherespective‘powers’oftheStateandEUInstitutions,BusinessandOrganizedCivilSocietyintheirinteractionbetweeneachothersandwithOrdinaryPeopleandisinspiredbyprospectivescenariosproposedbyfamousauthors.ItincludesavisionofEuropebyayouthorganisation.Itoutlinesa‘Scaleup’strategybasedonthe‘dominotheory’andtheleverswhichcouldhavegreatimpactaswellastheaxesofan‘EnhancedPartnership’, inlinewithSDG17,betweenstateandnon-stateactorstoachievetheseobjectives.It will be presented to the Presidents of the European Institutions and to theMembers of theEuropeanCouncilbeforetheEuropeanCouncilofDecember2018.

ONLINETableofContents.Firstpart.Conceptsforaparadigmshifttobringhumanityintoanewworld.InterdependencecivilisationandenhancedglobalpartnershipPolylateralismandculturalchanges.Commongoods,engineoftheEuropeanUnion.Civiccapital,co-creationandco-leadership.PoliticsasasupporttothechampionsofthetransitiontoachangeofscaleCitizen-Cooperator':thetransformationalpotentialofthedigitalrevolutionSecondpart.TransformingourEurope.Thenewsocialcontract&SocialrightsThepublicdebtThebudgetRestructuringeconomicsystemstomakevisibletheinvisible.TheworldoftomorrowisalreadythereEuropeHuman&NaturalCapital,BiodiversityandPlanetaryBoundariesTerritories,resilienceandwell-being.ThirdPart.Inclusive,equitableandsustainablefinance,aleverforthetransformationofEuropeandtheplanet.Conclusions.Background.Annex1.Youthvision2030.Annex2.PublicDebt.Annex3.Leadershipofinterdependenceandmulti-stakeholderspartnershipsAnnex4.Asafeoperatingspaceforhumanity.Overviewandinsights.