First ever Strategy on Intergenerational Fairness is out!

Última atualização sexta-feira, 06/03/2026

The European Commission adopted its first Strategy on Intergenerational Fairness. Check out its core objectives and flagship actions. Long term goal – mainstream intergenerational fairness across policymaking.

The Strategy on Intergenerational Fairness aims to further develop the reflex of long-term thinking in EU policymaking, while giving greater weight to the views and concerns of young people. The EU's overarching goal is to guarantee that current decisions are made with the future in mind, ensuring a fair balance of benefits and burdens across all generations.

Shaped around the concept of an ‘Intergenerational Contract', it looks at how complex challenges, such as demographic change, geopolitical shifts, labour market changes, climate change, digitalisation and artificial intelligence affect both present and future generations. 

To achieve its goals, the Strategy sets out a number of actions, including: 

• Intergenerational Fairness Index to identify opportunities and gaps, inform policy decisions and promote fairness across generations;
• Multilingual Future Oriented Policymaking package to support the development of future literacy in public administrations across EU Member States;
• Organising a demography forum to exchange on demographic developments;
• Voices of the Future initiative to be launched in partnership with the Committee of the Regions, inviting local and regional authorities to engage in shaping their regions' future.

The Strategy was developed through research and participation, drawing on the evidence and methods of the Joint Research Centre's EU Policy Lab and a European Citizens' Panel. Randomly selected citizens from all 27 EU Member States delivered 24 recommendations on fostering fairness across generations.