We are convinced that a single nation can’t solve any of the issues we face in Europe today. We need to save our security, our democracy, our climate, education, the financing of our future and the creation of wealth for all. There is just one way to tackle these problems that face us: to work on them together. We need to build a true union, a union of security, an environmental union, a union of education and science, a data union, a network union, a banking and capital markets union and, to secure them all, we need to build a defence union.
A lot of work. A lot more to do. For this, Europe needs us all. It needs its youngest and brightest, its most experienced, loudest and most daring. It needs you.
To make this transformation a reality, we meet at the place where the idea of a united Europe was first shared between likeminded people. The place where its future will, again, be designed: the European Forum Alpbach.
Nestled in the midst of the Austrian Alps, the charm of this quaint town and the grandeur of the surrounding scenery inspire us to generate the ideas and initiate the conversations that will spark action for Europe’s future. Its forward-thinking spirit stimulates year-round events throughout Europe and culminates in the interdisciplinary international forum each summer.