The Visionary

Season 1 - The Visionary

The first season of the The Visionary t focused on the topic of the first-ever futurEU Competition.

Our incredible guests were asked to propose a treaty reform. In this visionary scenario, they had carte blanche to propose a major treaty reform to be negotiated at a visionary intergovernmental conference.

Apart from this challenging task, you can listen in to discover our guests' dream occupation as children, what they consider the most difficult thing to explain about the EU, and how they got into the topic.

In the seventh episode of The Visionary, Francesca and Cecilia have the honour of interviewing Dr. Marta Migliorati, research fellow at the Jacques Delors Centre Berlin and postdoctoral researcher at the Hertie School.

Tune in for a third round of reform on the rule of law, and why it is important for the future of the EU!

Podcast episode edited by Victor Henrique Rorato.

In the sixth episode of The Visionary, Francesca and Victor have the honour of interviewing Elena and Neslihan, the winner team of the futurEU Competition 2021!

They are students from Sciences Po and the Hertie School, respectively, and proposed visionary changes to empower the Committee of Regions. Tune in for a creative reform idea that won our competition after careful consideration of a qualified panel of judges.

Podcast episode edited by Victor Henrique Rorato.

In the fifth episode of The Visionary, Maryse and Victor have the honour of interviewing Naira, Josep and Dylan - that, together with Moaz, form the finalist team of the futurEU Competition 2021!

They are students from the European University Institute (Florence) and proposed the visionary creation of a European Senate. Tune in for a creative reform idea that made it to the final of our competition after careful consideration of a qualified panel of judges! Be ready to be amazed…

Podcast episode edited by Victor Henrique Rorato.

In the fourth episode of The Visionary, Cecilia and Riccardo have the honour of interviewing Dr. Alessio Terzi, economist at DG ECFIN of the European Commission, working in the policy coordination team.

Tune in for a smart reform idea regarding legislative initiative, and why it would be important for the future of the EU.

Podcast episode edited by Victor Henrique Rorato.

In this special episode of The Visionary, Riccardo and Victor talk about the futurEU Competition Finals (which take place this week!) and address the main topics of the policy proposals presented by the semifinalists.

Tune in for a round of eight reforms and follow the competition events to know more about them.

Podcast episode edited by Victor Henrique Rorato.

In the third episode of The Visionary, Cecilia and Victor have the honour of interviewing Prof. Frank Schimmelfennig, 2020 Michael Endres Prize winner and visiting professor at the Hertie School.

Tune in for a second round of reform on the rule of law, and why it is important for the future of the EU.

Podcast episode edited by Victor Henrique Rorato.

In the second episode of The Visionary, Francesca and Maryse have the pleasure to interview Dr. Thu Nguyen who is currently a Policy Fellow for EU Institutions and Democracy at the Jacques Delors Centre. 

Join in to listen to her expert view on what is a necessary reform for the future of the EU values, and so much more!

Podcast episode edited by Victor Henrique Rorato.

In the first episode of The Visionary, Riccardo and Francesca have the pleasure of interviewing Dr. Christian Freudlsperger, research coordinator at the Jacques Delors Centre.

Curious to know what treaty reform he proposes in our visionary scenario? Tune in and get to know this incredible researcher and his idea for the EU of the future.

Podcast episode edited by Victor Henrique Rorato.

In this brief pilot, Maryse & Francesca, futurEU founders, will guide you through the futurEU initiative’s genesis and introduce you to a parallel universe of EU treaty reform.

Podcast episode edited by Victor Henrique Rorato.