Policy Paper on scenarios development

This policy paper will assess the potential implications of various forms of differentiated cooperation over the mediumterm 10 years ahead A series of scenarios will flesh out potential developments of differentiation in the EU with a view to normative consistency practical efficiency and output and political legitimacy In line with the distinctive approach of the EU IDEA project the scenarios will cover differentiation both within the EU and externally involving cooperation with third countries and will focus on a range of shaping actors relevant to future differentiation that is larger than conventionally assumed These include subnational authorities and nonstate actors as well as nonEU countries given the importance of evolving forms of differentiated integration with nonMember States Scenarios are not intended as predictive tools but as narratives from the future which build on the strong conceptual and methodological bedrock of the project to offer a vivid portray of the challenges opportunities and risks of various forms and degrees of differentiation for the future of Europe