Policies benefiting from strategic foresight can better mitigate the vulnerabilities and strengthen the capacities revealed by the crisis, opening new opportunities and making Europe more resilient. It can help anticipate developments likely to have adverse impacts, to strengthen corresponding resilience through structural changes as well as taking into account the impact of current and future crises on relevant megatrends and emerging issues. Strategic foresight can inform resilience-enhancing policies across four dimensions. This Communication shows how forward-looking policies supported by strategic foresight will contribute to this. The COVID-19 crisis has made clear that Europe needs to enhance its resilience – which is the ability not only to withstand and cope with challenges but also to undergo transitions in a sustainable, fair and democratic manner. Resilience as a new compass for EU policies foster foresight cooperation and alliances with EU institutions and partners, Member States and other key stakeholders.undertake in-depth and participatory foresight exercises on major initiatives aimed at informing the annual State of the Union address, Commission Work Programmes and multi-annual programming exercises.ensure strategic foresight becomes an integral part of the Better Regulation toolbox, including ex ante impact assessments, and supports the Regulatory Fitness and Performance Programme.build and use collective intelligence to anticipate developments and prepare for new opportunities and challenges earlier and more effectively.Embedding strategic foresight into the EU policy-making will enable the European Commission to:
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