Intergenerational Fairness in the EU: a path forward

Since December 2024, for the first time, the college of the European Commission includes a commissioner with the role of ensuring intergenerational fairness. Malta’s Glenn Micallef has been appointed European Commissioner for Intergenerational Fairness, Youth, Culture and Sport. The creation of this role is a positive first step – now it is time to ensure it can deliver its full potential.

With the introduction of this role, the EU can show global leadership on governance and future orientation and join a growing number of governments and bodies around the world formalising long-term thinking in decision making.

This briefing contributes to the five-year mandate of this new Commissioner role, including the Work Plan, and to the integration of Intergenerational Fairness across the Commission.

It offers advice and input for the EU’ first Strategy for Intergenerational Fairness – a cornerstone deliverable of the remit of the Commissioner.