The book "Europe 2030" offers an outlook for the next few years. The time span of ten years is manageable and the statements are therefore verifiable. Most of the twelve authors paint a rather gloomy picture of Europe's future. Since the book was published before the corona crisis, the crisis is not taken into account.
Trade is indispensable to fostering greater levels of global economic development. As the OECD has written, “No country has lifted itself out of poverty without international trade.” This category consolidates GTIPA-member reports assessing the intersection of trade and economic development.