The Vision Think Tank, in partnership with the University of Siena and the European University Institute (EUI), organised the fifth Siena Vision Conference on the Europe of the Future from 12 to 15 September in Certosa di Pontignano (Siena), Italy, in collaboration with the think tanks of the five largest European political parties; besides FEPS, the other political foundations were represented by the Martens Institute, the European Liberal Forum, New Direction, and the Green European Foundation. Therefore, the conference aimed to provide a multi-partisan problem-solving hub of ideas at a time crucial to Europe’s future.

FEPS President Maria João Rodrigues participated in the opening panel. The conference culminated in the Pontignano Paper, outlining proposals that could shape future EU policies.