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Future Europe

European Investment Bank

Future Europe showcases the innovations that will shape your future. From environmental clean-ups to vaccines, superlasers and smart city tech. The episodes feature a project from each of the 28 European Union countries focusing on health, education, mobility, agriculture, urban development or science. Future Europe presents the projects through the voices of the people involved in them, set against the backdrop of sounds recorded on site. There’s no narrator to tell you what to think. It’s your future; you can figure it out for yourself. With the help of Future Europe. From the European Investment Bank.

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  • 20 episodes
  • Updated June 2

Episodes20

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  • June 2 · 16 min

    Invested by Europe: Why deep tech matters for Europe’s economy and everyday life

    Deep tech is often described as the opposite of conventional or “shallow” technology. Rather than focusing on incremental improvements in software or business models, deep tech is driven by scientific breakthroughs aimed at solving real-world problems that persist over time. In this episode of Invested by Europe, Jussi Hätönen, head of European Innovation Council Fund investments at the European Investment Bank, explains: what deep tech really means how it differs from traditional tech innovation why it takes longer and costs more to develop why getting deep tech right is essential for Europe’s competitiveness, resilience and sovereignty. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • February 24 · 15 min

    Invested by Europe: Why Energy Efficiency Is Europe’s Fastest Climate Solution

    Explore why accelerating energy efficiency renovations is one of the fastest and most effective ways to cut energy demand, reduce emissions and lower energy bills. The podcast looks at why renovation rates remain too low, what’s holding back households, businesses and cities, and how investment and public support can help unlock action. We also examine the role of digital tools and artificial intelligence in planning renovations and operating buildings more efficiently. The episode explains how energy efficiency supports the rollout of renewable energy, improves comfort for citizens and delivers more predictable energy costs — and how the European Investment Bank helps scale up investment through financing and technical assistance. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • February 24 · 28 sec

    Future Europe presents Invested by Europe

    Invested by Europe explores the forces shaping the European economy. In each episode, we hear from experts tackling the most pressing challenges—from housing and energy to innovation and infrastructure, security and defence. We look at what’s changing, what the solutions are, and how Europe is investing in its future. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • May 21, 2019 · 11 min

    Will travelling be more sustainable in the future?

    Listen to this episode of Future Europe if you want to know:·        How the Tallin airport is becoming more eco-friendly·     &n...

  • May 14, 2019 · 9 min

    Will we be more ‘social’ in the future?

    Listen to this episode of Future Europe if you want to know:-         how Ilunion improves the lives of disabled people and gives them jobs across Spain- &n...

  • May 7, 2019 · 11 min

    How will we entertain ourselves in the future?

    Listen to this episode of Future Europe if you want to know:·        how renovating and improving educational institutions, museums, entertainment centers and concert halls inspir...

  • Apr 30, 2019 · 15 min

    What kind of care will you get in the future?

    Listen to this episode of Future Europe if you want to know:·        how tomorrow’s doctors and nurses are being trained (you had better listen, because you may need them to save ...

  • Apr 23, 2019 · 9 min

    How will we pay in the future?

    Listen to this episode of Future Europe if you want to know:·        How a Swedish company expanded small business electronic payments for shops and cafés to sell their products·...

  • Apr 9, 2019 · 12 min

    How will we keep ourselves warm in the future?

    For the future of energy, we need to be sure that our supply is secure and that we use it efficiently. Three projects in Lithuania, the Czech Republic and Romania illustrate how the EU bank is financing projects Help achieve these goals.Listen to this...

  • Apr 2, 2019 · 23 min

    How will we learn in the future?

    From massive university projects to science toys, here’s how future education will change the way we learn. This special episode of Future Europe examines how future education will change, and shows you the projects from across Europe that illustrate t...

  • Apr 1, 2019 · 17 min

    How will we eat in the future?

    From using wasted food to lasers that sort through tonnes of sunflower seeds, here’s how future food will be produced—and how it might taste. This special episode of Future Europe examines how future food will change, and shows you the projects from ac...

  • Mar 31, 2019 · 16 min

    How will we drive in the future?

    From range anxiety to open-tolling, here’s how companies are making future driving safer and more sustainable. This special episode of Future Europe examines how future driving will change, and shows you the projects from across Europe that illustrate ...

  • Dec 20, 2018 · 8 min

    Online education for Greek development

    Find out how an EIB loan helped make the Internet educational and safer in countries around the world. - Upstream plans to give billions of people around world mobile internet access - Company also offers safe online surfing and transactions&nbs...

  • Dec 18, 2018 · 7 min

    Cleaner laundry for the Czech Republic

    Find out how a new EIB financial instrument supports companies that want to consume less energy:  •            Businesses i...

  • Dec 13, 2018 · 7 min

    Austria drives car research

    Find out how innovative research and development into green technologies will change the global automotive industry. •        Automated, electric cars are solutions for a zero-emi...

  • Dec 11, 2018 · 7 min

    How Denmark will feed the world

    Find out how scientists at a 78-year-old Danish company are developing innovative solutions for today’s environmental concerns:•  Without fertilizer world could feed only 4 billion of its current 7 billion people• &nbsp...

  • Dec 6, 2018 · 8 min

    University helps rebuild Cyprus

    Find out how the EU bank, with its Cyprus university finance, is helping young Cypriots stay on their island—even after the financial crisis—to build the island’s future:•      The number of studen...

  • Dec 4, 2018 · 8 min

    The care economy in Finland

    Find out how the design and construction of new facilities countrywide is helping Finland respond to a growing, and aging, population:•     Constructing over 58 new premises across the country as it faces a...