Vision 2050: Three Words to Avert Economic Decline

The title is solemn. The ambition is immense. The question is stark: what vision is there for a country that is aging faster than it can envision its future?

The official launch of national consultations on Vision 2050, held yesterday at the Octave Wiehe auditorium, has brought back into public debate a nearly forgotten concept: the long term.

Three pillars have been established as a founding triptych – prosperity, sustainability, inclusion. Taken together, they signify a break from the logic of short-term thinking.