Political concepts illustrated for the European Commission
Project “Polycrisis engagement tool”, 2025

Dissolution of multilateralism

Loss of privacy

Civil war in the EU

Powerless EU institutions

Economic recession

Dependency to raw materials

Environmental disasters

Collapse of democratic governments

Financial bubbles

Loss of trust in EU institutions

Authoritarianism

Discrimination

Environmental degradation

Foreign interference

Inefficient decision-making process

Lack of societal consensus

Food interruption supply

Armed conflicts

Corruption

Cyberterrorism

Dominance of private sector on policy-making

Economic inequalities

Economic polarization

Market prices fixed by cartels

Illegal parralel economy

Inadequate regulations for emerging issues

lack of equality

Lack of technological innovation

Collapse of democratic values

Loss of EU Green leadership

Loss of power by humans

Migration

Poverty

Mental health issues

Social unrest

Technology dependency

Terrorism

Unemployment