The document discusses 5 major global trends that will impact European jobs: 1) Demographic aging in developed nations compared to younger emerging nations, 2) Environmental pressures from issues like climate change, 3) Accelerating globalization and shift of economic power to Asia, 4) Advancing technology leveling the global playing field, and 5) Increasing fiscal pressures on governments from high debts. It argues Europe needs to adapt its workforce, policies, and education to compete in this changing global economy.

2. Economic growth is global … It has been said that arguing against globalization is like arguing against the laws of gravity. Kofi Annan

3. … growth must be sustainable … We need a new environmental consciousness on a global basis. To do this, we need to educate people. Mikhail Gorbachev

4. … and human capital is the key Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world. Nelson Mandela

35. How high will G7 government debt go?

42. An industrial rebound is in sight …

43. … will it be a re-run of the 1970s?

45. Education is everything Education is not the filling of a pail but the lighting of a fire William Butler Yeats