Our regular Singles Apero will be transformed for the Festival weekend into a place to meet and share ideas over specially prepared cocktails (with or without alcohol).

The usual friendly vibe applies - this is an event designed to encourage mingling and ideas exchange. Come along alone or with friends to meet new people

Climate change is already changing our habitats, and people from the Global South are the first affected. This is already causing migration movements, and it will only increase with time. How we manage the biggest case of mass migration we'll ever have to face is down to us.

Science writer Gaia Vince has thought this through - how supporting radical migration from newly uninhabitable regions, rethinking urban structures and food practices, and restoring climate is the way forward.

In her ground-breaking book Nomad Century: How To Survive The Climate Upheaval, Gaia Vince is setting the agenda for national conversation on one of the most pressing issues of our time. In it, she explores for the first time the idea of migration as a solution to our climate crisis - the ultimate adaptation - and how the relocation of hundreds of millions of people in the 21st century could, if managed well, allow us to adapt habitats and create global economic wealth.

Christmas is fast approaching, and so is the end of our temporary exhibition ’Throwaway - the history of a modern crisis’.

With the hustle and bustle of seasonal preparations underway, many people are beginning to imagine hosting a magical Christmas without all the unnecessary waste and spending.

This year don’t miss the special activities taking place with Zero Waste Belgium at the House of European History - this December “All we want for Christmas is zero waste”.

How do you think about the future? Is it too far away for you to consider? Are you able to make decisions based on their long-term repercussions?

Journalist and science writer Richard Fisher argues that the modern world has taken away our abilities to think long-term. We're trapped in the present, in a world of instant gratification and social media feeds that update every second - effectively distorting our understanding of time.

Humans are unique in our ability to understand time, able to comprehend the past and future like no other species. Yet modern-day technology and capitalism have supercharged our short-termist tendencies and trapped us in the present, at the mercy of reactive politics, quarterly business targets and 24-hour news cycles. It wasn’t always so. In medieval times, craftsmen worked on cathedrals that would be unfinished in their lifetime. Indigenous leaders fostered intergenerational reciprocity. And in the early twentieth century, writers dreamed of worlds thousands of years hence.

In the Deep Thought series, Andreea offers opportunities to interrogate our ideas of what is normal and desirable in society. Together we walk towards the mindset shifts that are needed to protect our planet, make the world safe and ensure lives and dignity and meaning for all. Deep Thought is a space for courage and authenticity, with no stone left unturned. We build trust, encourage each other and take action together.

Democratic regimes and the idea of democracy itself is becoming increasingly unstable, including in Europe.