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European Dream is an experimental initiative exploring whether and how human cooperation can function with a reduced dependence on currency-based, transactional relations, within the legal, social, and cultural framework of the European Union.
The project does not propose a ready-made alternative system.
Its purpose is to test, document, and evaluate possibilities that do not yet have a stable or agreed form.
Modern societies are structurally organised around currency as the primary coordination mechanism:
- value is expressed almost exclusively through price,
- relationships are mediated by transactions,
- access to resources is conditional on monetary exchange.
European Dream starts from the assumption that:
this model, while efficient, may be insufficient to address long-term social cohesion, ecological limits, and human well-being.
This assumption is not treated as a truth, but as a hypothesis to be examined through practice.
The initiative explores paths away from purely transactional logic, potentially involving:
- partial de-monetisation of certain activities,
- non-monetary forms of contribution and reciprocity,
- shared responsibility over shared ownership,
- trust-based or commons-oriented coordination models.
No specific model is privileged.
Failure is an acceptable and expected outcome.
- No ideological alignment (political, religious, or economic)
- No rejection of law, institutions, or modern life
- No exclusion based on beliefs or economic views
- No dependency on full-time commitment
- No promise of economic security
Participation must remain compatible with:
- EU legal frameworks,
- individual autonomy,
- external employment and income.
- A structured experimental space
- A documentation-first initiative
- A gradual, reversible exploration
- A legally grounded project (ASBL → AISBL)
- A utopian blueprint
- A commune, sect, or protest movement
- A replacement for existing social systems
- An anti-market or anti-currency campaign
Currency is questioned, not abolished.
- Conceptual and practical bootstrapping
- Belgian ASBL as an experimental vehicle
- Possible conversion to AISBL for European scope
Legal structure serves experimentation, not ideology.
🟡 Early bootstrapping
Everything is tentative, documented, and revisable.
Contributions are welcome from people willing to:
- think critically,
- accept uncertainty,
- engage without ideological filtering.
No consensus is required.
Only intellectual honesty and good faith.
European Dream does not claim to know:
- what should replace transactional society,
- whether such a transition is desirable,
- or whether it is possible at all.
The project exists precisely because these answers are unknown.
This repository contains both software (website code) and editorial content, which are licensed separately.
All source code in this repository — including but not limited to:
- HTML templates
- CSS stylesheets
- JavaScript / TypeScript
- Build scripts and tooling
is licensed under the European Union Public License v1.2 (EUPL-1.2).
See the LICENSE file for the full license text.
SPDX identifier:
EUPL-1.2
All non-code content — including but not limited to:
- Textual content (articles, pages, documentation)
- Publications and reports
- Images, diagrams, and illustrations (unless otherwise stated)
is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution–ShareAlike 4.0 International License (CC BY-SA 4.0).
SPDX identifier:
CC-BY-SA-4.0
Attribution must be given to European Dream.
The name European Dream, its logo(s), and associated visual identity elements (collectively, the “European Dream Identity”) are not covered by the licences above.
They are not licensed under the EUPL-1.2 nor under CC BY-SA 4.0.
The European Dream Identity may not be used in a manner that suggests official affiliation, endorsement, or representation without prior authorisation.
Nominative use (i.e. factual reference to the project) is permitted.
Forks, derivative works, or independent initiatives based on the licensed code or content must use a different name and visual identity.