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- **Problem Statement:** Developing and testing Substrate runtime applications and pallet-contracts can be complex and time-consuming.
- **Significance:** Europa aims to simplify the development, debugging, and integration testing processes for Substrate runtime applications.
- **Proposed Solution:** Europa will provide a sandbox environment with core modules, a local database, detailed logging, workspaces for different environments, and RPC interface.
- **Expected Outcomes:** Improved development experience, enhanced collaboration with tools like Redspot, compatibility with other runtime modules, and quicker debugging with no time interval between producing blocks.

Council Motion #28