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Teresa Ribera @teresaribera.ec.europa.eu · 10h
At @feps-europe.eu, excellent discussion with Sandrine Dixson-Declève and Dave Keating about sustainable European sovereignty. When we talk about the cost of living, jobs and security, my answer is simple: 👉🏼 Green means good business, affordability, inclusiveness and security.
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FEPS Europe @feps-europe.eu · 10h
🇪🇺 🔴Tune in LIVE - day 2 of #PolicyConference for a discussion on sustainable #EuropeanSovereignty! After #SOTEU & w/ an EU legislative term dominated by deregulation & a narrow view on competitiveness, #PolicyConference is a call to advance an agenda for EU sovereignty that serves people & planet
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Beyond the EU budget: public investment instruments for sustainability & innovation scale-up
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FEPS Europe @feps-europe.eu · 30/09/2026
🔴 🇪🇺 TUNE IN to our live coverage of @teresaribera.ec.europa.eu and @sddecleve.bsky.social at the 2026 Policy Conference: Towards a sustainable European #Sovereignty! This conversation kicks off the two-day #PolicyConference, on: 🔋Energy independence & affordability 💰The #MFF 🤖 AI & workers' rights
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Policy Conference | High-level Dialogue on a sustainable European sovereignty
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Dave Keating @davekeating.substack.com · 30/09/2026
Tonight I'll be interviewing 🇪🇺Commission Vice President @teresaribera.ec.europa.eu at the @feps-europe.eu policy conference - asking her whether sustainability and sovereignty are compatible European goals. More info here: feps-europe.eu/event/toward...
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FEPS Europe @feps-europe.eu · 29/09/2026
🇪🇺 Join Ex. VP @teresaribera.ec.europa.eu & other high-level speakers TOMORROW at the Policy Conference “Towards a sustainable European sovereignty” Register now⤵︎ bit.ly/SustainableE... 🤝By FEPS, w/ @fesonline.bsky.social @etuc-ces.bsky.social, @industrialleurope.bsky.social @solidar-eu.bsky.social
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FEPS Europe @feps-europe.eu · 28/09/2026
💰📈 The lack of innovation scale-up is one of the major weaknesses of European industry. What government-led instruments could be used to support the scale-up of innovative investments? Find out in the Policy Conference panel "Beyond the EU budget". ⤵︎ bit.ly/SustainableE...
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FEPS Europe @feps-europe.eu · 25/09/2026
How do gender, material conditions & digital culture shape Gen Z’s politics? 📂In this week's dossier, @aliciahoms.bsky.social & @javiercarbonell.bsky.social explore how young women & men view equality, & how their different experiences translate into different voting behaviours
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Unequal footing: the unfulfilled equality promise and Gen Z's political behaviour Archives - Foundation for European Progressive Studies
Generation Z is coming of age in a period of profound social, economic and political change that manifests as growing barriers to economic independence: from insecure work and unaffordable housing to ...
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FEPS Europe @feps-europe.eu · 24/09/2026
We need a digital Europe, but not at the expense of equality. Join FEPS in Dublin for “Building a digital Europe of equal opportunities”, the latest edition of #CallToEurope! REGISTER NOW! 🇮🇪 bit.ly/C2EIreland17...
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Call to Europe Ireland
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FEPS Europe @feps-europe.eu · 23/09/2026
⚡ How can the EU accelerate electrification while protecting its households and workers? Join the Policy Conference panel "The electrification challenge" to discuss electrification as the foundation of a competitive and decarbonised European economy. Register below! ↓ bit.ly/SustainableE...
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FEPS Europe @feps-europe.eu · 22/09/2026
🤖This year's SOTEU positions AI as a defining tipping point Join the Policy Conference panel "AI, work & the future: elements for a pro-worker agenda" to discuss how the EU can pursue technological autonomy while ensuring sustainable social outcomes for workers Register now⤵︎ bit.ly/SustainableE...
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FEPS Europe @feps-europe.eu · 21/09/2026
☮️ On the International Day of Peace, the latest collective meeting of the Feminist Foreign Policy Progressive Voices Collective (FFPPVC) met to discuss the state of Women, Peace and Security (#WPS) in the upcoming EU WPS Action Plan 2028-2034! bit.ly/FFPPVCWPS2028
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FEPS Europe @feps-europe.eu · 19/09/2026
🇦🇹 🎓 FEPS was in Austria for the first seminar of the 10th cycle of the Young Academics Network (FEPS YAN) with @renner-institut.at! Find out more about FEPS YAN bit.ly/FEPSYAN10thC...
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FEPS Europe @feps-europe.eu · 18/09/2026
🇪🇺#SOTEU 2026 accurately framed these challenging times, but von der Leyen’s solutions remain vague, insufficient & undermined by her political incoherence 🗞️Read this week's ProgPage w/ FEPS President NicolasSchmit’s analysis of the State of the Union feps-europe.eu/a-state-of-t...
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A State of the Union bereft of coherence and clarity - Foundation for European Progressive Studies
The State of the Union is a very special exercise for the president of the […]
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FEPS Europe @feps-europe.eu · 17/09/2026
‼️ LAST CHANCE ✇ Where does the EU production of heat pump components stand in terms of competitiveness and innovation? Join our seminar "Taking the temperature of the EU's clean industry strategy" for a dive into the heat pump value chain & on the EU's industrial strategy⤵︎ bit.ly/ResilienceHe...
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FEPS Europe @feps-europe.eu · 17/09/2026
We need a digital Europe, but not at the expense of equality. Join FEPS in Dublin for “Building a digital Europe of equal opportunities”, the latest edition of #CallToEurope! 🇮🇪 bit.ly/C2EIreland17...
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Building a digital Europe of equal opportunities - Foundation for European Progressive Studies
Call to Europe Ireland
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FEPS Europe @feps-europe.eu · 16/09/2026
🇪🇺 The 2026 State of the Union #SOTEU felt more like ‘von der Leyen I’ than ‘von der Leyen II’: strong on direction, lighter on delivery. Read FEPS' response to the #SOTEU in FULL: bit.ly/FEPSSOTEU26
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FEPS Reacts: State of the European Union 2026 - Foundation for European Progressive Studies
The 2026 State of the Union felt more like ‘von der Leyen I’ than ‘von […]
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FEPS Europe @feps-europe.eu · 16/09/2026
🇪🇺 Join Ex. VP @teresaribera.ec.europa.eu & other high-level speakers at the Policy Conference 2026 “Towards a sustainable European sovereignty”. Register now! ⤵︎ bit.ly/SustainableE... 🤝 By FEPS w/ @fesonline.bsky.social @etuc-ces.bsky.social @industrialleurope.bsky.social @solidar-eu.bsky.social
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FEPS Europe @feps-europe.eu · 14/09/2026
🤝 Civil society isn't an accessory to democracy or an audience to be managed. It is its front-line defence. Yet across the EU, its funding is cut & its integrity is questioned. Will progressives stand by it? 🗞️ Read the Progressive Page by @mikaelleyi.bsky.social Sec Gen @solidar-eu.bsky.social
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Will you stand with civil society? - Foundation for European Progressive Studies
Attacks on civil society are no longer just a problem for those countries and organisations […]
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FEPS Europe @feps-europe.eu · 11/09/2026
FEPS’ #Housing in Practice series continues in Athens, Greece! 🏠🇬🇷 bit.ly/HousinginPra... With the launch of the Affordable #Housing Act, a feat pushed by the socialists in the EU, there is now real political momentum to strengthen the EU’s efforts to tackle the #HousingCrisis. ✊🇪🇺
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FEPS Europe @feps-europe.eu · 11/09/2026
🇬🇷Is it really as simple as young men are voting right, young women are voting left? FEPS is in Athens as part of the EqualiZe project to delve into the question of political unity amongst #GenZ & the launch of the Greek case study! 📕 Available in Greek and in English! bit.ly/EqualiZe
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FEPS Europe @feps-europe.eu · 08/09/2026
🇸🇪 Learn more about Sweden’s parliamentary election on 13 September 2026 with “Unpacking the Swedish elections”, which will discuss the electoral outcome by exploring factors that have shaped the result and the emerging coalition options. Follow via the link below! bit.ly/SwedenEPOEvent
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FEPS Europe @feps-europe.eu · 07/09/2026
🇪🇺The EU must reaffirm its commitment to its social & climate ambitions. Supporting a sustainable EU sovereignty is not an end in itself: it is a means to a better quality of life for all Join @teresaribera.ec.europa.eu, @sddecleve.bsky.social & more at Policy Conference 2026! bit.ly/SustainableE...
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FEPS Europe @feps-europe.eu · 04/09/2026
💬 "We are not only witnessing a slip in public sentiment but also strong international cooperation among anti-democratic nationalist forces & a slow but steady centre-right alignment w/ far-right positions." Read László Andor's article for the rentrée feps-europe.eu/the-axis-and...
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The axis and the alternative - Foundation for European Progressive Studies
90 years ago, in July 1936, the Bayreuth opera festival featured Richard Wagner’s Siegfried, as […]
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FEPS Europe @feps-europe.eu · 18/08/2026
✇ Where does the EU production of heat pump components stand in terms of competitiveness and innovation? Join our breakfast seminar "Taking the temperature of the EU's clean industry strategy" for a deep dive into the heat pump value chain & on the EU's industrial strategy⤵︎ bit.ly/ResilienceHe...
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FEPS Europe @feps-europe.eu · 28/08/2026
🇨🇳What if the EU looked to China, not the USA, for inspiration on financing innovation scale-up? The policy study “How can Europe’s missing middle be financed?” analyses China's methods to support its start-ups & explores how they could be adapted to the EU model 📘 Read now bit.ly/InnovationSc...
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FEPS Europe @feps-europe.eu · 26/08/2026
🇵🇸 📕 Read FEPS’ latest policy brief “Beyond the 'Gaza Riviera' Approach”, which argues beyond framing the reconstruction of Gaza through real estate and investment opportunities that overlook the political, social and economic conditions necessary for sustainable recovery. bit.ly/BeyondGazaRi...
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FEPS Europe @feps-europe.eu · 25/08/2026
📕 How do facilitators of participatory budgeting ensure a more diverse cohort of participation? Read FEPS’ latest policy study, “Participatory budgeting in Europe”! bit.ly/Participator...
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FEPS Europe @feps-europe.eu · 24/08/2026
💬 Listen to Paddy Knudsen, Economist & PMG member, at AfrikaDag in Amsterdam “Migration governance has to do with money for development. People need the option to stay in their countries of origin (...) We need to look at the agency, which is sitting in the global south" ➡️ bit.ly/Afrikadag2025
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FEPS Europe @feps-europe.eu · 21/08/2026
📕 Read the latest editions of the #NextLeft Country Case Studies, including the latest editions on Poland, the Republic of Ireland, and Canada! 🇵🇱 🇮🇪 🇨🇦 feps-europe.eu/publication/... By FEPS, in collaboration with @renner-institut.at
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FEPS Europe @feps-europe.eu · 20/08/2026
Is it really as simple as young men are voting right, young women are voting left? If you're looking for summer reading, the policy study "EqualiZe", launched at the Global Progressive Mobilisation in Barcelona, dissects this question! 📕 bit.ly/EqualiZe
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FEPS Europe @feps-europe.eu · 18/08/2026
✇ Where does the EU production of heat pump components stand in terms of competitiveness and innovation? Join our breakfast seminar "Taking the temperature of the EU's clean industry strategy" for a deep dive into the heat pump value chain & on the EU's industrial strategy⤵︎ bit.ly/ResilienceHe...
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FEPS Europe @feps-europe.eu · 17/08/2026
🌱🌍 How can we ensure that EU-North Africa energy cooperation is fair for everyone? Read the latest policy brief “A just transition in the Mediterranean“, which analyses the ongoing reconfiguration of Euro-Mediterranean #Energy relations. 📕 bit.ly/JustTransiti...
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FEPS Europe @feps-europe.eu · 14/08/2026
As the EU braces for intense budget negotiations this autumn, find out everything you need to know about the EU budget with FEPS’ #MFF series! feps-europe.eu/theme/economy/ Consisting of three policy briefs, FEPS' policy briefs look at:
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FEPS Europe @feps-europe.eu · 13/08/2026
🔥🌍 As heatwaves & wildfires destroy nature & homes across Europe, we have every right to demand stronger action from our governments The EU Green Deal has an objective of climate neutrality by 2050 - but how well are member states actually implementing its key policies? 📕 bit.ly/GreenDealTra...
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FEPS Europe @feps-europe.eu · 10/08/2026
🏖️ Need some summer reading inspiration? Check out the latest issue of the Progressive Post! ⤵︎ feps-europe.eu/issues/issue... ☀️ This summer issue of the Progressive Post focuses on: 🌊 #Mediterranean Sea 🤖 #AI 🧳 #MigrationPact & #ReturnRegulation 🛃 #IAA 🇪🇺 #Enlargement 🇨🇺 #Cuba & more
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FEPS Europe @feps-europe.eu · 04/08/2026
🌍 The Progressive platform for international development held its second session, bringing together high-level development experts and progressive policymakers from the EU and the Global South. bit.ly/PlatformIntl...
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Strengthening the EU’s role in international development: Global Gateway and beyond
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FEPS Europe @feps-europe.eu · 31/07/2026
🇪🇺 FEPS' policy study "European populism & anti-gender narratives" analyses the #GenderEquality backsliding in the EU & North Macedonia and explores how the EU can secure its commitment to defending gender equality, including by emphasising it more in the accession process 📕 bit.ly/Populism_Ant...
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Links between the EU and North Macedonia
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FEPS Europe @feps-europe.eu · 29/07/2026
🎓 New publications by FEPS Young Academics Network (FEPS YAN) have been released! 🌐 feps-europe.eu/training/fep... The 9th cycle of the #FEPSYAN has successfully come to an end – marking yet another great chapter of an initiative established by FEPS, in collaboration w/ @renner-institut.at, in 2009
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FEPS Europe @feps-europe.eu · 27/07/2026
📕Read FEPS’ policy study “Place-based industrial policy: Places, people & power in European industrial policy”! The policy study argues for an industrial strategy that balances national & supranational economic competitiveness & security while supporting democratic legitimacy & regional development
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Places, people and power in European industrial policy
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FEPS Europe @feps-europe.eu · 24/07/2026
Summer 2026 has barely started & we've already seen a run of unprecedented heatwaves This summer break might be a good moment to dig deeper into climate policies & remember social policy matters just as much 🎬📚 Read the Reads & Views for some summer inspiration feps-europe.eu/inspiration_...
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FEPS Europe @feps-europe.eu · 23/07/2026
FEPS Reacts to the EU Commission communication on the Action Plan on the European Pillar of Social Rights feps-europe.eu/news/feps-re... 🇪🇺🌹Social rights must be the compass for EU action. Blind competitiveness & deregulation will not lead us to better outcomes in labour markets or living conditions
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FEPS Reacts: European Commission communication on the Action Plan on the European Pillar of Social Rights - Foundation for European Progressive Studies
By Laszlo Andor, FEPS Secretary-General & François Balate, Policy Analyst on Social The communication on the […]
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FEPS Europe @feps-europe.eu · 22/07/2026
How would you describe a #SocialEurope in three words? 🇪🇺 🌹 bit.ly/SocialEurope... In Porto, five years after the Porto Social Summit, high-level policymakers and experts gathered in Porto to put #SocialRights back at the heart of the EU 🧵⬇️
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FEPS Europe @feps-europe.eu · 20/07/2026
🎧 Listen to the latest episode of FEPS Talks with @katarina-barley.de, Vice-President of the European Parliament, @socialistsanddemocrats.eu MEP & Chair of the @pes.eu AI Working Group! bit.ly/FEPSTalks187
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FEPS Europe @feps-europe.eu · 17/07/2026
#LGBTQI+ rights measure our society's health. 🇭🇺 In Hungary, Magyar enjoys support for restoring democracy, but will he prioritise equality? Only progressive forces can deliver true social reform & equality.🏳️‍🌈 👉Read @powerfraeulein.bsky.social ProgPage @rainbowrosepes.bsky.social
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Good luck! And don't f**k it up… - Foundation for European Progressive Studies
Hungary beyond the elections: a fragile chance for LGBTQI+
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FEPS Europe @feps-europe.eu · 16/07/2026
📕 Read FEPS’ latest book, 'The international network of the radical right'. "The global rise of the radical right is not some random development occurring in parallel in different countries; rather, we are dealing with a transnational social movement in the making". 💬 bit.ly/IntNetworkFa...
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FEPS Europe @feps-europe.eu · 14/07/2026
🔥 The climate narrative has been hijacked. It sets competitiveness against climate action & science against business. 👉 We need to reclaim the narrative & propose a different kind of leadership. Read “Renewing progressive leadership on climate, energy and industry”. 🔗 bit.ly/RenewingEULe...
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FEPS Europe @feps-europe.eu · 13/07/2026
Dear Mr Manfred Weber - a personal letter from Nicolas Schmit, FEPS President and former Spitzenkandidat. “You have made a decisive contribution to allowing the far right, the enemies of Europe, to implement their programme”. Read the full letter 👇 bit.ly/LetterOnRetu...
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FEPS Europe @feps-europe.eu · 10/07/2026
🌊The EU is belatedly awakening to a changing #Mediterranean sea, where more assertive regional powers are reclaiming a role This ☀️issue of the Progressive Post focuses on 🤖 #AI 🧳 #MigrationPact & #ReturnRegulation 🛃 #IAA 🇪🇺 #Enlargement 🇨🇺 #Cuba & more
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FEPS Europe @feps-europe.eu · 09/07/2026
🇵🇱 FEPS participated in the @yesocialists.bsky.social Summer Camp in Warsaw with a series of interactive panel discussions and training workshops exploring some of the most pressing challenges facing Europe and its neighbourhood! bit.ly/FEPSSummerCa...
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FEPS Europe @feps-europe.eu · 07/07/2026
What do #SocialDemocracy and progressivism mean in the #Eastern Partnership region? FEPS was in Warsaw for this year’s edition of Friends of Eastern Partnership (FoEP)!🇵🇱 bit.ly/FoEP2026
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