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The Foundation for European Progressive Studies (FEPS) is the think tank of the progressive political family at EU level. Our mission is to develop innovative research, policy advice, training and debates to inspire and inform socialist and social democratic politics and policies across Europe.

FEPS works in close partnership with a solid network of 76 member organisations, boosting coherence among stakeholders from the world of politics, academia and civil society at local, regional, national, European and global levels. More

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27/03/2026

Policy Study

Laboratories of counter-hegemony

Orbán, Trump and the transatlantic far-right ecosystem

25/03/2026

Policy Study

The European Green Deal tracker

How well is your member state implementing key policies of the Green Deal? The European […]

19/03/2026

Policy Study

There must be an alternative

Against mainstream defeatism and towards the rejuvenation of the democratic public space

19/03/2026

Policy Brief

Countering the far right in the European Parliament

Exploring progressive strategies in the age of far-right normalisation

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27 - 29/03/2026

Cape Town, South Africa (Expert meeting)

EU-Africa consultative meeting

FEPS, alongside its partners, is organising the EU-Africa consultative meeting taking place in Cape Town, […]

09/04/2026

FEPS HQ

Innovation financing scale-up

What can the EU learn from China

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24/03/2026

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Unpacking Slovenian election results

Outcomes and trends

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26/03/2026

Denmark: Frederiksen stays on top in historic election marked by division

Britta THOMSEN

26/03/2026

Slovenians choose political instability at the polls

Jernej ŠTROMAJER

24/03/2026

The adaptation deal

Emanuele BOMPAN

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05/03/2026

FFPPVC commentary on the new EU Gender Equality Strategy 2026-2030

Commentary by the Feminist Foreign Policy Progressive Voices Collective (FFPPVC)

03/03/2026

Wag the dog?

FEPS commentary on the US-Israel attack on Iran

03/03/2026

Closing ceremony of the Progressive Ukraine programme

The graduation ceremony completed the programme which was part of the Open Progressive University (OPU).

29/01/2026

Maria João Rodrigues departs from FEPS Presidency, transitions to Nicolas Schmit

After completing eight years in the role, Maria Joâo Rodrigues has departed the role of […]

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Foundation for European Progressive Studies Think tank inspiring EU progressives Research, policy advice, training & debates 📖 Magazine @ProgPost_FEPS

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27 Mar 2037513201932206547

🇸🇮🇩🇰The two parliamentary elections in Slovenia & Denmark share common features: political fragmentation, electoral volatility & increasingly complex processes of government formation.

In this EPO, read analyses from @JernejStromajer & @BrittaThomsen 🗳️🗞️
https://feps-europe.eu/election-observatory/

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🇪🇺🌱 How well is your member state implementing key policies of the #GreenDeal? Read the latest policy study "The European Green Deal Tracker", which is being launched at FEPSHQ!
https://bit.ly/GreenDealTrackerPS

🔎 The European Green Deal tracker measures progress in implementing the EGD

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🇪🇺🌱 At the launch of the new policy study "The European Green Deal tracker", initial findings are presented by Chloé Deffet, PhD, Climate Policy Analyst at FEPS, and Tomás Gonçalves, Research Trainee at FEPS.

Followed by a focus of the case study on Bulgaria by Bogdan-Alexandru

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🇪🇺🌱The latest policy study "The European Green Deal Tracker", which is being launched at FEPSHQ, is discussed by a panel of speakers including:
https://bit.ly/GreenDealTrackerPS

🟢Arianna Censi @AriannaCensi, City Councillor for Mobility, Milan @PES_CoR
🟢Patrick Ten Brink

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🌿#Mitigation is vital, but in the face of ever more frequent #climate-driven catastrophes, our societies must be resilient

In the 🆕ProgPost dossier, @matteolepore, Marike Schooneveldt & Emanuele Bompan offer their insights on this epochal challenge

https://feps-europe.eu/dossier/climate-proofing-the-future/

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🌍 ♀️ Members of the Feminist Foreign Policy Progressive Voices Collective #FFPPVC met online to exchange perspectives and coordinate advocacy efforts on #FeministForeignPolicy and #GenderEquality in EU external action. Find out more!
➡️ https://bit.ly/FFPPVC_GenderBudgeting26

👉 A key focus

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💡This event was part of the Feminist Foreign Policy Progressive Voices Collective (#FFPPVC). This collective, led by FEPS in cooperation with @FESonline, questions traditional approaches to foreign policy to enable an alternative account of foreign relations from the standpoint

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FFPPVC commentary on the new EU Gender Equality Strategy 2026-2030

Wag the dog?

Closing ceremony of the Progressive Ukraine programme

Maria João Rodrigues departs from FEPS Presidency, transitions to Nicolas Schmit

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