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How can we shape the future of the new EU agenda with progressive policies? This was the question that leading progressive forces reflected upon at the Progressive Economic Policy Conference – Forging the new EU agenda, convened by FEPS and FES, in collaboration with ETUC and the S&D Group.

How can we ensure that the new European Commission keeps a solid focus on social rights, equality, jobs, and care? It’s certainly about having the right people in key positions and designing policies that work for everyone in Europe. 

Find here a few of the highlights of this high-level conference!

“Despite significant progress, we remain far from having achieved equality. It is important to continue building a #UnionOfEquality until we reach this goal,” stated Dalli during her speech. 

Dalli also discussed her work on the EU Care Strategy and combating gender-based violence across Europe, two core priorities for FEPS.

🎥 Video extracts of this event will be available soon.

The six expert roundtables showcased contributions from an impressive array of speakers, including representatives from progressive governments, Members of the European Parliament, leading scientists and academics, European public servants, trade union leaders, and civil society.

📕On this occasion, we also launch the policy study ‘How to ensure a just transition in times of industrial transformation‘.

The future of the European social agenda is in danger. We must safeguard the role of the European Pillar of Social Rights, as a compass and counter-crisis narrative for our Union.

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The success of Austria’s Freedom Party in the recent Austrian General Elections demonstrates the need to understand why people are increasingly voting for the far right. In this last episode of FEPS Talks and following the success of the far right in the Eastern Germany elections, Sabrina Repp, the youngest S&D MEP in the new mandate, discusses the role of young voters, the rise of radical right parties, and how Social Democrats can better connect with younger generations.

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Join our team in Brussels as a Policy Analyst on Climate and Environment. Apply before 25 October!

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Enhancing gender equality

to counter the backlash

Read this article from Social Europe by Lina Gálvez Muñoz, FEPS Vice-President and Chair of the European Parliament’s Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality, where she emphasises that enhancing gender equality is crucial to countering the rising democratic backlash.

We need a robust agenda for Women’s Rights and Gender Equality. The time is now.

On a related note, sign and share Agnès Hubert’s open letter urging the return of gender equality at the heart of EU decision-making.

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