Teresa Ribera, Third Vice-President of the Spanish Government and Minister for Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge, receives the Progressive Person of the Year award from the Foundation for European Progressive Studies (FEPS) this Wednesday, January 24th, 2024.

Ribera is an outstanding leader and international policymaker in the fight against climate change who has helped European socialists develop a robust climate agenda over the past decade.

FEPS awards the title of Progressive Person of the Year to social democratic policymakers who contributed to the most important progressive policy initiatives of the past year. Previous recipients include Frans Timmermans, Sanna Marin, and Roberto Gualtieri.

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Forging the new EU agenda

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The Politics of Polycrisis

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A unified industrial strategy for the EU

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15/11/2024

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Social democratic failures and comebacks

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Industrial Renewal – No strategy, no party

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For an EU budget and an EU Green Deal working in sync

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by La Vanguardia 15/11/2024
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by Medscape Medical News 18/09/2024
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Podcast interview on the new European Parliament

by Encompass 23/07/2024
Listen to this podcast featuring László Andor, Secretary General of FEPS, and Paul Adamson, Founder of Encompass, as they explore the rise and impact of Viktor Orban and the shifting power dynamics in the European Parliament.

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by Austria Presse Agentur 28/05/2024
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