Progressive Person of the Year 2023

Grzegorz Pietruczuk, Mayor of Bielany in Poland

We have chosen Grzegorz Pietruczuk, Mayor of Bielany in Poland, as our FEPS Progressive Person of the Year 2023. He was awarded during the Progressive Yearbook 2023 launch event, one of our flagship yearly publications.

Grzegorz is a champion of local political leadership and humanitarian assistance. He has been at the forefront of supporting refugees (mainly women and children) from Ukraine, ensuring that those who arrive feel the solidarity of fellow Europeans and keep their faith in the possibility of a better life in the community of EU nations.

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Publications
17/09/2024

Voices of Hungarian youth

An analysis of two decades of opinion trends (2000-2020)
16/05/2024

EU regulation on transparency and targeting of political advertising

FEPS YAN Series
15/05/2024

Inequality and populism

FEPS YAN Series
18/04/2024

The transformation of the mainstream right and its impact on (social) democracy

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‘Call to Europe Hungary’ Flickr album

Eastern Germany Votes: Far-Right Gains and European Implications with Sabrina Repp

Eastern Germany Votes: Far-Right Gains and European Implications with Sabrina Repp

Young People and the European Elections

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Upcoming
29 - 01/12/2024
Tallinn, Estonia (Training)

Training of trainers third session

Past
04/11/2024
FEPS HQ, Brussels (Expert meeting)

Meeting the challenges from the populist right

Publication launch
25/07/2024
Torrés Vedrás, Portugal (Training)

Fighting the far-right

FEPS Training Session during YES Summer Camp 2024
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15/05/2024

Notice of vacancy – Policy analyst on international relations

This vacancy is now closed.
18/03/2024

FEPS President on Euronews talk-show ‘Brussels, my love?’

NATO extension, Portuguese elections, far-right and gender equality were the topics of the debate
04/03/2024

FEPS at the PES Election Congress in Rome

24/01/2024

Spanish Minister Teresa Ribera awarded FEPS ‘Progressive Person of the Year’

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In the media

Falsely historic European elections bring little change, says FEPS

by Agence Europe 18/06/2024
Agence Europe's article features an analysis of the EU election results by Ania Skrzypek, FEPS Director for Research and Training, published in The Progressive Post.

Europe Needs a Democracy Commissioner

by Project Syndicate 05/06/2024
FEPS President Maria João Rodrigues co-authored this article, advocating for the establishment of a Democracy Commissioner to protect the sustainability of news media, among other tasks

La ultraderecha se reorganiza para devorar a los populares en Europa

by El País 03/06/2024
EL País article focuses on the changing relationship between the mainstream right and the far-right. It mentions FEPS Policy Study 'The transformation of the mainstream right and its impact on (social) democracy' and includes interviews with some of its authors.

Edição especial sobre as eleições europeias já nas bancas

by SÁBADO 21/05/2024
"Special Edition on the European Elections Now Available on Newsstands" Read the special edition by SÁBADO focusing on the European election in Portugal, with an interview by Maria João Rodrigues, FEPS President