Defending democracy, empowering women (4)

The Foundation for European Progressive Studies (FEPS), in collaboration with the Táncsics Mihály Foundation, has launched a dedicated initiative to discuss the political participation of women. This project aims to work against exclusionary trends by promoting gender-inclusive democracy. The event series started with a successful International Women’s Day conference in Budapest followed by a closed door roundtable in Szeged and a conference in Kóny.

One day before the 30th Budapest Pride March, which FEPS attended, this conference in Nyírbátor focused on economic policy challenges in Europe and Hungary, the economic situation of Hungarian local governments, the protection of democracy and the strengthening of women’s rights.

The event series feeds into the broader aim of enabling long-term institutional and societal change by fostering greater inclusion, amplifying women’s voices, and reinforcing democratic values against regressive forces in the European Union.

This is more than just a conference – it is a call to action. 

For more information regarding the project and this event, please do not hesitate to contact Laeticia Thissen, Senior FEPS Policy Analyst on Gender Equality (laeticia.thissen@feps-europe.eu), Monty Aal, FEPS Policy Analyst on Digital (monty.aal@feps-europe.eu) or Julia Wild, FEPS Project Officer (julia.wild@feps-europe.eu).