18/10/2025
🇳🇱 🌹Within PES Congress, there were full rooms on insightful discussion on a range of topics – from social democracy, to peace and security and
On Friday, 17 October, in the afternoon, FEPS hosted a series of fringe events at PES Congress on:
🌹 the renewal of social democracy with Karl-Renner-Institut
Presenting the newest findings from the Next Left research programme, including the new pamphlet “Facing the future“, this fringe event allowed the audience members to directly interact with social democratic leaders to help shape the debate on how to make social democracy a powerhouse again.
With:
- Paul Magnette, President, PS Belge
- Raphaël Glucksmann, S&D Group Envoy for Social Democratic Renewal
- Kata Tüttő, President European Committee of the Regions
- Elfva Barrio, President, SSF
- Patrick Diamond, Professor of Public Policy, Queen Mary University of London
- Ania Skrzypek, FEPS Director for Research and Training
🌎 Zeitenwende and the new global reality with Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung Warsaw
Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine marked a true Zeitenwende – a historic turning point that challenged peace and security in Europe. Europe must respond with unwavering support to Ukraine, building a more united and stronger Europe rooted in solidarity and shared solutions, while strengthening and forging partnerships worldwide and defending a rules-based global order.
With:
- Dietmar Nietan, Treasurer and Member of the Executive Board of SPD
- Magda Zydra, Deputy Head of the Chancellery of the Polish Senate
- Ireneusz Bil, Chairman Fundacja Amicus Europae
- Bert Koenders, Former Minister of Foreign Affairs
- Maria João Rodrigues, President of FEPS
🤖✊ Tech and Labour: Rebalancing Power with Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung Future of Work
Algorithmic management is deepening precarity, weakening labour, and stagnating wages – fueling far-right shifts. Recent AI advances facilitate the speeding up of work and increased exploitation, with negative effects on workers’ physical and mental health. How can progressives turn this around?
With:
- Estelle Ceulemans, MEP (S&D) and EMPL Coordinator
- Justin Nogarede, Senior Policy Officer, FES Future of Work
- Eric Mwezi Manzi, Deputy General Secretary, International Trade Union Confederation – ITUC
- Rein de Sauvage Nolting, Researcher, De Burcht
- László Andor, Secretary General, FEPS
- Monty Aal, Policy Analyst on Digital, FEPS
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