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FEPS at the Global Progressive Mobilisation

Uniting the world’s progressive forces

The Global Progressive Mobilisation (GPM) in Barcelona will be a moment of collective construction which will foster common reflection and coordinated action on key challenges of our time.

On Friday, 17 April, FEPS will take part in the GPM with a series of fringe events with live translation into Spanish!

Discover the full agenda!

• Gender, politics, and the understanding of equality among Generation Z

11:00 – 12:00 – Hannah Ardent room – By FEPS, in collaboration with Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) Madrid and FES Vienna

Young men are moving right, young women are moving left. This is a familiar claim in emerging academic analysis and media narratives about Generation Z’s political attitudes and voting behaviour. This panel takes that assumption as a starting point for a discussion of what actually holds up, what doesn’t, and why, when it comes to Gen Z’s “gender divide”. It will bring together researchers from FEPS’ project EqualiZe with leading policymakers working on gender equality and young progressive activists.

• A new moonshot: Rethinking prosperity for people 

12:00 – 13:00  – Hannah Ardent room – By FEPS, in collaboration with Global Progress Foundation

A conversation between Teresa Ribera, Executive Vice-President of the European Commission for a Clean, Just and Competitive Transition and FEPS Progressive Person of the Year 2023-2024, and Mariana Mazzucato, Professor at University College London, Founding Director of the UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose and FEPS Progressive Person of the Year 2025-2026.

• Digital minimum age: The ban and beyond

13:00 – 14:00  – Hannah Ardent room 

With initiatives announced in Australia, Denmark, Spain, Germany and France to introduce a minimum digital age for social media, discussions should move beyond the question of “ban or not to ban”. It should instead explore which supporting measures are needed, while anticipating the unintended consequences of minimum age laws and how to avoid alienating young people when progressives need to expand their electorate.

• Renewing progressive leadership in climate and industry

14:00 – 15:00  – Hannah Ardent room – By FEPS, in collaboration with FES Just Climate and SOLIDAR

It is time to develop a renewed and inspiring eco-social leadership that weaves climate action, social protection and economic prosperity into a forward-looking vision. How can we achieve this? The session will explore the different forms of leadership that can reinvigorate the progressives’ climate engagement and rebuild trust with citizens and workers.

• Progressive action and multilateralism in a fragmented world: EU-Latin America relations in times of disruption

15:00 – 16:00  – Hannah Ardent room

The international order is facing profound uncertainty. Rising protectionism, democratic backsliding, blatant disregard of the international rules-based order, and the erosion of multilateral frameworks are reshaping global politics. In this context, cooperation between the European Union and Latin America is more vital than ever. Beyond the risks, the current moment presents an opportunity to strengthen progressive alliances and renew multilateralism. How can they effectively mobilise global action for a reformed and revitalised rules-based multilateral order? 

• Next Left: navigating through the grand unravelling and beyond

16:00 – 17:00  – Hannah Ardent room – By FEPS, in collaboration with Karl-Renner-Institut and with the support of Rafael Campalans Foundation

In contemporary reality, democratic politics and parties often find themselves in a position where they feel compelled to protect, defend and react. And yet, when they do, they are often perceived as too distant or reacting too late. This workshop will examine trends in societies amid the grand unravelling, disruptions and wars across two dimensions: socio-economic and international. It will explore what they reveal and what the centre-left can learn from them as they forge their own path in the short- and mid-term. 

• Reclaiming the progressive narrative on migration

16:00 – 17:00  – Anna Lindh room – By FEPS, in collaboration with Party of European Socialists

Attempts to normalise punitive and exclusionary approaches to migration are increasing. The hardline anti-migration practices pursued by many right-wing governments are also eroding long-standing taboos and human rights-focused approaches in Europe. However, the evidence is clear: inclusive, rights-based migration and integration policies work. How can progressives reclaim the narrative and build public confidence in inclusive policies that reflect the diverse and dynamic societies we are building?

• Skill boosters

Nelson Mandela room – By FEPS, in collaboration with Foundation Max Van der Stoel and Karl-Renner-Institut

Sharpen your political toolkit in just 45 minutes. These fast-paced, hands-on sessions will give participants everything they need to train in three crucial skills for our movement’s present and future. Skill Boosters energise the message, strengthen the impact and help turn progressive ideas into real change.

 – How to talk about politics… with ordinary people?  (11:00 – 12:00)
 – Beyond the echo chambers: Building alliances for progressive change (13:00 – 14:00)
 – Mind the movement: Practical tools for activists’ mental health (18:00 – 19:00)

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