FEPS Newsletter 14 Nov 2024 – 🇺🇸 US elections, COP29, New Pact, Africa,…

14/11/2024
🧠 Food for thought in challenging times –

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This November, the crucial global issues we are confronted with seem to have exacerbated: the appalling results of the US elections, the climate emergency with the tragic floods in Spain right before the start of the COP29, the ongoing European Parliament hearings with Commissioners-designate, alongside news of Germany’s snap elections, the mounting tensions over migration, including the reintroduction of temporary border controls…

 

It’s time for progressives to remain united, coordinated, and clear-minded. FEPS continues to contribute actively to the intellectual and political discussions needed in these challenging times. Here is some of our latest thinking on these critical issues.

World

Donald Trump’s return to the White House and a Republican majority in both the House of Representatives and Senate spell danger not only for domestic American politics but also for its ripple effects in the EU. 

 

It should serve as a strong reminder for the EU to fully commit to implementing the UN Pact for the Future, fighting against the climate crisis and protecting equality, and democracy.

 

Read FEPS Secretary General László Andor’s reaction to the US elections.

The US election: implications for the US, the EU and global politics

7 NOV – BRUSSELS

State of the Unions

The US election: implications for the US, the EU and global politics

By FEPS and German Marshall Fund

 

Watch the event ‘State of the Unions’. Two days after the US elections, experts and policymakers from both sides of the Atlantic analysed the consequences of Trump’s victory and its ripple effects in the EU and beyond. 

We were joined by renowned speakers such as S&D MEP Nacho Sanchez Amor;  Ann Linde, Former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Sweden; Brian Glynn, Managing Director, Americas, European External Action Service; Jessica Taylor, US Senate and Governors Editor, The Cook Political Report; Augusto Lopez-Claros, Executive Director and Chair of Global Governance Forum and many others.

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US Elections: Trump’s total victory

 

Read the recent analysis of the 2024 US elections:

 
Trump's total victory

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Events

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12 NOV – PRESS CLUB BRUSSELS EUROPE

Implementing the New Pact

Solidarity, fundamental rights and effectiveness in asylum and migration management

 

The New Pact was intended to end years of disagreements among member states on migration policy. Yet, the October EU leaders Summit dramatically revealed that this goal has still not been achieved. What, then, remains of the New Pact before it has even been fully implemented?

Implementing the New Pact

Together with experts, policymakers, and civil society, we delved into the comprehensive changes, challenges and opportunities brought by the New Pact on Migration and Asylum – and explored how to ensure its effective implementation in the coming years. 

 

The event also saw the participation of the authors of the New Pact Implementation series, by FEPS, FES EU office and EPC.

We presented the findings of our policy study ‘Algorithmic governance and co-determination in Norway which was featured on the Norwegian newspaper Klassekampen. This publication is part of the Digital Programme: Algorithms in the workplace, by FEPS and its Nordic partners.

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Africa Day 2024 – Getting rights right
 

📅  16 NOVEMBER

📍 AMSTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS

Africa day 2024 – Getting rights right

On 16 November, Africa Day returns! This year, FEPS will be hosting a series of fringe events on its own FEPS Global Stage. These sessions will focus on workers’ rights in global supply chains, Feminist Foreign Policy in fragile settings, African trade union perspectives on social justice and the social impact of EU development cooperation in Africa through the Inequality Marker. Info here.

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Climate progress in the EU and the world - FEPS Primer Book launch
 

📅  26 NOVEMBER

📍 LIBREBOOK, BRUSSELS

Climate progress in the EU and the world

FEPS Primer Book launch

Join us for the book launch of FEPS Primer ‘Climate progress in the EU and the world‘. Stephen Minas’s new book offers insights into the making of EU climate policy, exploring the primary tools, key actors, and the path forward to reinforce climate action. 

 

🎧You can also listen to the podcast interview with the author ‘COP29 and climate progress in a volatile age‘, where he discusses what to expect from COP29.

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Publications
A new gender equality contract for Europe
 
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A new Gender Equality Contract for Europe

Feminism and progressive politics

A book edited by Andrea Pető, Laeticia Thissen and Amandine Clavaud – By FEPS and Fondation Jean-Jaurès, published by Palgrave Macmillan

 

We’ve talked a lot about the gender backlash, but… How can we actually build positive narratives for gender equality? 

 

Read the new open-access book “A New Gender Equality Contract for Europe,” which argues why gender equality should become a unifying force (the glue!) towards more egalitarian, solidaristic and caring societies.

 

Featuring gender experts from diverse disciplines and backgrounds across Europe, the book connects feminist academic intelligence with hands-on policymaking.

The topics include education, reproductive health, labour, care, cultural rights, democracy, climate, and Feminist Foreign Policy.

 

We need a new Gender Equality Contract for a fairer, more equal EU.

 

📅 On 10 December, in the context of European Gender Equality Week, the authors will present the book’s findings. Find out more!

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Read 'Defending the Progressives' positions in the new Commission'

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Defending the Progressives’ positions in the new Commission

Article by Nicola Zingaretti, Head of the Italian S&D delegation in the European Parliament

 

The new European Commission is stepping through the hearings at the European Parliament to finally be confirmed by MEPs, take the mandate and start its work. The treaties provide that the European Parliament validates the nominees indicated by national governments. This is not a pure formality. Overseeing and monitoring what the new executive body is going to propose and implement is even more politically relevant today, as the majority of the commissioners are from right-wing parties. However, it is crucial to recall that the majority in the parliament can be resolute in applying an ambitious programme for the legislature to build hope for the future. Read more. 

Photo credits: European Union 2024 – Source : EP

Podcast

FEPS TALKS PODCAST

COP29 and climate progress in a volatile age

With Stephen Minas and Thomas Fröhlich

 

🎧  Spotify | Apple Podcast | Website | Youtube

Listen to the podcast

In this episode, Stephen Minas, author of the FEPS Primer ‘Climate progress in the EU and the world’, and Thomas Fröhlich, FEPS former Policy Analyst on Climate, discuss international climate politics, what actually happens at COP and what to expect from COP29.

 

Rocked by pandemic, war and a cost-of-living crisis, the commitment of countries and citizens to ambitious climate policy is being tested as never before. But the climate crisis has not gone away.

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Study: EU needs a clear strategy for digital independence

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Read the coverage of our policy study 'Time to build a European digital ecosystem', in which experts call for the development of a European digital industrial policy.

Europe needs to have its own criteria to assess relationship with China

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