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16/03/2026
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Between Brussels and Athens, FEPS is hosting events and discussions on key progressive topics – check them out and register below!

Events

Upcoming events

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The European Green Deal Tracker
 

📅  25 MARCH

📍 FEPS HQ

The European Green Deal Tracker
Assessing the implementation of the Green Deal in member states

 

Join us for the launch of “The European Green Deal tracker”, a two-year-long project that assesses how the Green Deal is being implemented across EU member states.

 

We will discuss the project’s findings, explore how the Green Deal’s implementation differs across Member States, examine the impact of the changing international context and consider how national policies can be enhanced. Register now!

Place-based industrial policy in Europe
 

📅  19 MARCH

📍 FEPS HQ

Place-based industrial policy in Europe

 

This event will discuss the politics of place-based industrial policy, how political processes determine the shape of industrial policy and how to better develop, implement and manage the politics of industrial policy in critical sectors and regions. 

 

It will also the occasion to present the conclusions of our upcoming policy study “Place-based industrial policy in Europe”. Last chance to register!

Shaping the political future
 

📅  20 MARCH

📍 ATHENS, GREECE

Shaping the political future

Progressive strategies in an age of far-right normalisation

 

Across Europe, the far right is no longer confined to national political arenas. Political parties, think tanks, media outlets, influencers and affiliated organisations increasingly operate within dense transnational ecosystems where narratives, tactics and resources circulate rapidly across borders.

 

How can progressive forces respond effectively while remaining faithful to their values? How can they regain political initiative in an increasingly polarised political landscape? Register here and be part of the discussion!

Innovation financing scale-up
 

📅  9 APRIL

📍 FEPS HQ

Innovation financing scale-up

What can the EU learn from China

 

Professor Cornel Ban, leading expert on Chinese industrial policy and financing, will present the preliminary conclusions from his upcoming policy brief, which draws insights from the Chinese innovation financing model based on government venture funds to help develop and strengthen EU industrial and innovation policyFind out more. 

Past events

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11 MARCH – HELSINKI, FINLAND – HYBRID

Crash! Boom! Bubble!

The economics of AI and the Nordic welfare state

An public discussion organised by FEPS, in collaboration with the Kalevi Sorsa Foundation, Industrial Employees TP, PAM and SAK

 

Will AI bring a new surge in productivity or is it merely a false promise? What role should AI play in the economy of the future? 

 

In the framework of the FEPS-Nordic Digital Programme, we discussed the future and consequences of AI and the insights from the book “Algorithmic rule at the Think Corner Stage of the University of Helsinki

Crash! Boom! Bubble!
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Apply for the Young Elected Politicians Programme 2026

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Apply for the Young Elected Politicians programme 2026

 

Applications for the Young Elected Politicians programme of the European Committee of the Regions are now open. The initiative aims to empower the next generation of political leaders. Check the eligibility criteria and apply now!

Progressive Post

PROGRESSIVE PAGE

Call the bluff

How to change narratives on migration

By Ferruccio Pastore, Director of FIERI, the independent research institute on migration based in Torino, Italy

Call the bluff

Negative migration narratives are a key driver of change in contemporary politics. Within progressive circles, there is a widespread belief that this trend cannot be effectively countered, leaving only two options: embracing milder versions of right-wing discourse or avoiding the topic altogether. However, neither of these strategies has worked. It is time to change course. Read more.

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