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On the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the relationship between the EU and the African Union, we will host a public conference of the Progressive Migration Group (PMG) in Rome, and launch the new cycle of the PMG series, dedicated to EU-African migration governance.

We’ve only been back for two weeks, but it’s already been eventful: we addressed the need for EU digital sovereignty, preparedness for inflation in Europe, reacted to the State of the Union address and EU’s Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) proposal submitted by the European Commission. Next, we will turn to industrial policy, to ensure the Commission prioritises a clean, just, and competitive industrial strategy, as well as to mental health. Check it out!

Ahead of the 7th EU-African Union Summit, the PMG gathers African and European experts in Rome to debate EU-Africa migration relations, moving beyond securitised, emotionally charged migration narratives towards equitable dialogue and evidence-based, mutually beneficial cooperation and partnership. 

Upcoming events

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📅  24 SEPT

📍  BRUSSELS, BELGIUM

A clean, just, and competitive European Industry
Policy Conference

Since the release of the Draghi Report one year ago, competitiveness has become the buzzword of this EU mandate – but what does it really mean?

Building on 2024’s edition, this year’s policy conference will focus on the goals and means for a clean, just and competitive European industrial policy.

It will bring together a wide array of speakers, from high-level political figures to trade union and business representatives, civil society experts and academic researchers. Register.

10 OCT

📍FEPS HQ

Healthy minds, stronger Europe
Progressive solutions for Europe’s mental health

Creating real momentum and policy work on mental health has been lacking in the EU budget and Commission mandate. On the occasion of the Mental Health Day, this event will discuss mental health in the context of work, digital technologies, and addictive behaviour. Register.

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We were at the European Economic and Social Committee to present the policy study “The profit-price spiral in food and energy“, which focused on two significant sectors – food and energy – and show that companies in food and energy supply chains have reaped abnormally high profits during the 2021-23 inflation episode. 

🎧 Listen to the study on the go with the FEPS Talks episode with authors of the policy study Ben Tippet and Anna Kolesnichenko!

This event brought the debates on international gender equality into a political space where they matter most, with a screening of ‘When Women Shake the Sky’ and testimonies from the Iranian activists featured in the film. 

In its reaction to the 2025 State of the Union address, FEPS highlighted several key issues:

• European independence after the humiliation of the EU-US trade negotiations
• Solidarity with Ukraine and support for reconstruction
• The Commission’s stance on the genocidal destruction committed by the Israeli army in Gaza
• Commitments to advancing Social Europe
• Risks linked to the ‘bogus omnibus’ process

And more.

In this interview, Prof. Stephen Bronner reflects on the impact of the Alaska summit on diplomacy surrounding the war in Ukraine, and outlines concrete steps that could help bring the two sides closer to each other. He also connects the concept of peace with culture, stressing the importance of keeping conflict prevention high on the agenda, also as part of European foreign policy.

This dossier analyses the new MFF’s potential negative impact on the EU’s cohesion policy and Just Transition:

• EU budget 2028-2034: beware of a big ugly deal! by Kata Tüttő
• Cohesion needs reform, not nationalisation by Andrés Rodríguez-Pose
• Green ambition or green illusion? by Olivier Vardakoulias

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