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Happy (belated) New Year from FEPS team! We hope you had a restful winter break – it seems we’ll need all our energy for 2026.

While the emerging global (dis)order is unsettling, it also inspires Europeans to think about our sovereignty and identity. The “great unraveling” will have to be met with a new EU strategy, entailing the defence but also the further improvement of our political systems and social models. There is no way forward if we compromise on our core values: democracy, the rule of law, human rights, and – central to social democracy – social justice and solidarity.

To bring back sense in this disorder and to support progressives in Europe, FEPS remains dedicated to its mission to deliver solid analysis and informed political guidance.

Upcoming events

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📅  29 JAN

📍  FEPS HQ

FEPS’ New Year Reception & Progressive Yearbook launch

Join us for FEPS’ traditional New Year Reception, which launches the seventh edition of the Progressive Yearbook, and unveils FEPS Progressive Person of the Year.

The New Year Reception will also mark the handover of the presidency from Maria João Rodrigues to Nicolas Schmit. Register now!

Past events

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The policy brief is part of the Progressive Economic Network project, co-organised by FEPS, the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) and Das Progressive Zentrum (DPZ). For this publication, the Austrian Federal Chamber of Labour (AK EUROPA) joined as a partner.

• Whether the proposal adequately prepares the EU for the inclusion of new Member States

This policy brief is part of the Friends of the Western Balkans (FoWB) project, organised by FEPS in cooperation with the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung Dialogue Southeast Europe, Karl Renner Institut, Kalevi Sorsa Foundation, Fondation Jean-Jaurès, Foundation Max van der Stoel, Društvo Progresiva and Olof Palme International Center.

FEPS Commentary on US military intervention in Venezuela

By Beatriz Abellán

The recent US illegal military intervention in Venezuela violates international law, US internal law and Venezuelan sovereignty, while exposing Europe’s selective defence of international law, undermining its own credibility. Read more.

Photo credits: Shutterstock / Saulo Ferreira Angelo

Nicolas Schmit, FEPS President-elect, in POLITICO Brussels Playbook

Nicolas Schmit, FEPS President-elect, was featured in the POLITICO Brussels Playbook. He calls for stronger European solidarity and a more assertive EU stance to defend its digital rules – particularly in the face of US sanctions. Read more.

Photo credits: Politico

Read Nicolas Schmit’s reading of the geopolitical changes in his first Progressive Page as FEPS President-elect. Read more.

Photo credits: Shutterstock / ro9drigo

While scepticism exists, Bulgaria’s path to fairer development may refute the critics. It’s a chance to prove the EU delivers real results for its people. Read more.

Photo credits: Shutterstock / Mirko Kuzmanovic

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