Anna DIAMANTOPOULOU
President of DIKTIO, former European Commissioner for Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities and member of the FEPS Bureau
Anna Diamantopoulou is President of DIKTIO, Network for Reform in Greece and Europe, a leading nonpartisan, Athens-based think tank, and Chair of the European Commission’s High-Level Group on the future of social protection and the welfare state in the EU.
Formerly Greece’s candidate for the post of OECD’s Secretary General, Ms. Diamantopoulou served as the European Commissioner for Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities, and has held several significant portfolios as a Minister in the Greek government as well. She was Minister of Development, Competitiveness and Shipping, and, prior to that, Minister of Education, Research and Technology, and Lifelong learning.
Ms. Diamantopoulou is a member of the Board of Trustees of the Brussels-based think tank Friends of Europe, a Council Member of the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR), a member of the Bureau of the Foundation for European Progressive Studies (FEPS) and a member of the Advisory Board of the Delphi Economic Forum.
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"In the EU, competitiveness is nothing without social rights" In this article published in La Repubblica, former European Commissioners Nicolas Schmit (FEPS President), László Andor (FEPS SecGen) and Anna Diamantopoúlou (part of FEPS' Bureau) remind European leaders that deregulation will only make Europe poorer and that only social sovereignty will make it stronger
"Competitiveness is nothing without social rights." Writing for Público, former European Commissioners Nicolas Schmit (FEPS President), László Andor (FEPS SecGen), and Anna Diamantopoúlou (FEPS Bureau) argue that competitiveness is hollow without social rights. They caution European leaders that a path of deregulation will only lead to widespread poverty, asserting instead that "social sovereignty" is the true key to a stronger Europe.
"László Andor: Europe in Transformation" In this article published in Portfolio, former European Commissioners Nicolas Schmit (FEPS President), László Andor (FEPS SecGen) and Anna Diamantopoúlou (part of FEPS' Bureau) remind European leaders that deregulation will only make Europe poorer. They argue that as the continent faces a "stalled" German economy and shifting global dynamics, only social sovereignty and a renewed social contract can truly make the Union stronger.
"There is no competitiveness without social rights" In an article published in Népszava, former European Commissioners Nicolas Schmit (FEPS President), László Andor (FEPS Secretary General), and Anna Diamantopoúlou (FEPS Bureau member) issue a firm reminder to European leaders, deregulation will only serve to make Europe poorer. They argue that the continent's true strength lies not in market dilution, but in social sovereignty.
Anna Diamantopoúlou, Nicolas Schmit und László Andor über eine Wettbewerbsfähigkeit, die ohne soziale Rechte wertlos ist
by Tageblatt 06/05/2026
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