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This theme analyses the main threats to democracy, including far-right politics, authoritarian tendencies, and nationalism, both within and outside the European Union. The goal is to identify ways to foster participatory and representative democracy, with a particular emphasis on engaging young people.

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29/01/2025
László ANDORKaisa VATANEN

Progressive Yearbook 2025

2024 was announced as a ‘super election’ year. In fact, about half of the world’s […]
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21 - 22/03/2025
Warsaw, Poland

Call to Europe: Peace, Prosperity and Progress – Europe!

Pokój, dobrobyt i postęp – Europo! Call to Europe, held bi-annually in the country hosting […]
29/01/2025
FEPS HQ, Brussels

FEPS New Year Reception & Progressive Yearbook launch

6th edition
12/12/2024
FEPS HQ, Brussels

From posts to polls

Lessons from the 2024 European Elections on strengthening young people’s engagement through effective social media strategies
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Progressive Post
27/03/2025

Serbia’s students roar, the EU still whispers: time to speak up

Adnan ĆERIMAGIĆ
19/03/2025

In defence of the rule of law – in Italy and in Europe

Enrico CARLONI
15/10/2024

Youth turnout in the 2024 European elections: a closer look at the under-25 vote

Matteo DRESSLER
24/04/2024

Croatia’s super election year starts with a possible sharp turn to the right

Sonja KOVAĆ
04/04/2024

The Democratic Shield: safeguarding democracy in the age of AI

Alicia COMBAZ
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10/02/2025

FEPS joins BlueSky – follow our new account! 

When misinformation and disinformation run rampant, we resist attempts to bully users off certain platforms. […]
15/01/2025

Launch of the new Open Progressive University’s Ukraine programme!

We have launched the new programme ‘Progressive Ukraine’ in collaboration with S&D Group as part […]
18/03/2024

FEPS President on Euronews talk-show ‘Brussels, my love?’

NATO extension, Portuguese elections, far-right and gender equality were the topics of the debate
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Why Young Voters Are Ignoring Mainstream Politics

by Social Europe 01/04/2025
Read this Social Europe article, co-authored by FEPS Policy Analyst on Democracy Matteo Dressler, exploring why political parties struggle to engage young voters — and why a new strategy is needed.

Falsely historic European elections bring little change, says FEPS

by Agence Europe 18/06/2024
Agence Europe's article features an analysis of the EU election results by Ania Skrzypek, FEPS Director for Research and Training, published in The Progressive Post.

Europe Needs a Democracy Commissioner

by Project Syndicate 05/06/2024
FEPS President Maria João Rodrigues co-authored this article, advocating for the establishment of a Democracy Commissioner to protect the sustainability of news media, among other tasks

La ultraderecha se reorganiza para devorar a los populares en Europa

by El País 03/06/2024
EL País article focuses on the changing relationship between the mainstream right and the far-right. It mentions FEPS Policy Study 'The transformation of the mainstream right and its impact on (social) democracy' and includes interviews with some of its authors.

Edição especial sobre as eleições europeias já nas bancas

by SÁBADO 21/05/2024
"Special Edition on the European Elections Now Available on Newsstands" Read the special edition by SÁBADO focusing on the European election in Portugal, with an interview by Maria João Rodrigues, FEPS President
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Right turns and Left leans: A New gender divide in young voters? with Gefjon Off

🔊📺 Available on Spotify, YouTube, and Apple Podcasts In this episode of FEPS Talk, Policy […]

Right turns and Left leans: A New gender divide in young voters? with Gefjon Off

🔊📺 Available on Spotify, YouTube, and Apple Podcasts In this episode of FEPS Talk, Policy […]

‘Call to Europe Hungary’ Flickr album

Photo album of the ‘Call to Europe – A free Hungary in a stronger Europe‘ […]

Eastern Germany Votes: Far-Right Gains and European Implications with Sabrina Repp

🔊📺 Available on Spotify, YouTube, and Apple Podcasts In this episode of FEPS Talks, host […]

Eastern Germany Votes: Far-Right Gains and European Implications with Sabrina Repp

🔊📺 Available on Spotify, YouTube, and Apple Podcasts In this episode of FEPS Talks, host […]

Young People and the European Elections

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Network and Team

Julia WILD

Project Officer
Julia works as a Project Officer for FEPS and contributes with her operational expertise to […]

Ania SKRZYPEK

Director for Research and Training
Ania SKRZYPEK, (Skrzypek-Claassens), PhD, is Director for Research and Training at FEPS. She obtained her […]

Matteo DRESSLER

Policy Analyst on Democracy and Participation
Matteo joined FEPS in January 2022 as a policy advisor in the field of democracy […]
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