This theme aims to ensure the relevance and implementation of the European Pillar of Social Rights in the new legislature. It seeks to expand social objectives and EU integration in health and wellbeing, deepen the debate on decent work, and promote a new approach to public services and housing policies, while combating new forms of poverty and preparing for demographic changes.

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Publications
17/02/2025

Expected labour market effects of the Green Deal Industrial Plan (2)

A regional labour policy approach
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Events
Upcoming
09/12/2025
European Parliament, Brussels (Expert meeting)

Tackling the housing crisis in Europe

Progressive ideas for affordable and sustainable housing policies
Past
29/11/2025
Copenhagen, Denmark

Call to Europe Denmark 2025

Well-being for all
13 - 15/11/2025
Vienna, Austria (Expert Meeting)

FEPS Young Academics Seminar

4th seminar of the 9th cycle
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Progressive Post
18/09/2025

Submission is not a strategy: Von der Leyen’s missed moment

27/05/2025

Far-right approaches to education in Europe

27/05/2025

When academia stands up: Serbia’s higher education under siege

14/05/2025

The housing crisis: cities at the frontline

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News
04/12/2025

It is high time that the goal is set on “Quality”

FEPS commentary on the Quality Jobs Roadmap
21/10/2025

Maria João Rodrigues at PES Congress 2025

🇳🇱 🌹 FEPS attended the Party of European Socialists (PES) Congress in Amsterdam, which included […]
18/10/2025

FEPS at PES Congress 2025

🇳🇱 🌹Within PES Congress, there were full rooms on insightful discussion on a range of […]
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The need to strengthen policies for a Social Europe

by Le Club de Mediapart 29/10/2024
Article by Le Club Mediapart about the presentation of FEPS Primer's Greek edition, 'Social Europe: From Vision to Vigour' with László Andor and Björn Hacker in an event coorganised with ETERON in Athens.

Von der Leyen promised an EU commissioner to tackle the housing crisis – what would be their remit?

by Euronews 13/08/2024
Read this Euronews article featuring an interview with David Rinaldi, FEPS Director of Studies and Policy, in which he stresses that it’s now time for the EU to devise a housing initiative for the middle class too.

Socialistas europeos reclaman que la Europa social sea la prioridad de la futura Comisión

by EuroEFE 09/11/2023
'European socialists demand that social Europe be the priority for the future Commission' article about the 'Champions of progress: Progressives go the extra mile for Social Europe!' side event organized by FEPS and PES

A szociális unió imperatívusza

by Új Egyenlőség 09/09/2023
'The imperative of Social Union'. Article about FEPS book 'Europe’s Social Integration: Welfare Models and Economic Transformations' by László Andor.

O László Andor στο Φόρουμ των Δελφών

by News 24 7 28/04/2023
“László Andor discussing at the Delphi Economic Forum about the importance of social inclusion and ways to strengthen it”
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Audiovisual
27/10/2025

🧠 “MENTAL HEALTH is not an individual issue” With Sara Bojarczuk, Aida Bikic & Jana Michailidu

📺🔊 Available on YouTube, Spotify & Apple Podcast Europe is facing a growing mental health […]
27/10/2025

🧠 “MENTAL HEALTH is not an individual issue” With Sara Bojarczuk, Aida Bikic & Jana Michailidu

📺🔊 Available on YouTube, Spotify & Apple Podcast Europe is facing a growing mental health […]
15/05/2025

Addressing the housing crisis in Europe with the Mayor of Athens Haris Doukas

Available on Youtube, Spotify and Apple Podcast! “We are discussing rearming, but Europe is a […]
14/05/2025

Addressing the housing crisis in Europe with the Mayor of Athens Haris Doukas

Available on Youtube, Spotify and Apple Podcast! “We are discussing rearming, but Europe is a […]
15/04/2025

Improving working conditions: the new frontiers with Michelle O’Sullivan

🔊📺 Available on Youtube, Spotify and Apple Podcast Michelle O’Sullivan, Associate Professor at the University of […]
15/04/2025

Improving working conditions: the new frontiers with Michelle O’Sullivan

🔊📺 Available on Youtube, Spotify and Apple Podcast Michelle O’Sullivan, Associate Professor at the University of […]
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Vanessa ZWISELE

Project Officer
Vanessa joined FEPS in January 2024 as a Project Officer. Previously, she worked as the […]

François BALATE

Policy Analyst on Social
François Balate is in charge of social policy and academic coordination at the Foundation for […]