This theme centres on the EU’s role in striving for peace and development within a new multipolar global order, nurturing transatlantic relations but also strengthening ties with the Global south. It emphasises foresight capabilities, European Strategic Autonomy, and the EU’s commitment to the reconstruction and rebuilding of Ukraine

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28/11/2025

Smarter spending today, safer societies tomorrow

Digitally-enabled capabilities for European defence
28/11/2025

More money, more dependence?

Financing European Union defence for autonomy and cooperation
28/11/2025

ReArm Europe

The impact and role of EU arms export controls
14/11/2025

Beyond Rhetoric: Crafting a Win-Win EU-Africa Partnership

Strategic Recommendations from the EU-Africa Progressive Network
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29/11/2025
Copenhagen, Denmark

Call to Europe Denmark 2025

Well-being for all
15/11/2025
Amsterdam, Netherlands

Africa Day 2025

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14/11/2025
Amsterdam, Netherlands (Expert meeting)

EU-Africa Progressive Network

FEPS, together with its partners, Olof Palme International Centre, the Foundation Max Van Der Stoel (FMS) and Fondation […]
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21/11/2025

Palestine: in pursuit of a just and inclusive peace

12/11/2025

How Progressives win when democracy is on the line

31/10/2025

The Global Gateway in context

31/10/2025

Beyond mercantilism: rethinking the EU-Latin America relations

23/10/2025

Feminist foreign policy’s stubborn persistence

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27/11/2025

FEPS President Maria João Rodrigues at the T20 South Africa Summit in Johannesburg

Organised by the South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA), the Institute for Global Dialogue […]
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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‘Bruselas, ¿te Quiero?’ Tras un verano cruel, Von der Leyen pide a Europa que “luche”

by Euronews 16/09/2025
After a harsh summer, Von der Leyen calls on Europe to ‘fight’” Episode of Euronews’ Brussels, my Love? featuring Beatriz Abellán, FEPS Policy Analyst on International Relations, discussing Von der Leyen’s State of the Union speech, the EU’s trade deal with the United States, and the future of multilateralism. She also stresses that the EU’s credibility is at stake due to its delayed response to the genocide in Palestine.

Tévedés azt hinni, hogy Trump után visszatérhetünk a régi kerékvágásba

by telex 24/04/2025
“It’s a mistake to think we can go back to the old normal after Trump”. Interview with FEPS Secretary General László Andor in Telex (HU), where he discusses the global trade tensions triggered by Trump-era tariffs, the shifting US-China dynamic, and the need for the EU to develop a new strategic approach in a permanently changed world order.

Orbán’s stance on Ukraine pushes Hungary to brink in EU relations

by The Guardian 22/04/2025
News article by The Guardian (UK) quoting FEPS Secretary General László Andor, who highlights how Hungary’s obstructive stance on Ukraine is undermining vital EU unity and fuelling tensions among member states.

Andor László: Fenntarthatóság vagy hadigazdaság Európában?

by Népszava 22/04/2025
“László Andor: Sustainability or war economy in Europe” Opinion article by FEPS Secretary General László Andor, published in Népszava (HU), discussing the EU’s need to balance its security response with addressing pressing social issues such as the housing crisis affecting most member states.

СТРАТЕГИЯТА ЗА ОТБРАНА НА ЕВРОПА ТРЯБВА ДА БЪДЕ ОРИЕНТИРАНА КЪМ МИРА

by Novi Vremena 27/03/2025
In the article "Europe’s defence strategy must be peace-oriented", the Bulgarian media Novi Vremena highlights FEPS position on European defence strategy presented by László Andor, David Rinaldi and Beatriz Abellán.
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15/11/2025

‘Africa Day 2025’ Flickr album

Photo album of the ‘Africa Day 2025‘ event in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Africa Day has been […]
13/11/2025

‘EU-LAC dialogue on Just Transition and trade’ Flickr album

Photo album of the ‘EU-LAC dialogue on Just Transition and trade’ at Santa Marta, Colombia. […]
17/10/2025

‘S&D Latin America Days FEPS fringe session’ Flickr album

The S&D Latin America Days aim to foster cooperation between progressive forces in Latin America and […]
16/09/2025

The Long Roads to PEACE: Europe, Ukraine, and Global Diplomacy — with Stephen Bronner

📺🔊 Available on YouTube, Spotify & Apple Podcast Prof. Stephen Bronner has been leading an […]
16/09/2025

The long roads to PEACE: Europe, Ukraine, and global diplomacy – with Stephen Bronner

Prof. Stephen Bronner has been leading an international network of scholars and experts to study […]
05/06/2025

🇵🇸 What FUTURE are we giving GAZA’s children? With Palestinian academic Omar Shaban

📺🔊 Available on YouTube, Spotify & Apple Podcast 🇵🇸 “What about the 6th of October? […]
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Beatriz ABELLÁN

FEPS Policy Analyst on International Relations
Beatriz Abellán (she/her) joined FEPS in September 2024 as a Policy Analyst on International Relations. […]

Thainá LEITE

Project Management Coordinator
Thainá Leite works as Project Management Coordinator and is responsible for projects on International Affairs […]

Maria João RODRIGUES

FEPS President
Since 2017, Maria João Rodrigues is the President of the Foundation for European Progressive Studies […]