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Political youth organisations and grassroots mobilisation: movements for the future

Published on 21 Jan 2015

The aim of this three-day event was to gather representatives of YES member organisations as well as youth grassroots activists, together with EU policymakers, to evaluate youth participation at the European level in the institutions and in the social democratic political family

Next Left: A Progressive Answer to the Global Social Question

Published on 09 Jan 2015

FEPS, together with the Renner Institut, Fundación Democracia y Desarrollo, Fundación Salvador Allende and IGLP Harvard Law School held between 19 and 21 November 2014 a high level international symposium on “Next Left: A Progressive Answer to the Global Social Question” in Santiago de Chile

Technological Change and Inequality

Published on 09 Jan 2015

FEPS, with active support of the Kalevi Sorsa Foundation, organised the annual Research and Policy Day “Return to Spheres of Influence? Democratisation and Integration in Post-Cold War Europe”on 3 November 2014 at Paasitorni Congress Centre in Helsinki.

“Meeting tough choices and uniting a societal coalition – in the name of a modern welfare society"

Published on 11 Nov 2014

Activity report of the FEPS Next Left Research Programme and National Round Table and the Focus Group Meeting in Vilnius, Lithuania, on 19th-21st.

National elections in Greece – A turning point in the Eurozone crisis?

Published On 20 Jan 2015

In the short electoral period SYRIZA (acronym for the Coalition of the Radical Left) is steadily leading the opinion polls by a comfortable margin of 4%. This has caused a great deal of concern to the European leaders, as well as to the financial markets. Policy Viewpoint n.1-2015

SYRIZA: things will change but not as you expect

Published On 20 Jan 2015

The potential for a SYRIZA-led government has led many commentators to argue that this will mean a turn in Greek politics resulting to the transformation of Greece into communism. Various things may happen but any essential transformation is out of the question. Policy Viewpoint n.2 - 2015

South Asia : December Dossier

Published On 14 Jan 2015

This dossier reaches into the first half of January 2015 , covering some reflections on Obama's second visit as Chief Guest at India's Republic Day. It also covers the outcome of the Presidential election in Sri Lanka.

Towards a solidarity-based European Asylum Policy. FEPS 12 proposals.

Published On 09 Jan 2015

The European Union needs to make the Common European Asylum Policy a reality, based on solidarity at three levels: within the Member States, on international and the local level. The Foundation for European Progressive Studies (FEPS) has prepared twelve proposals to serve this purpose.