Next Left

Re-thinking the core of social democracy to shape a better future for all The “Next Left” Research Programme was launched by FEPS with the support of Renner Institut in the aftermath of the European Elections 2009 with an aim to provide a pan-European platform for a debate on the state of social democracy. Since the beginning the programme…

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Martin Schulz and Hannes Swoboda’s elections

FEPS’s President Massimo D’Alema sent his regards to Martin Schulz following his election as the new President of the European Parliament. “This vote, he said, is very symbolic for the progressive movement in Europe.“ Mr D’Alema also congratulated Hannes Swoboda, ...
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Towards a progressive spring 2012

Europe needs to understand that federalism is not a threat but an opportunity said Secretary General of FEPS,Ernst Stetter in a roundtable organized in Rome by Italianieuropei and the Center for American Progress, on 1-2 December 2011.
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Where now for transnational parties?

Following its previous research on the field of politicization of the European Union and relevance of the transnational party system, FEPS with the support of Renner Institut will hold at the PES Convention a workshop solely devoted to the theme “Where now for the europarties?”
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Next Left and Amsterdam Process: think tanks, academia and political world

On behalf of FEPS, Policy Network and Wiardi Beckman Stichting cordially invite to an event on “Mobilising for social democracy in Europe: thinktanks, academia and political world”, which will take place on the fringe of the PES Progressive Convention held in Brussels on 25th and 26th November.
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Towards a Progressive Social Democratic Vision for Europe

"Fortunately today we are witnessing, to a certain extent a rehabilitation of the concept of the state. The financialised capitalism is questioned ever more. However the state is still weak", FEPS Secretary general Ernst Stetter said on in a seminar on Renewal of Social Democracy he attended ...
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FEPS Young Academics Network

27th – 30th October 2011 | At the end of October, FEPS Young Academics Network met for the 6th seminar, which thanks to the hospitality of Renner Institute was held, as always, in Vienna. The meeting was composed of two parts. During the first one, both the plenary and the thematic working groups...
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Social democracy facing financial crisis

On 21st and 22nd October, FEPS together with FSP ULB held a two days colloquium at the ULB. The event, which was opened to the public, gathered 30 researchers with a specific expertise on European social democracy. The aim of their exchange, which was based on their respective academic papers, ...
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TOWARDS A NEW STRATEGY FOR SOCIAL DEMOCRACY

3 October 2011 | Three former Prime ministers Massimo D’Alema (President of the FEPS), Alfred Gusenbauer (Chair of the FEPS research programme "Next Left" and Poul Nyrup Rasmussen (President of the Party of European Socialists), along with Paul Magnette (Federal Minister for Climate and Energy) ...
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