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The Foundation for European Progressive Studies (FEPS) is the think tank of the progressive political family at EU level. Our mission is to develop innovative research, policy advice, training and debates to inspire and inform socialist and social democratic politics and policies across Europe.

FEPS works in close partnership with a solid network of 76 member organisations, boosting coherence among stakeholders from the world of politics, academia and civil society at local, regional, national, European and global levels. More

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Publications
01/10/2026

Four priorities for a worker-centred Quality Jobs Act

What the Nordic experience teaches Europe about regulating AI in the workplace
28/08/2026

How can Europe’s missing middle be financed

Translating Chinese lessons for scaling industrial innovation
14/08/2026

A just transition in the Mediterranean

Rebalancing the burdens and benefits of EU-North Africa energy cooperation
31/07/2026

Beyond the “Gaza Riviera” Approach

Preserving identity and supporting Palestine’s landscape and social fabric
Events
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06 OCT 2026

Unpacking Latvia’s election results

Online
11 OCT 2026

FEPS Annual Autumn Academy 2026

FEPS HQ (Training)
12 OCT 2026

Whose youth? Far right youth wings and the progressive challenge

Brussels, Belgium
16 OCT 2026

Big tech in Ireland and the EU

Dublin (expert meeting)
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The REAL reason GEN Z is turning to EXTREMES

The REAL reason GEN Z is turning to EXTREMES

How Progressives build a SOVEREIGN & SUSTAINABLE Europe 🇪🇺

How Progressives build a SOVEREIGN & SUSTAINABLE Europe 🇪🇺

“We need that kind of RADICAL open mind” 🇨🇳🇪🇺 Cornel Ban

“We need that kind of RADICAL open mind” 🇨🇳🇪🇺 Cornel Ban

🇪🇺 🌹 How would you describe a #SocialEurope in three words? With Roxana Mînzatu

🇪🇺 🌹 How would you describe a #SocialEurope in three words? With Roxana Mînzatu

🤖 “Think about AI… do you really need it?” Katarina Barley

🤖 “Think about AI… do you really need it?” Katarina Barley

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News
16/09/2026

FEPS Reacts: State of the European Union 2026

The 2026 State of the Union felt more like ‘von der Leyen I’ than ‘von […]
23/07/2026

FEPS Reacts: European Commission communication on the Action Plan on the European Pillar of Social Rights

By Laszlo Andor, FEPS Secretary-General & François Balate, Policy Analyst on Social The communication on the […]
08/07/2026

Letter to Manfred Weber, Chair of the EPP Group, by FEPS President Nicolas Schmit 

Dear Mr Weber, You are European, but also German. One should be entitled to expect […]
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Progressive Post
25/09/2026

Equal rights, unequal choices: making gender equality real for Gen Z