Prioritising People & Planet: A New Agenda for Global...

"We have the honour of hosting in Madrid on the 18th October 2018, three important figures of the progressive movement, Minister Josep Borrell, Mr. Felipe González, and Mr. Pascal Lamy, the chair of the group that co-authored the ‘Prioritising People and Planet’ FEPS declaration, to exchange views on the declaration and focus on how should we build a sustainable and...

• progressives,
• globalisation
• social democracy

JP Mackintosh Memorial Discussion

On 18^th October 2018, a panel event will take place from 6-8pm in the Speaker’s State Rooms to mark forty years since the death of former East Lothian MP, John Pitcairn Mackintosh.

John was an exceptional Member of Parliament in the UK who left a profound legacy. His ideas on devolution were transformative and considerably ahead of his time. He was also a strong advocate...

• european union
• United Kingdom

Renewing Macroeconomic Policy

Macroeconomic policy has only partly been able to deliver convergence and stability, in the context of the upcoming revision of the EMU architecture and in view of the phasing out of the ECB quantitative easing, FEPS, the IMK and GPERC propose a reflection on how to better define a macroeconomic framework for the upcoming years. Andrew Watt (IMK) and Alberto Botta (GPERC)...

• macroeconomy
• macroeconomics

Beyond Brexit: The Left’s agenda for the UK and the EU

Book launch and public lunchtime debate

Ahead of the European Council summit where developments on Brexit are expected to be crucial, FEPS is holding a debate on the topic to launch its most recent publication, “Beyond Brexit: The Left’s agenda for the UK and the EU”.

The book is part of a joint venture with the Fabian Society, UK and includes a foreword form Keir Starmer...

(Food) Waste Not Want Not

The Foundation for European Progressive Studies (FEPS) together with the Freedom and Solidarity Foundation (BSF) is holding an event and discussion to launch its latest publication on the topic of food waste. Joint work on this topic began with a seminar in 2016 and has progressed into a larger research project: We are happy to be able to share our findings with you and to...

• climate
• climate change
• food waste

The Rise of Promotional Banks in Contemporary Europe: ...

The idea behind the workshop is to initiate a collective reflection on the evolution and changing role of national development banks in the European political economy. As a starting point, the objective is to encourage discussion rather than debating papers per se. There will be about 12 participants, who all have plenty to contribute in the discussion.

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• economy
• finance
• banks