🏘️ 👏 Congratulations @socialistsanddemocrats.eu Ensuring the right to #Housing is one of the most central concerns for EU citizens. FEPS will continue to work alongside our #Progressive family to ensure the protection of #Housing as a #HumanRight!

FEPS is extremely concerned about the continuous persecution of Zita Gurmai, President of PES Women, Member of the Hungarian Parliament, and others by the Hungarian Prosecutor's Office. FEPS stands by @zitagurmai.bsky.social and other prosecuted representatives of the opposition and civil society.

🇪🇺💪 The EU's future strength will come from consolidating Europe's political economy: #Welfare #LabourRights & #Regulations - Not copying the US! 🇺🇸 🗞️ Institutional constraints are not weaknesses says @emsent.bsky.social, PvdA chair, in this ProgPage. feps-europe.eu/its-the-euro...

How can we develop a #CleanIndustry gender agenda in times of deregulation & policy backlash? ➡️ bit.ly/CleanIndustr... FEPS expert meeting focused on #Gender, which is missing in discussions about #IndustrialPolicy in the🇪🇺 & in new policies to support industrial decarbonisation & clean technologies

Register for the online event “Ukraine Solidarity Day: Securing EU’s long-term support for Ukraine”. 🔗 bit.ly/UkraineDay2026 🇺🇦 🇪🇺 In a moment of profound uncertainty, how can Europe reaffirm it’s support for Ukraine’s struggle with the upcoming 4th anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion?

🎧 "The question isn't FIXING market failures, but SHAPING them". Listen to the latest episode of FEPS Talks with Progressive Person of the Year @mazzucatom.bsky.social! bit.ly/FEPSTalks182

FEPS' newsletter is out! 🗞️ bit.ly/FEPSNWL3Feb26 🎉📕This week, FEPS celebrates the Progressive Person of the Year @mazzucatom.bsky.social and the launch of the #ProgressiveYearbook! It also covers the departure of Maria João Rodrigues as FEPS president & the handover to Nicolas Schmit.

Read FEPS' newly-elected President Nicolas Schmit in @politico.eu 👇

🌎In geopolitics, 2026 has kicked off on a roller-coaster, so in the new ProgPost dossier, we ask: what kind of world (dis)order is in the making? Will the law of the strongest prevail? feps-europe.eu/dossier/migh...

📣 Maria Joâo Rodrigues has departed the role of FEPS President. Former Commissioner for Social Rights and Jobs Nicolas Schmit officially takes up the position. 🔗 bit.ly/MJRDepartsFEPS The transition took place FEPS' New Year Reception, which launched the 7th Progressive Yearbook.

Thank you to @feps-europe.eu and László Andor for honoring me with the Progressive Person of the Year Award. Great to highlight our work @iipp-ucl.bsky.social translating economic theory into practice across academia, government and civil society with leaders in the European labour movement.

🔴 Starting now! At FEPS’ annual New Year reception, we are launching the 2025-2026 Progressive Yearbook! 🎥 www.youtube.com/watch?v=e10y... FEPS will also unveil the Progressive Person of the Year and mark the handover of the presidency from Maria João Rodrigues to Nicolas Schmit.

❓ With the volatile start to 2026, what insights can progressives learn from that of 2025? The 7th edition of the #ProgressiveYearbook is out NOW - and you can watch the launch LIVE FEPS’ Progressive Person of the Year! 📕 bit.ly/PYB2026

Budapest mayor Gergely Karácsony has been charged for organising Pride. The march was peaceful. The protesters were thousands. The response: prosecution. This isn’t about “procedure”. It’s about punishing those who defend freedom. 🏳️‍🌈 Pride is not a crime. #Hungary #RuleOfLaw

📺 Watch FEPS Special Advisor on Foreign Affairs and chair of the #FeministForeignPolicy Progressive Voices Collective @annlinde.bsky.social speaking on @france24.com discussing Greenland & America's changing geopolitical position 👇 www.france24.com/en/video/202...

📚🎓 It’s International Day of Education! Today, FEPS brings education to you by explaining some of the most essential resources for understanding what a think tank does! 👉 Curious to dive deeper? Explore and read our policy briefs and studies on the FEPS website. 🔗 feps-europe.eu

🇺🇸In the #Trump administration's first year, the US president has acted on his rhetoric, making possible what was once unthinkable 🗞️ In this ProgPage, Mario Del Pero analyses Trump’s authoritarian turn on the domestic front feps-europe.eu/ending-the-u...

✍️🇪🇺FEPS President-elect Nicolas Schmit's comment on the #EUCO meeting being held on 22 January: "This time, it is really the hour of Europe. Europe is challenged as never before. Not by an enemy, but by an ”ally”, who has decided to destroy the EU... 1/4 www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/...

🧠 “70% of people who suffer from substance-abuse disorder also have mental health disorders” 🔗 bit.ly/FEPSTalks181 In this FEPS Talks episode @francoisbalate.bsky.social sits down with FEPS policy brief coauthors @malajanka.bsky.social Sara Bojarczuk & Aida Bikic to discuss #MentalHealth in Europe

🗞️ FEPS' first newsletter of 2026 is out! bit.ly/FEPSNWL260120 The new year starts with: 🎉 #ProgressiveYearbook & the #ProgressivePerson of the year! 🇦🇹 FEPS panel in the context of #BarbaraPrammer Symposium 💹 Moving beyond #Neoliberalism in EU trade 🌍Financing #Enlargement in the upcoming #MFF

Can't join in person? FEPS' annual New Year's celebration - which launches the new edition of the #ProgressiveYearbook - will also be streamed online! 📕 bit.ly/PYBLaunch2026

🇧🇬💶On January 1, #Bulgaria joined the #Eurozone. While scepticism exists, Bulgaria’s path to fairer development may refute the critics. It's a chance to prove the EU delivers real results for its people. 🗞️ Read Ivan Todorov's analysis in the latest Progressive Page. feps-europe.eu/bulgarias-eu...

🗞️🤖FEPS' President-elect Nicolas Schmit featured in the Brussels Playbook on how the EU needs to be 'far more assertive' in applying its #Digital rules in the face of Trump, inc. the Digital Services Act #DSA Read the interview in @politico.eu Brussels Playbook 👇 www.politico.eu/newsletter/b...

💰 📕 The 2028-2034 Multiannual Financial Framework #MFF Budget may mark a watershed moment in the #Enlargement process. Read FEPS' latest policy brief “Financing Enlargement via the 2028-2034 MFF". bit.ly/EUBudgetEnla...

📊Is EU trade policy stuck in the past? Our new policy brief "Moving beyond neoliberalism in EU trade policy" examines why the EU needs a different trade strategy 📕 bit.ly/EUTradePolicy The choices made today about EU #TradePolicy will shape the EU’s future growth model & its role in the world

🔴Live NOW! The 12th edition of the #BarbaraPrammer Symposium on feminist perspectives on health just started! Watch here 👉 youtube.com/watch?v=Fffw... FEPS is organising a panel discussion on violence, trauma, and health impacts in Europe in the framework of the Symposium.

❗ Last chance to register for our panel discussion on violence, trauma, and health impacts in Europe, which will take place on 12 January in the framework of the 12th Barbara Prammer Symposium at the Austrian Parliament. Register now! ➡️ bit.ly/GBV_BP

🌎 What we used to consider to be the West may not exist anymore, as its fundamental values are brutally put into question by the Trump administration Read Nicolas Schmit's reading of the geopolitical changes in his first ProgPage as FEPS President-elect! 🗞️ feps-europe.eu/feps-in-time...

📣 Register for FEPS’ New Year Reception on 29 January! On this occasion, we will launch the🆕edition of the Progressive Yearbook & unveil FEPS Progressive Person of the Year ➜ bit.ly/PYBLaunch2026 ❗This event will also mark the handover of FEPS presidency from Maria João Rodrigues to Nicolas Schmit

🇻🇪 #Venezuela is not about drugs: Trump’s Regional Expansionism and Europe’s Test Read the commentary by Beatriz Abellan, FEPS Policy Analyst on International Relations 📖 bit.ly/Venezuela_Co...

The #AIAct rightly flags AI & #AlgorithmicManagement as high-risk, but stronger EU regulation is still needed to protect workers’ rights. Isabelle Schömann, from @etuc-ces.bsky.social, at FEPS & @workers-eesc.bsky.social event 🤖 “Understanding the power of AI over decisions”.

❄️After a packed year, FEPS wishes all our supporters a restful and happy winter break! 📚🎧Fancy some reading material for the break? Take a look at FEPS' library for the most recent podcasts and publications that can best inspire you for a happy & progressive 2026! ➡️ feps-europe.eu

🗓️ Get your schedule ready for January 2026 - register for FEPS’ annual New Year’s celebration, the launch of the Progressive Yearbook! ⬇️ Register your place now and stay tuned for further updates - including who will receive our Progressive Person of the Year award! 🤫

🗞️ The winter break provides a moment to step back, reflect on substantial political questions facing the world and find some motivation. In this new edition of Reads & Views, we've selected two books and two films just for you! 📚📺 Enjoy & recharge ❄️ feps-europe.eu/inspiration_...

🏚️ 🎉 FEPS celebrates the EU #AffordableHousing Plan announced by Commissioner Dan Jørgensen - a historic EU milestone. Read the commentary by FEPS SecGen László Andor & Social Policy Analyst @francoisbalate.bsky.social! bit.ly/EUHousingPlan

🇪🇺🇬🇧The final day of the 11th Oxford Symposium opens with the plenary on “#Industrial strategy and grand transformations”. With: 🔺@jrgingrich.bsky.social 🔺Rachel Blake, MP 🔺 Theo Cox The 11th Oxford Symposium launches the book “The Great Unravelling”. 📕 bit.ly/GreatUnravel...

🇪🇺🇬🇧 First day of the 11th Oxford Symposium, which launches the new book “The Great Unravelling” 📕 bit.ly/GreatUnravel... The conference begins w/ welcome words by: 👉László Andor, FEPS SecGen 👉 @adamlangleben.bsky.social Ex. Dir. @progbrit.bsky.social 🤝W/ @renner-institut.at & @progbrit.bsky.social

🇪🇺🇬🇧Read the new book "The Great Unravelling" launched at the 11th Oxford Symposium 📕 bit.ly/GreatUnravel... It delves into the impact of growing economic interdependence, free trade and technological change, resulting in new forms of political polarisation.

🇪🇺 "When it comes to the European project, we have reached a pivotal moment. Without stronger European sovereignty, national democratic sovereignty will erode." Read Maria João Rodrigues' last contribution for the Progressive Post as FEPS President 🗞️ feps-europe.eu/for-a-progre...

PRESS RELEASE: Nicolas Schmit, former Commissioner for Jobs & Social Rights, was elected President of FEPS. After 8 years, outgoing President Maria João Rodrigues requested to be replaced, considering her mission accomplished. 🔗 Read the full press release: feps-europe.eu/news/feps-el...

🏚️ 🇪🇺 Europe has the tools to tackle the now structural and systemic #Housing crisis. Read the new policy brief "Tackling the housing crises in Europe", which was launched at the European Parliament with members of the HOUS committee. 📕 bit.ly/HousingCrisi...

🗞️FEPS' newsletter is out! This week, we continue with our focus on putting people at the heart of our policies. ❤️ 🇩🇰 #CalltoEurope Denmark 🏡 Tackling Europe's #HousingCrisis 🌹Silver Rose Awards 👷‍♀️ #QualityJobs Act & more! feps-europe.eu/newsletter/f...

Read the FULL joint statement by the Friends of the Western Balkans, which addresses: 🇷🇸 The situation in Serbia & in support of the students' protests 🇪🇺 The future of #Enlargement 📉 The implication of the #MFF proposal for enlargement and the Western Balkans 📃 bit.ly/FoWB_Statement

🍂❄️What kind of peace will be possible to build in the future? Read the 🆕 issue of the Progressive Post magazine, which focuses on: ☮️ #Peace 💰 #MFF 🤝 EU’s international #partnerships 🌿 #COP30 🏛️ #Democracy ♀️ #FFP 🤖 The risk of automated decision-making & more 📕 bit.ly/PPMagazine29

❗It is high time that the goal is set on “Quality”. With the announcement of the #QualityJobs Roadmap, read the commentary from FEPS Secretary General László Andor and Policy Analyst @francoisbalate.bsky.social.👇 🗞️ feps-europe.eu/news/it-is-h...

🌹Full room at #SilverRoseAwards2025! ➡️ bit.ly/SilverRose2025 FEPS joins @solidar-eu.bsky.social in celebrating solidarity and social justice! It's essential to recognise & celebrate organisations and individuals who work tirelessly to keep #JustTransition and #SocialJustice on the agenda!

🎓👏 Opening the last day of #FEPSAAA w/ @iratxegarper.bsky.social President @socialistsanddemocrats.eu Discussion on "For a pluralist Europe of internal & international cooperations" 🤝🇪🇺 🔗 bit.ly/FEPSAAA2025 🤝FEPS w/ @renner-institut.at @eteronorg.bsky.social @fesonline.bsky.social & Amicus Europae

Day 2 of the Annual Autumn Academy at FEPSHQ has begun! 👏 #FEPSAAA 🔗 bit.ly/FEPSAAA2025 ⚖️The 2nd day begins with the keynote "Searching for a room of our own: An insider’s look at how the EU struggles with #Equality" With Dr Katarzyna Szkuta, Director of Strategy @thelisboncouncil.bsky.social

Members of the Feminist Foreign Policy Progressive Voices Collective met online to discuss the future of #FeministForeignPolicy within the upcoming EU Budget framework #MFF ➡️ bit.ly/AdvancingFem... They also explored how to advance feminist cooperation in justice, peace & security processes

🎉 The Annual Autumn Academy is back! #FEPSAAA bit.ly/FEPSAAA2025 The 6th FEPS AAA kicked off with the panel “Never for granted! #Europe then now & tomorrow” 👉 @linagalvez.eu 👉 Zita Gurmai @pes-women.bsky.social 👉Tomáš Petříček 👉Irja Vaateri @yesocialists.bsky.social 👉@aniaskrzypek.bsky.social