FEPS Talks

A conversation between Fabrizio Barca, coordinator of the Forum on Inequalities and Diversity, and Justin Nogarede, Digital Policy Adviser at FEPS. Why do we see different forms of inequality rising? What is the role of digital technology and inequality? And what policies at local, national and EU level can help address this? Listen in to learn more about the solutions proposed by the Forum on Ine...

Climate emergency is at the top of everyone’s minds lately but particularly the young people, as they have been demonstrating massively in the streets for months now. This week’s FEPS Talks focuses on is what are the hopes and the demands for the COP25. Discussion with Ana Pirtskhalava, Secretary General of IUSY.

Just a few days ahead of the 25th of November marking the international day on the elimination of violence against women, this FEPS Talks addresses the topic of violence against women. In this context, Evelyn Regner, Member of the European Parliament (S&D, Austria) and Chair of the Women’s Rights and Gender Equality Committee, in conversation with Laeticia Thissen, FEPS Gender Equality Policy Advi...

Rodrigues and Tanden comment the possible scenarios ahead of US 2020 Elections. Neera Tanden analyses the profiles of the different voters, how Trump voters could change their mind regarding 2016 and what are the chances for Democrats to win the elections this time. Maria João Rodrigues comments on the perspectives from Europe and asks if, in the case of a Democrat victory, the European Union coul...

In this episode of FEPS Talks, former Member of the European Parliament Josef Weidenholzer looks back to the long debates on Hungary, and in more general terms the risks of democratic backsliding in Central and Eastern Europe. He argues passionately, that rule of law and solidarity as European values must be upheld in all EU countries, and there has to be zero tolerance regarding abuse of EU funds...

Maj Jensen, Secretary General of the Young European Socialists (YES) exchanges opinions with Maria Freitas, FEPS Senior Policy Advisor on the potential that lies ahead for progressive parties by involving and empowering the Millennial generation in decision making-processes. Maj and Maria engage in a myth busting conversation of existing perceptions with regard to Millennials and their engagement...

Agnès Bénassy Quéré, Professor at the Paris School of Economics and at the University of Paris I Panthéon Sorbonne exchanges opinions with David Rinaldi, FEPS Director of Studies and Policy on the potential reforms to the EMU architecture and European fiscal rules. She explains the logic of a spending rule that would avoid the pro-cyclicality of the current setting. Thanks to her involvement in th...

Joseph E. Stiglitz, Columbia University professor, winner of the Nobel prize, in conversation with László Andor, Secretary General, FEPS, about the book he published with FEPS: Rewriting the Rules of the European Economy: https://www.feps-europe.eu/resources/publications/662-rewriting-the-rules-of-the-european-economy.html The discussion in particular revolves around the fiscal rules (Stability an...

It’s been a quarter of a year since the European Elections, which among the others will come down in history as a breakthrough when it comes to unprecedentedly high turnout. While the key positions and the composition of the European Commission are being negotiated, it is worthwhile to look back at the actual results to see what that is that they tell us: in terms of balance amongst the political...