FEPS Talks
158 episodes - English - Latest episode: 5 days ago -Series of podcasts related with the research and policy activity of the Foundation for European Progressive Studies
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Post-election steps forward for EU socialists with Sergei Stanishev
June 28, 2024 07:00 - 43 minutes - 34.9 MBđđș Available on Spotify, Youtube and Apple Podcast In this episode of FEPS Talks we welcome Sergei Stanishev, who is leaving the European Parliament after ten years. He summarises his insights gathered as a MEP, but also as the President of the Party of European Socialists, a position he held between 2011 and 2022. He assesses the EP election outcome from a socialist perspective, and reflects on the evolution of EU social democratic politics over the recent decades. The conversation reaches...
Polarisation and volatility within the alliances with Matthias Ecke
June 13, 2024 09:38 - 33 minutes - 27 MBThis podcast was recorded just a few hours after the polling stations across the EU closed. It features Matthias Ecke, a returning Member of the European Parliament from SPD in Germany. Together with him, Ania Skrzypek, FEPS Director for Research and Training, dives into the campaign's evaluation, analyses the outcomes and considers successful progressive strategies for the future. Jointly, they search for answers on how to halt the march of the right-wing radicals further and safeguard polit...
Polarisation and volatility within the alliances: What is the Progressive strategy to succeed in 2024-2029?
June 13, 2024 09:38 - 33 minutes - 27 MBThis podcast was recorded just a few hours after the polling stations across the EU closed. It features Matthias Ecke, a returning Member of the European Parliament from SPD in Germany. Together with him, Ania Skrzypek, FEPS Director for Research and Training, dives into the campaign's evaluation, analyses the outcomes and considers successful progressive strategies for the future. Jointly, they search for answers on how to halt the march of the right-wing radicals further and safeguard polit...
Feminist leadership for systematic change with Joanna Maycock
June 06, 2024 09:04 - 26 minutes - 21.8 MBđđș Available on Spotify, Youtube and Apple Podcast This episode of FEPS Talks features Joanna Maycock, an award-winning feminist campaigner and co-author of the policy study âWomen Civil Society Organisation Leaders for systemic change.â Interviewed by Ainara Bascuñana, Head of Communications at FEPS, Joanna analyses how transformational feminist leadership is the key to addressing society's increasingly complex challenges and to a paradigm shift towards more sustainable, caring and inclusiv...
Leading Social and Employment action at the EP with Agnes Jongerious
May 22, 2024 13:28 - 54 minutes - 43.8 MBđđș Available on Spotify, Youtube and Apple Podcast In this episode of FEPS Talks, MEP Agnes Jongerious, Head of the Dutch Delegation to the S&D Group, for which sheâs also coordinator in the EMPL committee, looks back at the activities of this legislature to take stock of the achievements done on minimum wages and platform work. She explains the relevance of representing workersâ interests within the European Parliament and stresses the work done with the progressive family at the European ...
Leading social and employment action at the EP with Agnes Jongerius
May 22, 2024 13:28 - 54 minutes - 43.8 MBđđș Available on Spotify, Youtube and Apple Podcast In this episode of FEPS Talks, MEP Agnes Jongerious, Head of the Dutch Delegation to the S&D Group, for which sheâs also coordinator in the EMPL committee, looks back at the activities of this legislature to take stock of the achievements done on minimum wages and platform work. She explains the relevance of representing workersâ interests within the European Parliament and stresses the work done with the progressive family at the European ...
Unions for a New Social Agenda with Esther Lynch
April 26, 2024 09:40 - 34 minutes - 28.3 MBđđș Available on Spotify, Youtube and Apple Podcast Inspired by the recent conference organised by the Belgian presidency of the EU Council on Social Europe, ETUC General Secretary Esther Lynch shares her assessment of the âLa Hulpe declarationâ, and expresses some regret for the lack of full support from the side of business. She offers a shortlist of the most important achievements of the current EU mandate, praising EU Commissioners Nicolas Schmit and Helena Dalli. She elaborates on the hig...
Social democracy and the working class with Jonas Pontusson
March 20, 2024 16:11 - 34 minutes - 28.1 MBProfessor Jonas Pontusson is sharing his views about the need for a âsocial democratic renewalâ. There is no simple recipe for this, and one needs to research political economy as well as sociology for a proper assessment of the dynamics of progressive politics today. But the discussions on the decline of social democracy already started in the early 1990s, after which the rise of the âThird Wayâ created a feeling of revival for a while. In the long run, a most critical relationship is the on...
Brexit: A cautionary tale with Catherine Barnard
March 11, 2024 13:14 - 26 minutes - 21.8 MBBrexit is not an issue of the past but the present, and it remains with us for the foreseeable future. FEPS Secretary General LĂĄszlĂł Andor discusses its causes and consequences with Professor Catherine Barnard (University of Cambridge, Trinity College). They agree that in 2016 the pro-Brexit side in reality voted against EU membership, but not for a clear vision of the UK outside of the EU, and the UK is still working out what it wants to be as a country and where. The animosity against the ...
Social Europe: Vision and Vigour with Björn Hacker
February 22, 2024 10:07 - 24 minutes - 20 MBProfessor Björn Hacker authored a book about Social Europe for the FEPS Primer Series. Secretary General Låszló Andor interviews him about some key aspects of the book, and especially about the evolution of the paradigm. Key thinkers and political leaders like Willy Brandt, Jacques Delors and Maria Joao Rodrigues are mentioned during the conversation, which also elaborates on why the assessment of EU social policy must pay attention to economic governance at the same time. A key part of this...
The social economy and the Polanyian perspective Marguerite Mendell
February 02, 2024 14:08 - 40 minutes - 32.7 MBIn this episode of FEPS Talks, Professor Emerita Marguerite Mendell (Concordia University) shares some lessons from her long-term engagement with the development of the social economy in Quebec, but also her contribution to related discussions in Europe and various international organisations. In her view, a number of European countries offer remarkable examples of social economy transitions and experiments, and also at European Union level there have been important initiatives to develop t...
The social economy and the Polanyian perspective - FEPS Talk #143
February 02, 2024 14:08 - 40 minutes - 32.7 MBIn this episode of FEPS Talks, Professor Emerita Marguerite Mendell (Concordia University) shares some lessons from her long-term engagement with the development of the social economy in Quebec, but also her contribution to related discussions in Europe and various international organisations. In her view, a number of European countries offer remarkable examples of social economy transitions and experiments, and also at European Union level there have been important initiatives to develop t...
Interview with Minister Teresa Ribera, FEPS Progressive Person of the Year
January 24, 2024 13:13 - 28 minutes - 23.3 MBTeresa Ribera, Third Vice-President of the Spanish Government and Minister for Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge, receives the Progressive Person of the Year award from the Foundation for European Progressive Studies (FEPS) this Wednesday, January 24th, 2024. Ribera is an outstanding leader and international policymaker in the fight against climate change who has helped European socialists develop a robust climate agenda over the past decade. FEPS awards the title of Progr...
Interview with Minister Teresa Ribera, FEPS Progressive Person of the Year - FEPS Talks #142
January 24, 2024 13:13 - 28 minutes - 23.3 MBTeresa Ribera, Third Vice-President of the Spanish Government and Minister for Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge, receives the Progressive Person of the Year award from the Foundation for European Progressive Studies (FEPS) this Wednesday, January 24th, 2024. Ribera is an outstanding leader and international policymaker in the fight against climate change who has helped European socialists develop a robust climate agenda over the past decade. FEPS awards the title of Progr...
Global China and European derisking - FEPS Talks #141
January 04, 2024 15:32 - 45 minutes - 36.7 MBEmeritus Professor Jeffrey Henderson explains the key factors behind the outstanding growth performance of the Chinese economy in the past 40 years. He opines that this era of rapid growth seems to be coming to an end, but the systemic rivalry between China and the USA remains a dominant issue in the period ahead. The position Europe takes in regard to this rivalry will be decisive for our global future. The volume and nature of Chinese investment and the methods applied to access natural res...
A new peace process needed - FEPS Talks #140
November 08, 2023 12:56 - 20 minutes - 16.5 MBFEPS Talks invited Israeli political scientist and former minister Yossi Beilin to reflect on the tragic developments in Israel in the past month. Dr Beilin was an active participant of the Oslo peace process in the 1990s and, together with FEPS Secretary General LĂĄszlĂł Andor, he elaborates on the chances of a new peace process after the October 7 terrorist attack by Hamas. He compares this shock to that of 9/11 in 2001 suffered by the United States, and highlights the role of leaders who nee...
#139 FEPS Talks 'Lula's new government: The prospects for the EU-Brazil relations'
July 17, 2023 09:36 - 33 minutes - 27.2 MBBrazil's political landscape fascinates experts across the globe due to its vibrant democracy, complex socio-political landscape, and the country's ability to navigate diverse ideologies and challenges while continuously striving for progress. Brazil's voice and actions have the potential to shape global policies and contribute to finding solutions to pressing global challenges, such as climate change, sustainable development, and changing peace and security architecture. What will the presid...
#138 FEPS Talks 'Policies and pacts for better migration'
July 12, 2023 08:44 - 29 minutes - 24.1 MBFEPS Secretary General LĂĄszlĂł Andor speaks with Dr. Steffen Angenendt, Senior Fellow at the German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP) in Berlin. Dr. Angenendt has been involved in migration research and debates in the last three decades and offers an overview of the evolution of policies in German and European context. The 2015 migration crisis is a major milestone which gave rise to Willkommenskultur in Germany but also put more light on the death of thousands of migrants...
#137 FEPS Talks: Families in crisis â and the case for a progressive child policy
June 15, 2023 11:49 - 33 minutes - 26.8 MBIn Barcelona, FEPS Secretary General, Låszló Andor, talks with Professor Gösta Esping-Andersen, whose name is familiar to all who have studied sociology or political economy in the last 30 years. They explore the connection between the role of families in reproduction, the quest for gender equality, and rising social inequalities. Professor Esping-Andersen shares his view about the resilience of welfare states against crises such as the pandemic but also the current war in Ukraine, and he doe...
#136 FEPS Talks: Protecting and enhancing welfare in Europe
June 09, 2023 09:21 - 31 minutes - 25.2 MBAnna Diamantopoulou, President of DIKTIO, former minister in Greece and former EU Commissioner for Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities, engages in a talk with David Rinaldi, FEPS Director of Studies and Policy, to reflect on the ongoing and upcoming societal transformations that require innovation and ambition on welfare policy. The exchange looks at the contribution of the Commissionâs âHigh-Level Group on the Future of Social Protection in the EU and of the Welfare State in ...
#135 FEPS Talks: For a renewed and re-empowering global ambition
May 25, 2023 13:24 - 20 minutes - 16.6 MBBenedicta Lasi, Secretary General of Socialist International engages in a lively debate with Ania Skrzypek, FEPS Director for Research and Training, about the political ambition that inspired the opening of the new chapter of the SI. She shares insights regarding the strategy that will make this international organisation a powerhouse able to rise to the contemporary global challenge and support the cooperation of the sister parties worldwide.
#134 FEPS Talks: Green Data: on the interplay of the twin transitions of digitalisation and climate
May 11, 2023 22:01 - 24 minutes - 19.5 MBThe coming decades will be characterised by two significant technology challenges: climate change mitigation and digitalisation. The technological transition associated with climate change follows clear and well-defined goals. In contrast, digitalisation does not pursue a clear objective and is commonly understood as a self-driving process of technological progress. During this FEPS Talk, Dr Kerstin Hötte, University of Oxford and the Alan Turing Institute and Gerard Oosterwijk, FEPS digita...
#133 FEPSTalks: The successes and critical aspects of the NextGenEU
April 27, 2023 16:59 - 38 minutes - 31.2 MBJĂ©rĂŽme Creel, Director for Research at Sciences Po, OFCE and David Rinaldi, FEPS Director of Studies and Policies, discuss and elaborate on the policy study: Making Next-Generation EU a permanent tool.
#132 FEPS Talks "Dark stores and quick commerce: are the riders squeezed for super-fast grocery delivery?"
April 19, 2023 12:20 - 27 minutes - 21.9 MBQuick-commerce is a service aimed at achieving superfast delivery from âdark storesâ to the consumer. And recently, they have boomed! To learn more about these developments, Gerard Oosterwijk, Digital Policy Analyst for FEPS, interviews Rachel Verdin, Research fellow of the University of Sussex Business School. She and a team of researchers investigated three countries (Germany, Spain and the UK), where they unveiled the health conditions of the employees in the sector, their job security and...
#131 FEPS Talks: How to safeguard citizensâ trust in the EU institutions
March 30, 2023 16:15 - 23 minutes - 19.1 MBProfessor RenĂ© Repasi, Member of the European Parliament since 2022, reflects together with Dr LĂĄszlĂł Andor, FEPS Secretary General, on how the so-called Qatargate has undermined citizensâ trust in the European Institutions. Both welcome the quick and strong actions taken by the S&D group facing this case of corruption and illegitimate influence. Repasi proposes a plan to avoid such cases of âbad applesâ based on improving transparency, accountability, and media attention, and recalls the EP ...
#130 FEPS Talks: Political fragmentation: do the voters simply switch sides?
March 10, 2023 10:49 - 23 minutes - 19.1 MBIn this exciting episode, Tarik Aobu-Chadi, Associate Professor at the Nuffield College, Oxford engages in a conversation with Ania Skrzypek, FEPS Director for Research and Training about the reasons for the electoral decline of social democracy and the growing political fragmentation. He shares insights into his new research, which shows that though the radical right has risen that has been no straightforward transfer of the center-left electorate behind.
#129 FEPS Talks "IWD 2023: Taking stock of womenâs rights in Europe"
March 06, 2023 13:53 - 25 minutes - 20.9 MBOn the occasion of international womenâs day, this podcast takes a closer look at the recent policy developments on the EU gender equality agenda. Taking stock of the persisting barriers in the way of gender equality and womenâs rights, Laeticia Thissen â FEPS Policy Analyst on Gender Equality â engages in conversation with Swedish MEPs Evin Incir. Whilst identifying the remarkable set of landmark breakthroughs on major EU policies for gender equality, the discussion also reveals that the roa...
#128 FEPS Talks: one year of war: the impact on Ukrainian society and EU-Ukraine relations
February 14, 2023 14:44 - 20 minutes - 16.4 MBBohdan Ferens, founder of the SD Platform of Ukraine answers questions by LĂĄszlĂł Andor, FEPS Secretary General, about the shock of the invasion in February 2022, and the dynamics of war that has devastated Ukraine by triggering large-scale emigration and resulted in a destruction of productive assets, physical infrastructure, and natural environment alike. They assess the development of EUâUkraine relations, the various forms of solidarity but also the deficits in support. No illusions are cr...
#127 FEPS Talks: The Portuguese Socialist Way: always humble, never afraid
January 19, 2023 22:03 - 25 minutes - 20.4 MBJamila Madeira, MP and International Secretary of PS in Portugal shares with Ania Skrzypek, FEPS Director for Research and Training the key rules that determine Portuguese Socialistsâ Governmental Strategy. Integrity, trustworthiness, the ability to learn from mistakes, and determination, laid fundaments to a new kind of politics. It was needed to modernize the country, lift people from poverty and safeguard a more prosperous, European future for everyone.
#126 FEPS Talks: China and the EU: towards partnership or confrontation?
January 12, 2023 12:09 - 30 minutes - 24.3 MBProfessor Gerhard Stahl, member of FEPS Scientific Council, and Dr LĂĄszlĂł Andor, FEPS Secretary General, talk in this episode of FEPS Talks about the latest book of Stahl, which is focusing on China (published in German). After taking stock of the developments of recent years, they analyse the future scenarios of EU-China relationship. They explore specificities of Chinese economic and social development, and expand to various other aspects of China's relations with the rest of the world: tec...
#125 FEPS Talks: Budgets are never gender-neutral: from an economy designed for men towards gender-responsive answer
October 06, 2022 14:57 - 22 minutes - 18.3 MBAna Sofia Fernandez, President of the Portuguese Platform for Women's Rights, and Laeticia Thissen, FEPS Policy Analyst for Gender Equality, exchange on the gendered nature of economic policy and governance mechanisms at EU level. How do budgets mirror political priorities? What is their influence in perpetuating or redressing persisting gender gaps? How do they discriminate by building on gendered assumptions about society and the economy? How can they be used as a powerful tool in transform...
#124 FEPS Talks: Reasons for hope: the plans and prospects for the Australian Labor Party
September 16, 2022 09:18 - 34 minutes - 27.7 MBProfessor Rob Manwaring, Flinders University in Adelaide and Dr Ania Skrzypek, FEPS Director for Research and Training connect to discuss the recent unprecedented victory of Antony Albanese Australian Labor Party and inspiration that it may provide for sister parties across the globe. On 21st May 2022 Australian Labor Party led by Anthony Albanese noted an unprecedented victory, forming then a government and preventing 4th term of the Liberal Party. What led to that success, what is on the ag...
#123 FEPS Talks: Universities in war and peace
July 07, 2022 13:38 - 24 minutes - 20.2 MBJulia von Blumenthal, President of the European University Viadrina in Frankfurt (Oder) and FEPS Secretary General LĂĄszlĂł Andor discuss the effects of the RussiaâUkraine war on universities, especially in the case of the institution she leads which plays a special role in German -- Eastern European relations. They highlight the humanitarian as well as the educational aspects of Viadrinaâs response to the shock of Russian aggression, and explore the possibilities of opening a new chapter in t...
#122 FEPS Talks: China-Russia cooperation and the war in Ukraine: a complex relation
June 17, 2022 15:10 - 17 minutes - 14.4 MBProfessor Arne Westad, Yale University, is interviewed by Aline Burni, FEPS Policy Analyst for International Relations, on the relations between Russia and China in the context of the war in Ukraine. Professor Westad is an expert on modern international and global history and specialised in the history of eastern Asia since the 18th Century. In the episode, he explains the developments of China-Russia relations, raising awareness to the fact it is much more complex than often understood. In t...
#121 FEPS Talks: Sanctions on Russia: the German and wider European debate
May 13, 2022 08:55 - 28 minutes - 23.1 MBProf Dr Jens SĂŒdekum (Heinrich Heine University DĂŒsseldorf) and Dr LĂĄszlĂł Andor, FEPS Secretary General, assess the ongoing debate on the sanctions on Russia in Germany and in the rest of Europe. They discuss what could be the consequences of harder decisions related to the oil and gas imports from Russia and how the current situation can affect the EU competitiveness and economic growth potential. Prof SĂŒdekum highlights the need for a more autonomous Europe in terms of defence as well as en...
#120 FEPS Talks: the politics of care
April 21, 2022 18:22 - 23 minutes - 18.9 MBIn order to explore the different care inequalities that directly feed into gender imbalances across all spheres of life, Labour MP for Birmingham and Shadow Minister Jess Philips is interviewed by Laeticia Thissen (FEPS Policy Analyst for Gender Equality). Building on the realities made evident by the EU Care Atlas launched by FEPS and the Friedrich-Ebert Stiftung and the complex relationship between motherhood and equality, this podcast puts the finger on how care deficits permeates into va...
#119 FEPS Talks: The Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism in the EU and the World
April 07, 2022 11:03 - 30 minutes - 25 MBIn this podcast Mohammed Chahim, Vice President of the S&D group a gives a broad overview of the rationale for and the functioning of as well as the political debates on the proposal of a European Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM). MEP Chahim, who is the rapporteur for the proposed CBAM regulation, outlines the role of the proposed mechanism for establishing a global level playing field in a world of unequal carbon prices. In addition, he touches on the issues of how a CBAM can replac...
#118 FEPS Talks: The war in Ukraine and the future of EU Enlargement
March 24, 2022 08:41 - 25 minutes - 21.1 MBFormer EU Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement Stefan FĂŒle and FEPS Secretary General LĂĄszlĂł Andor analyse in this episode the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the consequences for the European Union. They argue that the common answer given by the member states will eventually make the EU stronger. Strategic autonomy will mean that the EU becomes a more united and autonomous actor with a global role. FĂŒle and Andor also discuss the future of EU enlargement and what could potentially ...
#117 FEPS Talks: How COVID changed the labour market?
March 10, 2022 11:19 - 23 minutes - 19 MBStephen Bevan, Head of HR research development at the Institute for Employment Studies and LĂĄszlĂł Andor, FEPS Secretary General, discuss the impact of COVID-19 in the working conditions, based on the results of the new study about the UK, and compare the main conclusions with the situation in the countries and regions of the European Union. They highlight how the pandemic created the concept of âkey workersâ and gave rise to new practices like homeworking. The impact on social inequalities an...
#116 FEPS Talks: Creating momentum for fair pay
March 03, 2022 11:44 - 24 minutes - 19.9 MBThis FEPS Talks episode focuses on the issue of fair pay in Europe. Building on some key insights and contributions from the brand new policy study âCreating momentum for fair pay: assessing policies with leverageâ co-published by FEPS, Fondation Jean JaurĂšs and Fair Pay Innovation Lab (FPI), one of the co-authors of this publication, Katinka Brose (Senior Strategy Agent, FPI), is interviewed by Laeticia Thissen (FEPS Policy Analyst for Gender Equality). From the many underlying reasons to co...
#115 FEPS Talks: The Wellbeing Economy: inclusive decision making, indicators and policies
February 23, 2022 18:57 - 25 minutes - 20.6 MBIn this FEPS talk episode Katherine Trebeck, co-founder of the Wellbeing Economy Alliance, and Andreas Dimmelmeier, Policy Analyst on Climate and Environment, introduce and debate about the concept of a Wellbeing economy. Trebeck outlines what a wellbeing economy means for people, businesses and governments and how it differs from existing views on "the economy".
#114 FEPS Talks: For strong, inclusive and imaginative social democracy
February 17, 2022 20:15 - 29 minutes - 24 MBCedric Wermuth, Co-Chair of the Swiss Socialist Party, engages in a conversation with Ania Skrzypek, Director for Research and Training about why ideological integrity matters so much; how to translate an ambitious agenda for equality and social justice into concrete economic proposals; as also what ways are there to move on from the persistent cliff-hanger in EU â Switzerland negotiations.
#113 FEPS Talks: The 21st century starts now: how EU diplomacy can solve the Ukraine-Russia conflict
February 10, 2022 09:55 - 35 minutes - 29.1 MBDr Reinhard Krumm, Director of the FES Baltic States office, and Dr LĂĄszlĂł Andor, FEPS Secretary General, analyse in this episode the dangerous tensions around the Russia--Ukraine border. First, they go through the last decades and review the main developments in international relations in the last 30 years that brought us to the current situation. They look back to key episodes like the enlargements of NATO, the war in Georgia, and the annexation of Crimea by Russia. Dr Krumm insists on the ...
#112 FEPS Talks: The acceleration of Social Europe: achievements and EU legitimacy
February 03, 2022 15:45 - 30 minutes - 24.5 MBAmandine Crespy, Associate Professor in Political Science and EU Studies, and David Rinaldi, FEPS Director of Studies and Policy, discuss in this FEPS Talks episode the main developments of Social Europe over the recent period. Building on Crespy's book "The European Social Question - Tackling Key Controversies", the podcast examines the legitimacy of the EU in this policy area of shared competence. They agree that the EU Pillar of Social Rights was a turning point that helped the current Com...
#111 FEPS Talks: Working Together â is what can get us through this crisis
January 13, 2022 22:35 - 25 minutes - 21.1 MBDr Anneliese Dodds, Chair of the British Labour Party and Shadow Secretary of State for Women and Equalities, joins Dr Ania Skrzypek, FEPS Director for Research and Training in this FEPS Talks episode to speak about the Labourâs vision for Britain 2030. Discussing the new document âStronger Togetherâ, they explore short term and long-term political challenges, offering the sneak-peek ahead of this weekendâs FEPS â Fabians New Yearâs Conference and the panel about the future of social democracy.
#110 FEPS Talks: Solidarity, respect and creativity â what makes democracies resilient
December 23, 2021 06:25 - 22 minutes - 18 MBProfessor Andrew Gamble and Dr Ania Skrzypek, FEPS Director for Research and Training, look at the challenges that democracies in the EU are facing, searching for answers on how to make the ideal persevere, the system reform and the individuals in societies reconnect. Examining the sense of isolation and need for togetherness in the COVID times, they suggest ways in which way progressives should reclaim the debate on state and empower citizens restoring credibility of deliberative processes.
#109 FEPS Talks: German Politics today and tomorrow
December 16, 2021 09:30 - 29 minutes - 24.1 MBMichael Miebach, Chair and Co-Founder of Das Progressive Zentrum, and LĂĄszlĂł Andor, FEPS Secretary General, analyse the legacy of Angela Merkel in Germany and Europe after 16 years in office: her strengths and flaws and her role in decisive episodes like the crisis of the Eurozone or the 2015 refugee crisis. Focusing on the latest developments, Miebach and Andor discuss the reasons behind the SPD victory under the leadership of Olaf Scholz and they also explore the critical issues that the ât...
#108 FEPS Talk: How to improve access and quality of lifelong learning programs
December 12, 2021 10:30 - 23 minutes - 19.2 MBBrikena Xhomaqi, Director of the Lifelong Learning Platform (LLLP), and David Rinaldi, FEPS Director of Studies and Policy, discuss in this episode about the right to lifelong learning just after the launch of a Commissionâs proposal for a Council Recommendation establishing individual learning accounts. They exchange on how to attain the ambitious EU headline target for adult participation in training and reflect on the need to expand access to formative opportunities. The conversation focus...
#107 FEPS Talks: The Erasmus Generation(s) - Ensuring opportunities for all young people
December 02, 2021 09:35 - 19 minutes - 16 MBWith more than 30 years of existence, the Erasmus programme is one greatest success of the European Union. Alfonso Aliberti, Project Officer at the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EC), and François Balate, Head of Office of FEPS President, discuss about the conclusions we can draw from it and what is the next frontier to ensure that all young people have access to opportunities in Europe and see their rights fulfilled.
#106 FEPSTalks: Human dignity and a genuinely Social Europe
November 27, 2021 13:50 - 32 minutes - 26.4 MBMartin Seeleib-Kaiser, Professor of Comparative Public Policy at TĂŒbingen University, and LĂĄszlĂł Andor, FEPS Secretary General, discuss in this FEPS Talks episode important chapters of Social Europe: starting with new developments related to minimum wage. Prof Seeleib-Kaiser explains the centrality of the concept of human dignity, and the purpose of promoting minimum income schemes at EU level. The conversation links the new social agenda to sustainability and reaches out to questions of yout...