🇪🇺Widening & deepening the EU must go hand in hand. The EU cannot leave institutional weaknesses unresolved or risk further undermining its decision-making capacity

In this week's ProgPage, @stevenblockmans.bsky.social addresses enlargement ahead of the #EUCO summit
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🤝 The #AAA was organised by FEPS, with @fesonline.bsky.social Competence Centre on the Future of Work, Amicus Europae, @renner-institut.at, @fms-foundation.bsky.social, Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung Poland, @palmecenter.bsky.social, @eteronorg.bsky.social & Fondazione Pietro Nenni

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🌹🇪🇺 Closing the 2026 edition of the FEPS Annual Autumn Academy, FEPS President Nicolas Schmit, marking the end of three days of intensive training

#AAA brought together 50 rising political leaders from across the EU, equipping them with the tools, knowledge & networks they need to shape the future

🌹🇪🇺 With an opening from Giacomo Filibeck, @pes.eu Sec Gen, Prof @eunicegoes.bsky.social, Richmond University, gave a guest lecture "A possible road ahead: Re-igniting the social & the democratic of social democracy", moderated by @aniaskrzypek.bsky.social
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3rd and final day of FEPS Annual Autumn Academy #AAA! 🇪🇺🌹👇
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The final day begins with a lecture on "The rise of the far-right in Europe" by Prof. @dafnoukos.bsky.social, moderated by László Andor, FEPS Sec Gen & opened by @stobrecht.bsky.social, Director of @renner-institut.at

🇪🇺🌹Policy seminars at the 2026 edition of the FEPS Annual Autumn Academy #AAA with MEPs!
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🔺 @thijsreuten.bsky.social w/ Beatriz Abellan, FEPS Policy Analyst
🔺Vivien Constanzo
🔺ThomasBajada with Unai Gómez-Hernández, FEPS YAN Alumni

🇪🇺🌹Policy seminars at the 2026 edition of the FEPS Annual Autumn Academy #AAA with MEPs!
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🔺Marc Angel w/ Victoria Hiepe, Policy Officer FES FOW
🔺 Hana Jalloul w/ Hedwig Giusto, FEPS Head of the International
🔺 @matthiasecke.bsky.social with Anna Kolesnichenko , FEPS PA ECON

🌹🇪🇺 At the 2026 FEPS #AAA, thematic workshops discuss key EU priorities:

🔐 Cybersecurity
👉Vagelis Papakonstantinous, Director VUB Ciber & Data Security Lab
👉Christos Papagiannis, FEPS YAN
👉Monty Aal, Digital Policy Analyst, FEPS

🌹🇪🇺 At the 2026 FEPS #AAA, thematic workshops discuss key EU priorities:

🛡️ Democracy shield
👉 Alice Stollmeyer, Exec Dr. Defend Democracy
👉Elisa Gambardella, Education and Lifelong Learning Coordinator, Dr. SOLIDAR +
👉 Holger Kiik, FEPS YAN
👉Christian Salm, Head of Democracy FEPS

🌹🇪🇺 At the 2026 FEPS #AAA, thematic workshops discuss key EU priorities:

✊ #QualityJobsAct
👉Vincent Bocquillon, S&D Deputy SecGen
👉Marie Klein-Hitpass, @pes.euSocial & Empl. Policy Adviser
👉Lena Katharina Moidl, APA MEP Evelyn Regner
👉 @francoisbalate.bsky.social, Policy Analyst on Social

🤖🇪🇺 #Digital Europe: can it become a powerhouse? At the FEPS #AAA w/

🔺Knut Dethlefsen, Director FES Future of Work
🔺 @krzysztofsmiszek.bsky.social MEP
🔺Claes-Mikael Stahl, Dep GenSec,
@etuc-ces.bsky.social
🔺Kaisa Vatanen, CRO at Mandate Research, FEPS VP
🔺Victoria Hiepe, Policy Officer FES FOW

🌹🇪🇺At day 2 of the FEPS Annual Autumn Academy #AAA, @paulmagnette.bsky.social, President of PS Belgium discusses the new social contract and #AI with young elected politicians, moderated by @aniaskrzypek.bsky.social, FEPS Director for Research and Training
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🇪🇺🌹Day 2 of the 2026 edition of the Annual Autumn Academy #AAA begins with a keynote speech from @iratxegarper.bsky.social @socialistsanddemocrats.eu Pres. with László Andor, FEPS Secretary General.
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At the FEPS #AAA, the latest editions of the Next Left Country Case studies on 🇭🇷 Croatia, 🇫🇮 Finland and 🇮🇹 Italy are examined:
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Each country has its own dedicated panel, with speakers including @jurezubcic.bsky.social @johanwahlsten.bsky.social @alajanantti.bsky.social & many others

🌹🇪🇺 At #AAA, the World Cafe opens with MEP @mrossemp.bsky.social & discussions on:

🔸EU Cohesion - how do we make the sound of it resonate countless aspirations for a better future for all?
🔸Local democracy - can it be a gateway to save democracy altogether?
🔸EU Subsidiarity
🔸Rural and urban divides

🌹🇪🇺At FEPS #AAA, the 1st panel on European cohesion in the #MFF

👉Eleni Marianou Sr Advisor on the MFF & Cohesion Policy
👉Victor Negrescu VP EurParl VP PES Chair PES MFF WG
👉Florian Marin, EESC Quaestor
👉Jordi Harrison @pes-cor.bsky.social SecGen
👉 @pascalsmet.bsky.social, Mbr of Bxl Regional Parl

🤝By FEPS in partnership with FES Competence Centre on the Future of Work, Amicus Europae, @renner-institut.at, @fms-foundation.bsky.social, Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung Poland, @palmecenter.bsky.social, @eteronorg.bsky.social, & Fondazione Pietro Nenni

FEPS #AAA brings together 50 rising political leaders from across the EU, equipping them with the tools, knowledge and networks they need to shape the future.

Find out more about the AAA:
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🌹👏 FEPS Annual Autumn Academy #AAA is back for a new edition: “For a Europe of courage, cooperation and cohesion” 🇪🇺 with the panel "Social Europe – is it still enhancing European Integration?" w/@afscharian.bsky.social @zentrum-neue-sozialpolitik.org & @francoisbalate.bsky.social PA on Social

🩺 Living long in good #health is a great achievement, but it shouldn't depend on people's wealth.

On #WorldMentalHealthDay, Jana Michailidu discusses how health is a question of equality in this Progressive Page. 🧠
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