Monthly focus

November: EU-African Union Summit, what’s in it for Africa?

On occasion of the African Union-European Union Summit in November and Germany's decision to declare 2017 an “Africa-Year”, we bring perspectives by...

October: FES work in Latin America and the Caribbean

Uruguay sells cannabis, a rookie union in Chile takes over a coffee behemoth and more from FES in Latin America and the Caribbean

September: social rights and cities

Who are the makers of our cities?

August: FES summer reads

A special edition with different book recommendations by youth in the international network of FES.

July: global governance and social democracy

Good global governance needs just policies

June: digitalisation, networks and labour

A good digital society is more than technology!

May: socially just climate action and energy transformation

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“Now more than ever!" is the unrelenting message arriving from the Bonn Climate Change Conference held this May in...

April: workers in the global economy and trade policy

We bring debates and activities that shape the work of the FES network pushing against the adverse effects of global trade

March: women's movement, labour rights, mobility

In observation of the International Women's Day, we dedicate this issue on the women's movement and the progress on equality and labour rights.

February: peace, security and social democracy

What challenges and social democratic approaches are there for peace and security?