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Hard choices: EU technological sovereignty and the geopolitics of AI

Can Europe strengthen its technological autonomy while working with international partners? What are the trade-offs?

Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk cheers as US President Donald Trump speaks after being sworn in as the 47th President in the US Capitol Rotunda in Washington, DC, USA, on January 20, 2025. Photo by SAUL LOEB/POOL/ABACAPRESS.COM
Creator: picture alliance / abaca | Pool/ABACA
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  • Platformisation of Work

5th Trade Union Platfor(u)m

The fifth Trade Union Platfor(u)m - organised by ETUC, in cooperation with FES Future of Work - takes place on 24-25 September 2026 in Poland.

5th Platforum logo in black on green background
Creator: ETUC
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  • AI, Algorithms, & Data

Mein Chef, die Maschine? - Wie wir die Kontrolle über unsere Arbeit zurückgewinnen

Am 16. September organisierte FES Future of Work in Krefeld eine Abendveranstaltung zu den Auswirkungen von KI am Arbeitsplatz.

Illustration of robot replacing office worker
Creator: picture alliance / Westend61 | Gary Waters
  • Event
  • AI, Algorithms, & Data
  • Digital Europe

Work, Migration, and Technology: Who shapes the Future of Work in Balkans?

Sarajevo 22-23 October, we will discuss how technological and demographic changes interact, how different interests and forms of power shape these processes, and how developments within the Balkans connect to wider European and global...

Humanoid communication robots
Creator: picture alliance / REUTERS | YUYA SHINO
  • Publication

New publication: „The Reactionary International”, by Steven Forti

New publication by Steven Forti situates techno-right figures in a broader and global network of far-right actors that increasingly cooperate and share ideas, money and personnel, and influence governments and public policy.

Deutschland, Berlin, Demonstration vor dem Kanzleramt, Campact: Palantir Stoppen!
Creator: picture alliance / Metodi Popow | M. Popow
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Addressing Far-Right Ideas Inside Trade Unions

On 10–11 June 2026, FES and DGB organised the conference “Addressing Far-Right Ideas Inside Trade Unions” in Berlin.

speaker
Creator: FES | Konstantin Börner

Latest Publications

Protection of mobile migrant labour in the European single market

Ernst, Friedrich ; Cremers, Jan | Bonn : Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, September 2026

facilitating a counselling and support network for mobile migrant labour

Inside the black box

Arora, Payal ; Calegari, Roberta | Bonn : Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, May 2026

how algorithms are made - and why it matters

Chasing the AI cloud in Europe

Saari, Leevi ; Wu, Boxi | Bonn : Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung e.V., May 2026

handover blindness and implications for EU AI sovereignty

Une vie professionnelle en pleine mutation

Sabanova, Inga | Bonn : Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, Décembre 2025

les femmes et l'automatisation sur le marché du travail ; revue de littérature