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Shaping the Future of Work: Parliamentary Delegation from North Rhine-Westphalia Visits Brussels

From 16–18 June, a delegation from the SPD parliamentary group of North Rhine-Westphalia visited Brussels to explore European approaches to work, social policy, and healthcare.

Group picture of delegation of the SPD Parliamentary Working Group on Labour, Health and Social Affairs in the North Rhine-Westphalia state parliament and representatives from FES Future of Work
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Towards Gender-Inclusive Digital Policy: AI and Gender Equality in the Workplace

The main aim of this conference is to explore the intersection of gender inequality and the transformative impact of AI in the European workplace, while identifying actionable solutions rooted in the principles of social democracy to...

3 women of different age group and race standing back to back
Creator: FES / Pertext - Enrico Wagner
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Relaunch of the FES European Trade Union Project in Brussels

Exciting News: The FES European Trade Union Project is making its return to Brussels!

Group pictures of representatives from the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) and European trade union confederations in Brussels.
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  • Digital Europe

Without chips, there’s no industrial autonomy and no leadership in clean tech! How can Europe avoid falling behind?

Brussels, 09 April 2025 - Evening panel discussion on Chips, Industrial Autonomy and Clean Tech by FES Future of Work & FES Just Climate.

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New Papers on Artificial Intelligence and Gender Equality

FES Future of Work is launching a new project on Artificial Intelligence and Gender Equality, exploring a range of essential but often overlooked topics, from gender bias and algorithmic fairness to digital literacy and labor...

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The way out of the crisis: a strong social Europe

The future of Europe is at stake, but does Europe have a chance to emerge stronger from this situation? A joint series of articles in cooperation with Social Europe sheds light on this topic.

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