In an era marked by global insecurity, geopolitical friction, and economic transformation, the Progressive Economics Network (PEN) reconvened in Washington, D.C.
The new black-red German government is about to take office. The coalition agreement they have negotiated is extensive. However, it alone will not suffice to implement the urgent changes required. In the upcoming legislative period, the state must become active once more: acting as a proactive shaper that approaches challenges with focus, speed, and renewed confidence in its own capabilities – and is perceived as such. Why Germany needs a new political project.
Transatlantic efforts to transform climate policy must not become a flashpoint in history but an engine of shared prosperity.
Progressive Economics Network Meeting in Berlin on inflation, industrial policy, and investments
Ahead of the crucial election year 2024, pressure from the far right rises. During our two-day seminar in Stockholm, one question we particularly focussed on was what progressives can learn from the Swedish experience of dealing with right-wing populism in the upcoming election year.
How can we categorise different types of market interventions to deal with inflation implemented over the last two years? What were their costs, benefits, and impacts? How can we prepare for future inflation shocks?
How can member states achieve their industrial policy and green investment ambitions while ensuring fiscal sustainability during the process of turning the European economic framework greener and cleaner?
Das Progressive Zentrum expands its Scientific Council by eleven new members
How can progressive industrial strategies deliver cross-border synergies? How can social justice be hard-wired into their design? How can industrial policy be designed to align with countries’ broader economic strategies?
What are the challenges facing progressives in Germany and the United Kingdom and what can they learn from each other? Which strategies can achieve a successful social democracy in the 2020s?
Germans are most worried about the Economy and Climate Change
Chancellor Scholz finds unusually sharp words to condemn the Russian invasion of Ukraine at this year’s Progressive Governance Summit