2025 German Election Briefing: Learnings for Progressives
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Following the Bundestag elections, we analyse results, highlight missteps, and explore the key challenge for the progressive camp.
The CDU/CSU and SPD must reach nothing less than a historic compromise
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Our chairman Prof Dr Wolfgang Schroeder describes the challenges and necessities for the coalition negotiations between the CDU/CSU and SPD.
Germany has swung to the right. What does that mean for the country – and Europe?
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Now is the time to move closer together. The historic success of the far right in Germany’s federal election is a threat not only for all disadvantaged groups in this country – it is a threat to democracy which concerns us all.
Friedrich Merz shattered a political taboo. This is a chance for the centre-left in Germany
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Progressive parties swiftly need to turn the dial, Florian Ranft states in The Guardian. The attention needs to be moved from simply despising the enemies of democracy to what people really expect.
Preparedness, Investment and Industrial Policy in Times of Political Upheaval
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Progressive Economics Network Meeting in Berlin on inflation, industrial policy, and investments
“Trump was not a fluke” – Insights from our US election debrief
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Following Trump’s election to a second term, we asked experts what this outcome means for progressive forces – in the U.S., across various states, and in Europe. Here’s what they shared in our election debrief.
PGS24: Progressive Security – How to Champion Change in Times of Uncertainty
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How can progressive politics address the feeling of insecurity amid war, social hardship and the climate crisis?
Progressive Governance – Stockholm Seminar 2023
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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.
Towards a progressive toolbox to deal with inflation
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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?
Getting the Green Deal Done: Progressive Economics Network meets in Brussels
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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?
A Progressive Answer to the Territorial Divide
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Beyond mere electoral considerations it remains a crucial task for democrats to understand the reasons for the rise of far-right ideologies.
Reforming the EU is a historical necessity for its ability to (re)act and enlarge
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The European Union is heading towards the next election. Prognoses assume a shift to the right, in particular with gains for the national-conservative and far-right fringe parties. Progressives will have to brace for an intensive campaign.