{"id":14917,"date":"2023-02-21T16:39:55","date_gmt":"2023-02-21T15:39:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/en\/?post_type=person&#038;p=14917"},"modified":"2025-09-23T07:22:14","modified_gmt":"2025-09-23T05:22:14","slug":"sebastian-pieper","status":"publish","type":"person","link":"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/en\/person\/sebastian-pieper\/","title":{"rendered":"Sebastian Pieper"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-light-grey-background-color has-background\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><div class=\"news-items-wrapper news-view-normal news-count-2\">  <div class=\"news-item\"><div class=\"news-thumbnail\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/en\/how-can-the-new-special-fund-and-the-reform-of-the-debt-brake-achieve-optimal-effectiveness\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/250917_dpz_titelbild_jakob-von-weizsacker-768x512.jpg\" class=\"attachment-dpz-blog-thumbnail size-dpz-blog-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" sizes=\"auto, 100vw\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"news-info-wrapper\"><h4 class=\"news-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/en\/how-can-the-new-special-fund-and-the-reform-of-the-debt-brake-achieve-optimal-effectiveness\/\">How can the new special fund and the reform of the debt brake achieve optimal effectiveness?<\/a><\/h4><div class=\"news-date\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Posted on<\/span> <time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2025-04-03T10:21:45+02:00\">3. April 2025<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2025-09-17T10:33:04+02:00\">17. September 2025<\/time><\/div><div class=\"news-content\">The CDU\/CSU and SPD parties have reached an agreement in the exploratory talks at a remarkable speed to create a special fund for infrastructure and to provide a far-reaching opportunity to increase defense spending beyond the limits of the debt brake. How should these proposals be assessed? What needs to be considered for the sustainable success of this modernization agenda? These questions were discussed on March 7, 2025, in a background roundtable with experts.<\/div><div class=\"news-authors\"><a class=\"news-author-item\" href=\"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/en\/person\/sebastian-pieper\/\">Sebastian Pieper<\/a><\/div><div class=\"news-category\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/en\/kategorie\/veranstaltungsbericht\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Event Report<\/a><\/div><\/div><!-- .class=\"news-info-wrapper --><\/div>  <div class=\"news-item\"><div class=\"news-thumbnail\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/en\/ai-the-role-of-the-state-and-a-progressive-narrative\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/julien-tromeur-VY_Io5Ik3u4-unsplash-scaled-e1741790363823-768x512.jpg\" class=\"attachment-dpz-blog-thumbnail size-dpz-blog-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" sizes=\"auto, 100vw\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"news-info-wrapper\"><h4 class=\"news-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/en\/ai-the-role-of-the-state-and-a-progressive-narrative\/\">AI: the role of the state and a progressive narrative<\/a><\/h4><div class=\"news-date\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Posted on<\/span> <time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2025-03-12T15:46:34+01:00\">12. 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May 2025<\/time><\/div><div class=\"news-content\">Artificial intelligence between hype and hysteria<\/div><div class=\"news-authors\"><a class=\"news-author-item\" href=\"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/en\/person\/dr-florian-ranft\/\">Florian Ranft<\/a>, <a class=\"news-author-item\" href=\"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/en\/person\/sebastian-pieper\/\">Sebastian Pieper<\/a>, <a class=\"news-author-item\" href=\"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/en\/person\/jonah-schwope\/\">Jonah Schwope<\/a><\/div><div class=\"news-category\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/en\/kategorie\/analysis\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Analysis<\/a><\/div><\/div><!-- .class=\"news-info-wrapper --><\/div> <\/div><!-- .news-wrapper -->\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover aligncenter is-light alignfull\" style=\"min-height:376px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-light-purple-background-color has-background-dim-100 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group newsletter\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"informiert-bleiben\" style=\"font-size:30px\">From Berlin to Brussels &#8211;  Stay up to date on the progressive politics that matter.\u00a0<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Our newsletter gives you all the necessary information about our latest events, studies and debates.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"newsletter-form-wrapper\">  <form action=\"\/en\/newsletter\/\" method=\"get\" class=\"newsletter-form\" id=\"\">     <input type=\"text\" name=\"your-email\" value=\"\" size=\"\" class=\"\" placeholder=\"Email\">     <button type=\"submit\" class=\"newsletter-button\">subscribe<\/button>   <\/form> <\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover is-light alignfull\" style=\"min-height:304px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-light-grey-background-color has-background-dim-90 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/dpz_2022_claim_EN_positiv_72dpi.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12348\" width=\"578\" height=\"57\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center alignsmall has-medium-font-size\">We develop and debate progressive ideas and bring together leading actors who turn thoughts into action. 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