Fringe meeting – “Understanding right-wing populism and what to do about it”, S&D Group, PES COR, FEPS
16:30 - 19:00
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Fringe meeting – “Understanding right-wing populism and what to do about it”, S&D Group, PES COR, FEPS

Joint workshop in the framework of the PES electoral Congress

Understanding right-wing populism and what to do about it

Friday, 1 March 2024, 16:30 – 19:00
Partito Democratico headquarters, Rome, Italy
Via di Sant’Andrea delle Fratte, 16
David Sassoli meeting room

16:30 16:45 Welcome

  • Iratxe García Péréz, Chair of the Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament (S&D Group)
  • Christophe Rouillon, President of the PES Group in the European Committee of the Regions (CoR) and Mayor of Coulaines, France

16:45 17:00 Keynote speech

  • Elly Schlein, Leader of the Partito Democratico (Italy)

17:00 18:45 Working sessions

Moderator: Ania Skrzypek, Director for research and training at the Foundation for European Progressive Studies (FEPS)

17:00 18:00 Session 1: The rise of far-right populism

Why is the rise of far-right a threat to democracy?

  • Daphne Halikiopoulou, Chair in comparative politics, University of York

How should we respond: party and policy responses to the far right?

  • Tim Vlandas, Associate professor in social policy, Oxford University

Political debate & Q&A

18:00 18:45 Session 2: The geography of discontent: Comparative outlook on case studies

  • Germany: Gabriele Bischoff, Vice-president of the S&D Group in the European Parliament
  • Hungary: Kata Tüttő, Deputy Mayor of Budapest and Vice-president of the PES Group in the CoR
  • Sweden: Helene Fritzon, Vice-president of the S&D Group in the European Parliament
  • Spain: María Victoria Chivite Navascues, President of the Autonomous Community of Navarre
  • The Netherlands: Thijs Reuten, Member of the S&D Group in the European Parliament
  • Austria: Andreas Schieder, Chair of the Next Left, Member of the S&D Group in the European Parliament
  • Portugal: Vasco Alves Cordeiro, President of the European Committee of the regions, President of the Socialist party of the Azores

Political debate and Q&A

18:45 19:00 Conclusions

  • Maria João Rodrigues, President of the Foundation for European Progressive Studies (FEPS)
  • Nicola Zingaretti, President of DEMO, Foundation of the Italian Democratic Party
Iratxe Garcia

Iratxe García Pérez

PES First Vice-President, S&D President, PSOE Spain
Christophe Rouillon

Christophe Rouillon

President, PES Group in the European Committee of the Regions, Mayor of Coulaines, PS France
Elly Schlein

Elly Schlein

Leader of PD Italy
Kata Tüttő

Kata Tüttő

Deputy Mayor of Budapest, Member of the PES Group in the CoR, Lead candidate to the EU elections, MSZP
Heléne Fritzon

Heléne Fritzon

MEP SAP Sweden, Vice-President of S&D Group
Andreas Schieder

Andreas Schieder

MEP, SPÖ Austria
Maria João Rodrigues

Maria João Rodrigues

President, Foundation for European Progressive Studies