About
Maria João Rodrigues
Maria João Rodrigues, former Portuguese Minister of Employment in Portugal of PM Antonio Guterres is a European politician with a long track in all European institutions: EU Presidencies, Council, European Council, European Commission and, more recently, European Parliament.
She is currently President of the European Foundation for Progressive Studies (FEPS), the European progressive think tank. Between 2014 and 2019 she was Member of the European Parliament (MEP) and S&D Vice-President of the S&D Group, the second most important EP Group.
She played a relevant role in several big European initiatives as: the Lisbon Treaty, the Lisbon and the Europe 2020 strategy (the EU's agenda for growth and jobs), the Eurozone reform, the interface with EU strategic partners, the roadmap for EU’s future and, more recently, the European Pillar of Social Rights....
A New Global Deal
by Maria João Rodrigues
This is our progressive contribution to the United Nations Summit of the Future, which will take place in September 20241 in New York and where FEPS and its partners will actively participate through the co-organisation and support of several official side events. It will also be the occasion to launch the book ‘A New Global Deal: Reforming World Governance’ in New York. This book includes proposals to reform world governance, address current global challenges and get the SDGs back on track. The insights of the book have already been launched in Vienna and at the UN Civil Society Conference in Nairobi. https://feps-europe.eu/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/A-New-Global-Deal.pdf
EUROPEAN PILLAR OF SOCIAL RIGHTS
by Maria João Rodrigues
The European Pillar of Social Rights is the most importante initiative to relaunch the social dimensiono f the EU project of the last 20 years. It has two main purposes: updating social rights in face of new challenges, and rebalancing the European integration and the way the Single Market and the Eurozone operate, particular after the 2008 financial crisis. In November 2017, the European Commission, the European Parliament, the European Council and the Heads of States and Governments of all Member States jointly signed and proclaimed the European Pillar of Social Rights at the Gotemburg Social Summit. This political commitment made at the highest level was historical, as it puts social rights back in the EU agenda. This brochure recalls the European Parliament’s report because it remains the most ambitious definition of a European Social Pillar approved by European Institutions and provides a compass for the ongoing process of implementation, which is bringing about several new tools. These tools, which are also shortly presenred here, show that the promise of the Social Pillar is satring to be delivered, but a lot remains to be done to really deliver on the commitments!
OUR EUROPEAN FUTURE
by Maria João Rodrigues
Our European Future offers solutions to rethink our socioeconomic model in the glare of the environmental and digital transformations; to redefine Europe’s role in the world to contribute to renewed multilateralism; to strengthen investment in public goods; and finally, to re-invent our democratic contract. The book brings together the insights of renowned experts from across Europe, and it should prove a handy guide for any progressive thinker, policymaker or activist, and for any citizen who would like to take part in the necessary democratic debate about our future. This book, edited by Maria João Rodrigues with the collaboration of François Balate, is a first contribution from the Foundation for European Progressives Studies to the Conference on the Future of Europe and beyond.
EUROPE IS STILL POSSIBLE
by Maria João Rodrigues
How can countries converge in spite of their differences? On the impact of the Eurozone crisis and its far-reaching implications for European governance inside and outside the EU borders.
O SISTEMA DE EMPREGO EM PORTUGAL – CRISE E MUTAÇÕES
by Maria João Rodrigues
Reproduction of Maria João Rodrigues’ doctoral thesis presented in 1987 in Paris, later awarded the Gulbenkian Prize for Science and Technology.
EUROPEAN POLICIES FOR A KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY
by Maria João Rodrigues
This book explores the information society and research and education policies which are being combined to build a stronger knowledge base.
THE EUROZONE CRISIS AND THE TRANSFORMATION OF EU GOVERNANCE – INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL IMPLICATIONS
by Maria João Rodrigues
On the impact of the Eurozone crisis and its far-reaching implications for European governance inside and outside the EU borders.
THE NEW KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY IN EUROPE – A STRATEGY FOR INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIVENESS AND SOCIAL COHESION
by Maria João Rodrigues
Knowledge is fast becoming one of the main sources of wealth, yet it can also become a source of inequality.
PROGRESSIVE POLICY MAKING FOR THE EUROPEAN UNION
by Maria João Rodrigues
This book provides a consistent sequence of analysis and responses to cope with some key European problems.
EUROPE GLOBALIZATION AND THE LISBON AGENDA
by Maria João Rodrigues
This book counts with contributions from some of Europe’s leading scholars and explores the developments in the European agenda for globalization addressing critical areas.
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