FES London held its annual Trade Union Forum at UNISON in London, hosting delegates from British and German trade unions.

Debate around a four-day week in the UK has been gathering momentum over the last two years. This panel discussion, hosted by IPA and FES at this years TUC Congress, explored the prospects of shorter working time.

In light of the current climate crisis, FES and IPPR jointly hosted a panel discussion on the consequences of Brexit on the UK’s environmental policy.

In the context of London’s first Climate Action Week, FES and the New Economics Foundation hosted a roundtable discussion on Just Transition, bringing together leading British and German researchers, MPs and trade unionists.

The causes, consequences and control of the ongoing housing crisis in the UK and Germany were the central issues discussed at this year’s British-German Dialogue on Housing. In the two-day seminar “Project Housing: How to tackle the housing crisis”, British and German members of parliament,…

The FES/CER conference on „Europe’s Climate Change Challenge” explored Europe’s potential as a global climate leader. In three panels the participants examined Europe’s role in establishing and maintaining a global climate change regime. The conference aimed to analyse how Europeans can develop the…

At this year’s British-German Dialogue Forum, German and British Members of Parliament, academics and think-tankers were discussing defence and security policies in changing world orders. Main emphasis was being put on US-policies under Trump and its impact on security in Europe, the role of NATO…

Under the heading "In spite of Brexit - How to stay closely aligned?", German and British MP's, academics as well as think-tankers were discussing the future of the British-German relations, the European Left, the cosmopolitan–communitarian divide and common approaches in countering populism.

Immigration control has been at the centre stage of British politics for over a decade. However, since the referendum, the issue has fallen down the agenda. Polling evidence suggests that concerns about immigration have lost salience among the public’s concerns. Labour’s strategy on migration has…

To mark the 100th anniversary of the Representation of the People Act 1918, which gave millions of British women the right to vote, FES London and the Fabian Society hosted the all-day Women's Conference “100 Years of Suffrage: Our Vote, Our Voice”.