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Where Now for European Social Democracy? - Policy Network

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<strong>Policy</strong> <strong>Network</strong> is an international think-tank launched in December2000 with the support of Tony Blair, Gerhard Schröder, GiulianoAmato and Göran Persson following the Progressive GovernanceSummits in New York, Florence and Berlin. <strong>Policy</strong> <strong>Network</strong>’sobjective is the promotion and cross-fertilisation of progressivepolicy ideas among centre-left modernisers. <strong>Policy</strong> <strong>Network</strong>facilitates dialogue between politicians, policy makers and expertsacross Europe and democratic countries around the world.The Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) is part of Germany’s system ofpolitical foundations. It is committed to the principles and basicvalues of social democracy, and operates in more than 100 countriesworldwide to provide a plat<strong>for</strong>m <strong>for</strong> debate on political and socioeconomicissues. The London office of the FES was established in1988 to foster dialogue and promote better understanding in British-German relations, mainly by means of seminars and reports onpolitical trends in both countries.The French organisation A gauche, en Europe was co-founded byDominique Strauss-Kahn (<strong>for</strong>mer French Minister <strong>for</strong> the Economy)and Michel Rocard (<strong>for</strong>mer French Prime Minister). It brings togetherindividuals from different political as well as cultural background,who all share the view that an intellectual renewal is necessary <strong>for</strong>the re<strong>for</strong>med Left and that such an ef<strong>for</strong>t only makes sense if itoccurs within a <strong>European</strong> perspective.v

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