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#8 SPRING The 2018 3.00 € Progressive Post PROGRESSIVE VS CONSERVATIVE Featuring contributions from : CITIES STATES Anna Lisa Boni Philippe Close Zita Gurmai Peter Kreko Karl-Heinz Lamberts Isabella Lenarduzzi Michael Ludwig Raja Mohan Ozlem Onaran Teresa Ribera Vladimir Spidla ... SPECIAL COVERAGE BREXIT NEXT LEFT NEXT GLOBAL The #MeToo campaign Are UK politicians listening Visegrad Group countries: China’s silk road and its impact within EU political sphere to Millennials? The state of the Left on Europe and the World NEXT SOCIAL NEXT ECONOMY NEXT DEMOCRACY NEXT ENVIRONMENT Revising the Written Positive effects of The price of data Improving the air Statement Directive minimum wages that we breathe Quarterly : April - May - June www.progressivepost.eu NEXT ENVIRONMENT #08 Contents > The ongoing fight for clean air is above p.46 all a social issue The > Improving the air that we breathe p.48 NEXT ECONOMY Progressive > The benefits of having a statutory minimum wage p.50 Post CONTRIBUTORS p.2 > A way forward for minimum wages in the EU p.52 EDITORIAL > A European system of minimum wages for p.54 equality-led development > Progressive cities vs conservative states p.3 NEXT GLOBAL Europeans share a common history and future, SPECIAL COVERAGE > An assessment of EU-China relations p.56 but their ideas and ideals still need a public space. > Women breaking down p.4 > Belts, roads and regions:mapping imaginations p.58 the barriers in local politics > Belt and road initiative and Europe’s fate: p.60 > #Metoo: From hashtag, to movement, p.6 still united in diversity? The Progressive Post to systemic solutions to combat sexual harassment > Europe, China’s silk roads and India p.62 The truly European progressive opinion magazine > #Metoo, the women’s revolution in need of p.8 > Making the belt and road initiative p.64 that gathers world-renowned experts, ‘Progressive male knights’ to transform the world a two-way street to offer a platform informing the public > #Metoo: From social campaign to social change? p.10 FOLLOW UP about the issues facing Europe today. > A gender power battle to bring equality into p.12 > Europeans must understand Israel’s reality p.67 the labour market is underway > Progressive forces need to propose a new p.70 > Why ‘Me Too’ is not arousing much interest p.14 paradigm to dispel Israeli-Palestine tensions The Progressive Post among millions of women The magazine is published in two languages: > Lessons from history: Female activists in p.16 FOCUS English and French. south eastern Europe WHO ARE THE LEADERS ? > Progressive momentum p.72 DEBATES Subscribe to the magazine and our weekly newsletter HISTORY NEXT LEFT at progressivepost.eu and follow us on social media > Exploring the features of Europe's progressive cities p.74 > The state of the left in the Visegrad group: p.18 to get the latest news, analysis and information. PROGRESSIVE CITIES VS CONSERVATIVE STATES paradoces of the Slovak left > Why the EU must listen more to cities and regions p.77 > The state of the left in the Visegrad group: p.20 > To be ‘smart’, cities need to slow down p.80 landscape after a disaster in Hungary > Urban solutions for european challenges p.82 > The state of the left in the Visegrad group: p.22 > How to boost the left and stop the far right Poland’s left, fragmented and in disarray p.84 > Bergkamen: a model for cities run > The state of the left in the Visegrad group: p.24 p.86 by social democrats ? the left succeeds when people start believing FEPS @FEPS_Europe With the support > Overcoming conservative attitudes: p.89 of the European Parliament in a better future Thessaloniki’s progressive ideas NEXT SOCIAL CITY > Protecting workers’ rights in a changing p.26 N°8 - 2018 world of work > VIENNA: Social housing: the Vienna model p.92 ISSN 2506-7362 > The EU law on transparent and predictable p.28 > BIRMINGHAM: Developing mixed open p.94 working conditions is positive cities of the future > EU’s working conditions’ proposals good but p.30 > BRUSSELS: Fit out the local neighbourhoods! p.96 more needs to be done > PARIS: Building the democracy of tomorrow p.100 Editor: Ernst Stetter (FEPS Secretary general) in our cities > EU law has good aspects but needs to be improved p.32 FEPS: rue Montoyer, 40-1000 Bruxelles > KARLSRUHE: Karlsruhe’s festival: ‘upheaval > Denmark: trade union signs first collective p.34 p.102 Editor-in-Chief: Alain Bloëdt - awakening. equal rights for all’ agreement with a digital platform Editorial Committee: Ania Skrzypek, David Rinaldi, Vassilis Ntousas, Maria Freitas, > MALMÖ: ‘Collaborative Future Making’ explained > EU working conditions law good but more p.36 p.104 Hedwig Giuisto, Elena Gil, Charlotte Billingham, Lisa Kastner, Rosanna Bennett, Laeticia Thissen needs to be done > HAMBURG: promoting integration via p.106 Coordination & Graphic Design: ww.triptyque.be intercultural projects BREXIT Editing: Karine Jehelmann, Hale Julian. > Are UK politicians listening to younger people? p.39 Photo credits: Shutterstock, The EU’s Audiovisual Media Services INSPIRATION NEXT DEMOCRACY Cover Illustration : Peter Willems, Vec-Star TO WATCH p.108 > Tax fairness and its discontents p.42 Copyright: © FEPS - Foundation for European Progressive Studies TO READ p.110 > GAFAM versus European Union p.44 TO THINK p.112 EDITORIAL CONTRIBUTORS PROGRESSIVE CITIES VS Yannick Zita Marja Isabella Laeticia Paola Anne Glemarec 4 Gurmai 6 Bijl 6 Lenarduzzi 8 Thissen 10 Panzeri 12 Morelli 14 CONSERVATIVE Sonja Boris Péter Maria Vladimír Barbara Frank STATES Lokar 16 Zala 18 Krekó 20 Skóra 22 Špidla 24 Gerstenberger 26 Lorenz 28 by Maria João Rodrigues, FEPS President Siôn Vanya Thorkild Agnes Caroline Robert Laurent Simon Grigorova Holmboe Jongerius Macfarland 30 32 34 36 39 Sweeney 42 Alexandre 44 russels, Paris, London, political, economic, digital and and freedom of speech to Vienna, Lisbon: international capitals, the world nationalists, which only serve through cities such as is constantly changing. This is an to make the situation worse. these, led by progres- open, multicultural and multilin- Bsives of a new generation, social gual world. Ceding in many ways to the democracy continues to show powers of influence of conserv- Kathleen Teresa Rémi Guillaume Özlem Jo C. Cindy that it is alive and kicking despite But the city can sometimes atives and liberals, the European Van Brempt 46 Ribera 48 Bazillier 50 Balas 52 Onaran 54 Leinen 56 Fan 58 the efforts of those who wish to seem rather like an employee in Commission has just proposed bury it. It is a social democracy a public administration who is reducing the component of the of proximity, which responds dealing directly with the public European Union’s budget that to the questions and concerns or the switchboard operator at was dedicated to the develop- of local residents. It is a social a large company. They listen to ment of cities and regions, who democracy that defends those the complaints and concerns of are the major stakeholders in Alisée C. Raja Vassilis Isaac Victor Charlotte Karl-Heinz embroiled in long term struggles respectively, citizens or dissatis- people’s everyday lives. Pornet 60 Mohan 62 Ntousas 64 Herzog 67 Bostinaru 70 Halpern 74 Lambertz 77 for housing for all and defends fied customers but they can do those who have breathed new nothing about the issues raised. Progressive forces must now life into the debate about sus- The state dominates and, when propose a new agenda. It is up tainable energy. it is led by conservative forces, to progressive forces to translate often acts overly cautiously or their local actions to a national It is no coincidence that social even in a cowardly way. and European level. Pier Giorgio Anna Lisa Marc Roland Leonidas Michael Jon democracy is rooted in big Oliveti 80 Boni 82 Tarabella 84 Schäfer 86 Makris 89 Ludwig 92 Bloomfield 94 cities. In these ever-growing Currently, nation states are spaces, there is a new genera- predominantly huddled tion of young people attracted together in Europe and appear by local amenities and migrants prepared to let the market drawn to the cities in the hope decide what is best for them. of finding their first job and a Instead of taking responsibility Philippe Pauline Suzanne Per-Anders Laura-Helen better life where they are fully and offering a reassuring vision Close 96 Veron 100 Asche 102 Hillgren 104 Rüge 106 included in society. In these to citizens, the state gives time SPECIAL COVERAGE politicians. Astonishingly, we those with men-led councils . In gender-equal world, however, And we must change harmful SPECIAL COVERAGE do not know how many women Norway, a direct causal link was is more than facts and figures. narratives so that women are are represented in local level found between the presence of We must dismantle barriers to as much accepted as leaders politics around the world. While women in municipal councils women’s political participation as men – the media has a cen- regular tracking of the number and childcare coverage. everywhere, from political par- tral role to play here, by paying of women in parliaments over ties that exclude women or deny attention to women’s policies the last 20 years has made it them winnable candidacies, to and political records rather possible to measure progress Women in local electoral systems that do not than passing judgement on their and setbacks in terms of wom- government give women a fair chance to appearance or family life. Key to en’s representation at this level, compete against men, to a lack these efforts is the political will the same has not been done at UN Women is now working on of financial resources to run to achieve gender balance in the local level.
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