President of @FEPS_Europe. Former Minister of Emloyment in Portugal and former Vice-President of @TheProgressives in the European Parliament.

Joined October 2012
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.@FEPS_Europe & I are very pleased to launch our book "Our European Future": a first high-quality book with key ideas for the next phase of the European project to be discussed in the Conference on the Future of Europe🇪🇺📕#FutureOfEurope #CoFoE #booklaunch
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Maria João Rodrigues retweeted
2 Mar 2024
“A lot of work has been done in this EU mandate on regulating AI and platforms, but this is just the beginning. At stake, for Europe to take control of the digital transformation according to our values, with progressives in the lead” @MJRodriguesEU FEPS President #PESCongress
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Maria João Rodrigues retweeted
15 Jan 2024
📺 Watch FEPS President @MJRodriguesEU on the panel of #BrusselsMyLove on @Euronews discussing... 👨‍🌾 German farmer protests, 💰EU fiscal rules, ✍️ Charles Michel quitting his role early to run for MEP. Watch the segment below! ⤵️ 🔗euronews.com/my-europe/2024/…

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Maria João Rodrigues retweeted
22 Nov 2023
“The EP report on #EUtreaties changes has been adopted today at the #EPplenary! This is an important step in the right direction. Targeted changes in the EU Treaties are needed to better meet citizens' aspirations” @MJRodriguesEU ⬇️Read the policy study bit.ly/EUTreatiesFEPS

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Maria João Rodrigues retweeted
15 Nov 2023
The need for stronger #EUCapacity to act is obvious & the current #LisbonTreaty shows its limits ➡️It's time to reassess it & identify some targeted changes Join us online tomorrow to debate #EUTreaties changes w/ experts & policymakers 📺bit.ly/YTEUTreatiesChanges
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Maria João Rodrigues retweeted
13 Nov 2023
#EUTreaties changes are back on the agenda. Enlargement is not the only reason why EU🇪🇺Treaties should be updated. 📕Read the report on the topic by a group of renowned experts bit.ly/EUTreatiesPS
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Maria João Rodrigues retweeted
14 Sep 2023
Ahead of the @UN #SDGSummit2023 , FEPS' President @MJRodriguesEU is in NY #UNGA to unveil groundbreaking research showing that policymakers can ensure the implementation of SDGs by 2050! 🌐Read our latest policy study, with @Earth4All_ 📕bit.ly/SDGsForAll #SDGSummit
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Maria João Rodrigues retweeted
18 Sep 2023
FEPS Pres @MJRodriguesEU at #SDGActionWeekend ahead of #SDGSummit starting today! Discussing how the #SummitoftheFuture may best accelerate the implementation of the outcomes agreed at the SDG Summit➡️by promoting effective UN reform for a stronger & inclusive multilateral system
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Maria João Rodrigues retweeted
18 May 2023
"We cannot invent the new welfare state as kind of a luxury product for us Europeans". FEPS President @MJRodriguesEU reflects at the #BeyondGrowth event about the global challenges 🇪🇺 Europe and the 🌎 world are facing. ℹ️ bit.ly/BeyondGrowth23
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Maria João Rodrigues retweeted
No início de sua fala, Maria João Rodrigues, presidente da Fundação Europeia de Estudos Progressistas (FEPS) destaca o momento atual do Brasil, a importância do apoio da União Europeia ao país e a necessidade de um mundo mais democrático. @MJRodriguesEU @FEPS_Europe #RecifeGPD
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Maria João Rodrigues retweeted
The President of @FEPS_Europe @MJRodriguesEU is in #SharmElSheik for the #COP27. Her message: we need a much stronger response to the #climatecrisis - this includes financing action also with taxes from big polluters and private investment.
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Maria João Rodrigues retweeted
7 Nov 2022
Richard Ponzio presenting the @StimsonCenter ’s report on the 'Road to 2023: Our Common Future and the Pact for the Future'. 20 ideas to encourage more ambitious, forward-looking thinking and deliberation on global governance renewal & innovation. ggin.stimson.org/lib/report/…
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Maria João Rodrigues retweeted
7 Nov 2022
🔴Live NOW🔴 ‘The Road to the 2024 Summit of the Future: Preparing for a new global governance and a Pact for the Future’ with 🎤 @MJRodriguesEU Richard Ponzio @StimsonCenter , @AnnLinde , @AdamDayGeneva , @jo_leinen Follow the debate 👇🧵 bit.ly/LiveNewGlobalGovernan…

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Maria João Rodrigues retweeted
14 Oct 2022
#PESCongress resolution has been approved unanimously! FEPS President @MJRodriguesEU : "It's a great resolution, we’re fully equipped to win elections!" #Progressives4Europe
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Maria João Rodrigues retweeted
14 Oct 2022
"The European #SocialPillar was a major achievement of our family. Now we have turned it into an Action Plan, combined with powerful financial tools", @MJRodriguesEU #PESCongress #Progressives4Europe
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Maria João Rodrigues retweeted
14 Oct 2022
.@MJRodriguesEU "The energy blackmail by Putin is at the root of inflation. A greener future is also a safer future. We need to make sure that this transition to a green future counts on a strong European #SocialPillar" #PESCongress #Progressives4Europe
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Maria João Rodrigues retweeted
14 Oct 2022
FEPS fringe event at #PESCongress on #enlargement @MJRodriguesEU "Enlargement or deepening? From our viewpoint, we should do both, but with a new approach. We can go deeper in this discussion, we need it. We #Progressives4Europe need to have a clear direction"
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Maria João Rodrigues retweeted
13 Oct 2022
.@AnnelieseDodds Chair @UKLabour speaks about #inequalities in the UK. “The government’s spending is only making inequalities worse” She’s one of the authors of the recently published FEPS book📕‘Enduring Values: How progressives across Europe can win’ bit.ly/FEPSenduringValues
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Maria João Rodrigues retweeted
26 Sep 2022

Thank you @FOGGS for a great discussion on @UN reform with amazing panelists: we heard brilliant proposals for a profound transformation of the @UN. We need champion governments and political will. @ScanHouse @FEPS_Europe @StimsonCenter @GWLvoices @c4unwn @NizamiGanjaviIC
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Maria João Rodrigues retweeted
23 Sep 2022
"With its existing governance architecture, the UN is not prepared to address current global challenges such as modern #warfare, #justice , equal development, and human rights for all." @MJRodriguesEU called for a fundamental update of the UN governance system.
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