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Brazil's 2026 elections

Amid polarisation and far-right mobilisation, Brazil's 2026 elections will shape its climate and gender politics and global role, including relations with the EU, China, the US and the Global South.

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Call for applications: Climate Leadership Programme

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The Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS), with the support of the Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung European Union | Global Dialogue, is launching an open call for eight young climate leaders to join the Climate Leadership Programme, running from December 2026 to March 2027. The programme combines online masterclasses and skills training with a week in Brussels, including participation in CEPS’ flagship event, Ideas Lab, on 4 and 5 March 2027. It offers participants the opportunity to deepen their understanding of EU climate policy-making, develop practical skills, connect with climate leaders from around the world and engage directly with the European policy community. The deadline for applications is Tuesday 10 November 2026, 23:59 CET.
Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung European Union | Global Dialogue, Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS)
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3 Questions on Lula's victory in Brazil to Regine Schönenberg

3 Questions
Lula has won a historic fourth term, a hopeful signal that the far right can be defeated at the ballot box. Young voters, grassroots activists and more than 10 million members of “Lula’s Army” turned the tide in three weeks. Regine Schönenberg, Director of the Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung office in Rio de Janeiro, explains what drove this comeback, how civil society can defend social justice, climate and Indigenous rights against a conservative Congress, and what Europe should prioritise now.
Regine Schönenberg, Louise Mollenhauer
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Böll EU Brief 04/2026 | German Rearmament: Handle with Care - Public Attitudes in Six EU Member States

Böll EU Brief
Germany is rearming. How do its European partners feel about it? A new Böll EU Brief presents what is, to our knowledge, the first public survey of its kind, with more than 9,000 people in France, Poland, Italy, Greece, Lithuania and Czechia. Two thirds support German rearmament, but backing varies by country and does not always come with trust. The top concern is the rise of extremist forces in Germany. Asked who should lead the defence of Europe, the largest group wants the EU to share that role, with no single country in charge. Germany must rearm, but also reassure.
Roderick Kefferpütz
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European by Default 2026

Executive summary
The majority of respondents want a Europe that is more independent of the US and forges new international partnerships. There is also broad support for a stronger European economy, even if this comes at a higher cost. These are among the findings of this year’s edition of our study on Germany’s role in the EU.
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How Europe’s electricity markets survived the stress test of the heatwave

Factsheet
Europe’s warmest summer on record put its electricity system to the test. Soaring demand, drought-hit hydropower and nuclear plants starved of cooling water sent hourly prices close to €1,000/MWh across Central and Eastern Europe. Solar kept the system standing, now covering more than half of midday demand and saving consumers around €1.13 billion in late June alone. But evening price spikes reveal what is missing: storage. This factsheet sets out what EU policymakers must do to keep the lights on.
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German Rearmament: Handle with Care - Public Attitudes in Six EU Member States

Böll EU Brief
Germany is rearming. How do its European partners feel about it? A new Böll EU Brief presents what is, to our knowledge, the first public survey of its kind, with more than 9,000 people in France, Poland, Italy, Greece, Lithuania and Czechia. Two thirds support German rearmament, but backing varies by country and does not always come with trust. The top concern is the rise of extremist forces in Germany. Asked who should lead the defence of Europe, the largest group wants the EU to share that role, with no single country in charge. Germany must rearm, but also reassure.
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A safety belt for the EU’s capacity to act

Policy paper
How can the EU safeguard its foreign policy capacity to act despite national vetoes? In his new IEP Policy Paper in cooperation with the Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung, Daniel Hegedüs explores how qualified majority voting could enable enhanced cooperation among member states without Treaty amendment.
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