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Britain’s new prime minister has said that Brexit was a mistake and Britain should have a much closer relationship with the European Union. Ros Taylor looks at what that relationship could look like, and asks whether there is a chance the UK will rejoin the EU or the single market.

The Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung is launching a tender for a provision of psychosocial support services for the Foundation's international offices. Tenders should be submitted by Monday 2 November 2026, 18:00 CET.

The Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung European Union | Global Dialogue office in Brussels is commissioning a comparative policy paper on competing visions of global order and the role(s) of the EU. Applications should be submitted by Friday 23 October 2026, noon CEST.

While most analysis of Brazil's upcoming 4 October election focuses on whether Lula or Flávio Bolsonaro will lead the country, for the EU's climate agenda, however, this is only half the question. Congress is already willing to override the president on environmental law, and is likely to move further to the right. This could undermine the green promises of the EU-Mercosur agreement, regardless of who wins. Brussels should watch the National Congress, especially the Senate, as closely as the presidency.

On 4 October, Brazil will elect a new head of state. Our office director Regine Schönenberg analyses what is at stake globally and why neither Lula da Silva nor Flávio Bolsonaro would change the country’s entrenched power dynamics.

New ‘Agribusiness Atlas’ reveals how a handful of corporations increasingly control what we eat.

The world faces its fourth wave of global food price crises in just 20 years. This atlas not only documents the damaging impacts of corporate power within the food system but also highlights practical alternatives and successful efforts to curb corporate dominance and guarantee access to healthy, affordable food.

Food is essential for survival. Yet, corporate power and the climate crisis are jeopardising our food system. Discover in 12 concise lessons how a handful of corporations dominate markets and how a fair food policy can be achieved.

Today, just a handful of corporations determine what is grown in our fields, what ends up on supermarket shelves, and ultimately what we eat. This concentration of market power did not emerge overnight

Corporations and their lobby groups often enjoy privileged access to European and national policymakers. In terms of budget, the number of lobbyists, and meetings with officials, they greatly outnumber trade unions and civil society organisations which defend the public interest.