Tackling the global challenges of climate change, the depletion of natural resources, the collapse of ecosystems and disappearance of wildlife and the protection of people’s health is best done together, rather than in isolation...[T]he EU needs to remember the fundamental rights and the rule of law it was founded on. Legislation to protect workers, citizens and the environment has drastically improved the standards of living in Europe, and this ‘safety net’ needs to be strengthened, not weakened...Thirdly, in a number of policy areas, important decisions are forthcoming which represent an opportunity to demonstrate the political will to take on board the lessons learned from the UK referendum: the EU needs to discontinue negotiations with the US on TTIP, unless an entirely different approach is taken...Central to...a new budget of results should be a deep and rigorous overhaul of one of the EU’s oldest and most controversial policies, the Common Agricultural Policy...EU leaders further need to demonstrate a willingness to increase ambitions when it comes to solving climate change through a new more ambitious set of greenhouse gas, renewable energy and energy saving targets for 2030, underpinned by a solid, legally enforceable system of governance...