LFCGEP2026: How can Europe ensure its long-term security and resilience?
Over 2 days, 50 students came together to discuss European security: both in the defence on European strategic interests, and in Europe’s energy security.
As one of the leading members of the Organising Committee, and Chair of my Committee and the Plenary session, I coordinated the drafting of legislative texts and briefing documents, and presided over debate, amendments, and vote.
We worked on two fronts:
- Committee 1 | SEDE: Reinforcing the European defence industry through joint investment and the strategic integration of artificial intelligence
- Committee 2 | ITRE: Harmonising cross-border energy grids and accelerating renewable energy production within the EU
Presiding over Committee 2 underscored a central finding: energy independence is a prerequisite for European security.
A successful green transition requires not only increased renewable capacity, but also interconnected and resilient transnational grids. Without them, the EU remains structurally dependent on external energy suppliers.
As Ursula von der Leyen stated: “A competitive Europe can only be an independent Europe.”
This simulation made it clear that energy independence is the foundation of that competitiveness.