Matt Lynes

3 weeks ago | theparliamentmagazine.eu | Matt Lynes

As the EU seeks to boost its competitiveness amid mounting economic headwinds, the European Commission's Stéphane Séjourné calls for deepening the single market and a 'Buy European' approach. Since being elected to the European Parliament in 2019 at the age of 34, Stephane Séjourné has risen rapidly through the ranks of EU institutions.

4 weeks ago | theparliamentmagazine.eu | Arno van Rensbergen |Matt Lynes

Rafal Trzaskowski and Karol Nawrocki are neck-and-neck going into Sunday's vote — a contest that could shape Poland’s European future. Election posters of Rafal Trzaskowski (KO) and Karol Nawrocki (PiS), the two main contenders in the 2025 Polish presidential election campaign. (Wojciech Balsewicz / Alamy Stock Photo)WARSAW—In the Polish capital’s bustling city centre, glass-and-steel office towers reflect a country transformed.

2 months ago | theparliamentmagazine.eu | Matt Lynes |Roberts Zile

As the bloc pushes to cut its reliance on fossil fuels and eventually bolster its clean energy networks, a decade-old idea is coming back to the fore. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, and the subsequent EU sanctions against the country, shed a merciless light on Europe’s reliance on foreign powers for energy. Three years later, as policymakers still grapple with how to cut the cord, the idea of an energy union is having a moment in the sun.

2 months ago | theparliamentmagazine.eu | Francesca Ghiretti |Matt Lynes

Learning from China’s auto success won’t help the EU alone and the bloc must stay strong behind its own solutions. New Ora cars from the Chinese car manufacturer Great Wall Motor are parked in Wilhelmshaven, Germany. (Hauke-Christian Dittrich/dpa/Alamy Live News)The European automotive industry is struggling. Competition with China and a lack of investment are major obstacles.

Mar 24, 2025 | theparliamentmagazine.eu | Matt Lynes |Eloise Hardy

In the EU, out of NATO: Austria, Ireland and Malta rethink what neutrality means in an era of militarisation and renewed defence spending. As the US threatens to distance itself from its NATO allies, the European Union is under increasing pressure to pick up the military alliance’s slack. New commitments to defence and security are at the forefront of much of the bloc's latest policy efforts.