Magnus Lund Nielsen
@magnuslundnielsen.bsky.social
Politics Journalist at @Euractiv.com 🇩🇰🇪🇺
✍️All things Parliament, Commission, Brussels and beyond 🇬🇱
✉️ [email protected]
✍️All things Parliament, Commission, Brussels and beyond 🇬🇱
✉️ [email protected]
"I cannot be more concrete than that in my office," the EU's top judge said repeatedly. Yet, he was quite concrete – referring indirectly to Hungary as an ‘oligarchy’ and suggesting it shouldn't receive EU funds until it joins the EU's joint prosecutor.
Europe’s chief justice slams Orbán
Europe’s chief justice slams Orbán
In thinly veiled attack, ECJ chief decries Hungarian ‘oligarchy’
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November 12, 2025 at 9:32 AM
"I cannot be more concrete than that in my office," the EU's top judge said repeatedly. Yet, he was quite concrete – referring indirectly to Hungary as an ‘oligarchy’ and suggesting it shouldn't receive EU funds until it joins the EU's joint prosecutor.
Dispatch from Amsterdam 👇
Two Swedes expose Europe’s centre-left migration dilemma
Two Swedes expose Europe’s centre-left migration dilemma
“We are way stricter on migration and on crime than we were before,” says Magdalena Andersson, head of the Swedish Social Democrats
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October 20, 2025 at 6:24 AM
Dispatch from Amsterdam 👇
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EXCLUSIVE: European Commission’s 2026 work programme leaked
EXCLUSIVE: European Commission’s 2026 work programme leaked
Legislative plan covers everything from defence to anti-trust initiatives through next year
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October 15, 2025 at 2:43 PM
EXCLUSIVE: European Commission’s 2026 work programme leaked
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Tomorrow we’ll bring you the State of the Union live from Strasbourg...w/ me, @magnuslundnielsen.bsky.social and @sofiamazzanaro.bsky.social on the ground, and the full brainpower of our Brussels newsroom. Stay tuned
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SOTEU2025 Liveblog: What's next for the EU? - Euractiv
Follow the 2025 State of the European Union speech with real-time coverage and analysis from Euractiv’s reporters in Strasbourg and Brussels
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September 9, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Tomorrow we’ll bring you the State of the Union live from Strasbourg...w/ me, @magnuslundnielsen.bsky.social and @sofiamazzanaro.bsky.social on the ground, and the full brainpower of our Brussels newsroom. Stay tuned
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Vestager’s shoes were always going to be hard to fill.
But it’s worse than I feared.
Can we bring her back? I don’t see a problem with having two Danish commissioners 😁 🇩🇰
But it’s worse than I feared.
Can we bring her back? I don’t see a problem with having two Danish commissioners 😁 🇩🇰
September 8, 2025 at 5:58 AM
Vestager’s shoes were always going to be hard to fill.
But it’s worse than I feared.
Can we bring her back? I don’t see a problem with having two Danish commissioners 😁 🇩🇰
But it’s worse than I feared.
Can we bring her back? I don’t see a problem with having two Danish commissioners 😁 🇩🇰
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The weekend read you didn't know that you needed www.euractiv.com/section/econ...
August 29, 2025 at 2:41 PM
The weekend read you didn't know that you needed www.euractiv.com/section/econ...
Euractiv is live-blogging the debt out of the new EU-budget 👇
📣 Stay in the loop on the next EU budget 💶
🎢 Our reporters are covering every twist and turn, LIVE, of what is set to be the most important budget in EU history.
🔖 Bookmark and keep this link open, as we report on von der Leyen's proposal, and initial reactions.
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🎢 Our reporters are covering every twist and turn, LIVE, of what is set to be the most important budget in EU history.
🔖 Bookmark and keep this link open, as we report on von der Leyen's proposal, and initial reactions.
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July 16, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Euractiv is live-blogging the debt out of the new EU-budget 👇
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Money for nothing: Commission pours millions into struggling EU media
Money for nothing: Commission pours millions into struggling EU media
The EU's generous subsidies come with little oversight and risk skewing the media market for independent players
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June 30, 2025 at 4:03 AM
Money for nothing: Commission pours millions into struggling EU media
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❗️Donald Trump suggested on Friday that the EU’s enforcement of its Big Tech laws is on the table in ongoing trade talks that could see the EU make concessions in order to avoid certain US tariffs.
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Trump suggests EU's digital rules are on the table in trade talks - Euractiv
Canada was "obviously copying the European Union" in taxing US Big Tech firms, Trump said – despite the fact the EU does not have a digital services tax.
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June 27, 2025 at 7:52 PM
❗️Donald Trump suggested on Friday that the EU’s enforcement of its Big Tech laws is on the table in ongoing trade talks that could see the EU make concessions in order to avoid certain US tariffs.
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@euractiv.com EUCO liveblog www.euractiv.com/section/poli...
June 26, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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Blogging all day from the EU leaders’ summit in Brussels
Migration, Middle East, and Merz on debut
Tune in 👇
Migration, Middle East, and Merz on debut
Tune in 👇
EU summit LIVE: Leaders gather for talks on Middle East, Ukraine and migration
EU summit LIVE: Leaders gather for talks on Middle East, Ukraine and migration
EU leaders meet in Brussels for talks on the Middle East, Ukraine, migration and more. Follow along live.
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June 26, 2025 at 5:22 AM
Blogging all day from the EU leaders’ summit in Brussels
Migration, Middle East, and Merz on debut
Tune in 👇
Migration, Middle East, and Merz on debut
Tune in 👇
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I’m back at the European Parliament in Strasbourg in glorious sunlight for two days of reporting for Euractiv with @magnuslundnielsen.bsky.social
Scoops? Send em our way
Scoops? Send em our way
June 16, 2025 at 2:21 PM
I’m back at the European Parliament in Strasbourg in glorious sunlight for two days of reporting for Euractiv with @magnuslundnielsen.bsky.social
Scoops? Send em our way
Scoops? Send em our way
This seems bad. Pro-Russian parties (ST!/SV/AJ) polling at a combined 17,5% in an EU capital.
Latvia, SKDS poll:
Riga city council election
LPV (PfE): 22% (new)
P (Greens/EFA): 14% (new)
NA (ECR): 13% (new)
JV (EPP): 11% (-4)
ST! (→NI): 11% (new)
SV/AJ (ECR): 8% (new)
S (S&D): 6% (-11)
...
+/- vs. 2020 election
Fieldwork: May 2025
Sample size: 1,462
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Riga city council election
LPV (PfE): 22% (new)
P (Greens/EFA): 14% (new)
NA (ECR): 13% (new)
JV (EPP): 11% (-4)
ST! (→NI): 11% (new)
SV/AJ (ECR): 8% (new)
S (S&D): 6% (-11)
...
+/- vs. 2020 election
Fieldwork: May 2025
Sample size: 1,462
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June 6, 2025 at 9:47 AM
This seems bad. Pro-Russian parties (ST!/SV/AJ) polling at a combined 17,5% in an EU capital.
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Absolutely incredible twist in the plot here.
“If they’d explained everything about Brexit, I’d probably have voted Remain!”
@lewisgoodall.com visits The Talbot in Blackpool, the UK’s first Reform pub, where the owner regrets Brexit - but stops short of blaming one of the key figures who sold it to him: Nigel Farage.
@lewisgoodall.com visits The Talbot in Blackpool, the UK’s first Reform pub, where the owner regrets Brexit - but stops short of blaming one of the key figures who sold it to him: Nigel Farage.
June 4, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Absolutely incredible twist in the plot here.
🚨🚨 Hungary "has significantly deviated from the model of a constitutional democracy" according to EU Court's advocate general.
The AG slams Hungary's anti-LGBT law in her opinion in Commission v Hungary (’Values of the European Union’).
The AG slams Hungary's anti-LGBT law in her opinion in Commission v Hungary (’Values of the European Union’).
June 5, 2025 at 8:09 AM
🚨🚨 Hungary "has significantly deviated from the model of a constitutional democracy" according to EU Court's advocate general.
The AG slams Hungary's anti-LGBT law in her opinion in Commission v Hungary (’Values of the European Union’).
The AG slams Hungary's anti-LGBT law in her opinion in Commission v Hungary (’Values of the European Union’).
🚨 Ukraine just hit the Crimea Bridge with a 1,100 kg TNT underwater-explosion
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Ukraine Hits Crimean Bridge for the Third Time—This Time Underwater
The SBU launched a precision underwater explosion on the Crimean Bridge, marking its third operation against this essential resource for Russian forces.
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June 3, 2025 at 11:31 AM
🚨 Ukraine just hit the Crimea Bridge with a 1,100 kg TNT underwater-explosion
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united24media.com/latest-news/...
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Har for nylig læst at Rusland manglede flydele.
Men nu har de åbenbart masser af flydele….
Men nu har de åbenbart masser af flydele….
June 1, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Har for nylig læst at Rusland manglede flydele.
Men nu har de åbenbart masser af flydele….
Men nu har de åbenbart masser af flydele….
The pollster behind the 'EU Media Poll’ - referenced by nearly every editor in Brussels - doesn’t stand by how the data is used in the final report.👇
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EXCLUSIVE: Researcher behind ‘EU Media Poll’ admits serious flaws in report - Euractiv
The report fails to represent accurate findings from the "small sub-sample of MEPs" surveyed, the pollster said.
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June 1, 2025 at 8:44 AM
The pollster behind the 'EU Media Poll’ - referenced by nearly every editor in Brussels - doesn’t stand by how the data is used in the final report.👇
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www.euractiv.com/section/poli...
Nicoletta enjoying her holidays:
🇺🇦The June 13th Home Affairs Council agenda confirms earlier reports: a one-year extension of temporary protection for Ukrainians is on the table, backed by a recommendation from member states outlining a roadmap to exit the TPD.
May 30, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Nicoletta enjoying her holidays:
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Postcard! I tagged along when the DK EU minister Marie Bjerre visited Montenegro and Albania. Here's how it went 👇
The Brief – EU play geopolitics with Balkan dominoes - Euractiv
If enlargement is a geopolitical game, the Balkans want to play ball.
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May 20, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Postcard! I tagged along when the DK EU minister Marie Bjerre visited Montenegro and Albania. Here's how it went 👇
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We've seen a draft of the simplification package (agri omnibus) that will be unveiled next week. Wondering what's to come? Take a look 👇
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EXCLUSIVE: EU to further roll back green rules for farmers - Euractiv
The latest CAP simplification proposal, seen by Euractiv, is another nail in the coffin of the Green Deal.
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May 8, 2025 at 9:43 AM
We've seen a draft of the simplification package (agri omnibus) that will be unveiled next week. Wondering what's to come? Take a look 👇
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www.euractiv.com/section/agri...
Well, this is insane
US intelligence instructed to infiltrate Greenland, media reports
US intelligence instructed to infiltrate Greenland, media reports
US spies are under orders to monitor Greenland's independence movement and find those receptive to Trump's desire to control the island, the WSJ reports.
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May 7, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Well, this is insane
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The Brief – Trump’s ineptitude might be a blessing in disguise
The Brief – Trump’s ineptitude might be a blessing in disguise
Though it’s painful in the present, it's hard to imagine that the brazen Europe-bashing that Trump has so readily indulged will still be in vogue.
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April 28, 2025 at 3:39 PM
The Brief – Trump’s ineptitude might be a blessing in disguise
Golden passports no more!
April 29, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Golden passports no more!