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Magnus Lund Nielsen

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Politics Journalist at @Euractiv.com in Brussels🇩🇰🇪🇺 ✍️All things Parliament, Commission, Brussels and beyond ✉️ magnus.lundnielsen@euractiv.com

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Rapporteur @euractiv.com · 16/10/2026
EXCLUSIVE: EU to come up with new financing plan for Ukraine
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EXCLUSIVE: EU to come up with new financing plan for Ukraine
Ukraine could face a €70 billion budget gap next year
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Rapporteur @euractiv.com · 06/10/2026
Kos: EU to ‘protect’ itself from new members
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Kos: EU to ‘protect’ itself from new members
New 'insurance policy' to ensure safeguards against wrongdoing if EU enlarges to the east
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Rapporteur @euractiv.com · 29/09/2026
EXCLUSIVE: Commission to propose radical decision-making overhaul for larger EU
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EXCLUSIVE: Commission to propose radical decision-making overhaul for larger EU
‘Consensus’ model to be axed in bid to streamline decisions on enlargement, sanctions and defence
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Magnus Lund Nielsen @magnuslundnielsen.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Louder for the people in the back!
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Magnus Lund Nielsen @magnuslundnielsen.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
That’s it, folks. Hopefully.
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Ulrike Franke @rikefranke.eu · 16/09/2026
Today is State of the European Union day - aka the day of Ursula von der Leyen’s big speech at the European parliament. And it looks like we will get (the proposal for) a European Security Council www.euractiv.com/news/exclusi...
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EXCLUSIVE: Von der Leyen to call for ‘European Security Council’ in SOTEU text | Euractiv
The potential rival to NATO will come with a call for an ‘Alliance for the future’ with Canada, according to a draft
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Rapporteur @euractiv.com · 15/09/2026
EXCLUSIVE: Von der Leyen to call for ‘European Security Council’ in SOTEU text
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EXCLUSIVE: Von der Leyen to call for ‘European Security Council’ in SOTEU text
The potential rival to NATO will come with a call for an ‘Alliance for the future’ with Canada, according to a draft
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Rapporteur @euractiv.com · 14/09/2026
‘Here I go again’: Sweden’s ABBA election too close to call
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‘Here I go again’: Sweden’s ABBA election too close to call
Just one seat separates the rival blocs, with the result potentially unclear until municipalities count late advance and overseas ballots on Wednesday
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Martin J Wahlund @mjw80.wsocial.eu · 12/09/2026
Utrikes synvinkel…
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Magnus Lund Nielsen @magnuslundnielsen.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Dispatch from Munkebo, Denmark. – This one I am rather proud of.
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Rapporteur @euractiv.com · 03/09/2026
The Poles who helped Iceland turn the EU down
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The Poles who helped Iceland turn the EU down
Poles on the island see no contradiction in backing EU membership for Poland while questioning it for Iceland
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Rapporteur @euractiv.com · 02/09/2026
EU needs to do better, Greenland tells MEPs
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EU needs to do better, Greenland tells MEPs
Greenland urges Brussels to move faster on investment
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Magnus Lund Nielsen @magnuslundnielsen.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Dispatch from Reykjavik 🇮🇸 What began as a story about the EU's geopolitical clout in 🇬🇱 ended as a lesson in its shortcomings from Iceland. Love the frankness 👇
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Nikolaus J. Kurmayer @nkurmayer.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Iceland said no. Read this prescient piece by my collague @magnuslundnielsen.bsky.social reporting from Grundarfjörður to find out why! www.euractiv.com/news/referen...
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This Icelander smells something fishy in Brussels | Euractiv
Fisherman Arnar Kristjánsson tells Euractiv why he's voting no to restarting EU membership talks
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Rapporteur @euractiv.com · 29/08/2026
Iceland deeply divided as islanders vote on EU
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Iceland deeply divided as islanders vote on EU
Hay bales in the fields have signs reading 'ESB, nei takk' – 'EU, no thank you'
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Rapporteur @euractiv.com · 28/08/2026
EU referendum: Government plays Trump card in final plea to Icelanders
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EU referendum: Government plays Trump card in final plea to Icelanders
Pro-EU campaigners hope fears over the US president’s Arctic ambitions will override traditional Euroscepticism
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Rapporteur @euractiv.com · 27/08/2026
EXCLUSIVE: Von der Leyen to visit Greenland in early September
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EXCLUSIVE: Von der Leyen to visit Greenland in early September
Key trip by European Commission president comes as the Arctic region becomes a geopolitical flashpoint
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Rapporteur @euractiv.com · 20/08/2026
Denmark deploys first conscripts to Greenland
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Denmark deploys first conscripts to Greenland
Copenhagen send its youth to the Arctic after Trump's threats
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Manuel Müller @manuelmueller.foederalist.eu · 18/08/2026
This is such a weird behaviour from Frederiksen. #Ceuta could be a Socialist success story about how the PSOE government got a migration-based hybrid attack fully under control within 24 hours. Instead, Frederiksen allies up with Meloni pushing far-right narratives and divides the PES. Just why?
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Maximilian Henning @maximilian-henning.eurosky.social · 17/08/2026
Brussels is full of lobbyists, consultants, whatever you want to call them. My colleagues tried to find out how they feel about AI: Do they fear it coming for their jobs? Read @claudiemoreau.bsky.social and @magnuslundnielsen.bsky.social's article at @euractiv.com: www.euractiv.com/news/lobbyis...
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Lobbyists feel the heat as AI comes for the Brussels bubble | Euractiv
EU public affairs consultancies are starting to integrate artificial intelligence
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Rapporteur @euractiv.com · 13/08/2026
‘A cartoonish bribe’: US senators probe Belgian diamond gift to Trump
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‘A cartoonish bribe’: US senators probe Belgian diamond gift to Trump
The ring is made of 18-karat gold and set with 321 diamonds, 56 sapphires, 13 emeralds, six rubies, and two diamond 'T' emblems
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Jérôme OLLIER @jeromeollier.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Mediterranean migrant deaths soar despite fewer arrivals, @iom.int says - @magnuslundnielsen.bsky.social @euractiv.com www.euractiv.com/news/mediter...
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Mediterranean migrant deaths soar despite fewer arrivals, IOM says | Euractiv
As climate change manifests, journeys are becoming increasingly dangerous
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Rapporteur @euractiv.com · 11/08/2026
Greenland tells US oil firm to forget drilling this year
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Greenland tells US oil firm to forget drilling this year
A US company told shareholders that it planned to establish an exploration well in Greenland in 2026
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Rapporteur @euractiv.com · 07/08/2026
EXCLUSIVE: Iceland asks Brussels to stay out of EU referendum
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EXCLUSIVE: Iceland asks Brussels to stay out of EU referendum
Iceland’s government backs a Yes vote but warned that foreign interference will not be tolerated
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Nikolaus J. Kurmayer @nkurmayer.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
As first reported by Euractiv, Ukraine is racing to aid France in its battle against the Bordeaux fires Our flagship newsletter by @eddywax.bsky.social and @nicolettaionta.bsky.social gives you the news you need to know before they happen! www.euractiv.com/news/rapport...
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Meloni exploits Spain’s migration crisis | Euractiv
Also, in Thursday’s edition: Irish speechwriters, Ukrainian firefighters, Russian sanctions
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Kasper Junge Wester @veterandrusianer.dk · 30/07/2026
UEFA er bestemt ikke uden fejl, men at et enstemmigt fodboldeuropa volddunker på den korrupte schweiziske skaldepande og hele hans bundkorrupte FIFA-slæng er simpelthen så opløftende, at det halve kunne være nok. Havde ikke set den komme, men det er denondelynemig en kærkommen overraskelse.
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Statement on behalf of UEFA and its 55 national associations
UEFA and its national associations will not participate in FIFA competitions.
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Mister Dac @misterdac.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
It’s a real problem.⤵️ Let’s take care of our European justice !
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Rapporteur @euractiv.com · 17/07/2026
Rule-of-law push loses momentum in the EU
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Rule-of-law push loses momentum in the EU
Justice reforms have slowed for the second year in a row
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Magnus Lund Nielsen @magnuslundnielsen.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
Pretty proud of this dispatch from Gdansk at the Ukraine Recovery Conference - talking to PM Michal of Estonia 🇪🇪 and PM Kulbergs of Latvia 🇱🇻
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Rapporteur @euractiv.com · 29/06/2026
‘Be careful’: Iceland warns EU over new membership terms
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‘Be careful’: Iceland warns EU over new membership terms
Iceland is confident about getting a good deal but concerned over new probation rules for new EU members
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Rapporteur @euractiv.com · 25/06/2026
EXCLUSIVE: Spain sues EU over push to broaden Eurocrat nationality mix
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EXCLUSIVE: Spain sues EU over push to broaden Eurocrat nationality mix
Spain is among 13 countries enjoying a geographical over-representation of EU civil servants in Brussels
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Charles Johnson @charles.littlegreenfootballs.com · 16/06/2026
Perfect photo, no notes.
Trump is at the G7 meeting, but no one wants to talk to him. He is sad now.
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Eddy Wax ** @eddywax.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
Albania had earlier set its sights on 2030 as the year for possible accession, but on Friday, Rama dismissed speculation about timing. “There are three things you can’t predict: God, sex, and the EU,” he said. www.euractiv.com/news/three-t...
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'Three things you can’t predict: God, sex and the EU,' says Rama | Euractiv
Albanian leader urges the EU to keep Western Balkan 'kids all together'
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Rapporteur @euractiv.com · 03/06/2026
Pay-to-play in Brussels: How media events became the new lobbying frontier
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Pay-to-play in Brussels: How media events became the new lobbying frontier
Dinners, roundtables and conferences have long been a feature of lobbying culture. What is changing is who organises them
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Søren Have @sorenhave.dk · 03/06/2026
Farming as a business is now with the Ministry of Business, so on par with other businesses. And other issues relating to compliance is with relevant ministries (justice, environment,…) - again like other businesses.
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Rapporteur @euractiv.com · 03/06/2026
Denmark becomes only EU country without farm minister
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Denmark becomes only EU country without farm minister
The new government has appointed a minister for nature and animal welfare instead
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Alice Bergoënd✱✱ @alice.bergoend.euractiv.com · 03/06/2026
🚷 The new Danish government doesn't have an agriculture minister 🐖 This marks a green shift and a stricter approach to the country's pig industry, which the new government wants to "completely restructure" 🤔 "Disaster" or "victory"? @magnuslundnielsen.bsky.social www.euractiv.com/news/denmark...
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Denmark becomes only EU country without farm minister | Euractiv
The new government has appointed a minister for nature and animal welfare instead
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roterote @roterote.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
It is actually very bad to allow a second class member status to the EU. Accession should mean the end of the road. Many of these countries have been stuck waiting for nearly 20 years or more.
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Cambridge for Europe @cambsforeurope.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
With the block by Viktor Orban removed, Ukraine is set to begin formal EU membership process and open the first negotiating clusters. A positive example of how the end of the Fidez government in Hungary is good for Europe.
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Rapporteur @euractiv.com · 27/05/2026
Brussels finally has timetable for Ukraine’s EU bid
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Brussels finally has timetable for Ukraine’s EU bid
The European Commission expects EU leaders to give the green light at the next Brussels summit
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Chris Kendall @ottocr.at · 16/05/2026
My €0.05: the Lisbon fudge is fairly meaningless, to all intents & purposes we are another DG of the Commission in all but name and the turf warfare is no different to the kind you get in any government between the MFA and line ministries. The real problem is lack of QMV & budget to give CFSP teeth.
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Rapporteur @euractiv.com · 16/05/2026
EEAS in crisis: Who speaks for Europe?
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EEAS in crisis: Who speaks for Europe?
'It’s a bit of a duck-billed platypus,' said former EU Ambassador James Moran about the EU's diplomatic arm
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Rapporteur @euractiv.com · 13/05/2026
‘European preference’ to be baked in to future EU aid, says development chief
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‘European preference’ to be baked in to future EU aid, says development chief
It's not about conditionality, but about European self-confidence, Síkela said in Brussels on Wednesday
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Florent Servia @florentservia.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
"Football provides Europe with something it often lacks in the geopolitical arena: admiration without persuasion". 🖊️ by @magnuslundnielsen.bsky.social
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Europe’s football empire prepares to go to Trump’s America | Euractiv
“Can you mention one other area in Europe where the whole world looks at us as the best?” asks EU sports chief Glenn Micallef
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Magnus Lund Nielsen @magnuslundnielsen.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
What happens when Europeans soft power meets MAGA world?
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Magnus Lund Nielsen @magnuslundnielsen.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
My alma mater is getting a new chief
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Rapporteur @euractiv.com · 29/04/2026
Trump envoy invites himself to Greenland conference
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Trump envoy invites himself to Greenland conference
The EU's development commissioner is speaking at the conference that the US envoy will attend
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Nicoletta Ionta @nicolettaionta.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
Today’s read pick, via @elisabraun.bsky.social
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Rapporteur @euractiv.com · 24/04/2026
EXCLUSIVE: Cecilia Malmström shortlisted for top job at the College of Europe
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EXCLUSIVE: Cecilia Malmström shortlisted for top job at the College of Europe
Cecilia Malmström, the former Swedish European commissioner, is on a shortlist of candidates to replace Federica Mogherini, who had to leave the College of Europe following a fraud probe and her resignation as rector. Malmström was Commissioner between 2010 and 2019, first with a home affairs portfolio then with trade. Before that, she served as […]
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Nicoletta Ionta @nicolettaionta.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
Talks will likely take place at a neutral venue – such as a hotel in Brussels – rather than on EU premises, and will remain strictly technical, with no political representation, to avoid any perception of formally recognising the Taliban government. More on @euractiv.com
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