Magnus Lund Nielsen
Magnus Lund Nielsen
Politics Journalist
Before joining our team in Brussels in June 2024 as Politics Reporter, Magnus Lund Nielsen worked as a journalist and analyst at Danish political magazine RÆSON, covering EU and national European politics. Previously, he served as a press advisor in the European Parliament and worked as a public affairs consultant in Copenhagen. Magnus holds master's degrees from the College of Europe and Copenhagen Business School.
- Location: Brussels
- Languages: Danish, English, Swedish
- Expertise: Enlargement, EU in the World, Populism
- Location expertise: Scandinavia, Central and Eastern Europe
Latest posts from this author
Politics
Two possible Commissioner hearings timelines to be debated by MEPs
08/10/2024
2 min. read
Politics
Knives in: MEPs keep fragile truce ahead of hearings
03/10/2024
6 min. read
Politics
New right-wing alliance bars environment MEPs from grilling fisheries, agriculture commissioners
03/10/2024
3 min. read
Politics
Parliament leaders greenlight Commissioner hearings in November
02/10/2024
3 min. read
Politics
Committees agree on division of labour: how Parliament plans to grill new commissioners
02/10/2024
2 min. read
Politics
New EU Commission hearings timeline to be proposed Tuesday
01/10/2024
5 min. read
Politics
EU top court to review Denmark’s ‘ghetto law’ for potential breach of anti-discrimination rules
30/09/2024
1 min. read
Politics
The Great Migration Rift: abandon values or risk collapse
26/09/2024
6 min. read
Politics
EU deflects blame as ICC prosecutor asked to look into Tunisia migrant abuse scandal
25/09/2024
3 min. read
Politics
The Brief – The curious case of Denmark’s migration opt-out
20/09/2024
6 min. read
Health
Von der Leyen banks on ‘strategic overlap’ of commissioners to consolidate power
19/09/2024
5 min. read
Politics
How von der Leyen took charge
19/09/2024
6 min. read
Politics
Ursula von der Leyen’s Commission of ‘light and dark’ – EU politicians react
17/09/2024
4 min. read
Politics
Von der Leyen unveils EU Commission top jobs, with some surprises
17/09/2024
4 min. read
Politics
Vestager welcomes Draghi report, asks businesses to trust EU single market
16/09/2024
4 min. read
Politics
Fractured Consensus: Migration debate highlights EU’s internal struggles
12/09/2024
6 min. read
Politics
EU politicians weigh in on Draghi report
09/09/2024
4 min. read
Politics
Parliamentarians sharpening their knives for commissioner hearings
06/09/2024
5 min. read
Politics
Transparency or Tweet-sized briefings?
05/09/2024
5 min. read
Politics
Economic priorities shape the next college of Commissioners
30/08/2024
18 min. read
Politics
Von der Leyen lets Parliament do the dirty job
29/08/2024
6 min. read
Health
The ins and outs of approving EU Commissioners
29/08/2024
5 min. read
Politics
Denmark picks climate hawk Dan Jørgensen for new Commission
28/08/2024
2 min. read
Politics
Commission update: Men and domestic politics prioritised as deadline looms
26/08/2024
4 min. read