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EXCLUSIVE: European Commission’s 2026 work programme leaked

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 www.euractiv.com/section/poli...

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 😁 🇩🇰

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 👇

Money for nothing: Commission pours millions into struggling EU media

❗️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. www.euractiv.com/section/econ... @magnuslundnielsen.bsky.social @owenmorgan.euractiv.com

@euractiv.com EUCO liveblog www.euractiv.com/section/poli...

Blogging all day from the EU leaders’ summit in Brussels Migration, Middle East, and Merz on debut Tune in 👇

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

This seems bad. Pro-Russian parties (ST!/SV/AJ) polling at a combined 17,5% in an EU capital.

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’).

🚨 Ukraine just hit the Crimea Bridge with a 1,100 kg TNT underwater-explosion united24media.com/latest-news/...

Har for nylig læst at Rusland manglede 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.👇 www.euractiv.com/section/poli...

Nicoletta enjoying her holidays:

Write up with updates here👇. W/ @magnuslundnielsen.bsky.social www.euractiv.com/section/poli...

Postcard! I tagged along when the DK EU minister Marie Bjerre visited Montenegro and Albania. Here's how it went 👇

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 👇 www.euractiv.com/section/agri...

Well, this is insane

The Brief – Trump’s ineptitude might be a blessing in disguise

Golden passports no more!

Swedish journalist Joakim Medin, who was detained in Turkey on March 28, has been charged with membership of an armed terrorist group, terrorist propaganda, and speaking ill of Erdogan. As seen here, the evidence presented by the prosecutor is ridiculously flimsy: www.mlsaturkey.com/en/two-separ...

#Apple and #Meta slapped with EU fines

The Brief – The Trump effect: Europe’s accidental brain gain

🚨🚨 Great and compelling piece by @alanderminna.bsky.social making the case for why it is time now, given the current geopolitical context, for Norway to take the leap and join the European Union. Via @chathamhouse.org www.chathamhouse.org/2025/04/join...

Not an expert, but US bond yields going up simultaneously with equities going down would seem like a very opportune moment.

The Brief – Give the world what it so craves, Eurobonds 

The Brief – A Danish delight in Panama 

Breaking taboos

PLATFORM COOPERATION STATEMENT UPDATE The EU's worst-named parliamentary coalition (EPP, S&D, Renew) is back – and this time, the Greens are on board. What are they on board with? Gutting *sustainability* rules only agreed last May. @magnuslundnielsen.bsky.social from Strasbourg

Well, well, well: “Denmark’s Maersk buys Panama Canal railway, in a deal that loosens US control of the train link.” www.ft.com/content/cb46...

Le Pen faces immediate ban from public office

So JD and Usha Vance will take a five-hour flight to a US military base on Greenland’s north coast, get a quick tour, say a few words to those stationed there, and fly straight home. The kind of value for taxpayer money only DOGE can assure? Story by our @magnuslundnielsen.bsky.social

3 in 4 Europeans see benefits of EU, record numbers want more security

US ramps up Greenland charm offensive with high-profile visit: The timing is especially politically sensitive, with Greenland set to hold local elections on 1 April.

Vance goes to Greenland! US Second Lady, Usha Vance and National Security Advisor Mike Waltz are set to visit Nuuk and Sisimiut in a private capacity (yeah, right) next week.

🚨LIVE BLOG 🚨 Another Thursday, another EU summit. Ukraine, defence, the Middle East, migration, and sorting out Europe's economy are all on the menu. Blow-by-blow coverage with us all day 👇 @euractiv.com

Hungary’s use of facial recognition violates EU AI Act In its latest amendment to the Hungarian Child Protection Act, Viktor Orbán's plan to use facial recognition systems against participants in pride events would violate the EU's AI Act. @euractiv.com www.euractiv.com/section/tech...

Polar opposites win in Greenland as independence rush slows: “We shouldn’t build the house from the chimney down,” said Jens-Frederik Nielsen of the victorious Demokraatit party.

Hope springs eternal

Had the pleasure of joining the great Jack Parrock on his Youtube channel reminiscing about our recent trip to Greenland. TW: Slight French bashing ahead

🗳️Great read from @magnuslundnielsen.bsky.social on today’s Greenland elections

Interesting flag to find in the canteen of the European Council 👀

Millennials are a goldilocks generation raised in the narrow window between leaded gasoline and social media and hooooo boy is that showing these days

Norway rethinks €1.7 trillion sovereign fund to boost support for Ukraine

Generationer før os har levet med risikoen for krig, og nu er det desværre et vilkår igen. Men de klarede det dengang, og det kommer vi nok også til. Så vi skal være informerede om hvad der foregår, så vores politikere kan træffe gode beslutninger der forebygger at der kommer krig.

What we learned yesterday: nothing we didn’t know, if we were paying attention. What we’ll learn this weekend: whether European leaders have been paying attention. (A 🧵) /1