Also, in Thursday’s edition: Ukraine ROI, Léon Gloden, Finland’s farmers

You’re reading Rapporteur on Thursday 6 August. This is Magnus Lund Nielsen in Brussels, trying to fill some big Anglo-Italian shoes while Eddy and Nicoletta enjoy a well-earned summer break.

Need-to-knows:

From the capital

Is Sweden about to get a Pedro Sánchez or a Mette Frederiksen as its next prime minister?