Member of @EU_EESC, President of Virksomme Kvinder, on the board of @kvinderaadet in Denmark and head of @IDA Copenhagen. Tweets about #EU and #equality
Joined June 2016
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Juliane M Neiiendam retweeted
Civil society unites an extraordinary diversity of experiences, perspectives and ideas. Let's turn our differences into a source of strength and find solutions that none of us could achieve alone!
๐ฃ๏ธ VP @Juliane_IDA, Ways out of a Planetary Crisis in a Fracturing World, Klaipฤda
Juliane M Neiiendam retweeted
Applications for our traineeship are closing soon! ๐ข
We bring the voice of #EUCivilSociety to EU decision-making. Our traineeships are:
๐ข based in Brussels;
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5 months long, starting February 16th 2027;
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paid.
Apply before 30 September 2026!
๐ link.europa.eu/rw46Nx
Juliane M Neiiendam retweeted
Mental Health at Work
Top 5 Countries
Denmark๐ฉ๐ฐ
Germany๐ฉ๐ช
Slovenia๐ธ๐ฎ
Bulgaria๐ง๐ฌ
Malta๐ฒ๐น
Bottom 5 Countries
Greece๐ฌ๐ท
Finland๐ซ๐ฎ
Cyprus๐จ๐พ
Poland๐ต๐ฑ
Spain๐ช๐ธ
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Juliane M Neiiendam retweeted
Applications are open for our 16th #CivilSocietyPrize!
Are you leading an innovative initiative to combat poverty in the EU? You could win a share of the โฌ30,000 prize fund.
๐๏ธ Apply by 6 November 2026, 10:00 CET
๐link.europa.eu/tMr9Tn
Juliane M Neiiendam retweeted
Most Europeans agree: to tackle todayโs global challenges, greater EU unity is key.
Agreement is above 80% in 26 countries and is as high as 97% in Denmark, Luxembourg, Malta, and Portugal.
ALT Infographic featuring stylised human figures in yellow against a blue background. Nine figures are highlighted and one is greyed out, illustrating that 9 in 10 EU citizens believe that EU countries should be more united to face global challenges. One figure raises the blue EU flag with yellow stars. The European Parliament logo is included. Source: Eurobarometer 105.3 (AprilโMay 2026).
Juliane M Neiiendam retweeted
Travelling outside the EU? Europe is still there for you. ๐ช๐บ
EU citizenship gives you the right to consular protection, so you can receive assistance if your country's embassy is not represented, whether you have lost your passport or face an emergency abroad.
Juliane M Neiiendam retweeted
Gender equality is part of the EUโs competitive edge.
The 2026 EU Gender Equality Champions Award is open to research organisations across the EU, Horizon Europe Associated Countries and EU candidate countries.
๐ โฌ100K prizes
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Apply by 29/10/26
โน๏ธlink.europa.eu/WrpqmM
Juliane M Neiiendam retweeted
The attack on 25 July at Berlin Pride is a stark reminder that the right to celebrate who you are, safely and openly, cannot be taken for granted. Pride was born as a protest, and in many places it still has to be one.
The EU stands with the LGBTIQ+ community, in Germany and everywhere. Defending the right to live openly, without fear, is not a seasonal gesture, it is a continuous commitment. Hate does not get the last word.
Juliane M Neiiendam retweeted
Comparing Maternity Leave Across Countries
1. ๐ท๐ด Romania - 88.7 weeks
2. ๐ช๐ช Estonia - 82.1 weeks
3. ๐ญ๐บ Hungary - 75.9 weeks
4. ๐ง๐ฌ Bulgaria - 70.1 weeks
5. ๐ธ๐ฐ Slovakia - 66.1 weeks
6. ๐ญ๐ท Croatia - 56.0 weeks
7. ๐ฑ๐น Lithuania - 52.5 weeks
8. ๐ธ๐ฎ Slovenia - 52.1 weeks
9. ๐จ๐ฟ Czechia - 50.6 weeks
10. ๐ฐ๐ท South Korea - 47.6 weeks
11. ๐ฆ๐น Austria - 46.5 weeks
12. ๐ฑ๐ป Latvia - 43.9 weeks
13. ๐ต๐ฑ Poland - 40.3 weeks
14. ๐ซ๐ฎ Finland - 39.7 weeks
15. ๐ณ๐ด Norway - 39.3 weeks
16. ๐ฑ๐บ Luxembourg - 38.5 weeks
17. ๐ฉ๐ช Germany - 38.2 weeks
18. ๐ฌ๐ท Greece - 37.0 weeks
19. ๐ฏ๐ต Japan - 36.3 weeks
20. ๐ธ๐ช Sweden - 34.4 weeks
21. ๐ฎ๐น Italy - 31.7 weeks
22. ๐จ๐ฑ Chile - 30.0 weeks
23. ๐ฎ๐ธ Iceland - 25.6 weeks
24. ๐ณ๐ฑ Netherlands - 22.3 weeks
25. ๐ต๐น Portugal - 22.3 weeks
26. ๐จ๐พ Cyprus - 21.0 weeks
27. ๐ฉ๐ฐ Denmark - 20.4 weeks
28. ๐จ๐ฆ Canada - 20.1 weeks
29. ๐ฒ๐น Malta - 19.8 weeks
30. ๐ซ๐ท France - 19.6 weeks
31. ๐จ๐ด Colombia - 18.0 weeks
32. ๐จ๐ท Costa Rica - 17.3 weeks
33. ๐ช๐ธ Spain - 16.0 weeks
34. ๐ง๐ช Belgium - 15.1 weeks
35. ๐ฎ๐ฑ Israel - 15.0 weeks
36. ๐น๐ท Tรผrkiye - 14.4 weeks
37. ๐ณ๐ฟ New Zealand - 12.8 weeks
38. ๐ฒ๐ฝ Mexico - 12.0 weeks
39. ๐ฌ๐ง United Kingdom - 11.7 weeks
40. ๐ฆ๐บ Australia - 9.2 weeks
41. ๐ฎ๐ช Ireland - 8.2 weeks
42. ๐จ๐ญ Switzerland - 8.1 weeks
43. ๐บ๐ธ United States - 0.0 weeks
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), 2025
Note: The values represent weeks of full-pay maternity leave. The United States has no federal law guaranteeing paid maternity leave; only some states and the District of Columbia have mandatory Paid Family and Medical Leave (PFML) laws.
Juliane M Neiiendam retweeted
โป๏ธ Quality of Life by Country 2026 โป๏ธ
๐ข Highest Quality of Life (Relative Index)
1. ๐ธ๐ช Sweden โ 100.0
2. ๐ฉ๐ฐ Denmark โ 98.2
3. ๐จ๐ฆ Canada โ 95.0
4. ๐จ๐ญ Switzerland โ 94.8
5. ๐ซ๐ฎ Finland โ 92.4
6. ๐ณ๐ด Norway โ 92.4
7. ๐ณ๐ฑ Netherlands โ 90.8
8. ๐ฆ๐บ Australia โ 87.5
9. ๐ฉ๐ช Germany โ 82.9
10. ๐ง๐ช Belgium โ 78.6
11. ๐ฆ๐น Austria โ 76.7
12. ๐ณ๐ฟ New Zealand โ 74.0
13. ๐ฌ๐ง United Kingdom โ 73.7
14. ๐ฏ๐ต Japan โ 73.4
15. ๐ฑ๐บ Luxembourg โ 69.9
16. ๐ฎ๐ช Ireland โ 63.5
17. ๐ธ๐ฌ Singapore โ 61.6
18. ๐ต๐ฑ Poland โ 59.6
19. ๐ช๐ธ Spain โ 56.7
20. ๐ซ๐ท France โ 56.2
21. ๐ต๐น Portugal โ 56.1
22. ๐ฎ๐ธ Iceland โ 55.8
23. ๐ฆ๐ช United Arab Emirates โ 52.2
24. ๐ฐ๐ท South Korea โ 51.7
25. ๐ฎ๐น Italy โ 49.9
26. ๐จ๐ณ China โ 49.8
27. ๐บ๐ธ United States โ 48.6
28. ๐ฌ๐ท Greece โ 36.2
29. ๐ธ๐ฆ Saudi Arabia โ 35.6
30. ๐จ๐ฟ Czechia โ 32.3
๐ด Lowest Quality of Life (Relative Index)
1. ๐บ๐ฆ Ukraine โ 0.0
2. ๐ฎ๐ท Iran โ 1.8
3. ๐ฑ๐ง Lebanon โ 4.1
4. ๐ฐ๐ฟ Kazakhstan โ 4.4
5. ๐จ๐ฒ Cameroon โ 6.5
6. ๐ฆ๐ฟ Azerbaijan โ 7.0
7. ๐บ๐ฟ Uzbekistan โ 7.3
8. ๐ฌ๐ญ Ghana โ 8.0
9. ๐ฉ๐ฟ Algeria โ 8.0
10. ๐ง๐พ Belarus โ 8.2
11. ๐ฐ๐ช Kenya โ 8.5
12. ๐ท๐ธ Serbia โ 8.6
13. ๐ฟ๐ฆ South Africa โ 8.6
14. ๐ฌ๐น Guatemala โ 9.1
15. ๐ฑ๐ฐ Sri Lanka โ 9.2
16. ๐ช๐จ Ecuador โ 9.3
17. ๐จ๐ด Colombia โ 9.7
18. ๐ฉ๐ด Dominican Republic โ 9.9
19. ๐ฏ๐ด Jordan โ 10.6
20. ๐ต๐ฆ Panama โ 10.8
21. ๐ง๐ฉ Bangladesh โ 11.3
22. ๐ฐ๐ญ Cambodia โ 11.8
23. ๐ฎ๐ฑ Israel โ 11.9
24. ๐ต๐ช Peru โ 12.1
25. ๐น๐ณ Tunisia โ 12.7
26. ๐จ๐ท Costa Rica โ 13.5
27. ๐ด๐ฒ Oman โ 14.7
28. ๐ฑ๐น Lithuania โ 14.9
29. ๐จ๐ฑ Chile โ 15.6
30. ๐บ๐พ Uruguay โ 15.7
Juliane M Neiiendam retweeted
Wondering what Europeans think about EU membership? Turns out, nearly three quarters think that being in the EU has been good for their country. New Eurobarometer data is in!
Check how many also view it as a plus for democracy, stability, and security: link.europa.eu/TJB8hy
ALT Map of the EU showing that 74% of EU citizens say membership has benefitted their country, based on Eurobarometer 105.3 (AprilโMay 2026). The map displays the percentage of people in each member state who say their country has benefitted from EU membership, using shades of blue from light (around 50%) to dark (100%). EU average: 74%. Country-by-country results: Malta 94%, Denmark 91%, Luxembourg 91%, Portugal 90%, Ireland 89%, Lithuania 89%, Poland 86%, Slovakia 81%, Hungary 81%, Croatia 81%, Estonia 80%, Netherlands 80%, Slovenia 80%, Sweden 79%, Spain 79%, Finland 76%, Belgium 76%, Germany 74%, Romania 73%, Latvia 72%, Cyprus 77%, Italy 68%, Czech Republic 66%, Greece 63%, Austria 62%, France 62%, Bulgaria 57%. Published by the European Parliament.
Juliane M Neiiendam retweeted
Top 10 Countries by Ice Cream Consumption
1. ๐ณ๐ฟ New Zealand - 28.4 L/person/year
2. ๐บ๐ธ United States - 20.8 L/person/year
3. ๐ฆ๐บ Australia - 18.0 L/person/year
4. ๐ซ๐ฎ Finland - 14.2 L/person/year
5. ๐ธ๐ช Sweden - 12.0 L/person/year
6. ๐จ๐ฆ Canada - 10.6 L/person/year
7. ๐ฉ๐ฐ Denmark - 9.8 L/person/year
8. ๐ฎ๐ช Ireland - 8.4 L/person/year
9. ๐ฎ๐น Italy - 8.0 L/person/year
10. ๐ฌ๐ง United Kingdom - 7.0 L/person/year
Source: World population review, World atlas
Juliane M Neiiendam retweeted
A world map of countries with universal healthcare.
Universal healthcare has existed in different forms for more than a century. Germany created the worldโs first national health insurance system under Otto von Bismarck in 1883, while the United Kingdom launched the National Health Service in 1948. Today, countries provide universal coverage through various approaches, including national health services, social insurance programs, single-payer systems, and regulated private insurance models.
As shown on this map, universal healthcare is now widespread across most of Europe, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, South Korea, and much of Latin America. Meanwhile, many countries in Africa and parts of Asia continue working to expand access. The United States remains the only high-income country without a universal healthcare system.
Universal healthcare does not always mean medical care is completely free. Many systems include copayments, deductibles, or mandatory contributions, while private hospitals and insurance companies often operate alongside public programs. The core idea is that everyone can access essential healthcare without facing overwhelming financial hardship.
