Mikael Barfod

EU Ambassador-fmr. | Visiting Professor - please check my LinkedIn account, which is used regularily

[European Commission @EU_Commission]

🌍🏖️ Travelling around the EU?

Thanks to the Schengen Agreement, we can travel easily across Europe without showing a passport or ID when crossing borders.

Schengen remains a crown jewel of 🇪🇺 integration.

[Human Rights Watch @hrw]

The Taliban recently announced it is resuming publicly stoning women to death.

After 2.5 years of abuses with no accountability, the Taliban have grown bolder in targeting women.

[Le Monde @lemondefr]

Le Canada décide d’arrêter d’envoyer des armes à Israël https://t.co/X5fvwQWVdG

[European Commission @EU_Commission]

Our support for Ukraine is unwavering.

Today, we have disbursed the first €4.5 billion of support under the new €50 billion Ukraine Facility.

This much-needed liquidity will help finance the provision of basic public services so that the country can continue focusing efforts on winning the war.

More info: https://t.co/j2oDqDvtV0

#StandWithUkraine

[European Commission @EU_Commission]

A secure #EUdigitalidentity will be available to anyone who wants to use it and help to:
🔔 identify online
🔔 prove personal attributes
🔔 access public & private digital services
🔔 gain full control on identity, data, certificates
🔔 share & keep track of data with 3rd parties

[Kristalina Georgieva @KGeorgieva]

While higher GDP per capita is a significant predictor of happiness, it’s far from being the only determinant. On #InternationalHappinessDay, let’s celebrate the diverse factors influencing people’s well-being. Read more in our latest F&D magazine. https://t.co/3aco3lBAuo

[Amnesty International @amnesty]

Israel must urgently lift its 16-year illegal blockade on Gaza. The world must step up its pressure for an immediate ceasefire which is the best way to enable the delivery of lifesaving supplies and ensure aid and services can reach those in need.

[Mikael Barfod @MBarfodEU]

Thanks to the Jamaican Government for accommodating #Haiti orphans. Let’s hope @CARICOMorg, with help of the US and possibly the EU can today bring about a smooth switch of government and help to ensure immediate peace and stability in a desperate situation in Haiti.

[CaribbeanNewsNetwork @caribbeannewsuk]

#JAMAICA: Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security Horace Chang says the country will be accommodating orphans from #Haiti, amidst escalating social challenges in the French-speaking nation, particularly in Port-au-Prince.

[United Nations @UN]

Gaza: More than half a million people are on the brink of famine and reports of death due to malnutrition & dehydration are on the rise.

90% of mothers and children are not getting enough food & nutrients.

Latest update from @UNOCHA: https://t.co/ZdFpmqEOqP

[Mikael Barfod @MBarfodEU]

Only an immediate ceasefire can start the process of bringing back sanity and humanity to Gaza.

[Financial Times @FT]

In Gaza, children are dying from hunger, while families are eating weeds and animal feed as tough Israeli inspections slow the progress of aid https://t.co/pYzOmrrjkA

[The Economist @TheEconomist]

Beef emits 31 times more CO₂ per calorie of food than tofu does. By cooking so many cows, humans are cooking themselves, too. Forgoing steaks may be one of the most efficient ways to reduce our carbon footprint https://t.co/N4R7YEPoGH 👇

[Ursula von der Leyen @vonderleyen]

The situation in Gaza has come to a tipping point.

All routes must be used to reach people in need.

This is where the Cyprus maritime corridor comes into play.

The EU will have a coordination team in Cyprus and will finance and steer the flow of goods. https://t.co/kwhRGGC2cF

[President Biden Archived @POTUS46Archive]

We all come from somewhere, but we’re all Americans.

[Human Rights Watch @hrw]

On International Women's Day, we want to honor and celebrate women, thank women who uplift other women, and recognize those who understand the power of solidarity.

Today, we commemorate together with @PostcodeLottery and celebrate women around the world! #IWD24

[Human Rights Watch @hrw]

#Haiti is on the brink of a total collapse, as violent criminal groups seek to overthrow the government.
What should happen next? - asks @astroehlein in his Daily Brief: https://t.co/lXJAdqQxOZ

[NATO @NATO]

The 🇸🇪 Swedish flag was raised at NATO Headquarters for the first time in a ceremony to mark the country’s membership of the Alliance

[Guy Verhofstadt @guyverhofstadt]

Politics is like wine.

When it’s good, it ages well… when it’s bad, it becomes vinegar

[Guy Verhofstadt @guyverhofstadt]

The idiocy of Brexit isn’t enough for some British Conservatives. They want to go further!

The ECHR was Churchill’s baby. Inspired by the Holocaust. Written by British lawyers.

Departure would put Britain in the same company as Russia, Belarus!

https://t.co/CyCFXa81r7

[Lykke Friis @lykkefriis]

#dagenskort Weekendens demonstrationer i 🇩🇪

[The Nobel Prize @NobelPrize]

BREAKING NEWS
The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided to award the 2023 #NobelPeacePrize to Narges Mohammadi for her fight against the oppression of women in Iran and her fight to promote human rights and freedom for all.

#NobelPrize