Meike Eijsberg
@meikeeijsberg.bsky.social
Data Journalist at the Telegraph | Data, OSINT, and other reporting for the European Correspondent | OCJN Cohort 8 | she/her | 🇬🇧🇳🇱🇫🇷 | Views mine
Portfolio: https://www.meikeeijsberg.com/
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The results of the Dutch General Election are too close to call: will D66 or PVV be the biggest? Time will tell.🇳🇱
What we do know now, is that the far right is still seeing stable — if not increasing— levels of support.
Two charts by me⬇️📊
What we do know now, is that the far right is still seeing stable — if not increasing— levels of support.
Two charts by me⬇️📊
The Netherlands is turning a page after a chaotic year under the far right. Geert Wilders’ PVV has lost ground in snap elections, while moderates like D66 are regaining strength, yet the far right’s influence still lingers.
October 30, 2025 at 10:06 AM
The results of the Dutch General Election are too close to call: will D66 or PVV be the biggest? Time will tell.🇳🇱
What we do know now, is that the far right is still seeing stable — if not increasing— levels of support.
Two charts by me⬇️📊
What we do know now, is that the far right is still seeing stable — if not increasing— levels of support.
Two charts by me⬇️📊
Climate change has sent Europe an invoice - €738 billion in losses from extreme weather since 1980, according to the EEA.
To find out what that really means, I dipped my toe into the world of climate finance💶
An essay for the @eurcorrespond.bsky.social :
europeancorrespondent.com/en/r/why-eur...
To find out what that really means, I dipped my toe into the world of climate finance💶
An essay for the @eurcorrespond.bsky.social :
europeancorrespondent.com/en/r/why-eur...
October 23, 2025 at 8:11 AM
Climate change has sent Europe an invoice - €738 billion in losses from extreme weather since 1980, according to the EEA.
To find out what that really means, I dipped my toe into the world of climate finance💶
An essay for the @eurcorrespond.bsky.social :
europeancorrespondent.com/en/r/why-eur...
To find out what that really means, I dipped my toe into the world of climate finance💶
An essay for the @eurcorrespond.bsky.social :
europeancorrespondent.com/en/r/why-eur...
Reposted by Meike Eijsberg
This week's Dispatch brings a range of topics — U.S. politics, gender issues, the economy, conflict, and climate — as well as a chart-themed game at the end. 📊 🕹️
www.datawrapper.de/blog/data-vi...
www.datawrapper.de/blog/data-vi...
September 16, 2025 at 3:51 PM
This week's Dispatch brings a range of topics — U.S. politics, gender issues, the economy, conflict, and climate — as well as a chart-themed game at the end. 📊 🕹️
www.datawrapper.de/blog/data-vi...
www.datawrapper.de/blog/data-vi...
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Europe is engulfed in flames. Wildfires raging across the continent have burnt more than 1.8 million hectares as of early September – making 2025 the worst year on record.
September 12, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Europe is engulfed in flames. Wildfires raging across the continent have burnt more than 1.8 million hectares as of early September – making 2025 the worst year on record.
My latest for the @eurcorrespond.bsky.social: an analysis and visualisation of data from #EFFIS
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September 12, 2025 at 8:19 AM
My latest for the @eurcorrespond.bsky.social: an analysis and visualisation of data from #EFFIS
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In case you missed it yesterday: the results of the annual #ButterflyCount are in!🦋
But it's not good news for our fluttering friends😢
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/09...
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But it's not good news for our fluttering friends😢
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/09...
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telegraph.co.uk
September 10, 2025 at 10:12 AM
In case you missed it yesterday: the results of the annual #ButterflyCount are in!🦋
But it's not good news for our fluttering friends😢
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/09...
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But it's not good news for our fluttering friends😢
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/09...
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With the new BLS data🇺🇸announced today, it feels like a good time to share our Trump tracker once again:
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Trump tracker: Is the US president keeping his pledges?
We break down the data behind the Trump’s second term - and let you be the final judge
telegraph.co.uk
September 5, 2025 at 1:35 PM
With the new BLS data🇺🇸announced today, it feels like a good time to share our Trump tracker once again:
telegraph.co.uk/us/politics/...
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No RFK Jr, America isn’t the sickest country in the world – but it’s far from the healthiest
Analysis: Despite spending more on healthcare than any other nation, the United States clearly has a problem
✍️ @sneweyy.bsky.social @meikeeijsberg.bsky.social
analysis
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Analysis: Despite spending more on healthcare than any other nation, the United States clearly has a problem
✍️ @sneweyy.bsky.social @meikeeijsberg.bsky.social
analysis
www.telegraph.co.uk/global-healt...
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September 5, 2025 at 1:22 PM
No RFK Jr, America isn’t the sickest country in the world – but it’s far from the healthiest
Analysis: Despite spending more on healthcare than any other nation, the United States clearly has a problem
✍️ @sneweyy.bsky.social @meikeeijsberg.bsky.social
analysis
www.telegraph.co.uk/global-healt...
Analysis: Despite spending more on healthcare than any other nation, the United States clearly has a problem
✍️ @sneweyy.bsky.social @meikeeijsberg.bsky.social
analysis
www.telegraph.co.uk/global-healt...
Jet2 shares tumble as UK tour operator warns on profits
Company says customers are holding off bookings
www.ft.com
September 4, 2025 at 8:37 AM
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Waarom zijn de voorpagina en website van NRC vandaag zwart? Om samen met talloze andere media wereldwijd en de organisatie Reporters sans Frontières te benadrukken dat journalisten in Gaza veilig moeten kunnen werken.
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Wat vindt NRC | Wie journalisten doodt, kan de waarheid niet aan
Oorlog in Gaza
buff.ly
September 1, 2025 at 7:55 AM
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🔥 NEW: Is your home at risk from the UK’s rising wildfire threat?
This sunny bank holiday saw many of us fire up the BBQ - but in vulnerable areas, one spark could ignite disaster.
With @joepinkstone.bsky.social & Mariana Hallal
telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/08...
A thread ⬇️
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This sunny bank holiday saw many of us fire up the BBQ - but in vulnerable areas, one spark could ignite disaster.
With @joepinkstone.bsky.social & Mariana Hallal
telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/08...
A thread ⬇️
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Is your home at risk from rising UK wildfires?
Our interactive tool shows the likelihood of fire breaking out near you
telegraph.co.uk
August 26, 2025 at 11:23 AM
🔥 NEW: Is your home at risk from the UK’s rising wildfire threat?
This sunny bank holiday saw many of us fire up the BBQ - but in vulnerable areas, one spark could ignite disaster.
With @joepinkstone.bsky.social & Mariana Hallal
telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/08...
A thread ⬇️
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This sunny bank holiday saw many of us fire up the BBQ - but in vulnerable areas, one spark could ignite disaster.
With @joepinkstone.bsky.social & Mariana Hallal
telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/08...
A thread ⬇️
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Wildfires have torched 1m+ hectares across the EU this year – marking 2025 as the worst year on record🔥
But what about the UK? It's not immune...
Check how many homes in your area are at risk with our new tool 👇
w/ @joepinkstone.bsky.social & Mariana Hallal
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/08...
But what about the UK? It's not immune...
Check how many homes in your area are at risk with our new tool 👇
w/ @joepinkstone.bsky.social & Mariana Hallal
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/08...
Is your home at risk of rising wildfires?
Experts warn that they could easily spread to homes and vital infrastructure
www.telegraph.co.uk
August 22, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Wildfires have torched 1m+ hectares across the EU this year – marking 2025 as the worst year on record🔥
But what about the UK? It's not immune...
Check how many homes in your area are at risk with our new tool 👇
w/ @joepinkstone.bsky.social & Mariana Hallal
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/08...
But what about the UK? It's not immune...
Check how many homes in your area are at risk with our new tool 👇
w/ @joepinkstone.bsky.social & Mariana Hallal
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/08...
🚨NEW: Why your nostalgia for the summer of 1976 is wrong
telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/08...
A charts and data thread🧵⬇️
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A charts and data thread🧵⬇️
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Why your nostalgia for the summer of 1976 is wrong
That year’s heatwave may remain a cultural reference point, but compared to today’s climate it doesn’t look so special
telegraph.co.uk
August 15, 2025 at 4:04 PM
🚨NEW: Why your nostalgia for the summer of 1976 is wrong
telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/08...
A charts and data thread🧵⬇️
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telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/08...
A charts and data thread🧵⬇️
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This is such a lovely snippet of what growing up in the Netherlands is like -- made me unexpectedly homesick 🥺
www.ft.com/content/7a66...
www.ft.com/content/7a66...
The magic of childhood in the Netherlands
And what other countries can learn from it
www.ft.com
August 8, 2025 at 9:27 AM
This is such a lovely snippet of what growing up in the Netherlands is like -- made me unexpectedly homesick 🥺
www.ft.com/content/7a66...
www.ft.com/content/7a66...
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Persbureau AFP slaat alarm over hongersnood: ‘Zonder onmiddellijke ingreep dreigen de laatste verslaggevers in Gaza om te komen’
Persbureau AFP slaat alarm over hongersnood: ‘Zonder onmiddellijke ingreep dreigen de laatste verslaggevers in Gaza om te komen’
Tien journalisten die voor het Franse persbureau AFP werkzaam zijn in de Gazastrook lijden ernstige honger.
www.nrc.nl
July 22, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Persbureau AFP slaat alarm over hongersnood: ‘Zonder onmiddellijke ingreep dreigen de laatste verslaggevers in Gaza om te komen’
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🗞️ While protests are making headlines all over Europe, the data shows a different trend
✍️Meike Eijsberg
#TheEuropeanCorrespondent
🔗https://buff.ly/kp0EZJf
✍️Meike Eijsberg
#TheEuropeanCorrespondent
🔗https://buff.ly/kp0EZJf
July 10, 2025 at 10:00 AM
🗞️ While protests are making headlines all over Europe, the data shows a different trend
✍️Meike Eijsberg
#TheEuropeanCorrespondent
🔗https://buff.ly/kp0EZJf
✍️Meike Eijsberg
#TheEuropeanCorrespondent
🔗https://buff.ly/kp0EZJf
🚨NEW: It’s getting hot in here …
… but how much hotter than usual?
If you go to the Telegraph’s homepage, you’ll find this tool⬇️
With Mariana Hallal and @benbutcher.bsky.social
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… but how much hotter than usual?
If you go to the Telegraph’s homepage, you’ll find this tool⬇️
With Mariana Hallal and @benbutcher.bsky.social
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June 30, 2025 at 5:16 PM
🚨NEW: It’s getting hot in here …
… but how much hotter than usual?
If you go to the Telegraph’s homepage, you’ll find this tool⬇️
With Mariana Hallal and @benbutcher.bsky.social
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… but how much hotter than usual?
If you go to the Telegraph’s homepage, you’ll find this tool⬇️
With Mariana Hallal and @benbutcher.bsky.social
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I'm BEYOND excited to be part of this cohort! 🙌📗🖊️
Ready to deepen my understanding of how to report on one of the defining stories of our era.
#ClimateJournalism #Reuters #Oxford
Ready to deepen my understanding of how to report on one of the defining stories of our era.
#ClimateJournalism #Reuters #Oxford
🚨 We are so thrilled to present the 8th cohort of our Oxford Climate Journalism Network
It includes journalists from dozens of countries and territories. Data on our new cohort in the chart below.
Check out our new members in this link
reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/members-oxfo...
It includes journalists from dozens of countries and territories. Data on our new cohort in the chart below.
Check out our new members in this link
reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/members-oxfo...
June 26, 2025 at 2:30 PM
I'm BEYOND excited to be part of this cohort! 🙌📗🖊️
Ready to deepen my understanding of how to report on one of the defining stories of our era.
#ClimateJournalism #Reuters #Oxford
Ready to deepen my understanding of how to report on one of the defining stories of our era.
#ClimateJournalism #Reuters #Oxford
🚨NEW INVESTIGATION: Inside Israel's massive ad campaign to (almost) win Eurovision
With Laura Bejder Jensen and @hannahuld.bsky.social for the @eurcorrespond.bsky.social
europeancorrespondent.com/article?s=Ho...
Let's talk through this story⬇️
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With Laura Bejder Jensen and @hannahuld.bsky.social for the @eurcorrespond.bsky.social
europeancorrespondent.com/article?s=Ho...
Let's talk through this story⬇️
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Read European Journalism now! — The European Correspondent
The European Correspondent is the place where you read about the climate crisis, migration, digitisation and much more – with an European angle!
europeancorrespondent.com
June 10, 2025 at 10:28 AM
🚨NEW INVESTIGATION: Inside Israel's massive ad campaign to (almost) win Eurovision
With Laura Bejder Jensen and @hannahuld.bsky.social for the @eurcorrespond.bsky.social
europeancorrespondent.com/article?s=Ho...
Let's talk through this story⬇️
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With Laura Bejder Jensen and @hannahuld.bsky.social for the @eurcorrespond.bsky.social
europeancorrespondent.com/article?s=Ho...
Let's talk through this story⬇️
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The latest poll, from Peil.nl, gives Wilders (PVV) a narrow lead of 1 per cent over Groenlinks-PVDA, the biggest Left-wing party and opposition, by 31 per cent to 30 per cent.
June 3, 2025 at 1:51 PM
The latest poll, from Peil.nl, gives Wilders (PVV) a narrow lead of 1 per cent over Groenlinks-PVDA, the biggest Left-wing party and opposition, by 31 per cent to 30 per cent.
When I embarked my bus this morning, I got a news alert informing me that the Dutch government was on the brink of collapse (again..)🇳🇱
Couple hours later, it's officially fallen apart🙃
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Couple hours later, it's officially fallen apart🙃
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June 3, 2025 at 1:48 PM
When I embarked my bus this morning, I got a news alert informing me that the Dutch government was on the brink of collapse (again..)🇳🇱
Couple hours later, it's officially fallen apart🙃
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Couple hours later, it's officially fallen apart🙃
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This weekend, the Meta Ad Library turns seven, and the first ads in it, from back in 2018, will start to disappear. It would be trivial for Meta to keep a permanent archive of political ads, and they should. Here's more on that:
whotargets.me/en/the-disap...
whotargets.me/en/the-disap...
The disappearing ad library – Who Targets Me
whotargets.me
May 22, 2025 at 10:07 AM
This weekend, the Meta Ad Library turns seven, and the first ads in it, from back in 2018, will start to disappear. It would be trivial for Meta to keep a permanent archive of political ads, and they should. Here's more on that:
whotargets.me/en/the-disap...
whotargets.me/en/the-disap...
🚨NEW: Violence is more widespread today than it has been in decades, with armed conflict touching every major region, according to our analysis
w/ Allegra Mendelson
telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2...
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w/ Allegra Mendelson
telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2...
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World most violent it has been in decades
At least 50 different countries have been hit by armed conflict in the past year, researchers find
telegraph.co.uk
May 22, 2025 at 3:20 PM
🚨NEW: Violence is more widespread today than it has been in decades, with armed conflict touching every major region, according to our analysis
w/ Allegra Mendelson
telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2...
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w/ Allegra Mendelson
telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2...
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