Swiss meteorologist Jörg Kachelmann calls it “the dumbest energy and environmental policy ever”. Now, finally, after years of being warned, Germany’s mainstream media are finally showing signs of waking up to it. Germany’s flagship ARD public broadcasting recently presented a report earlier today about how “CO2 neutral” wood burning isContinue Reading
Norwegian producers saw a hefty drop in exports during August, attributed to weaker demand, among other causes. ‘The reason for lower demand is complex, but holiday season in Europe and reduced restaurant consumption is certainly part of the explanation,’ said Tom-Jørgen Gangsø, Director of Market Insight and Market Access withContinue Reading
The clear position of the Baltics and Poland ”set the tone” for the EU’s common stance on the situation in Belarus, President Egils Levits said while addressing Saeima today. In his opinion, an active and competent foreign policy is one of the cornerstones of Latvia’s sustainability, because visibility and influenceContinue Reading
Adas Jakubauskas, 55, the new director of the Genocide and Resistance Research Center of Lithuania, vows to improve the center’s international and internal communication and spread awareness on Lithuania’s historic memory issues abroad. At a press conference, he informed about his decision to initiate drafting of the center’s new strategy,Continue Reading
Lithuania’s Health Ministry has updated its list of coronavirus-affected countries and people arriving from Norway, Hungary and Canada will be required to self-isolate from Monday. The cumulative two-week number of cases in these countries has exceeded the 16 per 100,000 threshold but has not gone above 25, meaning that peopleContinue Reading
Baltic Sea shipping giant Tallink has launched major reorganization, with layoffs, unpaid leave and other cost-cutting measures to hit up to 2,500 employees in countries where the company operates. Tallink employed over 7,200 people at the end of 2019. This week, the Unemployment Insurance Fund will receive the first collectiveContinue Reading
Keskustan uuden puheenjohtajan Annika Saarikon mukaan puolue noudattaa turveasioissa hallitusohjelman linjauksia. Turpeesta on tulossa iso vääntö ensi viikon budjettiriihessä, koska vihreät vaatii konkreettisia ilmastopäätöksiä. Esillä on ollut muun muassa turpeelle maksettavien verotukien leikkaus. – Kaikki mitä tulee turpeeseen on aika kultavaa’alla punnittuja sanoja tämän maan hallitusohjelmassa. Siihen keskusta on sitoutunutContinue Reading