Prime Minister Jüri Ratas (Center) said that Helme’s resignation was a step of considerable political significance that allowed the coalition to stay together. The Riigikogu opposition that had been making preparations to bring a vote of no confidence against Mart Helme turned the motion against the national conservatives’ (EKRE) chairmanContinue Reading
Sisäministeri Maria Ohisalo (vihr.) otti tänään Ylen aamussa kantaa nuorten häiriökäyttäymiseen. Pääkaupunkiseudulla asuvien nuorten häiriökäyttäyminen nousi eilen puheenaiheeksi, kun Helsingin Sanomat (siirryt toiseen palveluun) kertoi, että alueella on arvioiden mukaan noin 100–150 vaarallisesti käyttäytyvää nuorta. Sisäministeri Ohisalo nostaa nuorten ongelmien kärjistymisen syyksi kaksi tekijää. Toisaalta asioiden kärjistymiseen vaikuttaa tänä vuonnaContinue Reading
Kaksisivuisen asiakirjan kopiossa näkyy mapituksen rei’itys. Jostain syystä presidentin kanslian ja valtioneuvoston kanslian yhdessä laatima asiakirja on leimattu punaisella luottamukselliseksi. Silloin asiakirjaa saavat lukea vain harvat ja valitut. Nyt ulkoministeriö on kumonnut vuonna 2013 laaditun asiakirjan salauspäätöksen, Ylen tietopyynnön jälkeen. Kyse on eräänlaisesta presidentin ja hallituksen yhteistyön käsikirjasta. Paperi tiivistää,Continue Reading
Belarus on Tuesday launched electricity production at its Astravyets nuclear power plant (NPP), Lithuania’s power transmission system operator Litgrid informed. The launch of the Astravyets NPP prompted Lithuania to set the capacity for commercial electricity flow from Belarus to zero, Litgrid said. As reported, Lithuania’s power transmission system operator LitgridContinue Reading
“In light of the unfavorable COVID-19 epidemiological situation, we propose to announce quarantine in the entire territory of Lithuania,” Health Minister Aurelijus Veryga told the Cabinet while introducing the measure. The lockdown will be in effect from midnight on November 7 through November 29. Restaurants, bars and cafes will onlyContinue Reading
The Parliamentary Ombudsman of Finland has criticised the Defence Forces for using discriminatory training material in relation to fitness checks for new conscripts. The Centre for Military Medicine, which is responsible for the health of conscripts and Defence Forces personnel, was specifically singled out by the ombudsman’s report. The officeContinue Reading
At a time when the European Court of Justice has banned blanket data collection, Estonia is discussing obligating online messaging platforms to do just that. The Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communication has finished draft legislation to amend the Electronic Communications Act that includes proposals by the Ministry of InternalContinue Reading
In light of the political situation in Belarus and the Council of the European Union’s conclusions of October 12, the Interior Ministry has already suspended payments for projects and has asked for the European Commission’s recommendations for the next steps to be taken, the minister told the Cabinet. Following theContinue Reading
The concentration of pollutants in the water did not exceed the environmental quality standards, but some of them exceeded the norms in bottom sediments and living organisms. “Summarizing the results of analyses of pollutants in 2019, the Baltic Sea failed to meet good chemical status due to the concentrations ofContinue Reading