The so-called India Covid variant, B.1.617, has been detected in three positive Covid samples in Finland. All tests found with the variant are from March, according to officials at a press conference by the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health (STM) and the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL)Continue Reading
Fennovoima’s plans to build a controversial nuclear power plant in Pyhäjoki, on Finland’s northwest coast, will be delayed again, the company announced in a statement on Wednesday. The nuclear power consortium said that it has taken longer than expected to bring the project’s design and licensing materials up to requiredContinue Reading
The Centre Party deputy chairman Jaanus Karilaid said that he recommends rejecting the state budget strategy, since he considers cuts and redundancies impractical in the present situation. How united was the cabinet about the cuts? It is always easier to increase spending rather than revise customary spending patterns. The taskContinue Reading
Members of the European Parliament (EP) have adopted a resolution calling for a review of the situation regarding chemical weapons dumped in the Baltic Sea after the Second World War and forging plans for the removal of these substances, Janis Krastins, EP press secretary in Latvia, informed LETA. In aContinue Reading
Saksan ylin oikeuslaitos, perustuslakituomioistuin, on määrännyt valtion tiukentamaan vuonna 2019 hyväksyttyä ilmastolakia. Oikeuden mukaan (siirryt toiseen palveluun) laki ei anna riittävän selkeitä velvoitteita vuoden 2030 jälkeen tehtäville ilmastopäästöjen vähennyksille. Kanteen oli tehnyt joukko yksityishenkilöitä, joista osa oli hyvin nuoria. Heidän mielestään laki on liian löysä ja siten rikkoo heidän oikeuksiaanContinue Reading