Electric scooter rental firms have agreed with the City of Helsinki to temporarily shut down all of their scooters late at night on the weekends, according to the city. The trial affects the three electric scooter firms operating in Helsinki (Voi, Tier and Lime). It begins on Friday 3 SeptemberContinue Reading
According to Estonian Minister of Defense Kalle Laanet, the European Union must be ready to support its member states if they are subjected to a hybrid attack. Laanet took part in an informal meeting of EU defense ministers in Ljubljana, Slovenia, on Sept. 1-2 to discuss the European Union’s strategicContinue Reading
USA:s president Joe Biden höll sitt kanske viktigaste tal hittills då han bestämt försvarade tillbakadragandet från Afghanistan. Men han får kritik från flera läger, inte minst från oppositionen. Inte ens bland demokraterna finns någon vilja att rusa till Bidens försvar. ”I månader har Biden och hans administration lovat att tillbakadragandetContinue Reading
Tensions are simmering in Lithuania. The migrant crisis, the COVID-19 pandemic, divisions stemming from the rejection for a new massive protest march by the Lithuanian Family Movement (LFM) in Vilnius. And then Kaunas’ firm «no» to a first-ever LGBTQ march in the city on Saturday, September 4. «The accumulation ofContinue Reading
Nurses union Tehy reported in its members’ magazine on Thursday that the City of Helsinki had agreed a deal with three large private healthcare providers to prevent them poaching municipal nursing staff. Tehy chair Millariikka Rytkönen told Yle that the union started to investigate after receiving tip-offs from members. “WeContinue Reading