The parliament on Tuesday passed the respective amendments to the Law on Social Insurance Pensions, with 98 votes in favor and 17 abstentions. “Low pensions are still a big problem for the country,” Social Security and Labor Minister Monika Navickiene told the Seimas before the vote. She expects that theContinue Reading
The government decided on Sunday afternoon to impose entry restrictions for people arriving from southern Africa, Interior Minister Krista Mikkonen (Green) announced on Twitter. As of 3pm on Sunday, Finland will restrict entry into the country for travellers who have been in Botswana, Eswatini (Swaziland), South Africa, Lesotho, Mozambique, NamibiaContinue Reading
Gas prices across Estonia were a few cents cheaper on Monday morning after Estonia’s biggest fuel retailers reacted to the fall of global oil prices last week. The price of Premium 98 is now €1.597 per liter at most gas stations and €1.547 for Premium 95. The price of a liter of dieselContinue Reading
The EU commission on Thursday recommended that the bloc’s vaccination certificate, which has allowed free travel of Covid-vaccinated Europeans, be valid only up to nine months after a second dose. “We propose a validity of nine months for the European anti-covid certificate and beyond this period, its validity would noContinue Reading
The Transport and Communications Agency (Traficom) has warned of a resurgence of scam messages spreading malicious software known as FluBot. The agency said on Friday that the malware, which has proliferated in Finland in recent days, targets users with Android devices and mobile subscription. The malicious software can steal dataContinue Reading
Dailies Eesti Päevaleht and Delfi have chosen recently re-elected Mayor of Tallinn Mihhail Kõlvart (Center) as Estonia’s most influential person for 2021. The list (link in Estonian) is made up of 100 people, with the podium made up of Kõlvart, Prime Minister Kaja Kallas (Reform) and Minister of Health andContinue Reading
Sweden’s first female prime minister, Social Democrat Magdalena Andersson, resigned on Wednesday after less than 12 hours in the top job after the Green Party quit their two-party coalition, stoking political uncertainty. But Andersson said she had told the speaker of parliament she hoped to be appointed prime minister againContinue Reading
Viktorija Cmilyte-Nielsen, the speaker of the Lithuanian parliament, on Thursday invited people to join 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence, an international campaign to end violence against women and girls. Launched 30 years ago, the global campaign runs from November 25, the International Day Against Violence Against Women, toContinue Reading
This year’s Independence Day gala, which was set to take place at Helsinki’s Presidential Palace on 6 December, has been cancelled. According to a press release (siirryt toiseen palveluun) from the President’s Office, the event has been called off due to the worsening Covid-19 situation in the country. A separateContinue Reading
The Estonian government is set to decide Thursday afternoon formally on merging the Estonian Navy (Merevägi) vessels into one fleet with those of the civilian Police and Border Guard Board (PPA). Two separate operations centers will similarly be combined. Defense minister Kalle Laanet (Reform) and interior minister Kristian Jaani (Center),Continue Reading