Electricity prices in the third quarter were more than twice as high as normal in the last five years, according to Statistics Norway (SSB). The average electricity price for households was 76.3 øre per kilowatt-hour before taxes and grid rent were included, according to the SSB. The total electricity priceContinue Reading
Swedish Minister of Defence Peter Hultqvist supports a proposal from the Baltic countries for an EU-led training mission in Ukraine. “Now all eyes are fixed on Poland and on what is happening at the border, which may mean that Ukraine will be somewhat in the shadows. The issue of UkraineContinue Reading
A large and growing proportion of new mortgages are taken out by people who have high total debt in relation to annual income, according to a survey by the Financial Supervisory Authority of Norway (Finanstilsynet). Almost half of the loan volume in this year’s survey was given to borrowers withContinue Reading
Suomi nostaa kiintiöpakolaisten määrää Afganistanin tilanteen vuoksi. Sisäministeri Maria Ohisalo (vihr.) kertoo Twitterissä, että hallitus on päättänyt nostaa ensi vuoden 2022 pakolaiskiintiön historiallisen korkealle tasolle 1500 henkeen. Kiintiöpakolaiset ovat henkilöitä, jotka YK:n pakolaisjärjestö UNHCR valitsee ja jotka vastaanottavat maat noutavat kohdemaasta tai sen lähellä olevasta pakolaisleiristä. Syyskuussa hallitus linjasi, ettäContinue Reading
The prime minister was commenting on President Gitanas Nauseda’s statement that speaking with the authoritarian leader could be a way of solving the illegal migration crisis on Belarus’ borders with Poland and Lithuania. “I don’t think Lithuania’s foreign policy is changing, but it’s important not to give additional trump cardsContinue Reading
A de-radicalisation project run by human rights NGO the Deaconess Foundation may have to end due to a lack of funding. The Exit project (siirryt toiseen palveluun) has been running for about one year and aims to support radicalised individuals as they disengage from violently extremist movements and ideologies. TheContinue Reading
The government has called up 1,684 reservists to a week-long training exercise, Okas 2021. It will include the construction of a “temporary border fence” of up to 40 kilometers. On the proposal of the Commander of Estonian Defence Forces Martin Herem, 1,636 reservists mainly from engineer units will be includedContinue Reading