A Norwegian naval officer was found guilty on Monday and sentenced to a two-month suspended jail sentence for negligence leading up to the 2018 collision between a warship he commanded and an oil tanker in which the military vessel sank. Building a replacement for the lost Helge Ingstad frigate wouldContinue Reading
Estonia’s largest defense training exercise Spring Storm (Kevadtorm) started on Monday and will last until May 26. Approximately, 14,000 personnel will take part. Army, Air Force, Navy and Defense League units, conscripts and reservists take part in the annual exercise, totaling around 9,000 personnel. Around half are reservists. The restContinue Reading
Despite the coalition’s quashing of filibustering in the Riigikogu on Monday, the opposition parties plan to stay their course. If the coalition fails to appropriate enough time for procedural questions and introducing new bills, the opposition will simply start filing clusters of draft legislation, which will be just as effectiveContinue Reading
Pekka Haavisto (Green) has run for president twice, losing both times to President Sauli Niinistö, who’s stepping down from the office after two six-year terms. Outgoing foreign affairs minister Pekka Haavisto (Green) continues to be the favourite potential candidate in next year’s presidential election, according to Yle’s latest survey. HaavistoContinue Reading
Investigators believe that during an eight-month period before filing for bankruptcy in 2018, the association handed over about 18,000 euros to third parties without reasonable cause. Police in Helsinki have completed an investigation into the activities of the executive director of an immigrant-focused association, who is suspected of financial crimesContinue Reading