More than 100 U.S. sailors and Marines are in the high north of Norway to establish a maritime command as part of NATO’s largest military exercise in Europe since the Cold War, according to the Navy. U.S. 2nd Fleet and Expeditionary Strike Group 2 personnel left Naval Air Station Oceana,Continue Reading
This week Finland saw a series of trade union actions protesting the government’s planned labour market policies and cuts to social welfare. As this week’s series of political strikes comes to an end, it appears that the strikers still have the support of the majority of Finns, according to anContinue Reading
As the latest wave of political strikes enters its fifth and final day on Friday, the unions behind the walkouts have stated that they will not back down until the government relents on its plans to reform labour market legislation and introduce a number of social security cuts. However, MinisterContinue Reading
Finnish troops will conduct local defence drills across the country at the beginning of next month, the Army announced in a press release on Thursday. The regularly held exercises will be held from 1-8 March, and will include the participation of conscripts, reservists, Finnish Defence Forces (FDF) personnel as wellContinue Reading
On a night in September, as summer was turning to autumn, Soha Saad dozed off on the sofa as she stayed up late studying. The 24-year-old, who lived in a quiet village near the Swedish university town of Uppsala with her parents and siblings, had recently graduated as a teacher,Continue Reading
In a report prepared by the Boston Consulting Group for the Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise (NHO) in January, it became clear that Norway is lagging behind other northern European countries when it comes to emission cuts. “We must change Norwegian society in a way that we have never done beforeContinue Reading
NATO is holding its largest exercise since the Cold War. Its aim is to send a message to Russia to keep its hands off NATO territory, Lithuanian Ambassador to NATO Deividas Matulionis has said. “90,000 troops on exercise is a record number. They are training all over the alliance, acrossContinue Reading
The Social Democratic Party (SDP), the largest opposition group in Parliament, plans to challenge the cabinet over what it calls “the labour market chaos caused by the government”. “The government is stubbornly sticking to its confrontational labour market policies and has so far refused all initiatives to resolve the situation.Continue Reading
The country is preparing to join the US-led alliance, though still faces opposition from Hungary. Sweden will send combat troops to Latvia, as the country gears up for possible NATO membership. The Swedish soldiers will form part of the first line of defence against a potential Russian invasion of theContinue Reading
The Deep Sea Conservation Coalition (DSCC), Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF), Greenpeace, Seas at Risk (SAR), Sustainable Ocean Alliance (SOA) and the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) welcome the adoption of Resolution B9-0095/2024 by the European Parliament regarding Norway’s decision to advance deep-sea mining in the Arctic. The adoption ofContinue Reading