Restrictions imposed to slow the spread of the coronavirus within the Finnish Defense Forces are to be lifted in four different stages. The first is the waiving of the current requirement to use a face mask and safety distancing of two metres outdoors. These first restrictions are scheduled to beContinue Reading
Sunday marked polling day of the 2021 local government council elections in Estonia. Preliminary results put voter turnout at 54.7 percent, with record 275,587 votes cast electronically between Monday and Saturday. People supported election coalitions in most of Estonia’s 79 local governments, with Center proving the most successful political partyContinue Reading
Lawmakers who left the opposition Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Unions have announced they are establishing a new political party, Democratic Party “For Lithuania”. The invitation to join the party has been signed by all 13 members of this group in the Lithuanian Seimas, including ex-Lithuanian Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis, VytautasContinue Reading
The Lithuanian State Defense Council confirmed on Monday that the country will send a Spartan military transport aircraft to a French-led mission in Mali. “We have taken France’s need and requests into the account, and this operation has been mandated,” National Defense Minister Arvydas Anusauskas told a press conference afterContinue Reading
Norway’s new center-left Cabinet has taken office after the incoming prime minister presented a center-left minority government Thursday, a day after a deadly bow-and-arrow attack in a small town. Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere, the leader of Norway’s center-left Labor Party, stood outside the royal palace with his 19-member teamContinue Reading
Minister of Finance Keit Pentus-Rosimannus said that confirmation from the Competition Authority means it is virtually certain Estonia will pay part of the electricity transmission fee for all consumers and offer less fortunate households additional benefits in the total volume of €100 million to offset record electricity prices. The CompetitionContinue Reading
Lithuanian Interior Minister Agne Bilotaite has refrained to comment on the parliamentary Committee on National Security and Defense’s information about several dozen migrants’ possible ties with terrorists. She told a press conference on Friday that services identify threats and members of the public should feel safe. “I would like toContinue Reading
Compensating network providers for lower-income customer discounts put in place amid soaring energy prices will cost around €75 million for the half-year in which it is planned, Minister of Economic Affairs and Communications Taavi Aas (Center) says. Aas said Thursday that: “If we go down the road of lowering networkContinue Reading
City management and urban development were discussed by Tartu’s mayoral candidates at a debate on Wednesday night. The debate was hosted by ETV and featured candidates from Reform, Center, the Social Democrats (SDE), Isamaa, Eesti 200, EKRE and the Greens. Tartu is Estonia’s second biggest city with a population ofContinue Reading
President Alar Karis’ first meeting with two heads of state has been canceled after Latvian President Egils Levits tested positive for coronavirus on Wednesday, while Finnish President Sauli Niinistö is isolating. Latvian national broadcaster LSM reported Levits gave a positive antigen rapid test last night after returning from Sweden. HeContinue Reading