October’s conscript intake stood at 900, somewhat lower than the expected 1,200, ETV news show ‘Aktuaalne kaamera’ (AK) reported Tuesday night. The Defense Resources Agency (KRA) says that the 300-odd discrepancy in conscripts is not the result of anti-vaccination sentiments, who, AK reported, number around 20. This was also theContinue Reading
Latvia will be in “lockdown” for a month from Thursday as the government tries to bring the coronavirus situation under control and relieve pressure on the healthcare system, Latvia’s public broadcaster LSM reported on Monday. New restrictions include non-essential store closures and a curfew between 8 p.m. and 5 a.m.Continue Reading
Although migrant flows at the European Union’s border with Belarus are under control, the crisis is not yet over and the bloc needs to give more priority to this matter, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis said on Monday. “Even though the situation seems under control, the flows are not diminishing,”Continue Reading
Maavoimat toivoo saavansa uudistuvaan paikallispuolustukseen kokonaan uusia osaajia. Maavoimat aloittaa suurinvestoinnit tammikuussa päättämällä uusista ilmatorjuntaohjuksista, perässä seuraavat ajoneuvot sekä uusi rynnäkkökivääri. Ikäluokkien kutistuminen ja uudenlaiset uhkakuvat ovat saaneet Puolustusvoimat lieventämään sotilaan fyysisiä vaatimuksia. Ensi vuonna otetaan käyttöön uusi palveluskelpoisuusluokka, jossa tulevan varusmiehen fyysinen kunto ei enää välttämättä ole este merkittäväänContinue Reading
The government has not yet discussed establishing an emergency situation but it must be considered if scheduled hospital treatments are suspended, as in Latvia, Center Party chairman Jüri Ratas said on Tuesday. Speaking to ERR, the former prime minister commented on Latvia’s upcoming lockdown. He said if scheduled treatment isContinue Reading
Israel and Sweden have a chance to strengthen relations between the countries, Foreign Minister Yair Lapid and his counterpart from Stockholm Ann Linde said in Jerusalem on Monday, during the first visit to Israel by a Swedish foreign minister in a decade.“Sweden is a friend of Israel,” Linde said.The SwedishContinue Reading
Danish man Espen Andersen Braathen has been charged with the murders of four women and one man killed in the rampage in Kongsberg. A police officer and two others were injured. Five victims of a bow and arrow attack in Norway have been named as authorities in the country announcedContinue Reading
Kreikka on viime aikoina vahvistanut muuriaan Turkin rajalla. Kun afganistanilaisia alkoi tänä syksynä saapua Turkkiin, se herätti maan sosiaalisessa mediassa voimakkaita reaktioita. Turkissa maan talouskurimus ja Afganistanista tulevien pakolaisten määrä ovat tiukentaneet turkkilaisten suhtautumista pakolaisiin ja siirtolaisiin. Afganistanilaisten maahantulon on arvioitu lisääntyvän sitä mukaa, kun äärijärjestö Talibanin paine Afganistanissa kasvaa.Continue Reading
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