Election promises to be reflected in next year’s budget The Reform Party wants to start by abolishing the kindergarten place fee. The party also promises to find money for activity accounts for pensioners in next year’s budget. Urban space investments are another promise. Candidate for mayor Kristen Michal said thatContinue Reading
Finland’s agricultural sector will need state assistance to recover from a “dangerous” economic crisis, according to the Central Union of Agricultural Producers and Forest Owners (MTK). The prices of fertilizer, animal feed and energy have all risen rapidly and unpredictably during the past year, significantly increasing production costs. Furthermore, theContinue Reading
The European Union (EU) shall look for ways to reduce dependence on China, in particular by concentrating manufacturing in Europe or cooperating with the countries sharing similar values, Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda has said. “The European Union follows a three-dimensional approach towards China and treats that country, firstly, as aContinue Reading
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen visited Tallinn on Tuesday to give Estonia’s recovery and resilience plan, pledging around one billion euros for investments and reforms by 2026, the green light. “I want to commend you for investing 42 percent of Estonia’s recovery plan in green targets,” the CommissionContinue Reading
Several illegal migrants who have entered Lithuania this year have rented homes thus avoiding months-long detention. The portal wrote about S. Z., an Iraqi national, who had managed to find and rent an apartment in Vilnius while staying in detention. Then he went to the District Court of Vilnius RegionContinue Reading
Kolme naista ja heidän lapsensa karkotettiin Syyrian autonomisen kurdihallinnon alueelta syyskuun alussa. Heidät kotiutettiin tuolloin Ruotsiin. Ruotsi kotiutti syyskuun alussa kolme naista ja heidän kuusi lastaan Syyriasta. Naiset olivat olleet Isis-vangeille tarkoitetulla leirillä. Aftonbladet kertoo nyt, että naisista kaksi otettiin kiinni heidän saavuttuaan Ruotsiin ja heitä molempia epäillään sotarikoksista. AiemminContinue Reading
Monday will mark the start of local government council elections in Estonia. There are no direct restrictions or obligations at the first elections to be held in Estonia in the conditions of COVID-19. Wearing a mask is recommended and people will not be asked to produce immunization certificates. “We willContinue Reading
The Lithuanian government is expected to consider on Wednesday legislative amendments to introduce mandatory vaccination against COVID-19 for some workers and oblige employers to pay for testing of those who refuse to take the jab. The amendments to the Law on the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases in Humans,Continue Reading
Konstnären Lars Vilks är död, bekräftar hans sambo för DN. Vilks och två poliser omkom när den civila polisbil de färdades i krockade med en lastbil i Markaryd på söndagseftermiddagen. – Att den person vi är satta att skydda och våra två kollegors liv slutar i denna tragedi är ogreppbartContinue Reading
More than 200 Finnish citizens were named in the largest data leak in history, 20 of whom have criminal convictions. The Pandora papers — reportedly the largest data leak in history — have revealed that about 20 Finnish criminals acquired tax haven companies between 1996 and 2020. The names ofContinue Reading