Citizens’ consultation in the office of MP Andrea Lindholz (CSU) in Aschaffenburg (Bavaria): “How safe are we in Germany?” asks 16-year-old Linus from Kronberg-Gymnasium. There is a microphone on the table in front of him, with the MP sitting behind it. Max is sitting next to Linus. He is monitoringContinue Reading
The months-long dispute between Finland’s government and trade unions — that has seen a wave of political strikes since November — is causing extensive damage to the Finnish economy, according to Olli Rehn. Rehn, who currently serves as Governor of the Bank of Finland, made his comments during an appearanceContinue Reading
Finland’s Defence Ministry announced on Thursday that the country will host two Nato test centres for new technologies and a business accelerator. Finland proposed their establishment last year, a few months after joining the alliance. The plan was given the green light by the board of Nato’s Defence Innovation AcceleratorContinue Reading
Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store announced on Thursday plans to raise the nation’s defense spending this year to equal 2% of its GDP. Norway was initially set to meet the goal in 2026 but will hit the goal early amid a potential threat from what the prime minister calledContinue Reading
This Friday, March 15, marks the inauguration of the €6.2 million NATO Cooperative Cyber Defense Center of Excellence’s new building in Tallinn. The center provides facilities needed for the day-to-day work of cyber experts from almost 40 nations. “The fact that the NATO CCDCOE is the only center of excellenceContinue Reading
Finland’s government has chosen Juha Martelius to serve as the new head of the Finnish Security and Intelligence Service (Supo), beginning from 1 April. Martelius will continue to work as State Secretary to Interior Minister Mari Rantanen (Finns) until the end of March. Martelius himself is a member of theContinue Reading
Norway has big plans to pump waste carbon from oil and gas operations and heavy industry under the seabed of the North Sea to be stored safely underground. It believes this method will be key to decarbonizing its fossil fuel activities in the coming years and supporting a green transition.Continue Reading
The government of Sweden is looking at ways to reinforce the garrison on Gotland, the strategically-located island in the center of the Baltic Sea. Gotland is critical for the control of the sea lanes in the region, and it gives Sweden – and its new NATO allies – a profoundContinue Reading
The global volume of international arms transfers fell slightly by 3.3 per cent between 2014–18 and 2019–23, according to new data on international arms transfers published recently. States in Europe almost doubled their imports of major arms (+94 per cent) between 2014–18 and 2019–23. Far larger volumes of arms flowedContinue Reading
There is now no need for NATO bases or nuclear weapons on Swedish soil, Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said on Monday. ⠀ “Now we do not see the need for Sweden to place permanent (NATO) bases or nuclear weapons on Swedish soil in peacetime,” he said at a pressContinue Reading