Prime Minister Petteri Orpo (NCP) has invited representatives of key labour and employer organisations to discuss the future of Finland’s labour market model. The talks will be held on Friday, at the PM’s official residence Kesäranta. The discussions will review a government move to ensure that future proposals by theContinue Reading
Euroopan on tehtävä enemmän oman turvallisuutensa eteen, painottaa Puolustusvoimain komentaja Timo Kivinen. Euroopan maiden täytyy Kivisen mukaan nostaa puolustusbudjettejaan ja kasvattaa puolustusteollisuutensa kapasiteettia. Puolustusteollisuuteen tehtävät investoinnit ovat Kivisen mukaan myös edellytys Ukrainan pitkäjänteiselle tukemiselle. ”Minusta näyttää siltä, että Nato-maiden yhdessä hyväksymä kahden bkt-prosentin puolustusmenotaso ei tule riittämään kattamaan kaikkea sitä,Continue Reading
Europe’s energy security hinges on Norway and its transition from fossil fuels to renewable sources. That has big geopolitical implications for Ukraine and NATO. On GZERO World, Ian Bremmer delves into Europe’s urgent quest for energy independence and the broader geopolitical shifts that could redefine the continent’s future. With theContinue Reading
On Friday, March 1, the Lielvarde military airfield in Latvia became the third NATO base where allied fighters conducting the NATO Baltic Air Policing mission over Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania will be stationed. The Lielvarde base became the new location for NATO fighters as the Ämari Air Base in EstoniaContinue Reading
The Nordic Response 24 military exercise led by Norway begins on Monday in the northern parts of Finland, Sweden and Norway. The 12-day drill is significant for Finland as in addition to being the largest exercise the Finnish Defence Forces has ever joined abroad, it’s also the first time FinlandContinue Reading
Sikkerhedsgaranti eller besættelsemed Claus Spenster Den 19. december 2023 præsenterede statsminister Mette Frederiksen en ny forsvarsaftale mellem USA og Danmark. Den betyder permanent placering af amerikanske soldater og amerikansk materiel på dansk jord. Vi var med, da TID TIL FRED – aktiv mod krig den 26. februar afholdte oplægs- ogContinue Reading
Nordic Response 24, hosted by Norway on 4‒15 March 2024, is the Finnish Defence Forces’ most important international exercise of the year. Twelve Finnish Air Force F/A-18 Hornet multi-role fighters and approximately 250 airmen will take part in the exercise. The key objective of Nordic Response 24 for the FinnishContinue Reading
Even though Norway saw a rise in oil and gas production in January 2023 compared to the volumes recorded during the year before, both of these figures are lower than the ones observed in December 2023. While the oil output is above the figures included in the Norwegian Offshore Directorate’sContinue Reading
Vad betyder det svenska Natomedlemskapet rent konkret och vilka negativa konsekvenser kan det få att vi lämnar vår alliansfrihet? Gäst: Ulla Gudmundsson, diplomat, Natokännare och författare till boken Nato: En allians i tiden. Programledare: Jon Andersson Ni kan lyssna på podden här eller på andra ställen där poddar finns.Continue Reading
Säkerhetspolisen, Säpo, säger att den kurdiska gruppen PKK samlar in pengar i Sverige genom att hota folk. Sverige och flera andra länder tycker att PKK är en terrorgrupp. Fredrik Hallström jobbar på Säpo. Han säger till Ekot att PKK samlar in pengar med hot om våld, och att det specielltContinue Reading