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
Some 300 migrant children will start learning the Lithuanian language in October as stipulated by international and Lithuanian law. There are no plans to teach migrant children other languages. „Based on the currently available information, around 300 migrant children will start attending lessons on October 1. (..) Under the existingContinue Reading
Oulu District Court on Monday issued Oulu parliamentarian Sebastian Tynkkynen 70 day fines—amounting to 4,400 euros—for inciting hatred ethnic agitation. Tynkkynen was charged with agitation against an ethnic group after publishing his texts on social media in 2017. Prosecutors said his writings slandered immigrants and asylum seekers, and asked forContinue Reading
The world’s largest-ever data leak reveals hidden holdings of dozens of Russian oligarchs. Russia’s energy reserves are also used for operations abroad, says Professor Veli-Pekka Tynkkynen. The massive data leak provides new information about the hidden fortunes of Russian President Vladimir Putin‘s inner circle. The main point is that thisContinue Reading
I 32 år har Mathis Olav Nordnes (80) vært nærmeste nabo til elven Leira i Lillestrøm. Søndag ble vannstanden så høy at to broer i Leirsund måtte stenge. I løpet av den tiden han har bodd i området, har Nordnes opplevd å måtte rive ned og skifte isolasjon på eiendommenContinue Reading
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) on Wednesday ruled not to extend the interim measures introduced in the case of five Afghan migrants against Lithuania. The ECHR stated that the decision was made taking into account the fact that the mentioned Afghan citizens are now in the territory ofContinue Reading
Hydrographer Peeter Ude, working as part of the private MS Estonia expedition, has not yet found the shipping containers he believes lie next to the wreck of MS Estonia. However, an autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) piloted by Ude happened upon three peculiar metal constructions topped by what appear to beContinue Reading