Opposition parties allied with the Greens and Farmers Union (ZZS), and Latvia’s Regional Alliance (LRA) did the best out of municipal elections held across most of Latvia June 5, though provisional results show no single party really dominated the poll. According to early results from the Central Elections Commission (CVK),Continue Reading
The importance of traditional election posters in Finnish elections has not diminished, despite this year’s municipal vote being dubbed the “social media election”. Many candidates still believe in the power of putting up posters and signboards of themselves, and political parties have invested more heavily in the medium this timeContinue Reading
The Covid-19 pandemic is over in Norway, according to one of the doctors leading the response against coronavirus in the rich Scandinavian country. Preben Aavitsland, chief physician in the infection control division at the Norwegian Institute of Public Health, tweeted on Sunday a graph showing Norway with its lowest levelContinue Reading
The prime ministers of the Baltic States have released a joint statement on the occasion of Europe Day, LETA was informed by Latvian Prime Minister Krisjanis Karins’ press secretary Sandris Sabajevs. ”On the occasion of the Europe Day we underline the importance of this particular date for the celebration ofContinue Reading
How unusual is the Estonian government’s 60-million cut compared with the activities of other governments in the euro area? Every country of the euro area decides its budget according to the country’s situation and necessities. The budget of Estonia’s government sector runs deficit for two reasons: because of the crisisContinue Reading
Euroopan unioni on käynnistänyt uuden oikeusjutun lääkeyhtiö Astra Zenecaa vastaan. Se vaatii yhtiötä toimittamaan kaikkiaan 120 miljoonaa rokoteannosta kesäkuun loppuun mennessä. Astra Zeneca on toimittanut EU:lle tähän mennessä 50 miljoonaa rokoteannosta. Asiaa puitiin belgialaisessa tuomioistuimessa tänään tiistaina. EU syyttää yhtiötä sopimusrikkomuksesta koronarokotteiden toimittamisessa. Mikäli yhtiö todetaan syylliseksi, se voi saadaContinue Reading
Poliisi epäilee 36-vuotiaan miehen murhanneen puolisonsa Vihdin Nummelassa sijaitsevassa asunnossa torstaina 6. toukokuuta. Mies vangittiin todennäköisin syin murhasta epäiltynä tiistaina 10. toukokuuta. Muun muassa sosiaalisessa mediassa levisi väärä huhu, että uhri olisi ollut perheen lapsi. Poliisi epäilee 36-vuotiaan miehen murhanneen puolisonsa Vihdin Nummelassa sijaitsevassa asunnossa torstaina 6. toukokuuta. Mies vangittiinContinue Reading
The so-called India Covid variant, B.1.617, has been detected in three positive Covid samples in Finland. All tests found with the variant are from March, according to officials at a press conference by the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health (STM) and the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL)Continue Reading
Members of the European Parliament (EP) have adopted a resolution calling for a review of the situation regarding chemical weapons dumped in the Baltic Sea after the Second World War and forging plans for the removal of these substances, Janis Krastins, EP press secretary in Latvia, informed LETA. In aContinue Reading
The project’s initiators say the project is being discontinued as it is becoming impossible to visit burial sites due to the coronavirus pandemic and worsening Lithuanian-Russian relations. The project’s team also says the project’s initial goal has been achieved as a new generation of people has been raised and theyContinue Reading