USAs stormaktspolitikk i Arktis øker faren for en alvorlig atomulykke i Norge. I Tromsø kan konsekvensen for kommunens innbyggere bli alvorlig, om det verste skulle skje. Ann Helen Jakobsen bor på bygda. Ei bygd nært byen, og ei bygd hun ikke tar for gitt at alle vil høre på. IkkeContinue Reading
The situation is becoming increasingly tense on Ukraine’s eastern border. While Ukraine claims Russia has consciously put a strain on the eastern part of the country and troop movements have given rise to rumors of the war picking up again, the Kremlin’s goals remain unclear for the time being. ChairmanContinue Reading
The coronavirus pandemic in Lithuania has been gaining momentum since March 12 and for almost a month now there have been no days when the weekly number of new coronavirus cases would go down, and only the speed of the spread has been changing, according to the Lithuanian government’s reviewContinue Reading
Muun muassa tutkimukseen vastanneiden ikä, koulutus ja sukupuoli vaikuttivat todennäköisyyteen noudattaa koronarajoituksia. Kansainvälisen tutkimuksen mukaan suomalaiset ovat sitoutuneet koronarajoitusten noudattamiseen muita maita paremmin. Tutkimus tutki kansalaisten asennetta päättäjiä ja rajoituksia kohtaan yhdessätoista maassa viime vuoden loppupuoliskolla. Esimerkiksi turvavälin noudattaminen ja etätyösuositus koettiin Suomessa muita maita vähemmän elämää rajoittavaksi. Lisäksi suomalaisillaContinue Reading
Finns Party Member of Parliament Sebastian Tynkkynen has been charged for a third time with ethnic agitation, after an indictment was filed in Oulu District Court at the end of March. Tynkkynen has two previous convictions for similar offences. He was convicted of hate speech in 2017 and he wasContinue Reading
The Baltic and Nordic countries, which are united by common history, similar values and way of thinking, must work together to implement the European Green Deal, Prime Minister Krisjanis Karins (New Unity) said in his address to the Nordic-Baltic business forum Wednesday. In Karins’ words, this must be done because,Continue Reading
Unkari on EU:n toiseksi nopein koronarokottaja heti piskuisen Maltan jälkeen. Tästä huolimatta epidemiatilanne on maassa huono ja koronakuolemat lisääntyvät ennätystahtia. Unkarissa kiistellään myös siitä, kuka saa kertoa mitäkin koronasta. Yksinvaltaisen pääministerin Viktor Orbánin hallintoa syytetään tilanteen vakavuuden salaamisesta. Kokosimme kysymyksiä ja vastauksia Unkarin koronatilanteesta. Mikä on salailusyytösten taustalla? 28 riippumattomanContinue Reading
In 2021–2022, Finland allocates 2 million euros for the Enhanced Integrated Framework (EIF), which works to strengthen the creation of trading opportunities for least-developed countries (LDCs). The agreement on the support was signed on Tuesday 23 March in Geneva. Finland has supported the EIF partnership since 2008 by approximately 23.5 millionContinue Reading
Leserbrev Dette er et debattinnlegg, skrevet av en ekstern bidragsyter. Innlegget gir uttrykk for skribentens holdninger. Mulig jeg kaster en brannfakkel her, men jeg mener at de resterende 1.2 millioner vaksinedosene som Norge har opsjon på bør komme Norge og VÅRE utsatte helsearbeidere og andre til gode FØRST slik smittesituasjonenContinue Reading
Sweden on Wednesday extended a series of restrictions introduced to limit the spread of the coronavirus amid a rise in new cases. “Stay the course, the situation is serious. Once again, I would like to ask for a real effort,” Prime Minister Stefan Lofven said. He urged inhabitants to limit their social contacts andContinue Reading