Newly discharged conscripts to hand back items including socks and bras, to be washed and reused Norwegian conscripts are to return their underwear after completing military service for the next recruits, as the army struggles with dwindling supplies due to Covid. Norway, which guards Nato’s northern borders and shares aContinue Reading
Due to the climb of energy resource prices there are plans to increase tariffs on services provided by Rīgas ūdens, according to the company’s announcement posted on its website. The company Rīgas ūdens has submitted to the Public Utilities Commission (SPRK) its estimates, which provide for an increase of theContinue Reading
The price of electricity will rise by more than €100 in the Nord Pool Estonia price area on Monday. On Sunday the price was €145.82 per megawatt-hour and it will be €248.71 on Monday. It will be highest between 9 a.m and 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. and 7 p.m. whenContinue Reading
Norway on Monday announced new Covid curbs less than a week after tightening restrictions amid the spread of the Omicron variant and soaring case numbers and hospital admissions. The move came after Norway’s health authority warned the country could record between 90,000 and 300,000 daily coronavirus cases and up toContinue Reading
Norway will ban the serving of alcohol in bars and restaurants, Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre said, as part of new COVID-19 restrictions intended to stem the spread of the Omicron coronavirus variant. There’s “no doubt the new variant changes the rules,” Gahr Støre told a news conference Monday, announcing theContinue Reading
An outbreak of Salmonella has ended in Sweden with officials unable to find the source of infection. In October, 40 people became ill with monophasic Salmonella Typhimurium with the majority falling sick in the first half of the month. An earlier update identified 33 patients. Cases were linked by wholeContinue Reading
Amendments to the Lithuanian state railway company’s contract with Belarus’ potash giant Belaruskali should have been submitted to the governmental National Security Commission for evaluation, Prime Minister Ingrida Simonyte has said. Simonyte has told the public broadcaster LRT that Lietuvos Gelezinkeliai (Lithuanian Railways, LTG) amended its contract with Belaruskali inContinue Reading
More than half of Finland’s residents are worried about the impact higher energy prices will have on their housing costs, says Nordea Bank. According to the results of a survey commissioned by Nordea, 58 percent of respondents voiced concerns about energy prices. One in four said rising energy prices areContinue Reading
Director General of the Competition Authority Märt Ots said that European Union directives allow regulated energy prices for home and small consumers. This would make it possible to sell electricity at cost price in Estonia. “It is definitely possible in Estonia, provided there is political will,” Ots said at aContinue Reading
NATO must discuss European security issues with all allies, Estonian President Alar Karis said following a phone call with United States President Joe Biden and other heads of state of NATO’s Eastern European members on Thursday. “Estonia’s position is clear — NATO discusses the security issues of Europe, including thoseContinue Reading