Finnish President Sauli Niinistö said the ongoing anti-government protests in Belarus were due to a lack of trust in the country’s election system and that the situation had started a “dangerous circle.” Niinistö made the comments in an address via video link to the heads of Finland’s Missions abroad atContinue Reading
Suomessa on raportoitu 43 uutta koronatartuntaa, kertoo Terveyden ja hyvinvoinnin laitos (THL). Kahden viime viikon aikana on todettu 139 tartuntaa enemmän kuin edeltävien kahden viikon aikana. Uusia tartuntoja on kahden viime viikon aikana todettu 358 kappaletta, kun edeltävän kahden viikon aikana luku oli 219. Kuluneen viikon aikana tartuntoja todettiin THL:nContinue Reading
Asta Skaisgirytė, adviser to the Lithuanian president, said the country avoided a crisis when it didn’t respond to a Belarusian military helicopter allegedly crossing into Lithuanian airspace on Sunday. According to Skaisgirytė, Lithuanian authorities had prepared for potential provocations. “We made certain assumptions and got prepared for them. […] IfContinue Reading
National energy giant Eesti Energia has signed a contract with Lithuanian wind energy company E energija to buy all the renewable energy produced at a future wind farm over the coming decade as well as its origin identification mark. The Lithuanian company said that Eesti Energia’s willingness to buy theContinue Reading
Prime Minister Sanna Marin was confirmed as the leader of the Social Democratic Party over the weekend, and on Monday she closed out the conference in Tampere with a speech illuminating her vision for the party and the country. She said that she would try to shorten working hours inContinue Reading
The office of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny is grateful for Finnish President Sauli Navalny’s help in getting Russian officials to allow Navalny to fly to Germany for medical treatment. Navalny’s close aide, Leonid Volkov, told Yle in Berlin that Navalny’s office appreciated Niinistö phoning Russian president Vladimir Putin on theContinue Reading
Prime Minister Sanna Marin (SDP) announced via her official Twitter account on Tuesday morning that she will be taking a coronavirus test and reverting to telecommuting after developing mild respiratory symptoms. Marin said she will remotely attend the Social Democratic Party parliamentary group’s summer meeting as well as government talksContinue Reading
7,601 lab-confirmed infections as of Monday 10.8 (up by 17 from Sunday) 333 deaths linked to coronavirus as of Monday 10.8 (up by 2 since Friday 7.8) 5 people in hospital as of Monday 10.8 (up by 2 since Friday 7.8) 1 in intensive care as of Monday 10.8Continue Reading
Direct EU payments to Lithuanian farmers in 2021-2027 should be capped at 100,000 euros, Agriculture Minister Andrius Palionis says, adding that they will be 50,000 lower compared to the existing financial perspective. “The cap stood at 150,000 euros for this financial period, and it will stand at 100,000 euros forContinue Reading
Six new cases of coronavirus were recorded in the last 24 hours with all cases in Tartu County, the Health Board announced on Monday. One of the diagnosed cases is traced back to a formerly monitored person, the other five are still being investigated. An epidemiological study shows that aContinue Reading