Widespread criticism of rising taxes is understandable, but no one has offered up any good alternatives yet, said Prime Minister Kaja Kallas (Reform) on Tuesday. Kallas said the government knew there would be fierce criticism of the move. “This outrage is completely understandable. When I realized that we had toContinue Reading
The Estonian Police and Border Guard Board (PPA) do not intend to ban gatherings on May 9 to commemorate those who died in the Second World War. However, they will respond firmly to the use of symbols of Russia’s aggression in Ukraine and attempts to spread pro-war propaganda. “The EstonianContinue Reading
An internal audit of the Finnish Immigration Service Migri found there were procedural errors and quality problems detected in nine percent of negative decisions about extended residence permits made by the agency last year. In a press release on Tuesday, Migri said “we are taking these findings seriously,” adding thatContinue Reading
Ukraine will start receiving Leopard 1 tanks from Denmark before summer. Denmark’s Acting Defense Minister Troels Lund Poulsen said this at a briefing with Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov at the Ukraine – Odesa Media Center on Monday, April 10, according to Ukrinform. “We will start delivering Leopard 1 tanksContinue Reading
Sweden’s hopes of quickly following Finland into NATO membership have alighted on Turkey’s presidential election in May, in which recent polls show President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s 20-year rule is in danger of ending. “The signals that Sweden has gotten from the opposition have been very good,” Paul Levin, director ofContinue Reading
The “tax hump” in Estonia is a throwback, Incoming Minister of Foreign Affairs Margus Tsahkna (Eesti 200) says. Tsahkna says that while the phenomenon, also known as bracket-creep, arose during his time in office when he was leader of Isamaa (then known as IRL), it is now outdated, hence theContinue Reading
The government will continue to privatize state-owned, but non-strategically important, companies. A list specifying which firms this will concern is to be completed by the end of the year. Estonia currently has 27 state-owned and part state-owned companies, Thursday’s “Aktuaalne kaamera” (AK) reported. Enefit Green, a subsidiary of energy generatorContinue Reading
In an address to MPs at the formal opening of Finnish Parliament on Thursday, President Sauli Niinistö said the job of an MP is not an individual endeavour, but rather part of a joint effort on behalf of the entire nation. “It requires a lot from you: Capability to cooperateContinue Reading
Denmark will make its decision on donating F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine in the coming summer, confirmed acting Defense Minister Troels Lund Poulsen on Tuesday. The minister during his visit to Ukraine told the local broadcaster TV2 that “the decision will take time because Denmark is not going to doContinue Reading
More than a quarter of Sweden’s electricity has come from wind power for two consecutive months – but a new report has warned that the country’s emissions could soon rise. Sweden generated a record 27 per cent of electricity from wind in February, narrowly beating a 26 per cent recordContinue Reading