Should military service be shortened?
Finland’s biggest daily Helsingin Sanomat analysed this suggestion made by Left Alliance Chair Li Andersson during the party’s recent summer meeting. At the time, the minister said that shortening the duration of civilian and military service could increase employment “significantly, by several thousand people.” According to a report commissioned byContinue Reading
Corona infection is increasing faster in Norway than in Sweden
For the first time since April, corona infection in Norway is higher than in Sweden if measured per capita. In the last week, Norway has had two major outbreaks. Per 100,000 people, 1.4 new corona cases have been registered in the last seven days, compared with 1.1 in Sweden, writesContinue Reading
Environmental Disaster: Northern Europe Deforestation Up 49% Due To Effort To Meet “CO2 Targets”!
Swiss meteorologist Jörg Kachelmann calls it “the dumbest energy and environmental policy ever”. Now, finally, after years of being warned, Germany’s mainstream media are finally showing signs of waking up to it. Germany’s flagship ARD public broadcasting recently presented a report earlier today about how “CO2 neutral” wood burning isContinue Reading
Drop in Norway’s seafood exports
Norwegian producers saw a hefty drop in exports during August, attributed to weaker demand, among other causes. ‘The reason for lower demand is complex, but holiday season in Europe and reduced restaurant consumption is certainly part of the explanation,’ said Tom-Jørgen Gangsø, Director of Market Insight and Market Access withContinue Reading
The clear position of the Baltics and Poland ”set the tone” for EU’s common stance on situation in Belarus
The clear position of the Baltics and Poland ”set the tone” for the EU’s common stance on the situation in Belarus, President Egils Levits said while addressing Saeima today. In his opinion, an active and competent foreign policy is one of the cornerstones of Latvia’s sustainability, because visibility and influenceContinue Reading
New director of Lithuania’s genocide center: we’ll boost our international visibility
Adas Jakubauskas, 55, the new director of the Genocide and Resistance Research Center of Lithuania, vows to improve the center’s international and internal communication and spread awareness on Lithuania’s historic memory issues abroad. At a press conference, he informed about his decision to initiate drafting of the center’s new strategy,Continue Reading
Arrivals from 3 new countries will need to self-isolate
Lithuania’s Health Ministry has updated its list of coronavirus-affected countries and people arriving from Norway, Hungary and Canada will be required to self-isolate from Monday. The cumulative two-week number of cases in these countries has exceeded the 16 per 100,000 threshold but has not gone above 25, meaning that peopleContinue Reading
Tallink cuts could hit every third employee
Baltic Sea shipping giant Tallink has launched major reorganization, with layoffs, unpaid leave and other cost-cutting measures to hit up to 2,500 employees in countries where the company operates. Tallink employed over 7,200 people at the end of 2019. This week, the Unemployment Insurance Fund will receive the first collectiveContinue Reading
Turpeesta tulossa iso vääntö budjettiriihessä – Annika Saarikko: Keskusta noudattaa turvekysymyksessä hallitusohjelmaa
Keskustan uuden puheenjohtajan Annika Saarikon mukaan puolue noudattaa turveasioissa hallitusohjelman linjauksia. Turpeesta on tulossa iso vääntö ensi viikon budjettiriihessä, koska vihreät vaatii konkreettisia ilmastopäätöksiä. Esillä on ollut muun muassa turpeelle maksettavien verotukien leikkaus. – Kaikki mitä tulee turpeeseen on aika kultavaa’alla punnittuja sanoja tämän maan hallitusohjelmassa. Siihen keskusta on sitoutunutContinue Reading
Suomessa todettu 19 uutta koronatartuntaa, sairaalahoidossa yhdeksän potilasta – HS kertoo reaaliaikaiset tiedot koronaviruksen etenemisestä
Uusimmat tiedot lyhyesti TERVEYDEN ja hyvinvoinnin laitoksen (THL) tilastojen mukaan Suomessa on todettu 19 uutta koronavirustartuntaa. Keskiviikkoon mennessä koko Suomessa on raportoitu yhteensä 8 161 koronavirustartuntaa. Uusista tartunnoista seitsemän raportoitiin Helsingissä. THL kertoi keskiviikkona, että sairaalahoidossa on yhteensä yhdeksän koronaviruspotilasta. Määrä on laskenut yhdellä maanantaista. Tehohoidossa koronaviruspotilaita on kaksi eli yksiContinue Reading