Finland’s 20th package of defence materiel to Ukraine
Finland will send more defence materiel to assist Ukraine. The President of the Republic decided on the matter on 17 November 2023 on the proposal of the Government. – What is at stake in Ukraine’s defence struggle is the security environment outlook on Europe and Finland in the current decade.Continue Reading
European Commission puts Estonia’s 2023 recession at deepest in EU
The European Commission has estimated that Estonia will have experienced the largest recession of any European Union Member State, with a contraction of 2.6 percent. In 2024, however, the commission says in its recently published autumn forecast that the Estonian economy should grow, by 1.9 percent, while inflation will fall,Continue Reading
Sweden: a social model losing its sheen
Sweden’s much-lauded model of prosperity and social comfort is threatened by a lack of public investment. The former United States president Ronald Reagan famously declared: ‘The nine most terrifying words in the English language are “I’m from the government and I’m here to help”.’ This is often rehearsed to assertContinue Reading
Concerns with future of polar bears as climate change melts Arctic ice
New research suggests that ancient polar bear populations shrank as sea ice dwindled, adding weight to concerns about the predator’s future as climate change melts the Arctic. “The population size seems to have decreased at a time when temperatures went up and sea ice went down,” said Paul Szpak, aContinue Reading
This is why Sweden might not join NATO after all
Joining NATO is not like joining the Schengen Zone — it is a commitment to shed blood for one another in the event of any invasion, Dr Gladden Pappin writes. Fifteen months after Sweden was invited to join NATO, its accession to the joint defence alliance is at a clearContinue Reading
Swedish Ports Threaten to Block Teslas From Entering the Country
Dock workers in Sweden are threatening to block deliveries of new Teslas entering the country, in the most serious labor dispute the company has faced in Europe to date. Teslas arrive into Sweden via four ports, Malmö, Gothenburg, Trelleborg, and Södertälje, according to the Swedish Transport Workers’ Union, which representsContinue Reading
U.S. opens northernmost diplomatic station, in Arctic Norway
The United States on Oct 27 opened its northernmost diplomatic station, highlighting the increased importance of the Arctic region for Washington at a time when cooperation among Arctic nations has been hit by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced the opening of the station, in Tromsoe,Continue Reading
Estonia funding post-amputation rehab courses for Ukrainian healthcare workers
Estonia is providing training courses to help Ukrainian healthcare professionals develop their post-amputation rehabilitation skills and knowledge. Twenty specialists from hospitals in Kyiv and Zhytomyr took part in the first course, which ended last week, in Tallinn. The training is designed to cover the principles and possibilities of modern rehabilitation.Continue Reading
Saksa ja Ranska tiukentavat maahanmuuttopolitiikkaa – kumpikin maa aikoo palauttaa turvapaikanhakijoita aiempaa enemmän
BERLIINI Sekä Saksan että Ranskan johtajat kokoontuivat maanantaina käsittelemään maahanmuuttoa, josta on nopeasti tullut kummassakin maassa politiikan kuumin peruna. Kummassakin maassa päättäjät ovat pahasti sukset ristissä siitä, mitä pitäisi tehdä. Saksassa kunnat vaativat liittovaltiolta ja osavaltioilta lisää rahaa pärjätäkseen nopeasti kasvaneiden tulijamäärien kanssa. Majoituspaikkoja ei ole tarpeeksi, koulu- tai päiväkotipaikoistaContinue Reading
Norway’s government risks crisis over EU energy row
Tensions mount in Oslo as long-simmering conflict over EU energy rules comes to the fore. Norway’s government risks crisis over a contentious package of EU energy bills. The center-left Agrarian Party has previously threatened to quit the administration in Oslo if the EU’s Clean Energy for All Europeans Package isContinue Reading