Denmark, Ukraine Expand Energy Cooperation
Denmark has signed a 5-year agreement with Ukraine to help the war-torn country rebuild destroyed wind capacity and strengthen its independence from Russia on energy, the Danish Climate Ministry said on Tuesday. “The new 5-year collaboration will contribute to Ukraine being able to further expand its electricity supply with windContinue Reading
Sweden accidentally fires rocket into Norway
An investigation is under way after a research rocket fired from Sweden malfunctioned and ended up landing in Norway. The Norwegian foreign ministry has said its authorities take “any unauthorised activity” on its side of the border “very seriously”, according to reports. The rocket, which looked into weightlessness, had reachedContinue Reading
Estonian PM: No one has provided good alternatives to tax hikes
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
Estonian Police will respond firmly to pro-war symbols in May 9 commemorations
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
“Errors and quality problems” in 9% of Migri’s negative permit extension decisions
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
Denmark to donate 100 Leopard tanks to Ukraine
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
With NATO entry blocked, Sweden turns hopeful eye toward Turkey’s presidential elections
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
Margus Tsahkna: Time caught up with the ‘tax hump’ in Estonia
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
New Estonian government plans to privatize non-strategic state-owned companies
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
President calls on MPs to cooperate in ‘new era’ as Finnish Parliament opens
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