Finnish citizen, former asylum seeker trapped in Afghanistan “hell”
“If the Taliban stay here and form the next government, other countries will pay the price for it. That has happened before,” the young man said. Abdul* is one of at least 20 Finnish nationals who are trapped in Afghanistan amid a takeover of the country by the Taliban militantContinue Reading
Lithuania’s migration body expects to process all asylum requests within 3 months
The Lithuanian Migration Department expects to process all asylum applications from migrants who have entered the country from Belarus so far within three months, the authority’s director said on Tuesday. “Over 200 asylum applications have been processed to date, and we are planning to process all applications that have beenContinue Reading
Estonia’s ambassador to NATO: «friendly mask» will be dropped soon
The Taliban Islamic movement announced its victory over the Afghan government in the presidential palace on Sunday evening. The chaos and fear in the country keep increasing every moment. Estonia’s ambassador to NATO Jüri Luik believes that the new reality will become the greatest shock for the younger generation. «TheContinue Reading
1st Iraqi migrant voluntarily leaves Lithuania
Having illegally crossed the Lithuanian-Belarusian border in June, the Iraqi citizen agreed to return to his country of origin under Lithuania’s news voluntary return scheme. He had a ticket bought for him and also received 300 euros. The man flew out of Vilnius to Istanbul. Another around ten citizens ofContinue Reading
Finland: Turtiainen gathers 5,000 signatures for new party in one day
Member of Parliament Ano Turtiainen, who was ejected from the Finns Party earlier this year, gathered enough signatures needed to launch a new political party in a single day. Turtiainen’s planned new party, Valta kuuluu kansalle (VKK), or “Power Belongs to the People” announced that it had crossed the 5,000-signatureContinue Reading
Marin, other ministers promise help for cultural sector
Prime Minister Sanna Marin (SDP) has said that the government is to decide on the general guidelines of its so-called hybrid coronavirus strategy on Thursday, including the vaccine coverage target. Another key question, according to Marin, is when the epidemic level system can be abandoned in various regions once theContinue Reading
Foreign Minister: Government planning evacuation of Afghans who assisted Finland
Finland’s government is making preparations to evacuate potentially dozens of Afghans who worked for the country during the lengthy military conflict in Afghanistan, Finnish Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto said. “There is a consensus in the government that they have a duty to help them,” the minister told Yle, adding thatContinue Reading
Will Finnish young people be vaccinated?
As Finland started rolling out coronavirus vaccinations to all 12- to 15-year-olds from Monday this week, a parallel campaign of anti-vaccination disinformation began targeting the age group through social media channels, including the popular photo sharing site Instagram. Many of the posts reference the Pelastetaan lapset (roughly translated as ‘Let’sContinue Reading
Norway Tightens Entry Restrictions for Monaco, Croatia, Estonia, Iceland & Lithuania Arrivals
Starting from Monday, August 9, travellers arriving from Monaco must undergo double testing and quarantine entry at government-provided quarantine facilities, as the country has been added to the dark red category, the Norwegian authorities have announced. The colour-coded system, assessed by the Norwegian Institute of Public Health from July 5,Continue Reading
Students in Latvia will require Covid-19 vaccination certificates to go to school normally
To ensure students are able to return to schools normally for the 2021/2022 academic year, they will need to have a valid Covid-19 vaccination/recovery certificate or negative Covid-19 test result, as decided by Latvian Cabinet of Ministers on Tuesday, 10 August. That’s Latvia. Just remind you that in Lithuania protestersContinue Reading