The confrontation between Poland and the European Union relates to the principles of the rule of law, and hopefully will not escalate further, President Alar Karis said Thursday. The president made his remarks while on an official visit to Poland, meeting with President Andrzej Duda, where the pair talked securityContinue Reading
Latvia made an official request to EU countries for assistance due to the country’s deteriorating Covid situation. Finland intends to respond to Latvia’s request for assistance due to the country’s deteriorating Covid situation, Safety and Health Department adviser Lasse Ilkka from the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health told YleContinue Reading
The European Commission should look for ways to make changes to the emissions trading arrangement in such a way as to enable a rapid and effective response to major changes in carbon and electricity prices, Estonia’s Minister of Economic Affairs and Infrastructure Taavi Aas says. “The emissions trading system isContinue Reading
Sweden’s banking authority has closed an investigation into alleged European Union regulations infringement at Swedbank, with no comment issued. Swedbank’s Estonia branch was earlier linked to a large-scale money laundering scandal involving the now-defunct Tallinn branch of Danske. The Swedish financial supervisory body, Finansinspektionen (FI), had investigated suspected breaches ofContinue Reading
Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda is on Thursday leaving for Brussels to take part in an EU summit and propose a review of the bloc’s migration policy. “At this week’s European Council meeting in Brussels, the president will present Lithuania’s proposals for changes to the EU’s legislation on migration, asylum andContinue Reading
Latvian Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkevics (New Unity) told LETA on Tuesday after the meeting of the General Affairs Council of the European Union (EU) that there is a need for more active discussions and the laying down of common principles of the Covid-19 certificate. He noted that the meeting focusedContinue Reading
Although migrant flows at the European Union’s border with Belarus are under control, the crisis is not yet over and the bloc needs to give more priority to this matter, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis said on Monday. “Even though the situation seems under control, the flows are not diminishing,”Continue Reading
The Arctic region has reached an “unprecedented crisis point” due to climate change, a problem which is the “most comprehensive threat” facing the region, the EU Commission said in a joint statement on Wednesday. Issued by the Commission and the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and SecurityContinue Reading
Estonia has the lowest property takes in the European Union, a short report by the Riigikogu Foresight Center reveals. Hiking property tax rates to the European average would yield over €500 million for the state budget in Estonia. “The Estonian tax system is largely based on labor and consumption taxes,Continue Reading
The Finnish Coast Guard has launched seven criminal investigations after migrants who crossed the Belarusian border were found in Finland. Some had arrived on ferries from Estonia. Newspaper Ilta-Sanomat reported on Thursday that some of the migrants had arrived on passenger ferries and were hidden in the trunks of cars. TheContinue Reading